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(PHOTO) Bono’s Letter to President Lula da Silva

By on November 17, 2011 in Bono, Video/Audio/Photo

Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva is recovering from cancer treatment at the moment, and Bono recently sent him a letter of support that Brazilian media have published. The article says that Bono sent the handwritten note via email on November 10th, which means the Hewson’s must have a scanner at home. One of the [...]

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RARE AUDIO: U2 live at the Dandelion Market, 1979

By on November 13, 2011 in Tours & Live Shows, Video/Audio/Photo

Add this to your collection of rare, early U2 audio clips. This is U2 performing “Out Of Control” at the Dandelion Market in August 1979. The sound quality is pretty darn good for a recording that’s just surfaced now, some 32 years later. The audio comes from Pete McCluskey, who was in the Irish Independent [...]

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Where Are The Live Songs On U22 From?

By on October 25, 2011 in In the News..., U2.com & the Fan Club

That was one of the first questions U2 fans started asking yesterday when U2 announced its new members-only subscription plan. New and renewing members will get a double-live CD called U22 that will feature 22 live songs from the U2 360 tour. And, fans get to vote on which songs will be included. U2.com posted [...]

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(PHOTOS) Q Magazine with Achtung Baby cover CD

By on October 25, 2011 in In the News..., Video/Audio/Photo

If you’re going to be out and about looking for the new edition of Q magazine — the one with the Achtung Baby cover CD, here’s what you’re looking for (see photos below). Keep in mind that the magazine was just published today (October 25th) in the UK, so if you’re looking for it in [...]

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The U2 – Steve Jobs Connection

By on October 5, 2011 in In the News...

Steve Jobs died today at the age of 56. That’s not normally the kind of thing I’d be writing about on a U2-related website, except for the fact that Steve Jobs transformed the music industry and U2 had a big hand in it. The photo above, you surely know, was taken during the launch of [...]

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PHOTOS: Official U2 Calendar 2012 – Behind 360

By on September 29, 2011 in Gadgets/Stuff/Shopping, Video/Audio/Photo

Staffer Aaron J. Sams found the official 2012 U2 calendar on sale in a local music store, bought it, and shared a couple photos. So, we’re sharing them with you. This is the “Behind 360″ calendar and there also might be a separate, non-360 calendar, too. Not sure about that. But this one looks pretty [...]

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