‘She was never spoken of again’: Bono recounts his mother’s death in new memoir
In an extract published in the New Yorker, the U2 frontman details the loss that spurred him to music
July 2022
Kennedy Center Honors 2022: George Clooney, U2 and Gladys Knight among honourees
Christian pop singer Amy Grant and Cuban-American composer Tania León also recognised for prestigious yearly award
June 2022
Bono tells of his secret half-brother and of family forgiveness
The U2 singer, interviewed on Desert Island Discs, describes his regrets about his teenage behaviour and explains his mocked ‘poem’ about Ukraine
May 2022
'Stand by Ukraine': U2's Bono and the Edge give surprise concert in Kyiv metro – video
The two U2 members performed a surprise concert in a metro station that is doubling as a bomb shelter in Kyiv
January 2022
Names in the news
Bono, don’t be ashamed of U2, they put on a great show
Rebecca Nicholson
For razzle-dazzle they can’t be beaten and we could all do with more of it these days
Down the rabbit hole
What links Scarlett Johansson to the football fan with the flare up his bum?
Take a trip down the rabbit hole, passing a porcupine punk rocker, Diego Maradona and a Booker winner
Pass notes
Can’t stand U2? Nor can Bono
The singer has announced that he hates the band’s name, most of their songs, and the sound of his own voice. Is this just an attempt to win new fans?
September 2020
Red Hot at 30: how compilations used big music stars to combat Aids
Why Marc Bolan was 'the perfect pop star', by Elton John, U2 and more
May 2020
Ranked
U2's 40 greatest songs – ranked!
Amy Winehouse's stilettos in Island Records auction for coronavirus
April 2020
Bono helps Ireland’s search for coronavirus medical supplies
U2 singer lobbies South Korean president and corporate bosses to secure equipment
March 2020
'Sing across rooftops': Bono writes coronavirus song dedicated to Italy
Let Your Love Be Known, the U2 frontman’s first new music since 2017, was a St Patrick’s Day gift to quarantined Italians singing to each other from balconies
November 2019
U2 review – who knew stadium rock didn't need constant reinvention?
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane World’s biggest band bring Joshua Tree tour to Australia for first time, but the music shines brighter without added spectacle
October 2019
Australian U2 fans find what they’re looking for at conference to mark Joshua Tree tour
Film director Richard Lowenstein, academics and fans to attend Sydney edition of the U2 Conference – with or without the band
April 2019
The 50 best songs about Europe – ranked!
Brexit is delayed – so voyager avec nous on a trans-European tour of music, from Paris to Berlin via Finistère. Tout le monde à bord!
February 2019
How I fell in love with ...
There is nothing cool about loving U2. That’s why I love them
James Colley
‘I have a carpet Take That stood on’: meet the ultimate superfans
December 2018
Pious plonker or just misunderstood: why we should all lay off Bono
Michael Hann
U2 stars busk for the homeless at festive charity gig in Dublin
