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U2 is an Irish rock band which formed in 1976 in Dublin, Ireland. Since the band's formation, they have consisted of Bono (real name Paul Hewson) (vocals, guitar, harmonica), The Edge (real name David Evans) (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Adam Clayton (bass) and Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums, percussion). The band is the biggest selling alternative rock act of all time, having sold 140 million albums worldwide as of 2008. They have won 22 Grammys and were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2005. As of 2009, they have released 12 albums and 58 singles. |
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News in english
about U2
(August / 2009)
BBC Offer Up Two U2 Shows Date: 01 Aug 2009
antiMUSIC -
A top story from this week. BBC Worldwide Music has unveiled two major new U2 shows
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Bono calls himself 'annoying' Date: 01 Aug 2009
The Arizona Republic -
U2 singer Bono accepts he has an ''annoying'' gene and can understand why people don't like him.
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Neat trick Date: 02 Aug 2009
Radio Prague -
Clever. Just when you thought you’d seen everything, someone else comes up with a new neat trick. What am I talking about? How three Czech fans got on stage not long ago with the Irish rock group U2. In the front rows of a packed stadium in Berlin, they held up signs saying they knew how to play one of U2’s songs. And it worked: the trio got invited up. But the real trick wasn’t getting on ...
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Galway, Ireland Date: 02 Aug 2009
Irish Emigrant -
A number of people living close to Croke Park staged protests outside the stadium on Tuesday and delayed the removal of the elaborate stage erected for the U2 concerts.
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Bono Is Annoying Date: 02 Aug 2009
Undercover -
If you find Bono annoying, well then he might just agree with you. He has acknowledged that people probably find him annoying. The U2 frontman admitted he knows he is disliked because of his ego, but insisted that being big-headed made him successful.
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Juliet Bravo Date: 03 Aug 2009
Belfast Telegraph -
She’s opened for U2, Bob Dylan and Sting and has won awards for her songwriting, but Tyrone singing sensation Juliet Turner tells Audrey Watson why she’s cut her live gigs to return to university Related Stories Confessions of a Champagne Babe Joris Minne: Sonoma Joris Minne: Dukes at Queens Holywood’s the star in a historic town centre walk Something About Mary
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GAA: Dublin falls to a mighty performance from Kerry Date: 03 Aug 2009
Irish Central -
Dublin played like a team that was mourning the departure of U2 today as they rolled over and died against Kerry. The final score at Croke Park was 1-24 to 1-07.
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Juliet Bravo Date: 03 Aug 2009
Belfast Telegraph -
She’s opened for U2, Bob Dylan and Sting and has won awards for her songwriting, but Tyrone singing sensation Juliet Turner tells Audrey Watson why she’s cut her live gigs to return to university Related Stories Holywood’s the star in a historic town centre walk Joris Minne: Dukes at Queens Something About Mary
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