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U2 - U2 To Make Glastonbury DebutVeteran rockers The Rolling Stones are favourites to headline the final night of the three-day event, while Radiohead and Beyonce Knowles have also been tipped to appear. Subscribe to this news alert service to receive news and reviews on U2 In this article: U2, Glastonbury, Andy Williams, Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge, Adam Clayton, Beyonce Knowles, and Bono |
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The Huffington Post | November 05, 2009
U2's Free Berlin Wall Concert Sparks Outrage
...doing or something they in which they would have approved. It sounded as though the concert organizers and promoters, who often act independent of the band, were the ones behind this. Bands like Nine Inch Nails and Radiohead have become so...
In this article: MTV, Berlin, Bono, Brandenburg Gate, Michael Jackson, Radiohead, and Glenn Beck
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Ultimate Guitar | November 04, 2009
Angels & Airwaves Launch Love Trailer [News]
...2010. The music of "Love" will have a prog-rock kind of flavor. "It's like blending Radiohead and U2 together with these kind of Pink Floyd movements," DeLonge explains. "Things happen unpredictably and take you to these epic soundscapes.
In this article: Angels & Airwaves, Tom DeLonge, Valentine's Day, Lions Gate Entertainment, I-Empire, Radiohead, and Pink Floyd
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stereogum | November 04, 2009
Sounds From The Anthology Archives Rolls A Big Fatty
...MP3s Dirty Projectors Do An Acoustic "No Intention" Via Satellite Tegan & Sara Give Conan "Hell" This Weezer & Kenny G Video Is Your Daddy U2 Jam With Black Eyed Peas, Jagger, Springsteen At Rock Hall 25th Anniversary Show Weezer Cover...
In this article: Sounds, Stereogum, Viva Radio, American Apparel, Weezer, Black Moth Super Rainbow, and U Got the Look
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BBC | September 23, 2009
Mobo Awards to honour War Child
...around the world. Artists including U2, Sir Elton John, Coldplay, Oasis, Sir Paul McCartney and Radiohead have helped raise funds and awareness by taking part in a string of charity albums and concerts in the past. War Child chief...
In this article: War Child, Tinchy Stryder, War Child, N-Dubz, Pixie Lott, All These Things That I've Done, Paul McCartney, Coldplay, Elton John, and Radiohead
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Wikipedia | October 03, 2009
Dead Letter Circus
...influences. Major influences of the band include Faith No More, Muse , The Mars Volta, Radiohead, U2, Cog , Testeagles, Deftones, Tomahawk , Massive Attack, Shihad, The Butterfly Effect , Portishead, Karnivool and At The Drive-In. Formed in...
In this article: Dead Letter Circus, Brisbane, Australia, Cog, Judas Priest, The Butterfly Effect, Karnivool, Music festival, Mammal, and Shihad
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News and Observer | August 08, 2009
Coldplay came through with likable arena rock
Coldplay came through with likable arena rock tool goes here RALEIGH -- The easy points of comparison for Coldplay are Radiohead and U2, both of which certainly apply. But if you want to get beyond sonic similarities and consider Coldplay's...
In this article: Coldplay, Chris Martin, Wart, Radiohead, Walnut Creek, Clocks, Billie Jean, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, and Elton John
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Wikipedia | November 03, 2009
Keane (band)
...compositions, so that royalties for song credits are shared. Keane have cited bands such as a-ha, Beatles, U2, R.E.M., Radiohead, Queen , and Pet Shop Boys as major influences. The band has been known as "the band with no guitars", because...
In this article: Keane, Tom Chaplin, Tim Rice-Oxley, Hopes and Fears, Dominic Scott, Coldplay, The Beatles, Under the Iron Sea, Is It Any Wonder, and This Is the Last Time
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Metro | February 06, 2009
Pregnant MIA to perform at Grammys
...and Estelle were added to the ceremony's growing list of performers. They will join U2, Paul McCartney, Radiohead and Justin Timberlake in performing at the annual show. Sir Paul has received two nominations for best male pop vocal...
In this article: Grammy Award, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Estelle, Katy Perry, Adele, Coldplay, and Dave Grohl
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Wikipedia | November 01, 2009
Synthpop
...continued to experiment with electronics and pop music; examples include Bjork, Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, No Doubt, Smashing Pumpkins, Blur , U2 and R.E.M.. Synthpop has also begun to re-emerge as some indie artists have incorporated the...
In this article: Giorgio Moroder, Duran Duran, Daniel Miller, Donna Summer, Radiohead, Moog, The Human League, Kraftwerk, 1990s, and Nine Inch Nails
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U2 are a rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Bono (vocals and rhythm guitar), The Edge (guitar, keyboards, and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums and percussion).
The band formed at secondary school in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency. Within four years, they signed to Island Records and released their debut album. By the mid-1980s, they had become a top international act. They were more successful as a live act than they were at selling records, until their 1987 album The Joshua Tree, which, according to Rolling Stone, elevated the band's stature "from heroes to superstars". Their 1991 album Achtung Baby and the accompanying Zoo TV Tour were a musical and thematic reinvention for the band. Reacting to their own sense of musical stagnation and a late-1980's critical backlash, U2 incorporated dance music and alternative rock into their sound and performances, replacing their earnest image with a more ironic tone. Since 2000, U2 have pursued a more conventional sound, while maintaining influences from their 1990's musical explorations.
U2 have released 12 studio albums, with worldwide sales totaling more than 145 million records, and they have won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other band. In 2005, the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. Rolling Stone magazine listed U2 at #22 in its list of the 100 greatest artists of all time. Throughout their career, as a band and as individuals, they have campaigned for human rights and philanthropic causes, including Amnesty International, the ONE Campaign, Product Red, and Bono's DATA campaign.
- Name:
- U2
- Origin:
- Dublin, Ireland
- Years Active:
- 1976 – present
- Current members:
- Associated With:
- Passengers (1995)
- Genre:
- Rock, alternative rock, post-punk
- Record Label:
- Mercury, Interscope, Island
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