Eagles of Death Metal, the band which was performing when the deadliest of the Islamic State attacks took place in Paris on Nov. 13, made an emotional, powerful appearance at a U2 concert in the city on Monday. Led by frontman Jesse Hughes dressed in a white suit at a packed AccorHotels Arena, the Californian […]
Read MoreEagles Of Death Metal to play with U2 in Paris
[Update: Via U2.com “We’re back in Paris and it’s great to be here. Some people have been saying that Eagles of Death Metal will appear on stage with U2 tonight. This is not the case. We have another surprise guest planned for tonight’s show.”] Less than a month after a terrorist attack that killed 89 […]
Read MoreU2 and the Ireland Funds donating $3.2 million to music education in Ireland
The Dublin-based band, who started playing together as teenagers and have steadily marched their way into rock history, have donated $2.13 million (€2 million) to make sure that Irish children have access to music education. In September of this year, U2 announced $2.13 million (€2 million) from their Irish concerts would be gifted to Music […]
Read MoreAn emotion-filled night as U2 return to home town
It was an emotion-filled night for both fans and band when U2 returned to their home town for the first of four concerts at the 3 Arena tonight. It was – by the standards of this stadium band – a small concert, with a capacity crowd of 14,000. The 56,000 tickets for the quartet of […]
Read MoreHerald.ie: U2 to close world tour with Paris gigs in symbolic gesture
U2 are expected to announce their new Paris dates shortly in a move that would see them close their world tour in France in a symbolic gesture. The band had to pull the plug on their November 14 and 15 Paris gigs in the wake of the terror attacks. Now Bono, Larry Mullen, Adam Clayton […]
Read MoreCongratulations to The Edge on His Daughter’s Wedding!
By now, most of us know that U2 attended the wedding of The Edge’s daughter, Hollie Evans, on Sunday. This isn’t about me saying, “You would have known that already if you followed me on Twitter” (although you would have!). Instead, this is about sharing in the joy of being in the U2 family. Hollie […]
Read MoreWhy Would U2’s Bono Promote Meerkat? What’s In It For Him?
U2 just wrapped up their iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour in North America with final shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In their first show in Silicon Valley, before Bono began singing “Desire,” he asked an audience member to come up on stage and share the event all over the world via Meerkat, […]
Read MoreU2’s I+E Tour Reaches Fans in Personal Way, Wraps in Madison Square Garden
A lot can be said about Irish rock quartet U2, but one of their most talked about accolades is their ability to sell concert tickets. When U2 hits the road, not only do they move tickets, they break records. The band’s iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE is reaching fans in more personal ways than ever before and […]
Read MoreHBO to air U2 documentary and concert from the Innocence and Experience tour
HBO is getting a taste of U2’s current Innocence + Experience world tour. The documentary will uncover the creation of the tour with interviews with Willie Williams, who has conceptualized U2’s tours for more than 30 years; designer Es Devlin; production director Jake Berry; audio director Joe O’Herlihy; exec director Gavin Friday; set designer Ric […]
Read MoreTown & Country magazine August 2015 issue, featuring Eve Hewson
On July 7, Town & Country magazine released their August 2015 issue, featuring Eve Hewson. The magazine recognized her as one of 50 successful young women in their second issue featuring a list of “Modern Swans.” Hewson appears on the cover of the August issue in addition to being featured in an interview with Town […]
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