Thus was born in Mullen's home the band U2 -- well, almost. The Irish teens didn't choose that name right away; after calling themselves the Hype and the Feedback, the quartet settled on U2, an ...

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Have you been keeping up with U2? I hadn’t really checked in since the PR disaster of Songs of Innocence’s 2014 release, when the band attempted to regain relevance and reach a younger audience by ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP via Getty Images We already knew that U2 are working on new material, ...

U2 have long been extremists and innovators in the concert space, so they were a natural pick to give the first performances at Las Vegas’ innovative new venue, Sphere. They brought the U2:UV Achtung ...