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“Bono said, ‘Everyone is blowing smoke up our arse, will you come watch a few shows and help us make it better?’”: Gavin Friday on how he became U2’s Creative Director

The former Virgin Prune and solo artist has been U2’s official Tell It Like It Is Correspondent since the mid-80s

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“Robert Plant said we captured the spirit of Zeppelin. I think he meant we were as debauched as they were”: The chaotic story of The Mission, the goth band who wanted to be Led Zeppelin

Sex, drugs and hanging out with former members of Led Zeppelin – The Mission proved goth was anything but doom and gloom

Louder

The Sphere: Las Vegas’ iconic new residency venue explained

Completed in September 2023, the Las Vegas sphere is a multi-billion-dollar performance venue is helping to redefine live entertainment in Sin City.

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Las Vegas Strip Sphere brings back huge rock band residency

Legendary rock band adds four more shows to its Las Vegas Sphere residency.

The Street

“The world's most authentic amp models, no UA hardware required”: Universal Audio takes its Edge-approved amp pedals to the digital realm for the first time with $299 plugins

The UAFX Dream ’65 and Ruby ’63 pedals – which The Edge used during U2's Sphere residency – have been digitized alongside the Marshall-inspired Lion ’68

Guitar World

Las Vegas Strip Sphere brings back popular rock band residency

Legendary rock band extends its residency at Sphere Las Vegas.

The Street

"You guys definitely have to be the first band into the Sphere, because this is the future": U2's live sound engineer on how he persuaded Bono and The Edge to be the Las Vegas Sphere's first resident band

"I tried my level best and I couldn't break it" Joe O'Herlihy on the prep behind U2's astounding residency

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"I went into my personal archive to see if there were any unreleased gems and I hit the jackpot": U2 announces a new 'shadow album'

The Edge reveals he found unreleased tracks from the How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb sessions

MusicRadar

Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody: ‘20,000 people were giving me the finger’

The Northern Irish frontman talks embarrassing love stories, legal run-ins and meeting royalty – both musical and literal

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The real ‘star’ of UFC 306 isn’t even a fighter

UFC president Dana White thinks Las Vegas’s Sphere could get the event ‘nominated for an Oscar, an Emmy and a Grammy’

The Independent UK

TIFF 2024: For Gen Zs and beyond, cinema is about authentic live experience

While movie premieres and A-list celebrities attract most of the attention at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the future of film is debated in the TIFF Industry conference.

The Conversation

Las Vegas Strip casino signs superstar pop group for residency

Superstar pop group has signed on for their first Las Vegas Strip residency, scheduled for February, March, and May at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas.

The Street

iPhone 16 Pro, Apple Watch Series 10 and everything Apple announced at today's Apple Event

Watch today's Apple Event right here.

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“In the indie world, you’re not meant to be successful.” Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody on dealing with superstardom after being written off as “damaged goods” by the music industry

Snow Patrol are back with their first album in six years, The Forest Is the Path. Their time in the music business has been a rollercoaster, as frontman Gary Lightbody acknowledges

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The 10 best cover versions by Smashing Pumpkins

Billy Corgan and crew's renditions of hits by U2, Hole, Fleetwood Mac, Depeche Mode, The Cure and, umm, Natalie Imbruglia

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“I was sitting in a bar and a friend came in and said, Bono from U2 just phoned my mother trying to find you.” How Depeche Mode/Nine Inch Nails producer Flood got to work with U2, and why working with Brian Eno made him “reappraise everything”

When U2 came calling for British recording engineer Mark 'Flood' Ellis, he assumed it was an April Fool's joke

MusicRadar

“After all these years, I get to see a U2 show”: The Edge in the director’s chair for new U2 concert film

The Edge directs new U2 concert film

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Las Vegas Strip casino brings back sensational singer residency

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The biggest rock tour of all time has officially been confirmed - and it's Coldplay's Music Of The Spheres world tour

According to new data, Coldplay's latest tour has officially surpassed the likes of U2, The Rolling Stones and Elton John

The Street

Las Vegas Strip Sphere closes legendary rock band residency

Guitar World

“There were only two or three of those guitars created. Edge brought back what he had been working on and they smushed it all together”: How The Edge's guitar parts – and an ultra-rare modded Fender – helped save one of U2’s biggest hits

The Edge crafted his now-iconic lead lines on a uniquely modded Fender, and helped resurrect a song that was destined for the scrap heap

The Street

Las Vegas Strip casino signs superstar pop singer residency

Superstar singer is finalizing an agreement to return to the Las Vegas Strip for another residency.

The Street

Iconic performer ending Las Vegas Strip residency (maybe for good)

The artist has been one of the Strip's biggest draws. Unlike Lady Gaga, she may not be coming back anytime soon.

Guitar World

“An extra-reliable wireless experience for even the most nomadic of musicians”: Xvive has upgraded its flagship affordable wireless system, so how does it stack up next to challengers from Fender and Positive Grid?

The instrument wireless system market is rapidly expanding and now Xvive has given its flagship product some choice upgrades to help the A58 standout

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Video Case Study: U.K.'s Historic Half Moon Gets Modern Sound

From the Stones to U2, the 220-cap venue Half Moon has hosted some of the biggest names over the last 60-plus years.

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