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Bono and Larry Mullen Jr. on the Late Show with David Letterman, 1997.

Filed under: News , Video , Exclusive , Movies Tribeca Film U2 's Larry Mullen, Jr made his acting debut this year, starring in the film ' Man on the Train ,' a remake of Patrice Leconte's award-winning 2003 film of the same name. The drummer plays "The Thief," an unnamed drifter who comes to a small town planning to knock off its bank. However, his plan runs into a hitch when he [...]

Dude, you need to watch the trailer for the new film Man on the Train. Why? Because it features U2's Larry Mullen Jr. in his acting debut.

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News C Flanigan, WireImage Coming off the biggest, most profitable rock 'n' roll tour in history, U2 are sometimes considered the world's biggest band. But there's one thing they haven't done that most of the other "world's biggest bands" usually do, and that's headline major festivals. Thus, as odd as it may seem to say it, they might actually be a little unprepared for their headlining slot [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Wendy Redfern, Redferns In more than 30 years of performing and two years into the highest grossing tour in music history, one would think U2 would have accomplished everything they set out to do. But at Friday night's gig in Anaheim, Calif., at Angels Stadium, Bono wanted to fix one thing that he had never achieved. Speaking of their longtime manager, Paul McGuiness, Bono [...]

Guess that bicep. Heh.

Filed under: News AFP | Getty Images Members of U2 's official fan club have created an online petition voicing their displeasure over paying a $50 annual membership fan club fee "for a product that is embarrassingly sub par." As of Tuesday morning, the petition had 665 signatures with a goal of 50,000. In a letter written by "The Fans" titled 'The Fanclub Is a Cannibal -- U2.com, Fans Need More,' and published last week [...]

Filed under: News Kevin Winter, Getty Images Although not confirmed by the band or its management, it appears that U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. has lost a civil lawsuit in a Brazilian court. He has been ordered along with two others named in the suit to pay $800,000 in Brazilian Real, which equates to approximately $480,000 US in damages. According to U2 fan sites atU2 and [...]

Larry Mullen Jr. and The Edge are interviewed in the September 9 edition of the Herald Sun (Australia). They talk about Bono's injury (Larry: "I'm surprised, he normally bounces!"), No Line on The Horizon (Edge: "I'm still very proud of it and I think it'll stand up against some of our best albums.") and the future of the industry in general (yes, Larry talks about this.) HIT cover (pdf) The Band Who Fell to Earth page 1 (pdf) The Band Who Fell to Earth page 2 (pdf) [...]

News songs(?). New tour dates. New hairdo. Same singer. (YAY) I must admit I was hoping Bono did some bending motions in the video below, but I'll take his word(s) for it that he's ready to return. U22s Rescheduled North American Tour dates for 2011 May 21: Denver, Col. (Invesco Field, formerly June 12/10) May 24: Salt Lake City, Utah (Rice Eccles Stadium, formerly June 3/10) June 1: Edmonton, Alberta (Commonwealth Stadium, formerly [...]

So, Larry Mullen Jr. is filming a movie. It is a remake of this French film: Man on the train (L'homme du train) . Larry plays the bank robber guy. The real question is: Why Is Larry Mullen Jr. Filming A Movie? A) He has always harbored dreams of being a movie star and this seemed like a great opportunity. B) He needs the money. C) He has nothing better to do with his time. [...]

Heading down to Pasadena Sunday for the U2 show. Psyched for the concert, weary of the traffic and logistics as outlined here: http://tinyurl.com/yzpd93j . I have been following the set lists of this tour religiously but felt it was important to give the band the opportunity to gain perspective of what a lifelong fan wants to hear, within reason. The idea is to keep the integrity of their current setlist intact but tweak it to include some gems that the real fans would love to hear. [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News U2 's 360 tour landed at New Jersey's Giants Stadium with fortuitous timing. Wednesday's show, originally slotted for Friday, coincided with a special day for one of Jersey's most famous residents. After leading off the show with a quick succession of 'No Line on the Horizon' standouts and old favorites, Bono paused during 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For' to send birthday wishes to the Boss. "Happy birthday Bruce Springsteen ," he said. "60 years old. 16 years [...]

I'm happy to bring you, after a slight delay, a concert review from the first two U2 shows on their current 360 tour from our international music correspondent Nelson Bae. Nellie, thanks for your hard work, and no- we aren't going to cover the costs of your trip. I'll let you take it from here... continued here sorry it's taken me a little time - but here it is: U2 @ Camp Nou, Barcelona 6/30, 7/2 6/30/09 setlist Breathe [...]

     MUSIC NEWS - LARRY MULLEN Jr., drummer for Irish supergroup  U2  has recently spoken out on Bono and his political associates.  He blasted the singer for "buddying" with certain world leaders.  Mullen spoke frankly about former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and outgoing US president George W. Bush, calling them "war criminals".   Mullen's said that it makes him "cringe" when he sees his band's singer, Bono associating with the two world leaders.  In an interview with British music magazine Q, Mullen is quoted : "Tony Blair is a war criminal and [...]

A classic Deserving of a spot on any mix CD Worthy of a download, but not of frequent play Dump it like a hot rock In spite of the 1980’s, U2 was born. While the rest of the music scene was about to take [...]

Along with the re-issue of the Under A Blood Red Sky album comes the concert DVD, Live at Red Rocks, which features tunes from the CD as well as several other early U2 tracks that didn’t make the cut. If you are one of the millions of U2 fans out there, I highly suggest picking up the the DVD of this historic concert video. Red Rocks is a breathtaking outdoor venue that is part desert Americana and part Greek auditorium. U2 planned ahead to record this specific concert “in the sunshine,” [...]

On a cold, wet June night in 1983 at Denver's famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre, U2 proved why they were the greatest band on the planet. Braving the harsh elements, the Irish rockers tore through a set of 18 anthems with a fire and passion that only U2 can achieve. Soon after, this now legendary show was released as the live album, Under a Blood Red Sky and the video, Live at Red Rocks . The rest is history. In this special edition of Voices: A JamsBio Podcast, fans who were lucky enough to [...]