• U2 Postpones 'Tonight Show' Residency After Bono's Cycling Accident

    U2 fans will have to wait a little bit longer to see U2 take up their weeklong residency on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon." Scheduled for this week, the band has had to postpone indefinitely their residency due to an injury incurred by Bono while he was cycling in Central Park, according to "Billboard." U2 released the following statement on their website: "It looks like we will have to do our 'Tonight Show' residency another time — we're one man down. Bono has injured his arm in a cycling spill in Central Park and requires some surgery to repair it. We're sure he'll make a full recovery soon, so we'll be back! Much thanks to Jimmy Fallon and everyone at the show for their understanding."

  • WATCH: "Do They Know It's Christmas" 2014 Video: Bono, One Direction, Sam Smith Rework '80s Classic for Ebola as Band Aid Thirty

    Just weeks after being announced, Band Aid Thirty's "Do They Know It's Christmas" has arrived. Over the weekend, UK music juggernauts such as One Direction, Sam Smith, Ellie Goulding, Bono, Chris Martin and Ed Sheeran teamed up with Bob Geldof to record a new version of the classic holiday anthem to help the Ebola crisis in Africa, and just 36 hours later the music video premiered on The X Factor.

  • Bono's Private Jet Loses a Door and Luggage During Flight

    U2 frontman Bono experienced a scary turn of events in the early morning hours today (Nov. 13) when a door from his private jet blew off mid-flight. The "Beautiful Day" singer and the rest of the crew landed safely in Germany shortly after the incident.

  • Glen Hansard Announces US Tour Dates [SCHEDULE]

    Glen Hansard just announced a 10-city U.S. tour for 2015. The 44-year-old "will be performing songs from throughout his career," a press release said. That includes his best-known work from the movie "Once" — "Falling Slowly," which won an Oscar — and other stints with The Frames and The Swell Seasons. Hansard also has a solo album — 2012's "Rhythm & Response" — to work from. According to "Consequence of Sound," Hansard's backing musicians will include bassist Brad Albetta (Rufus & Martha Wainwright), keyboardist Thomas Bartlett (Doveman, The National) and string musician Rob Moose (yMusic, Bon Iver).

  • U2 To Perform Weeklong Residency on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    Jimmy Fallon has announced that U2 will be taking on a weeklong residency at The Tonight Show starting Monday, Nov.17. This appears to be a recent trend on late night shows, considering those very same days, Metallica will be performing a weeklong residency on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson and just last month Foo Fighters ran through a weeklong residency on Late Show With Daivd Lettterman. Luckily for U2 and Fallon, the Metallica performances won't overlap as Ferguson's show has a different timeslot.

  • Bono Says He Wears His Signature Sunglass Because He's Had Glaucoma For 20 Years

    If you assumed that Bono wore his signature sunglasses all the time because he wanted to look the part of a rock star, you'd be wrong. Apparently the 52-year-old U2 singer has been suffering from glaucoma for 20 years, and the condition (a buildup of pressure that can damage the optic nerve) makes his eyes sensitive to light, the Guardian reports.

  • U2 Share Official Cover For 'Songs Of Innocence' [PHOTO]

    When it was unexpectedly released into everybody's iTunes library back on Sept. 9, U2's new album Songs of Innocence was given a Yeezus-esque anti-cover, with simply a photo of an LP inside of a paper sleeve. Today, however, U2 has shared the album's official cover, which you can check out right here:

  • U2’s ‘Songs of Innocence’ Apple Removal Spoofed on ‘CONAN’ [WATCH]

    As reported by Music Times, Apple unveiled the new iPhone 6 just last week, and along with that the company gave away a free digital download to over 500 million users of U2’s newest album, Songs of Innocence. Unfortunately, there were quite a few people who were a little less than thrilled; therefore, Apple had no choice but to show users how to remove the album.

  • U2's Next Album 'Songs Of Experience' Will Be 'Ready Soon'

    In a post made to their website on Tuesday, U2 hinted at another new album on the horizon, titled Songs of Experience, which should be "ready soon enough," according to lead vocalist Bono. This announcement came the same day that the band unexpectedly released its latest album Songs of Innocence for free on iTunes to coincide with the unveiling of Apple's iPhone 6 and iWatch.
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