U2
Irish rock band
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| 2025 | For King & Country released a cover of a U2 song on the album '40' from the Amazon Prime Video Original Series 'House of David' |
| January 2025 | Donated $1 million to FireAid to benefit those affected by Southern California wildfires and made a $300,000 donation to the U2:UV Music Scholarship and Experiential Fund at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| November 22 2024 | U2 released 'How to Re-assemble an Atomic Bomb', a bonus album included with the 20th anniversary re-release of How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb on Island Records. |
| September 2024 | Immersive concert film V-U2 began screening exclusively at Sphere, documenting the band's residency performance. |
| August 30 2024 | U2 planned to release the 'ZOO TV – Live in Dublin 1993' EP through UMC, available on CD, 12-inch vinyl, and digital download. |
| March 2024 | Conclusion of U2's concert residency at Sphere, which grossed significantly and was praised by critics as revolutionary for live entertainment. |
| February 21 2024 | Release of the documentary 'Kiss the Future' in theaters and on streaming platform Paramount+ |
| 2023 | U2 released 'Walk On (Ukraine)', a version of their song dedicated to supporting Ukraine |
| 2023 | Pop Noir released a single cover of 'New Year's Day' |
| September 2023 | U2 released the Las Vegas-inspired single 'Atomic City' to coincide with the start of their Sphere residency. |
| September 2023 | U2 began their 40-date concert residency 'U2:UV Achtung Baby Live' at Sphere in Las Vegas, announced during Super Bowl LVII. Dutch drummer Bram van den Berg replaced Larry Mullen Jr., who was recuperating from surgery. |
| April 2023 | Bono resumed his 'Stories of Surrender' book tour with an 11-show residency at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. |
| March 2023 | Songs of Surrender was released, becoming U2's first UK number-one album since 2009. The release coincided with a Disney+ documentary, 'Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming, With Dave Letterman'. |
| 2022 | Released 'Achtung Baby 30 – Live', a live album exclusively for U2.com subscribers through Island Records, available on CD. |
| 2022 | U2 received Kennedy Center Honors for their contributions in the performing arts, becoming only the fifth musical group to be so honoured. |
| 2022 | Fontaines D.C covered a U2 song on their album Skinty Fia go deo |
| November 2022 | Bono embarked on a 'Stories of Surrender' book tour, performing 14 dates across North America and Europe with stripped-down arrangements of U2 songs. |
| October 2022 | Media reported U2 was in discussions to sign with Irving Azoff and Jeffrey Azoff of Full Stop Management, following the end of Guy Oseary's management tenure. |
| 2021 | U2 released 'Your Song Saved My Life' for the Sing 2 soundtrack |
| 2021 | Released 'Live at the Apollo', a live album exclusively for U2.com subscribers through Island Records, available on CD. |
| 2021 | Bono and the Edge collaborated with Dutch DJ Martin Garrix on the track 'We Are the People', which was the official song of the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. |
| 2021 | Garbage releases a U2 song cover on their Beautiful Garbage: 20th Anniversary Edition |
| 2021 | Bono and Scarlett Johansson covered a U2 song for the movie Sing 2 |
| 2021 | Charlie Benante covered a U2 song on the album 'Silver Linings' |
| 2020 | U2 contributed to the tribute album 'AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex' with a cover of 'Bang a Gong (Get It On)' featuring Elton John |
| 2020 | The band released 'eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE: Live in Berlin' as a DVD and streaming release, available exclusively to U2.com subscribers. |
| 2020 | During COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, U2 began working on Songs of Surrender, a project to re-record and reinterpret 40 songs from their back catalogue, primarily led by the Edge and Bono. |
| 2020 | Dan Avidan and Super Guitar Bros released a cover of a U2 song |
| April 2020 | Donated funds to purchase personal protective equipment for Irish healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and supported the music industry through various donations |
| 2019 | Released 'Live Songs of iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE', a live album exclusively for U2.com subscribers through Island Records, available on CD and MP3. |
| 2019 | U2 released the single 'Ahimsa' with Indian musician A.R. Rahman to promote their concert in India. |
| 2019 | U2 continued their Joshua Tree anniversary tour in Oceania and Asia, performing in Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Singapore, India, and the Philippines for the first time since previous tours. |
| 2019 | Jan Rot performed a Dutch version of a U2 song titled 'Eén' |
| April 13 2019 | U2 released the 'Europa EP' through UMC as a 12-inch single. |
| 2018 | U2 released the single 'Summer of Love' from their album Songs of Experience |
| 2018 | U2 released singles 'Lights of Home' and 'Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way' from their album Songs of Experience |
| 2018 | Released '3-D Dance Mixes', a remix album exclusively for U2.com subscribers through Island Records, originally from 1989, available on LP and MP3. |
| 2018 | Lxandra covers 'Pride (In The Name of Love)' |
| November 2018 | U2 concluded the Experience + Innocence Tour in Berlin. |
| May 2018 | U2 began the Experience + Innocence Tour across North America and Europe, featuring a sequel to their 2015 tour with enhanced stage design and augmented reality elements. |
| April 2018 | Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Utah announced a deal to permanently install one of the U2 360° Tour's claw stages on its expanded campus, with plans for full assembly by July 2019. |
| 2017 | Released 'The Joshua Tree Singles Vinyl Collection: 1987 & 2017', a studio/live album exclusively for U2.com subscribers through Island Records, available on LP and MP3. |
| 2017 | Released Songs of Experience and began the Joshua Tree Tours to commemorate the 30th anniversary of The Joshua Tree album. |
| 2017 | Multiple artists cover U2's 'With or Without You', including Thompson Square and April Meservy. Linkin Park and Ryan Key of Yellowcard also perform a tribute cover in honor of Chester Bennington |
| 2017 | Nicole Nordeman covers a U2 song on her album 'Every Mile Mattered' |
| December 1 2017 | U2 released the album Songs of Experience, reflecting the 'political and personal apocalypse' Bono felt in 2016. |
| June 2017 | U2 performed a headlining set at the Bonnaroo Music Festival during their Joshua Tree anniversary tour. |
| April 2017 | U2 were featured on Kendrick Lamar's song 'XXX' from his album DAMN. |
| 2016 | U2 began working on their studio album Songs of Experience, initially planning to release it that year but delayed due to global political shifts and Brexit referendum. |
| December 2016 | Bono underwent open-heart surgery due to an aortic aneurysm, which significantly impacted the lyrical direction of the upcoming album. |
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