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U2 release new single as they kick off Las Vegas residency / Photo credit: Sam Jones

U2 release punchy new single Atomic City ahead of Vegas

U2 have released the new punchy single Atomic City ahead of the band's upcoming residency in Las Vegas.

U2 will play to more than 300,000 fans at Vegas gigs

U2 will play to more than 300,000 fans at their Sphere concerts in Las Vegas this autumn, with tickets now not going on general sale because of the presale demand.

Music • 29 Apr 23

The Edge talks Bono, Vegas and Songs of Surrender

U2 guitarist The Edge has described his lifelong friend and band leader Bono as "like everyone. A mixture of good and some aspects not the best."

Music • 15 Mar 23

Larry Mullen "I don't sing from the same hymn sheet. I don't pray to the same version of God. So everyone has their limits. And you only do this if it is a great time you're having, you know?"

With or without U: Mullen hints at his future with U2

U2 drummer Larry Mullen is reported to have said that he needs surgery, and if the band plays live in 2023 then they will have to do so without him.

Music • 29 Nov 22

U2 drummer invited to join Oscars academy

U2 drummer Larry Mullen, costume designer Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhaigh, and production designer Anna Rackard have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the body that runs the Oscars, and votes for the winners.

Movies • 05 Jul 20

U2 rocked out at Dublin's 3Arena on Monday

U2 tell Dublin: 'The boys are back in town'

U2 returned to their old stomping ground of Dublin's 3Arena on Monday night, with Bono telling the crowd "the boys are back in town" during a show that found the band in rude health but the audience sometimes trying to find its own pulse.

Music • 06 Nov 18

Bono says he doesn't know if U2 will tour again

Bono has said he doesn't know if U2 will tour again after their Experience + Innocence tour, saying "I don't take anything for granted".

Music • 01 Oct 18

That's him in the spotlight: Bono finds his very own Arc of the Covenant on March 1, 1980

Superb doc reveals the true arc of U2's early years

Tony McCarthy's compact and atmospheric new film about U2's early days in Cork is a must-see.

U2 • 21 Jul 17

Under a blood-red screen: U2 slay Seattle and Dunphy

U2 rocked on Seattle Sunday night with the biggest LED screen ever used in a live concert and another rendition of new song The Little Things That Give You Away and another new track referencing the band's biographer Eamon Dunphy.

U2 • 16 May 17

Bono thinks Joshua Tree is still sprouting new roots

Bono is still shocked by the success of the band's iconic LP, The Joshua Tree, and admits he thinks the album is barking up the right tree thirty-years later.

U2 • 20 Apr 17

A tongue-in-cheek video was posted by the quartet on social media on Christmas Day

New Year's yay as U2 promise fans 'very special' 2017

U2 have promised their fans a "very, very special" 2017 as the band gear up for the release of their new record Songs of Experience and the 30th anniversary of classic album The Joshua Tree.

U2 • 27 Dec 16

Bono and Mullen were reportedly ordered by Santa Catarina Court to pay promoter Franco Bruni

Court orders Bono and Mullen to pay promoter €1.7m

U2's Bono and Larry Mullen have been ordered to pay €1.7million to a Brazilian concert promoter.

Entertainment • 17 Dec 16

U2 show to go ahead after family bereavement

Following the death of Larry Mullen Jr's father, U2 have confirmed that the opening night of their Innocence + Experience tour will go ahead as scheduled this Thursday night in Vancouver.

Entertainment • 13 May 15

U2's Larry drums up support for Buried Treasure

U2 drummer Larry Mullen has written the foreword to RTÉ 2fm and 2XM dj Dan Hegarty's new book Buried Treasure, calling the first time author 'a musical air traffic controller'. Watch TEN's interview with Dan here.

Entertainment • 01 May 15

Adam Clayton, Larry Millen, Bono and The Edge

U2 will reportedly play the 3Arena this December

It looks likes Bono and the lads will end their world tour with a string of Christmas gigs at Dublin's 3 Arena.

Entertainment • 20 Apr 15

A Thousand Times Good Night - Won the Grand Prix Jury award at the Montreal Film Festival last year (Picture courtesy Newgrange Pictures)

Deals worldwide for Larry Mullen-starring film

A Thousand Times Good Night, the Irish co-production which stars U2's Larry Mullen Jr alongside Juliette Binoche, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maria Doyle Kennedy and Lauryn Canny, has been picked up for distribution in the US and a number of other countries.

Entertainment • 20 Feb 14

Larry Mullen