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A piece of art owned by rock band U2 has sold for more than 5m at an auction held in London.The painting - Untitled (Pecho/Oreja) by late US artist Jean-Michel Basquiat - was bought by U2 in New York in

Ed. note: This is the first in a U2 List series currently being revisited by the @U2 staff. The first series, which focused primarily on Top Tens, ran from August through October of 2002.]You give it all but I want

It was commented on by one of our staff members that Bono s recent choice of correspondence regarding the UK music press seems slightly odd. Although to me his letter explaining his reasons for distancing U2 from their manager s

U2 WERE forced to pulled out of a planned trip to help Nelson Mandela celebrate his 90th birthday party - to concentrate on their latest album.The supergroup were due to join a host of other stars at London's Hyde Park

I wanted to set the record straight on behalf of the members of U2 on comments made to the BBC by our much-loved and valued manager, Paul McGuinness, regarding Radiohead's decision to make the music of 'In Rainbows' available as

SYDNEY - Bruce Ramus has been helping make U2 look good live for the best part of two decades.The Canadian concert director and staging guru has also worked with David Bowie, James Brown, R.E.M., Bryan Adams, Savage Garden and Tammy

U2 frontman Bono added some A-list sizzle to Amanda Brunker's book launch in Renards last night.He proved that he still hasn't forgotten his northside roots after forsaking a rehearsal session with his world-famous bandmates to attend the launch of Champagne

I'd like to begin this week's OTR with a HUGE congratulations to our friends at the African Well Fund. Through the generosity of U2 fans and supporters everywhere, the AWF announced today that they raised over $$26,000 for the sixth

Irish rock legend Bono has saluted John Hume prior to the unveiling of his mural in the Bogside today.In a message to the Nobel Laureate, apologising for his non-attendance at the event, Bono praises Hume for his contribution to the

You, too, can party like a rock star -- if you can land on the guest list at a brewery heir's estate in Ireland Even though I was in Ireland last weekend -- home base to a slew of celebs

A DUBLIN artist who s obviously quite talented he created the statue of Irish musician Phil Lynott on Harry Street in the city is well into his next project, but it s proving so costly that he s run out

Campaigning rockers Bono and Bob Geldof challenged French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday to increase aid to Africa, saying France was failing to live up to commitments it made at a G8 summit in 2005.The U2 frontman and the former

Ed. note: This is the 21st in a series of personal essays by the @U2 staff about songs and/or albums that have had great meaning or impact in our lives.]Listening to "Zoo Station" has always made me feel like there

Speculation is one of the most fun things about being a U2 fan. What will the band name their next album? Where will their next tour take them? Will Larry ever replace his skull earring with something else?No matter how

ELVIS, Dylan, James Brown, even Oasis have set more souls alight but by working for Microsoft (he wrote the Windows start-up theme), Bowie, U2 and Talking Heads, Brian Eno has parlayed outlandish musical ideas into a ubiquitous and lucrative career.

U2 manager Paul McGuinness has been dropping hints about the release of the new U2 album, which is provisionally planned for October. Paul McGuinness has told the BBC that the release date for the new U2 album is "not clear

LONDON: Irish rockers U2 are selling a painting by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat valued at up to 6 million pounds (US$$12 million; 7.7 million), Sotheby's auction house said Thursday.Sotheby's said "Untitled (Pecho/Oreja)" will go under the hammer in London on

We all know Bono favours platform shoes. But now it seems his wife Ali is also following in his footsteps THEY say a keen fashion sense is all about getting the balance right. That certainly seemed to be the case

Coldplay and Radiohead have been distributing their music in new ways by giving fans their music for free, but do not expect the same from rock giants U2.Their new album is due out this year and U2's manager Paul McGuinness