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Datos 20/3/2014
Estatura: 1,77 m
Álbumes:
- Captive - 1986
- Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark - 2011
Fuente: One Love U2 10/3/2014
Bibliografia: One Love... U2: Análisis de la banda de música rock U2, Ivan Benito GarciaIvan Benito Garcia pag 44-46.
TIMELINE OF U2
March 13, 1960 Adam Clayton is born at his grandparents’ house
in Chinnor in Oxfordshire, England.
May 10, 1960 Paul “Bono” Hewson is born at the Rotunda Hos-
pital in Dublin, Ireland, to Bob and Iris Hewson.
August 8, 1961 David “The Edge” Evans is born in Barking
Maternity Hospital in East London to Garvin
and Gwenda Evans.
October 31, 1960 Larry Mullen Jr. is born in Dublin to Larry Sr.
and Maureen Mullen.
1972 Mount Temple School is established in Dublin,
and one of its first students is Paul Hewson.
1973 Paul Hewson and Derek “Guggi” Rowen meet
Fionan “Gavin Friday” Hanvey.
Dave Evans enters Mount Temple.
1974 Larry Mullen Jr. enters Mount Temple. September 12, 1974 Paul’s mother, Iris Hewson, dies from a brain
hemorrhage.
1976 Paul and his friends form Lypton Village. Paul
becomes “Bonavox of O’Connell Street,” then
“Bono Vox,” and finally “Bono.”
Summer 1976 Adam spends a month in Pakistan. He starts to
smoke hash.
September 1976 Adam enters Mount Temple. September 25, 1976 The current members of U2 meet in Larry’s
kitchen for the first time after responding to a
note Larry posted at school about starting a
band. They decide to call themselves Feedback.
Autumn/Winter 1976–77 Feedback plays its first performance in the
Mount Temple cafeteria.
April 11, 1977 Feedback plays its first show in front of a pay-
ing audience at St. Fintan’s School, Dublin.
Shortly after, the band decides to change their
name to The Hype.
June 1977 The first issue of Hot Press music magazine
appears.
October 21, 1977 The Hype attends the Clash concert at Trinity
College in Dublin and is blown away.
February/March 1978 The Hype plays its first RTE broadcast on the
program Our Times.
The band changes their name to U2.
March 1978 Adam is kicked out of Mount Temple after
running naked through the halls.
March 18, 1978 U2 wins the St. Patrick’s Day contest in Limer-
ick. The prize is £500 and a demo session with
CBS Ireland.
March 30, 1978 U2 gets their first mention in Hot Press. April 1978 U2 meets Hot Press journalist Bill Graham. U2
records its first demo at Keystone Studios.
May 25, 1978 U2 meets Paul McGuinness, who soon after
becomes their manager.
Timeline August 16, 1978 On a family trip to New York, Edge buys a used
Gibson Explorer guitar.
September 23, 1978 U2 meets future soundman Joe O’Herlihy while
playing the Arcadia Ballroom in Cork.
October 1978 U2 plays the benefit “Rock Against Sexism” at
the Magnet Bar in Dublin.
November 1978 Larry’s mother is killed in a car accident in
Dublin.
April 1979 Bono and Ali travel to London to promote the
band.
May 1979 U2 plays the first of six Dandelion Market gigs. June 1979 U2 signs a contract with CBS Ireland. September 1979 U2 releases three-song EP Boy/Girl; 1,000
copies sell out almost immediately.
October 1979 U2 appears on the cover of Hot Press for the first
time.
November 10, 1979 U2 appears on the cover of Record Mirror. December 1979 U2 embarks on its first tour of England. January 15, 1980 U2 plays The Late Show for the first time. March 23, 1980 U2 signs its first international contract with
Island Records.
April 5–6, 1980 U2 records “11 O’clock Tick Tock” with Martin
Hannett in Dublin’s Windmill Lane Studios.
May 23, 1980 U2’s first international single, “11 O’clock Tick
Tock,” is released.
July 1980 U2 begins recording its first album, Boy, with
Steve Lillywhite.
July 27, 1980 U2 plays its first open-air concert at Leixlip
Castle in front of 15,000.
August 1980 U2 releases its first Steve Lillywhite single, “A
Day without Me.”
October 20, 1980 Boy is released and eventually peaks at number
52 in the British charts.
December 3, 1980 U2 plays its first show in France at the Baltard
Pavilion in Paris.
December 4, 1980 U2 flies to the US. December 6, 1980 U2 plays its first U.S. concert at the Ritz in New
York City.
December 9, 1980 U2 plays its first show in Canada at the El
Mocambo in Toronto.
February 1981 U2 receives first mention in Rolling Stone mag-
azine, “Here Come The Next Big Thing” by
James Henke.
March 3, 1981 Boy is released in North America with new
cover and reaches number 94 on the charts.
March 22, 1981 Bono leaves his lyric book backstage at a show
in Portland.
June 8, 1981 U2 plays to 50,000, its largest crowd, at
Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands.
June 9, 1981 Bruce Springsteen and Pete Townshend meet
U2 backstage at the Hammersmith Palais con-
cert in London.
July 1981 U2 begins recording October at Dublin’s Wind-
mill Lane Studios with Steve Lillywhite.
July 1981 New single “Fire” is released, peaking at num-
ber 35.
August 1, 1981 MTV debuts in the US. August 20, 1981 U2 makes debut on Top of the Pops performing
“Fire.”
October 5, 1981 New single “Gloria” is released, peaking at 55 in
the UK and 81 in the US.
October 12, 1981 New album October is released, peaking at 11 in
the UK and 104 in the US.
Timeline November 1981 Edge and Bono quit the band briefly and a cri-
sis of faith occurs. After discussions with Paul,
the band re-forms with a stronger commitment.
November– U.S. tour.
December 1981
December 1981 U2 records new song “A Celebration” in
Dublin.
February 1982 U.S. tour. February 11, 1982 U2 meets photographer Anton Corbijn in New
Orleans.
March 4, 1982 U2 begins a month-long stint opening for the J.
Geils Band.
March 22, 1982 New single “A Celebration/Trash, Trampoline,
and the Party Girl” is released.
August 8, 1982 U2 begins recording War with Steve Lillywhite
at Windmill Lane in Dublin.
August 21, 1982 Bono marries Alison Stewart at a ceremony in
Raheny, Dublin. They honeymoon at Island
Record boss Chris Blackwell’s property in
Jamaica.
December 1982 One-month tour of Europe. December 15–16, 1982 Video shoot for “New Year’s Day” in Salen,
Sweden.
January 1983 New single “New Year’s Day” is released, peak-
ing at number 10 in the UK.
February 28, 1983 War is released and reaches number 1 in the UK
and number 12 in the US.
March 1983 New single “Two Hearts Beat as One” is released. April 1983 Edge records on Jah Wobble’s album Snake
Charmer.
April 3, 1983 U2 records video for “Two Hearts Beat as One”
at Sacré Coeur in Paris.
May 21, 1983 U2 meets with reps from the Chicago Peace
Museum and agrees to contribute materials.
May 30, 1983 U2 plays the U.S. Festival. June 5, 1983 U2 plays Red Rocks Amphitheatre near Denver
and films it for a future video release.
July 12, 1983 Edge marries Aislinn O’Sullivan in Enniskerry.
They honeymoon in Sri Lanka.
August 1983 Irish Prime Minister Garrett Fitzgerald asks
Bono to join the Select Government Action
Committee on Unemployment.
November 21, 1983 U2 Live—Under a Blood Red Sky, produced by
Jimmy Iovine, is released, peaking at number 2
in the UK and 28 in the US.
November 22, 1983 U2 plays their first show in Osaka, Japan. March 1984 Adam is arrested in Dublin for dangerous and
drunk driving.
May 1984 U2 Live at Red Rocks—Under a Blood Red Sky
video is released.
May 7, 1984 U2 begins work on The Unforgettable Fire at
Slane Castle with Brian Eno and Daniel
Lanois.
July 8, 1984 Bono interviews Bob Dylan for Hot Press and
joins him onstage at a Slane Castle concert.
August 1984 U2 films video for “Pride (In the Name of Love).” August 1, 1984 U2 launches their own label, Mother Records. August 29, 1984 U2 plays their first show in Christchurch, New
Zealand.
September 1, 1984 U2 meets Greg Carroll and offers him a job. September 4, 1984 U2 plays their first show in Sydney, Australia. October 1, 1984 U2 releases its fourth studio album, The Unfor-
gettable Fire, peaking at number 1 in the UK
and 12 in the US.
November 25, 1984 Bono and Adam participate in the Band Aid
recording of the charity single “Do They Know
It’s Christmas?”
March 14, 1985 Rolling Stone puts U2 on its cover with the cap-
tion, “Our Choice: Band of the 80s.”
May 1985 U2 releases four-track EP Wide Awake in Amer-
ica, peaking at number 11 in the UK and 37 in
the US.
June 29, 1985 U2 plays homecoming show at Croke Park,
Dublin, for 57,000 fans.
July 13, 1985 U2 plays Live Aid at Wembley Stadium in
London for estimated audience of 1.5 billion
TV viewers.
September 1985 Bono and Ali fly to Ajibar, Ethiopia, to do relief
work.
October 1985 Bono flies to New York to participate in Artists
United against Apartheid project “Sun City.”
Meets the Rolling Stones and records “Silver
and Gold” with Ron Wood and Keith Richards.
January 1986 U2 begins work on The Joshua Tree in Danes-
moate House in the south of Dublin with Eno
and Lanois.
Irish band Clannad releases “In a Lifetime”
with Bono on vocals.
April 1986 Larry plays on Paul Brady’s album, Back to the
Centre.
May 17, 1986 U2 headlines Self Aid benefit for the unem-
ployed in Dublin.
June 4, 1986 Amnesty International’s Conspiracy of Hope tour
opens in San Francisco.
July 3, 1986 Greg Carroll dies in a motorcycle accident in
Dublin.
July 10, 1986 Bono, Ali, and Larry attend Greg’s funeral in
New Zealand.
July 1986 Bono and Ali visit Nicaragua and El Salvador
with Central American Mission Partners.
September 1986 Edge’s soundtrack, Captive, is released in the UK. December 14–16, 1986 U2 spends three days in the California desert
with Anton Corbijn shooting photos for the
new album.
March 4, 1987 New single “With or Without You” is released,
peaking at number 1 in the US and number 4 in
the UK.
March 9, 1987 U2 releases The Joshua Tree, peaking at number
1 in both the UK and US.
March 16, 1987 U2 appears on The Late Show for a Dubliners’
tribute performing “Springhill Mining Disaster.”
April 2, 1987 The Joshua Tree tour opens in Tempe, Arizona. April 6, 1987 U2 meets Frank Sinatra at the Golden Nugget
in Las Vegas.
April 27, 1987 U2 appears on the cover of Time magazine with
caption “U2: Rock’s Hottest Ticket.”
May 1987 New single “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m
Looking For” is released, peaking at number 1
in the US and 6 in the UK.
May 13, 1987 The Joshua Tree is certified Multi-Platinum by
RIAA.
June 2, 1987 U2 meets Roy Orbison at Wembley Arena in
London.
August 1987 New single “Where The Streets Have No
Name” is released, peaking at number 4 in the
UK and 13 in the US.
September 1987 Director Phil Joanou is confirmed as director of
upcoming film Rattle and Hum.
September 26, 1987 U2 visits Greater Calvary Baptist Church and
meets New Voices of Freedom gospel choir.
The event is captured on film by Joanou.
Timeline October 12, 1987 U2 appears on the Special Olympics charity
album A Very Special Christmas covering
“Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home).”
November 8, 1987 Joanou captures U2’s performance at McNi-
chols Sports Arena in Denver on film.
November 11, 1987 U2 plays free outdoor “Save the Yuppies” con-
cert at Herman Plaza in San Francisco.
November 29, 1987 U2 records “Angel of Harlem,” “When Love
Comes to Town,” and others at Sun Studios in
Memphis.
December 20, 1987 The Joshua Tree tour wraps up in Tempe, Ari-
zona.
March 2, 1988 The Joshua Tree wins two Grammys: Album of
the Year and Best Rock Duo or Group with
Vocal
May 1988 Phil Joanou records the band performing
“Desire” in Dublin.
June 1988 U2 moves to LA to finish work on the Rattle
and Hum soundtrack.
September 1988 U2 appears on the Woody Guthrie/Leadbelly
tribute album Folkways: A Vision Shared per-
forming “Jesus Christ.”
September 19, 1988 New single “Desire” is released, peaking at
number 1 in the UK and 3 in the US.
October 10–11, 1988 Rattle and Hum album is released, peaking at
number 1 in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada
among other countries.
November 4, 1988 Rattle and Hum film opens around the world. December 8, 1988 New single “Angel of Harlem” is released, peak-
ing at number 9 in the UK and 14 in the US.
January 17, 1989 Rattle and Hum is certified Multi-Platinum. February 1, 1989 Roy Orbison’s Mystery Girl album is released con-
taining Bono and Edge’s “She’s a Mystery to Me.”
March 6, 1989 Edge travels to Moscow to support Greenpeace
benefit album.
April 1989 New single “When Love Comes to Town” is
released, peaking at number 6 in the UK and 68
in the US.
August 6, 1989 Adam is charged with possession of marijuana. December 27–30, 1989 U2 wraps up the decade with a series of shows
at Point Depot in Dublin.
January 17, 1990 Bono inducts the Who into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame.
February 6, 1990 A Clockwork Orange 2004 debuts in London
with music by Bono and Edge.
October 1990 U2 covers Cole Porter’s “Night and Day” for the
Red Hot and Blue compilation.
October 3, 1990 U2 travels to Berlin to begin work on Achtung
Baby with Daniel Lanois.
January 1991 U2 returns to Dublin to finish work on the album. March 1991 Edge and wife Aislinn separate. September 1991 U2 shoots video for “The Fly” in Dublin and
London.
September 5, 1991 Island Records sues SST Records and Negativ-
land for their single “U2.”
October 1991 U2 shoots video for “Mysterious Ways” in Fez,
Morocco.
October 21–22, 1991 New single “The Fly” is released, peaking at
number 1 in the UK and 61 in the US.
November 18–19, 1991 Achtung Baby is released peaking at number 2 in
the UK and 1 in the US.
November 24–25, 1991 New single “Mysterious Ways” is released, peak-
ing at number 9 in the US and 13 in the UK.
January 15, 1992 Edge inducts the Yardbirds into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame.
February 29, 1992 Zoo TV tour opens in Lakeland, Florida. March 1992 New single “One” is released, peaking at num-
ber 7 in the UK and 10 in the US. U2 donates
royalties to AIDS research.
June 7–8, 1992 New single “Even Better Than the Real Thing”
is released, peaking at 12 in the UK and 32 in
the US.
June 20, 1992 U2 participates in a Greenpeace protest at Sel-
lafield nuclear plant.
September 14, 1992 U2 meets presidential candidate Bill Clinton at
Chicago’s Ritz Carlton Hotel.
December 1992 Bono appears on the cover of British Vogue with
Christy Turlington.
January 20, 1993 Larry and Adam attend the inauguration of
President Bill Clinton.
May 1, 1993 Adam and Naomi Campbell announce their
engagement.
May 9, 1993 Zooropa tour kicks off in Rotterdam. June 1993 U2 releases “Numb” as a video single. June 2, 1993 U2 and Island Records announce an extension
the band’s current contract, making U2 the
highest paid act in rock history.
July 5–6, 1993 U2 releases Zooropa, peaking at number 1 in the
US and UK.
July 17, 1993 U2 begins including live feed broadcasts from
Sarajevo into their shows.
August 11, 1993 Salman Rushdie joins U2 onstage at Wembley
Stadium in London.
September 1993 New single “Lemon” appears in limited release. November 5, 1993 Bono shoots video of “I’ve Got You Under My
Skin” with Frank Sinatra in Palm Springs, Cal-
ifornia.
November 22–23, 1993 New single “Stay (Faraway, So Close)” is released,
peaking at number 4 in the UK and US.
November 26, 1993 Adam goes on a drinking binge and misses a
concert in Sydney, Australia. Bass technician
Stuart Morgan fills in.
December 10, 1993 U2 plays last show of Zoo TV/Zooropa/
Zoomerang tours in Tokyo, Japan.
January 19, 1994 Bono inducts Bob Marley into Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame.
January 25, 1994 In the Name of the Father soundtrack is released.
Bono cowrote the title track and “You Made
Me the Thief of Your Heart.”
March 1, 1994 Bono introduces Frank Sinatra at the Gram-
mys. U2 picks up a Grammy for Best Alterna-
tive Album, Zooropa.
May 25, 1994 U2 earns the Ivor Novello Award for Interna-
tional Achievement.
September 13, 1994 Larry and Adam appear on Nanci Griffiths’
Flyer album, released on this day.
January 1995 Melon: Remixes for Propaganda is released to fan
club members.
June 5–6, 1995 New single “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill
Me” is released, peaking at number 2 in the UK
and 16 in the US.
September 12, 1995 Bono, Edge, and Brian Eno perform “Miss
Sarajevo” and “One” at Luciano Pavarotti’s
charity concert in Modena, Italy.
September 26, 1995 Bono’s version of “Hallelujah” appears on Tower
of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen.
November 6–7, 1995 Original Soundtracks 1 by Passengers, a collabo-
ration between Brian Eno and U2, is released.
December 30, 1995 Bono and Ali fly to Sarajevo for the New Year.
May 11, 1996 Bill Graham, the Irish rock journalist and old
friend of U2, dies.
May 14, 1996 Mission Impossible soundtrack is released. Larry
and Adam play on the title track.
February 3–4, 1997 New single “Discotheque” is released, peaking
at number 1 in the UK and number 10 in the
US.
March 3–4, 1997 Pop is released, debuting at number 1 in more
than 30 countries.
April 14–15, 1997 New single “Staring at the Sun” is released, peak-
ing at number 3 in the UK and 26 in the US.
April 25, 1997 U2 opens PopMart tour in Las Vegas. July 14–15, 1997 New single “Last Night on Earth” is released,
peaking at number 10 in the UK and 57 in the
US.
August 12, 1997 U2 plays first show in Poland. September 9, 1997 “I’m Not Your Baby,” U2’s collaboration with
Sinead O’Connor on The End Of Violence
soundtrack, is released.
September 23, 1997 U2 plays historic show in Sarajevo. September 30, 1997 U2 plays first show in Israel. October 20–21, 1997 New single “Please” is released, peaking at number
7 in the UK but failing to chart in the US.
December 2, 1997 U2’s security chief is seriously injured in Mex-
ico City when President Ernesto Zedillo’s sons
try to get into the concert without an invitation.
December 12, 1997 U2 plays its last U.S. PopMart show in Seattle. January 27, 1998 U2 plays Rio de Janeiro, their first South Amer-
ican show.
March 16–21, 1998 U2 plays its first concerts in South Africa and
wraps up its 11-month PopMart tour.
May 19, 1998 U2 performs in Belfast in support of the Yes
campaign for the Irish Peace Agreement.
September 29, 1998 Bono sings on Kris Franklin’s “Lean on Me”
from The Nu Nation Project.
October 19–20, 1998 A new version of “The Sweetest Thing” is
released, peaking at number 3 in the UK and 63 in
the US despite not having a commercial release.
November 2–3, 1998 U2 releases its first retrospective, U2
The Best of 1980–1990, peaking at number 1 in
the UK and 2 in the US.
February 16, 1999 Bono helps launch Jubilee 2000 campaign. March 15, 1999 Bono inducts Bruce Springsteen into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame.
September 14, 1999 Bono’s collaboration with Wyclef Jean, “New
Day,” is released.
September 23, 1999 Bono joins Bob Geldof and other members of
Jubilee 2000 to visit Pope John Paul II in the
Alban Hills outside of Rome.
October 9, 1999 Bono helps launch charity concert NetAid at
Giants Stadium in New Jersey.
February 9, 2000 Bono attend the premiere in Berlin of his film,
The Million Dollar Hotel.
March 13–14, 2000 The Million Dollar Hotel soundtrack is released. March 18, 2000 U2 and Paul McGuinness receive the Freedom
of Dublin.
July 18, 2000 U2.com opens. September 7, 2000 Bono appears with Nigerian President Oluse-
gun Obasanjo at the UN Millennium Summit
to present a petition of more than 21 million
signatures calling for debt relief.
October 9–10, 2000 U2 releases new single “Beautiful Day,” peaking
at number 1 in the UK and 21 in the US despite
not having a commercial release.
Timeline October 30, 2000 All That You Can’t Leave Behind is released,
debuting at number 1 in 32 countries and num-
ber 3 in the US.
January 29, 2001 New single “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get
Out Of ” is released in the UK, peaking at num-
ber 2.
February 21, 2001 U2 wins three Grammys: Best Rock Group,
Song of the Year for “Beautiful Day,” Record of
the Year for All That You Can’t Leave Behind.
March 24, 2001 U2 opens Elevation tour in Miami. July 20–21, 2001 Bono attends G8 Summit in Genoa, Italy, with
Bob Geldof.
August 21, 2001 Bono’s father, Bob Hewson, dies of cancer. October 10, 2001 U2 opens third leg of Elevation tour in South
Bend, Indiana.
November 19, 2001 Bono appears on “Joy” from Mick Jagger’s solo
album Goddess in the Doorway.
January 22, 2002 U2 releases EP 7, sold only through Target depart-
ment stores.
January 31, 2002 Bono attends World Economic Forum in New
York.
February 3, 2002 U2 performs at the New Orleans Super Bowl
halftime show.
February 24, 2002 Bono is on the cover of Time magazine under
the caption “Can Bono Save the World?”
February 27, 2002 U2 wins four Grammys: Best Rock Album,
Record of the Year for “Walk On,” Best Pop
song for “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get
Out Of,” Best Rock Song for “Elevation.”
May 24, 2002 Bono begins an African tour in Ghana with
U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill.
June 17, 2002 Edge and Morleigh marry in Dublin.
October 21–22, 2002 New single “Electrical Storm” is released, peak-
ing at number 4 in the UK and 77 in the US,
where there is no commercial release.
November 4–5, 2002 U2 releases The Best of 1990–2000. November 18, 2002 Bono receives Humanitarian Laureate Award
from the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
December 1, 2002 Bono opens The Heart of America tour organ-
ized by DATA on AIDS Day.
December 17, 2002 New song “The Hands That Built America”
appears on the Gangs of New York soundtrack.
January 19, 2003 “The Hands That Built America” wins Golden
Globe Award for Best Song.
February 21, 2003 Bono is honored as MusiCares 2003 Person of
the Year.
October 8, 2003 Bono is one of the featured speakers at the 2003
Global Leadership and Humanitarian Action
Awards.
November 29, 2003 Bono and Edge perform at the 46664 concert
in Cape Town, South Africa, to raise funds to
fight AIDS in Africa.
January 17, 2004 Bono is honored for his humanitarian efforts by
the King Center in Atlanta.
March 25, 2004 Rolling Stone features U2 on its cover as one of
its “immortals” of rock.
April 18, 2004 Time lists Bono as one its 100 most influential
people.
May 16, 2004 Bono helps launch DATA’s ONE Campaign. November 22–23, 2004 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is released,
debuting at number 1 in the UK and US.
February 13, 2005 U2 wins three Grammys: Best Video, Best Song,
and Best Rock Performance for “Vertigo.”
March 14, 2005 Bruce Springsteen inducts U2 into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame.
March 26, 2005 Vertigo tour opens in Los Angeles. July 2, 2005 U2 opens Live 8 with Paul McCartney. December 10, 2005 Amnesty International honors U2 with its 2005
Ambassadors of Conscience award.
December 18, 2005 Time names Bono and Bill and Melinda Gates
as their Persons of the Year.
January 25, 2006 Bono attends World Economic Forum in
Davos, Switzerland.
February 8, 2006 U2 wins five Grammys: Album of the Year,
Song of the Year for “Sometimes You Can’t
Make It on Your Own,” Best Rock Song for
“City of Blinding Lights,” Best Rock Album,
and Best Rock Group.
February 12, 2006 U2 opens fourth leg of Vertigo tour in Monter-
rey, Mexico.
May 16, 2006 Bono edits the Independent newspaper. June 16, 2006 Edge unveils a sculpture in Dublin dedicated to
Rory Gallagher.
August 29, 2006 Rogue’s Gallery is released with Bono’s version of
“A Dying Sailor to His Shipmates.”
September 22, 2006 The book U2 by U2 is released. September 25, 2006 U2 and Green Day perform a set before a Mon-
day Night Football Game at the Superdome in
New Orleans.
November 6, 2006 “The Saints Are Coming” is released. November 7, 2006 Vertigo tour kicks off in Brisbane, Australia. January 1, 2007 “Window in the Skies” is released. March 1, 2007 Bono is honored by the NAACP in Los Angeles.
March 29, 2007 Bono receives honorary British knighthood in
Dublin.
May 20, 2007 U2 3D is screened at Cannes. September 27, 2007 Bono and DATA are honored with Liberty
Medal in Philadelphia and he speaks out
against torture.
November 2007 Remastered The Joshua Tree is released. June 2008 U2’s first three albums—Boy, October, War—are
re-released.
August 2008 Portions of the new album leak on the Internet. January 2009 U2 performs at the We Are One concert held for
the inauguration of newly elected President
Barack Obama.
February 16, 2009 New single “Get on Your Boots” is released,
peaking at number 12 in the UK and 40 in the
US.
February 27, 2009 U2’s twelfth studio album, No Line on the Hori-
zon, is released, peaking at number 1 in the UK
and the US.
March 2009 Paul announces U2 360° stadium tour will
begin in the fall of 2009.
In an issue of Rolling Stone, Bono announces that a new album, Songs of Ascent, will be released in 2010.
