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U2 owned the road in 2011

Dec 29, 2011, 15:12 GMT

U2 owned the road in 2011
Rock icons U2 showed they still know how to put on a good show as the top earning tour for 2011 with an estimated $156 million in North America and 2,387,535 tickets sold across the globe.

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Glastonbury Festival 2011 Pictures

Jun 26, 2011, 12:32 GMT

Glastonbury Festival 2011 Pictures
We have added a new set of pictures from the event Glastonbury Festival 2011. ... more

U2 Concert Pictures

Aug 7, 2010, 15:32 GMT

We have added a new set of pictures from the event 'U2 Concert Pictures'. ... more

U2 rescheduled dates for U.S. announced

Jul 14, 2010, 16:39 GMT

U2 rescheduled dates for U.S. announced
Live Nation Entertainment has announced the postponed U2 360° tour dates in the U.S. have all been rescheduled for Spring/Summer 2011 with all tickets being valid at the rescheduled performances. The original tour dates were postponed following Bono’s emergency back surgery to allow time for the singer to heal and rehab from the injury. ... more

U2 North American tour dates postponed

May 25, 2010, 14:45 GMT

U2 North American tour dates postponed
U2 has announced its 360° North American Tour will be postponed until 2011 following lead singer Bono’s emergency back surgery in Munich. ... more

ESPN brings U2 and Soweto Gospel Choir for 2010 FIFA World Cup

Apr 18, 2010, 17:43 GMT

ESPN brings U2 and Soweto Gospel Choir for 2010 FIFA World Cup
ESPN Launches 2010 FIFA World Cup “One Game Changes Everything.”  The network’s presentation to include U2 and Soweto Gospel Choir. ... more

U2 named top North American touring act in successful concert year

Jan 1, 2010, 17:23 GMT

New York - Irish rock group U2 was the top earner in US concert sales for 2009, with 123 million dollars in gross sales on 1.3 million tickets sold, according to US website Pollstar. ... more

U2 to make Glastonbury debut

Nov 23, 2009, 9:27 GMT

U2 are to headline the Glastonbury Festival next year. ... more

U2 at MTV European Music Awards on November 5

Oct 28, 2009, 10:39 GMT

U2 at MTV European Music Awards on November 5
U2 will play a free show in Germany to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall. ... more

U2 concert online draws seven million people

Oct 27, 2009, 10:31 GMT

U2 concert online draws seven million people
Nearly seven million people went online to watch U2 live in concert yesterday (26.10.09). ... more

U2's tour a money suck

Sep 30, 2009, 9:12 GMT

U2s tour a money suck
U2's world tour costs £470,000 a day to stage - even when the band has the day off. ... more

In Pictures: 'U2 in Concert at Soldier Field'

Sep 15, 2009, 16:15 GMT

In Pictures: U2 in Concert at Soldier Field
We have added a new set of pictures from the event 'U2 in Concert at Soldier Field'. ... more

U2 move in Mysterious Ways

Aug 13, 2009, 9:30 GMT

U2 move in Mysterious Ways
U2 are successful because of their 'mysterious' relationships. ... more

U2 roadies break down stage to Dubliners annoyance

Jul 29, 2009, 12:00 GMT

U2 roadies break down stage to Dubliners annoyance
U2's world tour was brought to a standstill by protesters angry about noise from their last concert in Ireland yesterday (28.07.09). ... more

Bell X1 – ‘Blue Lights on the Runway’ – Album Review

Mar 24, 2009, 20:16 GMT

Bell X1 – ‘Blue Lights on the Runway’ – Album Review
The sound of Bell X1 is definitely unique, mixing shades of U2 and Blue October into their somewhat “folky” new album, ‘Blue Lights on the Runway.’ ... more

U2 to retire

Mar 20, 2009, 10:45 GMT

U2 to retire
U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. wants the group to retire while they are on top. ... more

U2 hit the road for 360 tour

Mar 9, 2009, 17:18 GMT

U2 hit the road for 360 tour
U2 have announced plans to hit the road for a European tour that will kick off at the Nou Camp Stadium in Barcelona on June 30th. ... more

In photos: 'New York Street Renamed for U2'

Mar 3, 2009, 19:26 GMT

In photos: New York Street Renamed for U2
We have added a new set of images from the event 'New York Street Renamed for U2.' ... more

Springsteen and U2 to rock Glasgow's Hampden Park

Mar 2, 2009, 18:25 GMT

Springsteen and U2 to rock Glasgows Hampden Park
Hot on the heels of the announcement Bruce Springsteen would play Glastonbury and Hyde Park, the rock icon will now apparently play an outdoor summer concert at Glasgow's Hampden Park. Rockers U2 will also take the stage at Hampden Park later in the summer. ... more

Brad Pitt's Edge-y role

Mar 2, 2009, 11:35 GMT

Brad Pitts Edge-y role
U2 want Brad Pitt to star in a movie about their lives. ... more

U2 to buy Olympic studios in London

Jan 29, 2009, 9:15 GMT

U2 are to buy the Olympics. ... more

U2's new tour will be a 'feat of genius'

Jan 13, 2009, 10:10 GMT

U2s new tour will be a feat of genius
U2's new tour will be a 'feat of genius'. ... more

U2 announced to perform at BRITs

Jan 12, 2009, 10:20 GMT

U2 announced to perform at BRITs
U2 are to perform at this year's BRIT Awards. ... more

Bono, Edge find inspiration from Jimmy Page and Company

Jan 7, 2009, 9:35 GMT

Bono, Edge find inspiration from Jimmy Page and Company
U2's new album 'No Line On The Horizon' is inspired by Led Zeppelin and the White Stripes. ... more

U2 to earn big bucks from Live Nation contract

Oct 21, 2008, 10:00 GMT

U2 to earn big bucks from Live Nation contract
U2 could earn more than £500 million after signing a new contract. ... more

Bono snorts salt water to help voice

Aug 13, 2008, 10:25 GMT

Bono snorts salt water to help voice
Bono snorts salt to aid his singing voice. ... more

Movie Review: U2 3D

Feb 2, 2008, 9:11 GMT

Movie Review: U2 3D
A very real and state-of-the-art 3-D experience showing the undubbed work of the one the greatest rock bands and several of the greatest rock audiences, in the world. ... more

U2's Bono blasts Blair

Nov 2, 2007, 12:30 GMT

U2s Bono blasts Blair
Bono has hit out at former British Prime Minister Tony Blair for invading Iraq. ... more

U2’s PopMart Live from Mexico City arrives on store shelves

Sep 11, 2007, 16:02 GMT

U2’s PopMart Live from Mexico City arrives on store shelves
Filmed at the Foro Sol Autodromo in Mexico City on 3rd December 1997, U2’s PopMart Live from Mexico City was directed by David Mallet and first released on video the following year; this is the first time it has been released on DVD.
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U2 brings the rock to Cannes

May 20, 2007, 16:08 GMT

U2 brings the rock to Cannes
U2 brought the rock to the Cannes' red carpet on Saturday with a performance before the screening of the band’s new concert movie U23D. ... more

Police add concert dates for Oakland and Los Angeles

Feb 21, 2007, 14:10 GMT

The Police have added more stops to their planned reunion tour which will now take the band to Oakland and Los Angeles. Tickets are scheduled to go on sale Monday morning and should range in price from $50 to $225. ... more

Bono wins back cowboy hat in final court showdown

Nov 15, 2006, 12:31 GMT

Bono wins back cowboy hat in final court showdown

Dublin - Irish rockstar and anti-poverty campaigner Bono and his group U2 Wednesday won an Irish High Court battle to retrieve a cowboy hat and other possessions from a former stylist who claimed she had been given the items as a present. ... more

U2 leave Island to move to Mercury

Oct 9, 2006, 15:54 GMT

U2 leave Island to move to Mercury
After more than 20 years together, Irish rockers U2 have split from their long-time label Island Records to move to Mercury Records – which is part of the Universal Music Group the world’s largest music company. ... more

The Killers complete as-yet-untitled album and set for October release

Jul 10, 2006, 21:54 GMT

The Killers complete as-yet-untitled album and set for October release
Island recording group The Killers have completed the recording of their eagerly anticipated second album. Due to arrive in stores in October 3rd 2006, the as-yet- untitled new album will impact radio with lead single “When You Were Young” in July.
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Kenny Chesney’s The Road & The Radio tour graces People in four-page spread

Jul 10, 2006, 14:48 GMT

if you’re looking for a category to put People’s whopping four pages on Kenny Chesney – the only country star to sell over a million tickets for the past four years and who followed the Rolling Stones and U2 as last year’s three biggest ticket sellers – or rather Kenny Chesney’s The Road & The Radio 2006 Tour, it would probably have to be the latter... ... more

Metallica gets animated with appearance on The Simpsons

Jul 6, 2006, 12:17 GMT

Metal band Metallica will join a long list of other rock acts when the band gets animated for an appearance on the hit Fox show ‘The Simpsons’ in September. ... more

U2 is filthy rich

Mar 16, 2006, 16:45 GMT

Irish band U2 have topped Rock's Top Thirty Moneymakers list of 2005. Bono and the boys made an estimated $154.2 million last year from their worldwide Vertigo tour and album sales of the group’s 2004 hit record How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. ... more

Irish rockers U2 reschedules Vertigo Tour

Mar 13, 2006, 11:08 GMT

Sydney - Irish rock band U2 has rescheduled the Australian leg of its Vertigo Tour for November, lead singer Bono announced Monday. ... more

New U2 album due later this year?

Mar 7, 2006, 17:18 GMT

It's been a month since U2 cleaned house at the 2006 Grammy Awards, winning five tropies including the 'Album of the Year' award for their album 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb,' but already talk has shifted to the possibility of the band releasing a brand new album later this year. ... more

U2 band reconciles with Mexico: first concert in 9 years

Feb 16, 2006, 19:41 GMT

Mexico City - The Irish pop band U2 has reconciled with Mexico after a nine-year absence, making its second appearance this week on Thursday. ... more

U2 dominates Grammy music awards

Feb 9, 2006, 12:42 GMT

Los Angeles - Irish supergroup U2 picked up a leading five Grammy awards Thursday night including album of the year for How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. ... more

Second U2 concert sells out in 90 minutes

Dec 12, 2005, 3:03 GMT

Wellington - Hundreds of New Zealand fans who camped out in queues for up to 42 hours snapped up 38,000 tickets in 90 minutes on Monday for a second U2 concert in March in Auckland. ... more

The gospel according to Bono

Sep 15, 2005, 0:30 GMT

Irish rockers U2 are in Toronto this week on the second leg of their highly successful Vertigo tour, which has become one of the most successful tours of the year alongside The Rolling Stone's most recent outing and Green Day's American Idiot tour. ... more

Dashboard Confessional hop aboard the U2 train

Aug 30, 2005, 22:02 GMT

Rockers Dashboard Confessional are the latest band to be named openers on
U2's mammoth Vertigo world tour. ... more

70,000 U2 fans form huge Polish flag to Cold War anthem

Jul 5, 2005, 23:43 GMT

Chorzow, Poland - Some 70,000 fans of Irish rock band U2 waved shirts, scarves and handkerchiefs to compose a massive red-and- white Polish national flag to U2's 'New Year's Day', an anthem inspired partly by Poland's Solidarity struggle against communism. ... more

U2 Tour Was Threatened By Appalling Rehearsals

Apr 7, 2005, 6:05 GMT

Bono has confessed U2's latest world tour was under threat just weeks before it kicked off in San Diego, California - because they were sounding so bad in rehearsal. ... more

U2 Tour Tops Online Ticket Sales

Apr 7, 2005, 3:28 GMT

Twenty-five years into the band's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame career, U2 is still one of the biggest acts around as their 'How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb' tour continues to generate tremendous sales, according to the TicketsNow Entertainment Index. ... more

Early U2 Photos Could Fetch $10000 at Auction

Apr 5, 2005, 14:31 GMT

Rare early photos of rock band U2 are expected to sell for thousands of dollars in an auction in Dublin today. ... more

U2 Coming Back State Side in Fall

Mar 8, 2005, 1:02 GMT

U2 have announced they will return to North America in the fall. ... more

U2 Top UK Singles Chart

Feb 14, 2005, 5:52 GMT

U2 have topped the UK singles chart with 'Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own.' ... more

U2 Dublin Dates Sell out in One Hour

Feb 4, 2005, 15:15 GMT

U2's Dublin dates have sold out in less than one hour this morning. ... more

U2 'Vertigo' Tour: US Dates Announced

Jan 24, 2005, 17:52 GMT

U2 have now announced the dates for the US leg of their 'Vertigo' tour in support of the 'How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb' album. ... more

U2 Bringing Vertigo to a City Near You

Jan 22, 2005, 16:27 GMT

U2 have announced details of their 'Vertigo' tour in support of the 'How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb' album. ... more

U2 Top of Rolling Stone Annual Poll

Jan 14, 2005, 0:35 GMT

U2 have stormed the most important readers poll of 2004 after landing Best Single, Best Album, Artist of The Year, Best Band and Best Video prizes in rock bible Rolling Stone. ... more