The Edge

Just the 62 years it took. U2’s The Edge has finally become an Irish citizen 62 years after he and his family moved to Ireland. The 63-year-old was originally born in Barkin, Essex in London and was the second child of Welsh parents Garvin and Gwenda Evans. Soon after his birth his father moved to […]

Just the 62 years it took. U2’s The Edge has finally become an Irish citizen 62 years after he and his family moved to Ireland. The 63-year-old was originally born in Barkin, Essex in London and was the second child of Welsh parents Garvin and Gwenda Evans. Soon after his birth his father moved to […]

8 months ago

Bono and The Edge’s Tiny Desk choir admit they weren’t aware of U2

NPR’s famous Tiny Desk has seen many stars grace its tiny stage. For the first time, the two legendary musicians Bono and The Edge popped by the studio to perform some stripped-down classics to celebrate their new album Songs of Surrender. “Popped by” is probably not the phrase to use however, as it turns out […]

NPR’s famous Tiny Desk has seen many stars grace its tiny stage. For the first time, the two legendary musicians Bono and The Edge popped by the studio to perform some stripped-down classics to celebrate their new album Songs of Surrender. “Popped by” is probably not the phrase to use however, as it turns out […]

3 years ago

All 40 tracks that will be included on U2’s new album, Songs of Surrender

Some absolute bangers in there. U2 are set to release ‘a collection of 40 seminal’ tracks from their back catalogue, on Friday March 17. The idea behind Songs of Surrender is Bono, Edge, Larry Mullen and Adam Clayton going back, over two years, to re-record and re-imagine some of their best-known tracks and personal favourites. […]

Some absolute bangers in there. U2 are set to release ‘a collection of 40 seminal’ tracks from their back catalogue, on Friday March 17. The idea behind Songs of Surrender is Bono, Edge, Larry Mullen and Adam Clayton going back, over two years, to re-record and re-imagine some of their best-known tracks and personal favourites. […]

3 years ago

U2 performing The Joshua Tree in Seattle was Ireland’s greatest band at their very best

The Edge

Transported back to Finglas in the 1980s

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Edgy stuff this