Anyone hoping that 2023 will bring a tour from U2, which last hit the road in 2019, may be in for some disappointment. Drummer Larry Mullen Jr. says in a new interview that if U2 did tour next year, it would be without him, as he faces surgery that he expects to take him out […]
Read MoreBono hints that U2 will play Las Vegas in 2023
It comes after the band were recently reportedly set to be the first act to perform at the new MSG Sphere The band were recently reportedly set to be the first act to perform at the new MSG Sphere when the arena opens next year, with a “multi-show residency” pencilled in at the $1.8billion ($1.58billion) […]
Read MoreBono: what use would a rock star be without a messianic complex?
The U2 front man has just published Surrender: 40 Songs. One Story in which he uses forty U2 tracks to tell his story and the story of the band. Appearing on RTÉ Radio 1’s The Brendan O’Connor Show, he was asked by the host if his decision to write the book was based on a […]
Read MoreBono’s Punk-Rock Rebellion Was a Cry of Hopeful Lament
Grief and God have been part of U2’s story from the start. We got this invitation once,” Bono tells me. He speaks the next sentence with a tone of reverence: “The Reverend Billy Graham would love to meet the band and offer a blessing.” We’re on a video call, and the frontman for U2 is […]
Read MoreBono’s Impressive One-Man Show Remixes U2 Classics With Personal History
New York City’s historic Beacon Theater, with its stunning interiors and magnificent chandelier, is a long way from the punk clubs where Irish rockers U2 cut their teeth in the late ’70s. But the group’s lead singer, Bono, was able to conjure the band’s early days in vibrant detail with just tables, chairs, monitors displaying […]
Read MoreHot Press 46-11: Bono, Available for pre-order now
As you no doubt know Bono’s book, Surrender has been released this week and it is a fascinating tome. To mark the publication, Hotpress has dug into the archives and found a marvellous pic of the man himself, sporting a Hot Press Readers’ Poll ‘Kiss Me Quick’ Award from 1980 – which fits perfectly on […]
Read MoreU2 singer Bono praises R.E.M. and Georgia in new memoir
U2 singer Bono’s lyrics are autobiographical and often mystical reflections of his personal experiences. From the death of his mother in “I will Follow” to Ireland’s troubles in “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” debauchery and fame in “The Fly” and the unbridled joy of “Beautiful Day,” the U2 frontman’s rhythmic stanzas tell the story of an angst-ridden […]
Read MoreHappy birthday Larry Mullen Jr
Lawrence Joseph Mullen Jr. (born 31 October 1961) is an Irish musician, best known as the drummer and co-founder of the rock band U2. Happy 61st birthday 🎂
Read MoreBono Finally Apologizes for U2’s 2014 iTunes Ambush
Bono acknowledges his role in the controversial Songs of Innocence release in his upcoming memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story. Before you could stream your favorite album at will on the likes of Spotify or Apple Music, there was iTunes. In an experimental release strategy, U2’s Songs of Innocence was uploaded to the iTunes libraries […]
Read MoreBono Wants U2 to Make a Guitar Album
Bono Wants U2 to Make a “Noisy, Uncompromising, Unreasonable Guitar Album” U2 have nearly finished the new album Songs of Ascent, but according to Bono, “we’re not putting [it] out.” Instead, he told the New York Times, he wants to “make our fuck-off rock ‘n’ roll album.” Bono clarified that when it came to Songs […]
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