AP - Jun 17, 2011
A proposal led by U2 guitarist The Edge for five mansions overlooking Malibu, Calif., has been rejected by California s coastal development agency, despite assurances by him that it would be one of the...
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With the Broadway premiere of the beleaguered Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark finally in sight, Bono and The Edge, who wrote the music and lyrics for the musical, were in a jovial mood as they previewed...
More »AP - Jun 3, 2011
This was one nifty assist by an NHL player. Edmonton Oilers center Gilbert Brule stopped this week to pick up a most unlikely hitchhiker — rock star Bono. The U2 frontman and his assistant were...
More »AP - May 25, 2011
Despite an unharmonious start that turned the Spider-Man musical on Broadway into a late-night talk show joke, a cast album will go on sale June 14. The 14-song album Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark written...
More »AP - Apr 28, 2011
A California agency initially opposed to U2 guitarist The Edge s plan to build five mansions overlooking Malibu has agreed not to speak out against the project in exchange for more than $1 million in...
More »Reuters - Mar 28, 2011
New film Killing Bono is a tragi-comic tribute to rock'n'roll's countless flops, and tells the true story of two brothers who began as U2's friends and rivals but ended up on the scrapheap...
More »Reuters - Mar 21, 2011
Canadian pop sensation Justin Bieber Irish rockers U2 are among the artists being featured on a digital-only album being rushed out by Universal Music to raise funds for Japan's earthquake and tsunami...
More »AP - Feb 21, 2011
The trouble-plagued Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark has hired a veteran director to help with the show s sound and arrangements. Show spokesman Rick Miramontez says Paul Bogaev (boh-GY...
More »AP - Feb 4, 2011
Officials blame thieves for power problems at South Africa s main World Cup stadium, but the stadium manager promised Friday the lights will be on in time for a U2 concert. The theft of power cables...
More »Reuters - Dec 28, 2010
Bon Jovi may have recently been snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but the veteran band still ended the year as the world's top concert attraction, according to a trade publication. The...
More »Reuters - Dec 20, 2010
To mark the 50th anniversary of Island Records, founder and music industry icon Chris Blackwell has taken part in a book tracing the label's formative years and beyond. The Story of Island Records...
More »Reuters - Nov 30, 2010
Financial tough times in developed economies are undercutting efforts to stop the global spread of AIDS, U2 lead singer Bono said on Tuesday. Times are hard in the Western world, the Irish rock star...
More »AP - Nov 23, 2010
Creating a megamusical is no easy feat, even in the hands of U2 megastars Bono and The Edge. Easier than we could ever have imagined. Harder than we ever thought, says Bono, resting on a Times Square...
More »AP - Nov 5, 2010
The bugs apparently still need to be worked out on Broadway s version of Spider-Man. Producers of Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark have been forced to delay by three weeks the official opening of the costly...
More »Yahoo! Music - Nov 5, 2010
Lil Wayne s First Day of Freedom in Photos With celebrations scheduled in Las Vegas and Miami, Lil Wayne has big plans for his first weekend of freedom. But his first day out of jail was a private...
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The opening of the Broadway musical Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark has been pushed back two weeks as the creative team scrambles to get through dress rehearsals and meet safety standards for the performers...
More »Yahoo! Music - Oct 26, 2010
U2 Add Nashville Show to 2011 360 Tour U2 have added another date to next year’s leg of their 360 Tour: July 2nd, at Nashville s Vanderbilt Stadium. Florence and the Machine will open the show, tickets...
More »Yahoo! Music - Oct 20, 2010
U2 are recording a new album with Danger Mouse, and they plan on releasing early next year. We have about 12 songs with him, Bono told The Age. At the moment that looks like the album we will put out...
More »Yahoo! Music - Oct 5, 2010
U2 introduced fans to another new track on the current leg of their 360 Tour, performing their Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark track Boy Falls From the Sky at their second show in Portugal on Sunday night...
More »AP - Aug 26, 2010
Moscow police say they detained five activists from rights group Amnesty International who were handing out leaflets to the audience before a concert by Irish band U2. Police spokeswoman Zhanna Ozhimina...
More »AP - Aug 25, 2010
Barcelona city hall says rock band U2 has paid a fine of (EURO)18,000 ($22,000) for playing too long and too loudly during rehearsals in the Spanish city last year. A spokeswoman said the Irish group...
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