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U2 Lists: Top 10 Career-Defining Moments

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Jimmy

[Ed. note: This is the 35th in a "U2 Lists" series, where @U2 staffers pick a topic and share their personal rankings on something U2-related.]
Most successful bands at some point have a moment in their career when they ask, “What’s next? Where d… Continue reading »

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A Conversation with Catherine Owens

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Jimmy

As part of our celebration of the 20th anniversary of Achtung Baby, we published a Q-&-A with Catherine Owens, who directed U23D, the groundbreaking live concert 3-D film that U2 released in 2008 following the Vertigo tour. She continues to work w… Continue reading »

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U2 360 Takes Billboard’s Top Tour of 2011

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Jimmy

To the surprise of absolutely no one, U2 360 was named the Top Tour of 2011 in Billboard magazine’s year-end review. During Billboard’s reporting year, which runs from November 2010 to November 2011, U2 360 played 44 shows, sold 2,887,972 tickets and … Continue reading »

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U2 wins twice at Billboard Touring Awards

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Jimmy

U2 was a double-winner at the Billboard Touring Awards tonight in New York City. The U2 360 tour won the Top Tour and Top Draw awards. The first is for the highest-grossing tour of the year; the second is for the most tickets sold. As far as we know, … Continue reading »

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U2 Nominated for Billboard Touring Awards

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Jimmy

U2 is in the running for a few honors next week at the 2011 Billboard Touring Awards. The U2 360 tour is one of three finalists for both the Top Tour and Top Draw awards. The first is based on gross sales and the second is based on attendance. In both… Continue reading »

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U22: New U2.com Members-Only CD

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Jimmy

U2.com Members Will Choose The U2 360 Live Songs Included U2.com has announced U22, the latest release for paid members who join or renew their subscription for 2011/2012. U22 will be a 22-song, double-CD set with live songs that U2 performed during th… Continue reading »

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Capturing 360 Photo Contest: And the winners are…

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Jimmy

@U2 readers submitted nearly 300 photos for our Capturing 360 photo contest and our staff had the very difficult job of sorting through some outstanding pictures from all over the globe. It was great to read many heart-warming stories about special mo… Continue reading »

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Willie Williams Talks About Next U2 Tour

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Jimmy

In a new interview with Live Design magazine, Willie Williams says there’s already been some discussion about U2′s future tour plans. And perhaps quite wisely, it sounds like no one has any intention of trying to outdo the size and scope of U2 360:
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U2 360 Photo Book Coming in 2012

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Jimmy

British GQ editor Dylan Jones confirmed for @U2 that he is writing the text to accompany a big book of photographs from U2′s record-setting 360 tour, due out from Random House in late 2012. The photographs are by Ralph Larmann, who captured many of th… Continue reading »

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Now Open: U2 360 Photo Contest!

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Jimmy

We know there are a lot of great photographers in our readership, and that means there were also a lot of great photos from the U2 360 tour. It won’t be easy, but we’re looking to find the best photo out there in our U2 360 Photo Contest that’s now op… Continue reading »

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