Posts Tagged ‘U2’

Adele had to sit out the Q awards show  with an illness and had her producer Paul Epworth collect not one but two awards for her in London this afternoon.

Adele was honored by Q magazine with the  Q Best Female award , while Rolling In The Deep was named Best Track at the ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel.

U2 are to document their incredible 360 world tour with a new book written by GQ editor Dylan Jones.

U2360: The Official Story of the Greatest Spectacle in Stadium-Rock History will tell the story of the record breaking tour which began back in June 2009, not long after the release of the band’s twelfth studio album ‘No Line On The Horizon‘.

An advert for Bono‘s One charity has been banned in the UK over fears it could be too political.

The 60 second advert has brought together stars such as George Clooney and Colin Farrell to promote the charity’s cause, but regulatory body Clearcast, which deals with the approval of advertisements in the UK, has taken the decision to block the short film.

U2, Coldplay and the Foo Fighters are amongst the bands to have made VH1‘s rundown of the ‘Greatest Songs Of The 00s’.

U2 were one of the highest placed rock bands on a list dominated by pop and R n B, with their 2000 single ‘Beautiful Day‘ coming in at #15, while Coldplay‘s single ‘Clocks‘ is two places back at #17.

U2 have released the trailer for the forthcoming documentary which will look back at the making of 1991 album ‘Achtung Baby‘ as it celebrates its 20th anniversary.

From The Sky Down has been directed by Academy Award winning director Davis Guggenheim. Earlier this year the various members of U2 returned to ‘Achtung Baby’s birthplace, Hansa Studios in Berlin, to discuss the record’s genesis.

U2 frontman Bono has insisted he is ‘absolutely fine’ after the band’s spokesman was forced to deny rumours of a health scare last month.

The Irish Independent claimed on August 21st that Bono had been taken to the Princess Grace Memorial Hospital while on holiday in France after complaining of chest pains, with a ‘source’ reported as saying: “As I understand it he was seen by a doctor – he is okay now but he got a fright.”

U2 frontman Bono has denied weekend press reports which suggested he had suffered a health scare while holidaying in the South of France.

The Irish Independent first made the claims yesterday (August 21st), reporting Bono had visited the Princess Grace Memorial Hospital in Monaco after complaining of chest pains. “As I understand it he was seen by a doctor – he is okay now but he got a fright,” they quoted a source as saying.

U2 frontman Bono’s investment firm Elevation Partners could be looking at a profit of almost $800m on its stake in Facebook, it has been reported. It’s now valued at $975m – more than four times the $210m it paid in November 2009

U2 will celebrate the 20th anniversary of seventh studio album  ‘Achtung Baby‘ this November with a new deluxe re-release.

Originally released in November 1991 and described by frontman Bono at the time as ‘the sound of four men chopping down The Joshua Tree’, the album was another commercial success for the band despite the change of direction, and spawned the singles ‘The Fly‘, ‘Mysterious Ways‘, ‘One‘, ‘Even Better Than The Real Thing‘ and ‘Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses‘.

U2 brought the curtain down on their massive 360 world tour last night (July 30th), having comfortably surpassed all previous records to become the owners of the highest grossing tour of all time.

Back in April, U2 went past The Rolling Stones‘ Bigger Bang figures, and have now raked in $736,137,344, according to Billboard.com. The band’s innovative ‘Claw’ stage design has been credited with playing a part in the record-breaking numbers, thanks to its ability to significantly increase a venue’s capacity.