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2023-05-31: Letterman Special Put Forth for Emmy Consideration
Disney has put forward Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman for consideration for an awards nomination at the 2023 Emmy Awards.
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman was a Disney+ Television special, which first started airing on March 17, 2023. The special features Bono and The Edge being interviewed by David Letterman, sharing their songs with...
2023-05-24: Breaking Waves: Tina Turner, Recent Podcasts, The Sphere Ticketing
The news broke this afternoon that Tina Turner has died at the age of 83. She was an amazing gifted performer, singer, and actress. She was also a neighbour to Bono and The Edge in the South of France for a time. And in 1995, when approached about writing a song for the new James Bond film, Bono and The Edge went to Turner to ask if she’d be interested in singing it.
Demo versions of...
2023-05-22: 5 MORE Albums: Jacknife Lee
Bono’s Stories of Surrender book tour came to an end this spring with a run of shows at the Beacon Theatre in New York and a final show at the Teatro San Carlo opera house in Naples. While Mr. Hewson was the undisputed star attraction for Stories of Surrender, the tour’s unsung hero was surely musical director Garret “Jacknife” Lee, who oversaw each night’s song performances and...
2023-05-20: Filming Surrender
Please Note: The following information is about a project not yet formally announced, and as such details may change between now and the release date.
Bono’s recent “Stories of Surrender“ tour wrapped up with a series of special events to capture content for a film dedicated to his “quarter-man-show”. Although not formally announced, the documentary of the tour has been underway for some...
2023-05-14: More Ticketing Issues for U2:UV at the MSG Sphere
Ticketing for U2’s shows at the MSG Sphere have hit more problems.
Starting on Friday, several fans seated in the highest priced section started receiving emails that the tickets they had purchased the last week of April would have obstructed views of the screens inside the sphere. While it was made clear in the email that the view of the band would be good, the seats in the 200 sections...
2023-05-13: Stories of Surrender Comes to a Close
2023-05-12: U2 at the Sphere: Questions and Answers
Update: May 12, 2023
Eight new shows at the Las Vegas Sphere were announced today. These shows are December 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 13, 15, and 16.
Two new pre-sale opportunities exist for U2.com subscribers. One for the October 27 – November 4 dates previously announced, and already sold via Verified Fan. The other for the newly announced December dates. Verified Fans who previously registered,...
2023-05-09: Bono films “Stories of Surrender” in New York
2023-05-06: Breaking Waves: Upcoming Shows and Pre-Sales
This week Bono finishes off his run at The Beacon Theatre with two additional shows, as well as filming a performance on Tuesday afternoon. Late last month an offer via the Fan Club offered subscribers a chance to apply to be in the audience for the filming via 1iota.
There appears to be a lot of confusion right now surrounding tickets for that filmed performance.
- People being...
2023-04-29: U2:UV’s Rocky Ticket Sales
I’m going to preface this by saying I personally did not get tickets in the presale via U2.com. None of our team here at U2Songs were able to get tickets via the fan presale. Most were waitlisted for the Verified Fan sale, and have never come off that waitlist, although one member of the team did have some luck with Verified Fan and was able to purchase tickets. The demand for these tickets...
2023-04-22: Rumours: U2 at the Sphere
Please note: This article is about a series of live shows which have not been fully announced. All information should be considered a rumour and subject to changes up until official announcements are made.
Tickets for the U2:UV shows at the Sphere in Las Vegas are expected to be announced on Monday, with presales starting mid-week, and general sales on Friday. Before all that happens,...
2023-04-19: New U2 POP Funkos
A new set of U2 Funko Pops is expected this year. This time out it’s another four pack of U2 figurines, this time celebrating the Pop era of the band. (Note on dates, last time around they were delayed several times, so this may change.) The set will be part of the Pop Albums Deluxe line of figures, and will be released at the same time as a set of Soundgarden figures celebrating...