News - Hearts + Minds

30 June 2009
Downloaded the mask of Aung San Suu Kyi ? We want to see photos of you wearing it... in strange and interesting places! Edge will select the best to feature in a gallery on U2.com.
26 June 2009
... with Aung San Suu Kyi. Every night on the 360 Tour fans are being invited to wear the Aung San Suu Kyi mask when the band play Walk On. Download the mask, bring it to the show.
19 June 2009
Today is the 64th birthday of Burma's imprisoned leader Aung San Suu Kyi. U2, Paul McCartney, George Clooney and a host of other famous names have been posting 64 word messages of support on a dedicated website. The Nobel Peace Laureate will spend her birthday in detention - her 14th birthday in detention. Add your own message of support.
30 May 2009
Ali Hewson and fifty student gardai are abseiling down Ireland's tallest building today. They're raising funds to create 'Homes of Hope' for children whose lives have been devastated by the Chernobyl disaster of 23 years ago.
17 May 2009
Bono has joined George Clooney, Desmond Tutu, Stephen Spielberg and others in calling for the release of Burmese leader and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
21 April 2009
The folk at the African Well Fund are underway with their annual campaign to mark Bono's birthday next month.
25 March 2009
And The Killers. And Coldplay. It's a box set of 7" vinyl cuts of the new War Child compilation 'Heroes'. And you can bid for it right now.
13 March 2009
Playing in London at the BBC for tonight's Comic Relief.
18 January 2009
'On this spot where we're standing, 46 years ago, Dr King had a dream. On Tuesday that dream comes to pass.' U2 performed Pride and City of Blinding Lights to an audience of 400,000 in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington tonight.
17 January 2009
Catch the band performing at 'We Are One', the Obama Inaugural Celebration on Sunday.

17 December 2008
Catch Edge and Bono taking part in last night's RTE show on Dublin's new O2 Arena.
10 December 2008
08 December 2008
New Video: U2 cover Greg Lake classic to launch (RED) Wire digital music service.
01 December 2008
U2, Jay-Z, Coldplay, John Legend and The Killers among the acts contributing to a groundbreaking digital music magazine launched on World AIDS Day.
23 October 2008
Last night in California Bono addressed 14,000 women at the 5th Annual Women's Conference hosted by first lady Maria Shriver.
23 October 2008
Last night in California Bono addressed 14,000 women at the 5th Annual Women's Conference hosted by first lady Maria Shriver. ...
23 September 2008
Bono is in New York this week, blogging for the FT from the Millennium Development Goals summit at the UN.

Interviewed ...
10 September 2008
In London today, Edge presented Amnesty International's 2008 Ambassador of Conscience award to Peter Gabriel. 'Peter's been a great ...
19 July 2008
It was a phrase used by Eleanor Roosevelt in 1958 to describe where human rights really matter. Now it's the ...
27 June 2008
The Edge and Bono have appeared at this evening's 46664 Concert honouring Nelson Mandela at 90.



In a pre-recorded video ...
29 May 2008
Bono is due to present a special activism award at the MTV awards in Tokyo tomorrow night.

Today he and Bob ...
19 May 2008
Remember Edge's 'U2' rings from the cover of 'Achtung Baby' ? And Bono's Gretsch Falcon Guitar from the Vertigo tour ...
23 April 2008
Ahead of the 'Icons of Music' auction next month, Edge has been talking about how the new record is coming ...
16 April 2008
A T-Shirt, designed by Bono for Hard Rock International, will raise funds to benefit cotton farmers and garment ...
09 April 2008
'Idol Gives Back' returns to US screens tonight. Bono takes part in a piece filmed recently in Kenya.


Last year funds ...
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