How would you like to have a wall in your house covered with perfectly framed U2 album cover art? You could just have your favorite U2 albums on the wall or, like me, you could go all the way and put every U2 album on display in order — like this: That’s one of the […]
Bono made an appearance via video tonight at the Webby Awards, contributing to a tribute to Steve Jobs. A host of tech legends and celebrities each paid tribute to Jobs in five words or less, a Webby Awards tradition. It looks like Bono’s contribution was recorded within the past week, but that’s just a guess. […]
As we’ve reported on the main site, photographer Patrick Brocklebank is displaying a collection of his U2 photos taken in and around Dublin between 1978 and 1981. U2 manager Paul McGuinness helped open the exhibit back on May 10, and Brian Foley put together this video showing some of McGuinness’ opening remarks, as well as […]
Bono was in Omaha, Nebraska, last weekend — one of 35,000+ people attending the annual meeting of Warren Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway. While there, yer man met with Bill Gates to talk Africa and eat some snacks. Here’s a photo from Gates’ website. What all do we see there? Bananas (right in front of Bono) […]
NME recently posted this question with a link to a video showing judges from The Voice singing “Beautiful Day.” The real highlight of Saturday night’s The Voice was this opening performance of U2’s ‘Beautiful Day’, which involved all four of the judges bellowing the song into submission, in the manner of a pack of mountain […]
I was pleasantly surprised last night as I attended a press screening of The Lady, and counted multiple references to U2. The film chronicles the life of Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and her amazing marriage to her British husband in light of the separation she endured from her family during years of house […]
Photographer Andrew Macpherson has been working with U2 for the past 20 years. His photos have been used for Rolling Stone, UK Vogue, and CD covers. Recently Macpherson shared his career insights and experiences with Marc Cameron at Fotorater.com. In regard to U2, he said: As a kid I’d listened to their early albums, and […]
Davy Jones may have sung with the Monkees, but did you know he also moonlit as a singer with U2? It was June 21, 1997 when he took the stage with The Edge in Los Angeles to join in the karaoke for “Daydream Believer.” In honor of Jones’ passing today at the age of 66, […]
@U2 reader Denise L. sent us a link to this image below showing the balance sheet when U2 played Bogart’s in Cincinnati in April 1981. (It’s part of a slideshow about renovations at the club.) U2 played to 420 people that night and the show grossed $2,520. Tickets were only $6 each. Amazing to think […]
As we posted on the main site, Bono performed a couple weeks ago at the Desert Festival in Timbuktu, Mali. We posted several short versions of his 15-minute appearance with Tinariwen … and now the full 15-minute performance has been posted on YouTube. Enjoy! (And don’t miss the final minute, where it really sounds like […]
