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Irish rock band the Irish rock band Use Hiberno-English September 2020 October 2024 Infobox musical artist | name = U2 | image = U2 on Joshua Tree Tour 2017 Brussels 8-1-17.jpg | caption = U2 performing in Brussels, Belgium, August 2017. from left to right: Larry Mullen Jr.; The Edge; Bono; Adam Clayton | landscape = yes | alt = The band onstage | background = group_or_band | alias = ubl|Feedback (1976–1977)|The Hype (1977–1978) | origin = Dublin, Ireland | genre = flatlist| * Rock music|Rock * alternative rock * pop rock * post-punk | discography = flatlist| * U2 discography Albums, singles, and videos * List of songs recorded by U2|songs recorded | years_active = 1976–present | label = flatlist| * Island Records|Island * Interscope Records|Interscope * Mercury Records|Mercury * nowrap|CBS Records International|CBS Ireland | website = URL|u2.com * Bono * The Edge * Adam Clayton * Larry Mullen Jr. | past_members = * Dik Evans * Ivan McCormick ''U2'' are an Irish Rock music|rock band formed in Dublin in 1976. The group comprises Bono (lead vocals and rhythm guitar, the Edge (lead guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals, Adam Clayton (bass guitar, and Larry Mullen Jr. (drums and percussion). Initially rooted in post-punk, U2's musical style has evolved throughout their career, yet has maintained an anthemic quality built on Bono's expressive vocals and the Edge's chiming, Effects unit|effects-based guitar sounds. Bono's lyrics, often embellished with spiritual imagery, focus on personal and sociopolitical themes. Popular for their live performances, the group have staged several elaborate tours over their career. The band was formed when the members were teenaged pupils of Mount Temple Comprehensive School and had limited musical proficiency. Within four years, they signed with Island Records and released their debut album, ''Boy (album)|Boy'' (1980). Works such as their first UK number-one album, ''War (U2 album)|War'' (1983, and singles "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "Pride (In the Name of Love)" helped establish U2's reputation as a politically and socially conscious group. Their fourth album, ''The Unforgettable Fire'' (1984, was their first collaboration with producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, whose influence resulted in a more abstract, ambient music|ambient sound for the band. By the mid-1980s, U2 had become renowned globally for their live act, highlighted by their performance at Live Aid in 1985. Their fifth album, ''The Joshua Tree'' (1987, made them international stars and was their greatest critical and commercial success. One of the world's List of best-selling albums|best-selling albums with 25 million copies sold, it produced the group's only number-one singles in the US to date: "With or Without You" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". Facing creative stagnation and a backlash to their documentary and double album ''Rattle and Hum'' (1988, U2 reinvented themselves in the 1990s. Beginning with their acclaimed seventh album, ''Achtung Baby'' (1991, and the multimedia spectacle of the Zoo TV Tour, the band pursued a new musical direction influenced by alternative rock, electronic dance music, and industrial music, and they embraced a more ironic, flippant image. This experimentation continued on ''Zooropa'' (1993) and concluded with ''Pop (U2 album)|Pop'' (1997) and the PopMart Tour, which were mixed successes. U2 regained critical and commercial favour with the records ''All That You Can't Leave Behind'' (2000) and ''How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb'' (2004, returning to a more conventional, mainstream sound. Although their twelfth album, ''No Line on the Horizon'' (2009, did not meet commercial expectations, the supporting U2 360° Tour of 2009–2011 set records for the List of most-attended concert tours|highest-attended and List of highest-grossing concert tours|highest-grossing concert tour, both of which stood until 2019. In the 2010s, U2 released two companion albums: ''Songs of Innocence (U2 album)|Songs of Innocence'' (2014, which received criticism for its pervasive, no-cost release through the iTunes Store; and ''Songs of Experience (U2 album)|Songs of Experience'' (2017). In 2023, U2 released ''Songs of Surrender'', an album of re-recorded songs, and began the U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere|U2:UV ''Achtung Baby'' Live concert residency to inaugurate Sphere (venue)|Sphere in the Las Vegas Valley. U2 have released 15 studio albums and are one of the world's List of best-selling music artists|best-selling music artists, having sold an estimated 150–170 million records worldwide.bulleted list|cite web https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u2-what-theyre-still-looking-for/3/ U2: What they're still looking for CBS News Anthony Mason 24 May 2015 25 May 2015 25 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150525121713/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/u2-what-theyre-still-looking-for/3/|cite news https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/former-u2-manager-paul-mcguinness-cracking-crime-on-the-c%C3%B4te-d-azur-1.2237369 Former U2 manager Paul McGuinness: Cracking crime on the Côte d'Azur Marlowe Lara 7 June 2015|newspaper=The Irish Times 8 October 2015 26 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190426144730/https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/former-u2-manager-paul-mcguinness-cracking-crime-on-the-c%C3%B4te-d-azur-1.2237369live They have won 22 Grammy Awards—the most of any band—and in 2005, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. ''Rolling Stone'' ranked U2 at number 22 on its Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time|list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". Throughout their career, as a band and as individuals, they have campaigned for human rights and social justice causes, working with organisations and coalitions that include Amnesty International, Jubilee 2000, DATA/the ONE Campaign, Product Red, War Child (charity)|War Child, and Music Rising. TOC limit|limit=3
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BONUSNo Line On The HorizonU22On ScreenSongs Of InnocenceExperience TourSongs Of ExperienceInnocence Tour 2018Joshua Tree Tour 2019BonoOfficialOfficial LyricsFull IrishOfficial LiveAchtung BabyHow To Dismantle An Atomic BombAll That You Cant Leave Behind CollectionRemasteredBOYThe Virtual RoadBono 78SurrenderLive At Sphere Setlist