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06 May, 2014
How a journalist for a German magazine found the band in 1982. Another North Side Story.
23 August, 2012

From Boy to Achtung Baby, how some of the band's finest work became finer still. Agreed ?

01 October, 2010
Thirty years ago this October U2's first album was released. Which of these five tracks from 'Boy' could you never give up?
26 February, 2010
'I bought a £5 acoustic guitar from a junk-shop down Dublin quays and I started learning chords and collecting songs....' Adam's first guitar - latest feature from the U2.com archives, and this one's really early.
01 December, 2008
Paul McGuinness, Bono and others have paid tribute to the late Rob Partridge. Rob was a hugely respected figure in ...
20 July, 2008
Speed of Life, Saturday Night and Cartoon World are among the rare and previously unreleased tracks featured in the remastered ...
20 June, 2008
Author and critic Paul Morley, who's followed U2 since their earliest shows in the UK, when he was a writer ...
28 May, 2008
Speed of Life, Saturday Night and Cartoon World are among the rare and previously unreleased tracks featured in the reformatted ...
22 May, 2008
U2's first three albums have been re-mastered and will be released by Universal on July 21st. Following the re-mastered release ...
20 April, 2008
U2's first three albums have been remastered and will be released by Universal on July 21st. Following the remastered release ...
29 September, 2006
In our second exclusive extract from 'U2byU2', discover how a little Spanish guitar got Edge lost in music.
19 September, 2006
In our first exclusive extract from 'U2byU2', discover how Adam first came across the bass guitar.
07 October, 2004
As the Virgin Prunes back-catalogue is re-released, Gavin Friday remembers when 'Fionan became Gavin, Derek became Guggi and Paul became Bono.
18 February, 2002
The cover of BOY from 1979 is one of the Top Fifty Album Covers nominated in a new poll at Rolling Stone Magazine.
28 February, 1981
Boy released in US and reaches No 63 in the chart
31 October, 1980
Boy released in Ireland and UK. Peaks at No 52 in the British charts
27 July, 1980
Play to 15,000 at first open-air festival in Ireland with The Police and Squeeze
29 February, 1980
U2 sign major international recording deal with Island Records.
01 December, 1979
U2 play to nine people at the Hope and Anchor, Islington
17 February, 1979
Playing The Dark Space Festival, directed by Jim Sheridan
01 March, 1978

Unity and diversity as the band becomes a four-piece and change name for good.

01 October, 1976
The magnificent seven are whittled down to five and an unlikely musical outfit explores feedback.
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