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2024-03-17: Sphere on U2 X-Radio

The interview with Pauli the PSM and Gavin Friday started at 7pm Eastern. It featured Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Bram van den Berg speaking about the shows for an hour program. Mixed in with the interview recording is some album versions of the songs. “Zoo Station”, “Even Better than the Real Thing”, “Night and Day” (Twilight Remix) and “Dancing in the Moonlight” by Thin Lizzy all are...

2024-03-15: 1 Billion Streams for U2’s “With or Without You” on Spotify

Earlier today, March 15, 2024, “With or Without You” surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify an accomplishment that puts U2 in yet another small club of artists.

Spotify is an audio streaming service that has been around since 2006 and is accessible in 156 markets. All of U2’s major studio albums are available for streaming as well as dozens of singles and special releases.

U2 is...

2024-03-12: Box Office Data is In

The final box office numbers are in for #U2UVSphere in Las Vegas. U2 performed 40 shows in total at the venue and we’re able to report on the full attendance and ticket sales.

Box office data was reported in three lots to Pollstar, who track box office data for concerts worldwide.

The first run of shows started on September 29, and ran into November before U2 took a break for the F1...

2024-03-12: U2 at the Sphere Premiering Sunday 8pm Eastern

Update: March 16, 2024

With the announcement of U2’s Final Show in Las Vegas airing on SiriusXM on Sunday we’re seeing a lot of questions once again about access to the station. We’ve added some questions and answers below. At the end of the article you can find our original notes about this show and the ad on SiriusXM.

The following questions are answered:

  • When will it air?
  • What...

2024-03-10: The Book of Your Heart: Aaron J. Sams Talks U2 Song by Song

March 2024 sees the release of U2 Song by Song, a comprehensive overview of every U2 track to date, written and compiled by U2Songs founder Aaron J. Sams. I had the opportunity to look at an early draft of the book and thought it would be fun to get some insights from the man himself as U2 Song by Song starts rolling off the presses. Without further ado, here’s our discussion!


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2024-03-06: The U2UV Pins

Pauli the PSM, Atomic MC DJ, opened 40 shows at Sphere. He hopped into the back of a Trabant and played a mix of songs from the 70s, 80s, and onwards. The dance party got started on Edge’s side of the stage each night, but the Trabant would move during the performance, the first time when Pauli played The Beatles’ “Drive My Car”. You can see a run down of some of Pauli the PSM’s mixes here...

2024-03-02: Kiss the Future in Theatres

Kiss the Future, a documentary film principally about U2’s relationship with war-torn Sarajevo in the 90’s, premiered at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival and is now playing at AMC theaters in the United States. Since the events in the film took place more than 25 years ago and are well-recorded history, I will talk about them freely in this review, but if you would like to...

2024-03-02: Wham Bam Thank You Bram!

Ahead of the announcement of the Sphere performances last year, U2 found themselves in a bind. Contracts were signed to play shows launching Sphere in Las Vegas, and Larry Mullen found himself finally able to get surgeries to fix ailments built up over many years of drumming. Did he put his health on hold and play the shows? Or did U2 find another answer. As Bono puts it, in came Dutch...

2024-03-01: Larry Mullen Junior Attends U2:UV Sphere Show

2024-02-23: U2:UV: Three in February

I’ve just returned from a second trip to Las Vegas to see U2:UV. While away, time was limited, and we are playing a bit of catch up on our write ups for those three shows. The good news is we’re ready to publish those, and they are included below.

But I’d like to take a few moments to share my thanks for the week I just had in Las Vegas. So many fans have come up to me to say hello...

2024-02-10: Merchandise at Sphere and Zoo Station (2024)

Originally Published: 2024-01-25
Last Updated: 2024-02-10

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For the 2023 listing of Merchandise, please see our earlier news article. We will try to update here for 2024 to keep things a little cleaner.

Merchandise for U2’s 40 shows at Sphere are being sold in two locations. There are merchandise shops throughout Sphere on show days, including an outdoor tent, which opens at...

2024-02-02: Crystal Ball: Filming Sphere, New Single and More

NOTE: This article contains information about upcoming projects that have not been officially announced. Although we do our best to present accurate information by confirming information with multiple sources, until such time that projects are officially announced they should be considered rumour.

U2’s time at Sphere in Las Vegas is quickly wrapping up. 28 shows down and 12 to go. After...