Now Bono’s building an art museum

He has long been a fan of world-renowned Japanese architect Tadao Ando, whom he once described as “simply awesome,” and now Bono is putting his money where his mouth is and has commissioned Ando to design his very own art gallery. The planned modern art gallery — a gift to the people of Dublin — will [...]

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Bono sings a financial hymn in Dublin

Bono hopes to give a rare performance in Dublin this week but don’t expect to hear any of the rockstar’s greatest hits. The U2 front man is instead hoping to appear before planning officials in the latest bid to win approval for a $237.2 million plan to expand his Clarence Hotel.Bono, U2 guitarist The Edge and [...]

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Bertie, Tony, Bono and Bob are new ‘Fab Four’

“We could do it together,” Bertie whispered to Tony, and the pair of them dissolved into fits of giggles like two naughty schoolboys. The outgoing Taoiseach and the already-departed prime minister were taking a few questions from the media in Dublin Castle before a gala dinner to honour Bertie’s old pal Tony Blair for getting stuck-in [...]

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Boy, October, War: Remastered

U2’s first three albums have been remastered and will be released by Universal on July 21st. Following the remastered release of The Joshua Tree last year, Edge has overseen a similar remastering of Boy (1980), October (1981) and War (1983). All of which have been remastered from the original audio tapes. Each album will be released as [...]

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U2’s Bono linked with Derry civil rights concert

A concert planned to be held in Derry later this year as part of the civil rights commemorations could attract some of the biggest names in the music industry including U2 frontman Bono.  The concert, to be held in November, is being organised by the Civil Rights 1968 Commemoration Committee. Organisers said they are unable [...]

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U2 back in town

Some days we break-our-balls searching for celebs to snap, other days, the photos just fall into our lap. Thanks to the keen eye of an avid reader of ShowBiz Ireland; a punter turned paparazzo when he spotted Bono having a Guinness with The Edge last Sunday…We’ve been saying it for years: anyone with a digital [...]

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U2 sign 12-year Live Nation deal

Irish rockers U2 have signed a 12-year deal with concert promoter Live Nation to handle the band’s merchandising, digital and branding rights. The deal follows the ground-breaking recording and touring contract Madonna signed with the company last year. U2, however, will continue to release records through Universal Music. “We’ve been dating for over 20 years now,” said singer Bono. “It’s [...]

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A real U2 TV was born

After a lot of years we did it! We created a real U2 television broadcasting live concerts, documentaries and rare videos 24/7. While you’re watching the show you can read the latest u2 news in CNN style.  The tv schedule will change quite often! Do you like this? Do you want to make a contribution? [...]

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Edge of Reason (video)

The edge has spoken of how his great friendship with fellow bandmates has contributed to the longevity of U2.The U2 guitarist credits their three decades of music success to the comradeship that has bonded them together.In an intimate interview with RTE presenter John Kelly, to be broadcast next week, the Edge reveals how it’s the [...]

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U23D arrives in Australia

U23D is a revolutionary step in the art of the concert video. The concept alone is nothing short of genius - the viewer takes a seat in the cinema, puts on some 3D glasses and is suddenly transported to the front row of an arena concert of the biggest band in the world. As the film [...]

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