For reasons that remain baffling, they opted to skip strong new songs like “Stories for Boys,” “Another Time, Another Place” and “Out of Control” in favor of “Life on a Distant Planet,” one of their ...

Back in August of 1979, U2 were still pretty far away from the superstars they eventually became. They were just another punk band playing gigs around Dublin. Their debut album Boy was still over a ...

When U2’s debut release, Three, arrived on Sept. 26, 1979, it marked the band’s third attempt at sounding convincing in the studio. And they were happy to admit they had to endure a difficult period ...

Bono and fellow U2 bandmates played to a small crowd at Covent Garden in London way back in 1979 They're one of the biggest bands in the history of music and have sold out arenas worldwide. Now, never ...

When U2 played an afternoon show at Dublin’s Dandelion Market on August 11th, 1979, they were just four teenagers in a struggling band. They had never played outside their native Ireland or released ...

In 1979, 3 1/2 years after drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. started asking around his high school to see if anyone wanted to start a band, U2 had most of an album written and nobody who wanted to release it.

DUBLIN — In the beginning there was Bono. And what a baby face he had. Photographs documenting the gritty beginnings of U2 in the smoky pubs and clubs of 1970s Dublin are being unveiled Thursday at an ...

Bono has claimed that U2's latest recording sessions have been among the band's best ever. The frontman stated that the studio work for the band's upcoming 13th LP has been their best since 1979. What ...

Back when Bono wasn't one of the most easily recognizable faces in the world, a little band called U2 were doing the gig circuit in Dublin, little expecting that they would be soon catapulted to rock ...

: U2 returns to Nashville after nearly 30 years and brings rock's biggest tour with them (Playing Saturday, 2nd at Vanderbilt Stadium) Tape Operator: Brendan Benson loans his gear and a rug to Welcome ...