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U2 on Schedule for 2013 Release

Chad Childers — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 13:00:46 +0000

Pretty much since the early part of promotion for the ‘No Line on the Horizon’ album, U2 has hinted that there’s a wealth of material that could result in multiple projects, but so far there’s been no mention of an actual release date. However, the band’s U.K. label Mercury Records let it slip that the [...]

U2 Bassist Adam Clayton's Former Aide Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Embezzlement

Chad Childers — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 13:00:54 +0000

U2 bassist Adam Clayton has received justice. The musician wasn’t in court at the time of sentencing, but his former assistant Carol Hawkins received a seven-year prison term in relation to her embezzlement of funds from the musician. The Dublin jury recently unanimously found her guilty of embezzling more the $3.6 million from Clayton.

U2 Bassist Adam Clayton's Former Assistant Found Guilty of Stealing $3.5 Million

Chad Childers — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 14:30:37 +0000

U2 bassist Adam Clayton is finally seeing justice in action as his former personal assistant Carol Hawkins has been found guilty of embezzlement. A Dublin jury ruled in the musician’s favor after evidence was presented that Hawkins had run up a £2.2 million (roughly $3.5 million U.S.) on him. In total, the Dublic Circuit Court [...]

U2′s Bono Goes to Hospital for Routine Checkup, Not Chest Pains

Chris M. Junior — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 05:45:14 +0000

Last year, Bono‘s emergency back surgery in Germany had the U2 fan base worried about his welfare.

There was an entirely different kind of concern for Bono over the weekend, when reports circulated that he was treated for chest pains last week at a hospital in Monaco. U2 fans can rest easy, though: It was just a routine checkup, according to a spokeswoman for the 51-year-old singer.

U2 Plans Deluxe Reissues of 'Achtung Baby' and 'Zooropa'

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:00:15 +0000

Believe it or not, it’s been 20 years since U2 released its landmark album ‘Achtung Baby’ — and the band is preparing to celebrate with a newly expanded version.

The band isn’t stopping its vault-purging there, either – Rolling Stone reports that there are also plans for a deluxe edition of U2′s ‘Achtung’ follow-up, ‘Zooropa,’ all part of a wider campaign that will see the songs repackaged in a number of formats.

NHL Player Picks Up Hitchhiking Bono in Canada

Amory Gritta — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:53:13 +0000

Edmonton Oilers' center Gilbert Brule could have sworn he saw U2 frontman Bono hitchhiking on the side of a Canadian road Tuesday.

Kelsey Nichols, his girlfriend and the driver of the car that had allegedly just whizzed past the rock icon, had her