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U2'S Long Serving Tour Manager Dennis Sheehan Dies
U2’s latest tour has suffered yet more bad news, with the announcement of the sudden death of the band’s long-serving tour manager. Dennis Sheehan, who has overseen the group’s tours for over three decades, was...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 28 May 2015
U2'S Longtime Road Manager Dead As Band Prepares For Los Angeles Shows
The rock svengali was found unconscious in his room at the Sunset Marquis Hotel on Wednesday morning (27May15) after reportedly suffering a reported cardiac arrest. He was pronounced dead on the scene....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 27 May 2015
U2 Claim They Feared Their Entire World Tour Might Have Been Over After The Edge's Stage Tumble
U2 feared that their current world tour might have been over on the first night after The Edge fell off the stage during an encore. In a group interview with CBS News, the four members...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 26 May 2015
U2 Feared Tour Was Over When The Edge Fell Off Stage
The band kicked off the iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada on 14 May (15) but the first night was marred by drama when the musician toppled off...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 25 May 2015
U2 And Jay Z Honour B.b. King At Concerts
The veteran star passed away in his sleep at his Las Vegas home, aged 89, after battling a diabetes-related illness, and members of the music community wrote tributes to the musician on social...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 17 May 2015
The Edge Was On The Edge... Until He Went Over The Edge [Video]
Things were going just fine as U2 took advantage of the Rogers Arena stage's runway during their Vancouver show on their Innocence and Experience tour. It was the first show of this new run of...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 15 May 2015
The Edge Bounces Back After U2 Stage Fall
The band kicked off the iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, but the first night was marred by drama when the guitarist toppled off the side of the catwalk...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 15 May 2015
Stereophonics Announce New Album
Stereophonics are releasing a new album.The band have announced that their ninth LP 'Keep The Village Alive' will come out on September 11, 2015, through their own Stylus Records label through Ignition Records.Frontman Kelly Jones...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 May 2015
Intruder On U2 Star Larry Mullen, Jr.'S Property Guilty Of Trespassing Charges
Gerard O'Neill was arrested in October (14) and accused of entering the plush pad while carrying a gold club after a break-in. He appeared in Dublin District Court on Friday (08May15) to...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 11 May 2015
U2 Try A Little Busking In Nyc
Internationally renowned rock band U2 are not known for their low-key gigs and, despite attempts to go under the radar, a quick bit of busking in a New York subway soon gathered quite a crowd.U2...
By Charlotte Court in Music / Festivals on 06 May 2015
U2 Surprise New Yorkers By Busking In Grand Central Station
U2 caused a bit of a stir in New York this week by performing a secret gig in a subway station.The Irish rock legends, much more accustomed to playing cavernous stadiums and arenas, dressed up...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 06 May 2015
U2 Perform As Buskers On New York Subway
Disguised as street musicians, the group and Fallon performed an acoustic version of their Angel of Harlem hit, which was filmed for Fallon's The Tonight Show, on which frontman Bono is a guest...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 05 May 2015
Russian Politician Accuses U2 Of Spreading "Gay Propaganda"
A Russian politician has accused U2 and Apple of distributing “gay propaganda” to minors and has called for the country’s attorney general to investigate them.Alexander Starovoitov, a deputy representing the right-wing LDPR party in the...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 30 April 2015
Russian Politician Accuses U2 Of Spreading 'Gay Propaganda'
The Beautiful Day hitmakers caused widespread controversy last year (14) when they collaborated with the multinational company to get the record automatically installed into iTunes users' music library. Now Alexander Starovoitov, a...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 30 April 2015
Adam Clayton Felt Like Rolling Stone
U2's Adam Clayton felt like a ''Rolling Stone'' when he got his first proper bass guitar.The 'One' rocker can vividly recall asking his father Brian Clayton to purchase his dream instrument during a business trip...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 April 2015
U2'S First Recording Studio Demolished
Windmill Lane in the city's docklands area was bought by property investment firm Hibernia REIT last year (14). A spokesman for Hibernia says, "In recent years the derelict site has become a...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 08 April 2015
Noel Gallagher Blasts Taylor Swift
Noel Gallagher has blasted Taylor Swift's songwriting skills.The 47-year-old rocker thinks modern pop music is ''f**king awful'' and slammed suggestions the 'Blank Space' hitmaker is talented, suggesting she is nothing more than ''a nice girl.''Asked...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 03 March 2015
Noel Gallagher Shocked Bono
Bono's face ''nearly melted'' when Noel Gallagher told him he'd produced his own album. The 47-year-old singer left the U2 frontman shocked when he revealed he had taken matters into his own hands on his...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 February 2015
Nick Mason Slams Spotify Payouts
Nick Mason has branded Spotify ''pathetic'' for artists.The Pink Floyd rocker is concerned about the rise in popularity of the streaming service because musicians receive such little revenue from the airplay they receive and thinks...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 15 January 2015
Bono May Never Be Able To Play Guitar Again After Bike Crash
Bono has finally broken his silence after sustaining several severe injuries whilst cycling in New York's Central Park, which required five hours of surgery and caused the band cancel their weeklong residency on Jimmy Fallon's...
By Nick Hill in Music / Festivals on 05 January 2015
Bono: I May Never Play Guitar Again
Bono has revealed he might never be able to play the guitar again following his horrific bicycle crash. The U2 frontman insists he would ''very much miss'' playing the instrument but admitted he is fearing...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 02 January 2015
Bono Frets Over Future Guitar Playing Ability
Bono has revealed that his bike accident from last year may have lasting effects on his guitar playing ability, as he admits his disappointment in his frequently flippant New Year update on U2's website.Bono reveals...
By Holly Williams in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 02 January 2015
U2 Belfast Video Shoot Draws Complaints From Local Residents
Belfast residents have complained about the disruption caused by filming for U2's latest video in the city’s New Lodge area. Some have also voiced concerns that the band are “cashing in on the Troubles” with...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 20 December 2014
Ed Sheeran Has Written New Material With Ryan Tedder
Ed Sheeran and Ryan Tedder have collaborated on a new song.The 'Don't' singer made the most of his appearance on 'The X Factor' in October after he revealed how he snuck into 'Bleeding Love' songwriter...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 December 2014
Bob Geldof 'Banned' Paul Mccartney
Bob Geldof ''banned'' Paul McCartney from performing on the new Band Aid track.Stars including One Direction, Ed Sheeran and U2's Bono were handpicked by Bob to sing on the latest version of 'Do They Know...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 06 December 2014
U2 Announce 'Innocence + Experience' Tour For 2015
U2 will be hitting the road again next year with the band playing indoor arenas for the first time in over a decade, as part of a European and North American tour, which will visit...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 03 December 2014
Bombay Bicycle Club Criticise U2 For Being "Disconnected From Young People"
Jack Steadman, the lead singer of British indie stars Bombay Bicycle Club has criticised U2 for controversial rollout of their last album, saying that it’s indicative of the extent to which the band are “disconnected...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 28 November 2014
U2'S Bono Required 18 Screws And 3 Metal Plates During Surgery For Severe Bike Injury
Earlier this week it was reported that U2 were forced to cancel their weeklong residency on Jimmy Fallon's 'Tonight Show' with his house band, The Roots, scheduled to start November 17th, after Bono sustained an...
By Nick Hill in Music / Festivals on 21 November 2014
Three Metal Plates, 18 Screws And Five Hours Of Surgery: Turns Out Bono’S Bike Spill Was More Serious Than We Thought
We now know that U2 frontman Bono’s cycling accident was much more serious than first reported, after Rolling Stone published a list of the singer's painful sounding injuries. The 54 year old was involved in...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19 November 2014
Bono Needs 'Intensive Therapy' After Bicycle Accident
Bono is to undergo ''intensive therapy'' after having three metal plates and 18 screws inserted into his elbow. The U2 frontman underwent a five-hour operation on Sunday night (16.11.14) following a bicycle accident in New...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 19 November 2014
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