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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
(October / 2009)
Jim Wallis: U2's Music and Mission and My Kid's First Rock Concert Date: 01 Oct 2009
The Huffington Post -
What I love about a U2 concert, headlined by the Irish tenor with the sunglasses, is how it achieves such a powerful combination of art and social justice, music and message; and all with such fun.
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The stage is set: U2 comes to town Date: 01 Oct 2009
The Daily Progress -
Billed as the “largest show in the history of rock,” U2’s epic 360 Degree Tour arrives tonight at the University of Virginia’s Scott Stadium.
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FMQB Photo Pass: U2 Date: 01 Oct 2009
FMQB -
U2 Fed Ex Field Washington, D.C. Tuesday, September 29
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Oracle Taps HyperRoll, IBM Sells U2 Databases Date: 01 Oct 2009
Intelligent Enterprise -
You probably heard that Oracle plans to acquire HyperRoll's key assets, but IBM was pretty quiet about selling off its U2 databases (UniData and UniVerse) to Rocket Software. Here's a bit more context behind both of these moves. As InformationWeek reported yesterday , Oracle is on track to acquire key assets from HyperRoll, namely its Data Performance Management Suite, which speeds up reporting ...
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U2's JerryWorld Concert Gets Party Passes Date: 01 Oct 2009
NBC Dallas Fort Worth -
Live Nation is now offering party passes for U2's Oct. 12 concert at the new Cowboys Stadium.
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U2 are bigger than the Pope Date: 01 Oct 2009
New Kerala -
October 1, 2009: Rock superstars U2 are a bigger draw than the Pope - they've broken the attendance record at New Jersey's Giants Stadium set by late pontif JOHN PAUL II back in 1995.
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U2 Spider-Man Album Possible Date: 01 Oct 2009
ChartAttack.com -
It looks like there could be two new U2 albums coming soon: A follow-up to this year's No Line On The Horizon and another disc based on Bono and The Edge's Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark musical.
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Traffic Alert: I-64 Backed Up Due to U2 Concert Traffic Date: 01 Oct 2009
WCAV Charlottesville -
Traffic alert: Interstate 64 is backed up from the Fontaine Exit all the way up to the Charlottesville exit 121 due to U2 concert traffic.
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