Bono has joined George Clooney, Desmond Tutu, Stephen Spielberg and others in calling for the release of Burmese leader and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
It's less than fifty days to Barcelona and the opening night of the tour. With the new stage being built and forty four shows coming up between June and October, it got us thinking about the last tour - Vertigo 05/06. Were you there ?
A few weeks back the band headed out to Fes, Morocco, to make a video for the new single, Magnificent . Here's our exclusive behind-the-scenes doco on the shoot.
The new single Magnificent, out next week, has been seriously remixed. Not once, but four times - by Pete Tong, Redanka, Fred Falke, and Adam K and Soha.
'Four minutes, two minutes, one minute... ' It's showtime in Berlin at last month's Echo Awards, and the flip cam is rolling as the band prepare to hit the stage.
'The world of music is rapidly changing, and new business models are developing fast, but all of this progress is threatened in a world where 95% of music downloads see no reward going to the creator. '
For No Line On The Horizon the band asked longtime photographic collaborator Anton Corbijn not just to take the pictures but also to make a film. The result is 'Linear': not a music video but a companion piece that takes themes from the songs and turns them into a mesmerising road trip. We caught up with Anton to ask him what 'Linear' is all about.
Bono and Edge joined Julie Taymor in New York a few days ago to preview 'Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark' which is set to open on Broadway early next year.
'Only love, only love can leave such a mark.' It's the next single and this live performance in Boston last month was... 'Magnificent'. Video exclusive for U2.com subscribers.