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U2 pay heartfelt tribute to Shane MacGowan following his death aged 65: 'His songs were perfect'

A number of celebrities have paid tribute to the late Irish singer following his passing

Evening Standard

Shane MacGowan, Pogues singer who made Irish music punk, dies at 65

Songwriter’s bittersweet ballad ‘Fairytale of New York’ has become a modern Christmas standard.

Chicago Sun-Times

“We are turning the amps on... This will be Songs For Fighting!" U2 on the “unreasonable” guitar-heavy record they want to make next

Looking to come back with a bang, the next U2 album will be approached "with some petrol and some matches" according to frontman Bono

Louder

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"Where menace meets magic": 6 legendary albums recorded at the iconic Hansa Tonstudio in Berlin

Bowie, Iggy, Bono, Stipe, Depeche and Sylvian all recorded their master works there. Thankfully not all together.

MusicRadar

Lady Gaga makes surprise appearance at U2's Las Vegas show

The singer performed Shallow, All I Want Is You and I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For with the band on Wednesday night

Evening Standard

Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates-backed billion dollar business closes

The company tackled a huge problem and was helping make it better, but that was not enough (even with Bono and Edge of U2 as investors).

The Street

U2 announce extra gigs at Las Vegas Sphere

$2.3bn venue opened last month

The Independent UK

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Celebrities And Organizations Rally In Support Of Israel As Hamas Attacks Draw Condemnation

Stars like Bono, Mark Hamill, and Madonna express solidarity with Israel, while Mia Khalifa faces backlash for controversial comments.

Zenger

U2 honour ‘beautiful kids’ killed in Israel’s Supernova festival attack with changed Pride lyrics

Irish rock band referred to those who lost their lives as ‘stars of David’ in rewritten lyrics of their song ‘Pride (In the Name of Love)’

The Independent UK

U2 change lyrics to Pride to honour ‘beautiful kids’ killed at Israeli music festival

During Las Vegas show, Bono says ‘in the light of what’s happened in Israel and Gaza, a song about non-violence seems somewhat ridiculous’

The Guardian - AU

U2 changes song lyrics to honour hundreds of victims killed in Israel music festival massacre

Irish rock band referred to those who lost their lives as ‘stars of David’ in rewritten lyrics of their song ‘Pride (In the Name of Love)’

The Independent UK

Has Giants coach Brian Daboll gone from Bono to Bozo?

New York Giants owner John Mara warned that Brian Daboll could go from Bono to Bozo quickly, and that prophecy is inching closer to reality.

USA Today Sports Media Group

U2 at the Madison Square Gardens Sphere in Las Vegas review: this could be the greatest show on earth

With the largest LED screen in the world, the Sphere has bells, whistles and everything in between. It cost more than $2 billion and you can see every dollar

Evening Standard

U2 concert uses stunning visuals to open massive Sphere venue in Las Vegas

Two helicopters zoomed through the starlit skies before producing spotlights over a Las Vegas desert and U2 frontman Bono, who kneeled to ground while singing “Vertigo.”

The Independent UK

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Can’t get her out of my head: The enduring mystery of Kylie Minogue

As a child, Kate Solomon was turned towards crime by the ‘Padam Padam’ singer. Thirty years on, she asks, what do we really know about the elusive pop star?

The Independent UK

Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner apologises after claiming Black and female artists aren’t ‘articulate’ enough for his book

Wenner’s interview collection ‘The Masters’ features conversations with white, male musicians such as John Lennon and Bono

Louder

“David Bowie kidnapped us!”: the unlikely story of Joe Elliott, Bono, Bowie, a hijacked taxicab and the most unlikely version of Happy Birthday ever

When a starstruck Joe Elliott met David Bowie at a party at Bono’s house, he didn’t expect to be accused of kidnapping Ziggy Stardust

The Guardian - UK

The Guinness heir who became the ‘saviour’ of traditional Irish songs

Arts patron Garech Browne is the subject of a new book that hails him as a cultural rescuer who helped preserve Ireland’s folk tunes and poems

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The Independent UK

Manchester City’s Super Cup victory shows that Cole Palmer is a gem to be treasured

Manchester City 1-1 Sevilla (5-4 pens): Nemanja Gudelj missed the decisive penalty as City won the Uefa Super Cup

The Independent UK

Bono and Bob Geldof among mourners as ‘beloved’ Sinead O’Connor laid to rest

The life of the singer was celebrated at a private ceremony.

MusicRadar

Add some Edge to your rhythm guitar with four unusual chords from U2 songs

Pride (In The Name Of Badd4)

Louder

Inside the lost Tony Visconti-produced U2 album that never was

Bowie producer Tony Visconti thought he'd get a crack at working with U2 on their upcoming record, before he was ghosted by Bono and co.

The Guardian - UK

Football quiz: how much do you remember about World Cup 2022?

It’s been six months since the strangest World Cup of all. Test your recall of those long nights, giant stadiums and weird speeches

Dublin Live

Ireland AM's Muireann O’Connell recalls hilarious meeting with Bono

Muireann explained how she was out with her friends in a Kerry pub when they ran into the U2 frontman

Dublin Live

Bono has Hollywood star Tom Hanks staying with him in plush Dublin mansion

Instead of staying in a hotel, he accepted an invite to stay at the Dalkey pad of Bono, 63

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