U2 to start world tour in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina in spring 2027
Announcement comes as U2 gear up to release new album Carnaval De Luz
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Bono has failed to give the Irish public any of the things we demand of our stars
We still don’t know what to make of our most famous person – that’s some achievement
Bono’s daughter Jordan Joy Hewson on music and growing up in Dublin: ‘No one was expecting a record from me’
Bono’s eldest child has decided to go into the family business
How Cathal Coughlan and The Fatima Mansions made one of Ireland’s greatest rock songs
Filled with regret after the demise of his forerunner band Microdisney, the Cork songwriter brought all his wrath to bear on Blues for Ceaușescu, a prescient warning about western complacency
Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman strive for balance on Drumcree. But it’s a strain
Radio: On Newstalk, the Hard Shoulder host strains for balance during grim events in the North, while Andrea Gilligan hears an unorthodox voice on Lunchtime Live
Joy Division: Eternal review – A buttoned-down band unbowed, unravelled and gloriously unleashed
This €124 box set is not the best place for the Joy curious to start. But it is a stunning testament to the greatness of the Manchester four-piece
From Madison Square Garden to Yankee Stadium, U2 left an indelible sporting footprint in the US
Dave Hannigan: Work ethic of a showband is why U2 broke America in a way that proved beyond so many of their British contemporaries
Bono compares Israeli minister’s comments on Gaza to Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler
Itamar Ben-Gvir retorts with angry X post and AI-generated video showing Gazan refugees leaving the war-torn strip for Ireland
Schools of rock: Denis McClean on the fifth member of U2 – the fans
Mount Temple may have produced a U2, but my school, St Paul’s in Raheny, produced a Gerry Ryan and a Marty Whelan
Is Ireland still a place ‘open to everything except for God’?
Public professions of faith induce a kind of culture cringe in post-Catholic Ireland. But when someone like Katie Taylor tells us what they believe, the least we can do is listen
Bono on U2’s first days, 50 years ago: ‘Edge and Larry could play. Adam and myself were bluffing’
U2 talk about the truth behind their now legendary origin story at Mount Temple school in Dublin, what has kept them together since 1976, and their new album
U2 play special gigs at Mount Temple Comprehensive and Grafton Street to mark 50th anniversary
Bono, Larry, Edge and Adam return to former school - where drummer stuck up a note ‘seeking bandmates’ - half a century after first rehearsal
U2 fans treated to surprise Dublin street performance to mark 50th anniversary
U2 perform from Bewley’s balcony for fans from around the world who made pilgrimage to Dublin to mark band’s 50th anniversary
Latest poll numbers show neither Government nor Opposition all that popular with electorate
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
U2 are sometimes dismissed as do-gooders, but the last 50 years have proven it is no act
Macklemore’s dismissal from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour is a sign of how supine the modern music industry has become
U2, born this day 50 years ago: ‘I was there. I witnessed the first spark’
Ivan McCormick attended that first rehearsal in Larry Mullen’s kitchen aged 13. His Teisco Stratocaster was the most advanced guitar in the room
The Irish Times view on U2 at 50: drummer finds musicians
Band went on to become one of the most successful in rock history, and the biggest ever to emerge from Ireland
U2’s new album Carnaval de Luz features Dolly Parton and Bono duet
Carnaval De Luz is U2’s first album in nine years. It’s nice to have them back
U2 podcast: Drummer Seeks Musicians - the story of how U2 began
Róisín Ingle uncovers the making of Ireland’s biggest band
Bono: ‘The new U2 album is called …’
Story Lines – the home of audio storytelling from The Irish Times
Drummer Seeks Musicians, part two: Band of Brothers
Story Lines – the home of audio storytelling from The Irish Times
Drummer Seeks Musicians: the untold story of how Ireland’s biggest band was born
Story Lines – the home of audio storytelling from The Irish Times
‘It was like Moses coming down from the mountain’: John Coltrane and the creation of A Love Supreme
The jazz great John Coltrane was born 100 years ago next week. Musicians around the world are marking the saxophonist’s centenary
Drummer Seeks Musicians: Listen to a trailer for our new podcast about the origins of U2
From Mount Temple Comprehensive on Dublin’s northside to the world stage, this is the story of how U2 began
Denise Chaila: ‘People can take advantage of you when you don’t know what you want’
The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle
Maeve Binchy and U2 to feature on new commemorative coins
Central Bank announces latest in series which has previously included Bram Stoker and Luke Kelly
Guggi review: No doubting sincerity of Bono’s feelings for artist friend
Guggi makes for decent company in doc by Ian Thuillier, who also profiled Gavin Friday and Rory Gallagher
TV guide: the best new shows to watch this week
Highlights include In Time, Van der Valk and A Day in May
William Orbit: Music producer for Madonna, U2 and more dies aged 69
Orbit was most famous for his collaboration with Madonna on her 1998 album Ray of Light
Montebello House developer appeals rejection of Killiney apartment plan
Proposal for three-storey block of 32 apartments had drawn ire of Ali Hewson and other local residents
A trip to Malahide felt exotic and adventurous so I left for the dentist in plenty of time
I’ve lived in the north inner city for more than 20 years, but the joke in my family is that culturally and spiritually I remain a southsider
Slane concert memories: ‘Maybe it’s nostalgia, but this was simply a magical day’
Readers’ stories from 45 years of Slane concerts from Queen and R.E.M to Springsteen and the Chillis
Slane Castle memories: Did you rock out to David Bowie, R.E.M. or Harry Styles?
Share your story: What are your best memories of the Co Meath venue?
All that jazz: Denis McClean on a unique project in Sligo that hits all the right notes
The Sligo Jazz Project was started 20 years ago by Eddie Lee from Sligo rock band Those Nervous Animals
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