U2

U2's Bono and The Edge performing during the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVI in the Superdome, New Orleans, LA. The Edge and Bono, two pioneers of rock music, have joined Fender Musical Instruments Corporation’s board of directors. The Edge and Bono, best known as the guitarist and lead singer for the seminal band U2, bring a unique blend...

Jack White knew what he was doing when he took on "Love Is Blindness" as part of Q Magazine's 20th-anniversary tribute to U2's soon-to-be-reissued Achtung Baby. While the Irish arena rockers are probably best known for their windswept anthems, the Achtung Baby finale isn't too far from White's tastes in its original version: There's a "The House of the Rising...

A documentary about rockers U2 from Davis Guggenheim will open this year's Toronto International Film Festival on September 8. Called From The Sky Down it charts the release of the Irish rock band's Achtung Baby album in 1991, and is the first documentary to open the festival. Of his opening U2 documentary, Guggenheim said: "In the terrain of rock bands...

U2 played to a packed Olympic stadium on Friday in Turin Italy, with Bono showing no after-effects following his recent spinal surgery. Bono thanked the cheering crowd for letters and emails he had received wishing him a speedy recovery, and paid tribute to his band mates. The first show of U2’s second European leg opened with a lengthy, guitar-heavy instrumental...