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Everybody has heard of U2,

a band with an incredible
career trajectory,

a charismatic front man,

and hundreds of thousands
of dedicated fans.

Their longevity have
led many to regard them

as one of the biggest bands in the world.

We were a band in a
sense as a band of brothers

before we were a successful musical thing.

So, those early friendships
and that regard for one another

stood us in very good stead,

and I think, it's given us something

that a lot of bands don't have.

They have sold in
excess of 170 million records

and are still producing
and writing new music.

Setting records with their
music sales and award wins,

U2 have never struggled
to maintain popularity

with their fans and audiences alike.

Initially rooted in post-punk,

U2's musical style has evolved
throughout their career,

but has maintained an anthemic quality

built on Bono's expressive vocals

and the Edge's
effects-based guitar sounds.

U2 have released 14 studio albums

and are one of the world's
best-selling music artists.

They have won 22 Grammy Awards,
more than any other band,

and were inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

as soon as they were eligible.

Their rise from small town Irish kids

to selling out stadiums worldwide.

There was no doubt, U2 have
solidified their own legacy

before they've even retired
from the music industry.

Back in 1976, Larry Mullen
Jr., then a 14-year-old pupil

at Mount Temple Comprehensive
School in Dublin,

posted a note on the
school bulletin board,

looking for musicians to join
him in creating a new band.

Six people responded to his note

and met at his house on
the 25th of September.

Set up in the kitchen, Larry was joined

by Paul "Bono" Hewson,
David "the Edge" Evans,

and his older brother, Dick Evans,

Adam Clayton, Ivan
McCormick, and Peter Martin.

Larry Mullen later described
it as the Larry Mullen Band

for about 10 minutes, then Bono walked in

and blew any chances he
had of being incharge.

Within the first couple
of weeks of meeting,

Ivan and Peter dropped out,

leaving the remaining five to
settle on the name 'Feedback',

and begin covering songs,

which they have since admitted,
was not their strong point.

Initially called 'Feedback',
and then 'The Hype',

the band continued to perform
around their local area

and built a good reputation.

The band changed their
name to 'U2' in March 1978,

after briefly being known as 'The Hype'.

That same month, they won a talent show

in Limerick, Ireland,

winning the prize of 500 pounds

and the chance to record a
demo record for CBS, Ireland.

Within a few days after this win,

Dick Evans was phased out of the group

and the remaining members
became a four man band,

the U2 we know today.

The group consists of Bono,
lead vocals and rhythm guitar,

the Edge, lead guitar,
keyboards and backing vocals,

Adam Clayton, bass guitar,

and Larry Mullen Jr, drums and percussion.

Irish magazine "Hot
Press" were influential

in shaping the future for U2.

In addition to being one
of their earliest allies,

it also introduced them
to Paul McGuinness,

who agreed to become
their manager in May 1978.

McGuinness booked demo
sessions for the band

and sought to get them a record deal.

The band continued to build
their fan base across Ireland.

In August 1978, U2
recorded a three track EP

at Windmill Lane Studios,

and the following month,
their EP "Three" was released,

selling all 1,000 copies

of its limited edition 12-inch
vinyl almost immediately.

The band finally got a record deal

when A&R representative for Island Records

was attending one of their
performances in Dublin

and offered to sign them to the label.

The following month, the
band signed a four-year,

four-album deal with the label.

Their first international
single, "11 O'clock Tick Tock,"

was released in May 1980,
however, it failed to chart.

♪ A painted face ♪

♪ And I know we haven't long ♪

♪ We thought that we have the answers ♪

♪ It was the questions we had wrong ♪

♪ I hear the children crying ♪

♪ And I know it's time to go ♪

From July to September of this year,

the band recorded their
first album, titled "Boy,"

at Windmill Lane Studios.

"Boy" was released in October 1980,

receiving positive reviews from critics.

The album peaked at number
52 in the UK charts.

The album release was followed
up with their first tour

of continental Europe
and the United States.

Despite being unpolished,

these early live performances

demonstrated the band's potential,

as critics complimented their ambition

and Bono's enthusiasm on stage.

The album included the band's first songs

to receive airplay on US radio,

including the single "I Will Follow,"

which reached number 20 on
the Top Tracks rock chart.

♪ I walk away, walk away, I will follow ♪

♪ If you walk away, walk
away, I walk away, walk away ♪

♪ I will follow ♪

The band face several challenges

in writing their second album, "October".

On an otherwise successful
American leg of the "Boy" tour,

Bono's briefcase containing
in progress lyrics

and musical ideas was lost backstage

during a March 1981 performance

at a nightclub in Portland, Oregon.

The band had limited time
to write new music on tour

and in July, began a two
month recording session

at Windmill Lane Studios,
largely unprepared,

forcing Bono to improvise lyrically.

"October's" lead single,
"Fire," was released in July

and was U2's first song
to chart in the UK.

Despite securing the band an appearance

on UK television program
"Top of the Pops,"

the single fell in the charts afterwards.

♪ Falling, falling ♪

♪ The sun is burning black ♪

♪ Falling falling ♪

♪ It's beating on my back ♪

♪ With a fire, fire ♪

♪ Ooh, fire, fire ♪

♪ Falling, falling ♪

"October" was released in October 1981

and contained overtly spiritual themes.

The album received mixed
reviews and limited radio play,

and although it debuted
at number 11 in the UK,

it sold poorly elsewhere.

The single "Gloria" was U2's first song

to have its music video played on MTV,

generating excitement for the band

during the "October" tour of 1981 to 1982,

in areas where the television
channel was available.

♪ I try to stand up, but
I can't find my feet ♪

♪ I try, I try to speak up ♪

♪ But only in you I'm complete ♪

♪ Gloria ♪

♪ in te domine ♪

During the tour, U2 met Dutch
photographer, Anton Corbijn,

who became their principal photographer,

and has had a major influence

on their vision and public image.

U2 were disappointed by
their lack of progress

by the end of the "October" tour.

Having run out of money
and feeling unsupported

by the record label, the
group committed to improving.

Adam Clayton recalled that
there was a firm resolve

to come out of the box
fighting with the next record.

U2's third studio album, "War,"

was released in February 1983.

It was the band's first
commercial success,

debuting at number 1 in the UK

while reaching number 12 in the US.

"War" was lyrically more political

than their first two records,

focusing on the physical and
emotional effects of warfare.

"War's" lead single, "New Year's Day,"

was released on the 1st of January, 1983.

It reached number 10 in the UK

and became the group's
first hit outside of Europe.

In the US, it received
extensive radio coverage

and peaked at number 53.

♪ On New Year's Day ♪

♪ On New Year's Day ♪

♪ I will be with you again ♪

♪ I will be with you again ♪

"The Unforgettable Fire",
their fourth album,

was released in October,
1984 and was, at the time,

the band's most marked change
in direction, musically.

The album reached number 1 in the UK.

The lead single, "Pride,
In The Name Of Love,"

written about civil rights movement leader

Martin Luther Ling Jr.,

was the band's biggest hit to that point

and was their first song
to chart in the US top 40.

♪ One man come and go ♪

♪ One man come he to justify ♪

♪ One man to overthrow ♪

♪ In the name of love ♪

♪ What more in the name of love ♪

♪ In the name of love ♪

In 1984, Bono took part in the recording

of "Do They Know It's
Christmas?" a song written

by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in reaction

to television reports of
the 1983 famine in Ethiopia.

The song was first
recorded in a single day,

on the 25th of November, 1984,

by Band Aid, a supergroup put
together by Geldof and Ure

and consisting mainly
of the biggest British

and Irish musical acts at the time.

The single was released
in the United Kingdom

on the 3rd of December, 1984,

and aided by considerable publicity,

it entered the UK
singles chart at number 1

and stayed there for five weeks,

becoming the Christmas number 1 of 1984.

"Do They Know It's Christmas?"

has been re-recorded three times,

in 1989, 2004, and 2014.

Bono appeared again in
two of the re-recordings,

in 2004 and 2014.

♪ And the Christmas
bells that ring there ♪

♪ Are the clanging chimes of doom ♪

♪ Well tonight thank God
it's them instead of you ♪

Bono, your
famous line, it's changed to,

"Well tonight we're reaching
out and touching you."

Is it still gonna be
your line come tomorrow?

I think so. I think that's the plan.

I just feel really embarrassed to be late

and not having a lot of luck
airplanes at the moment.

It was fog, so our plane was wrecked.

We'd never be late, never
keep Bob late, never.

Can you believe

that you're recording
this again 30 years on

from the original and it's
still being used to raise money

for the people in Africa?

Look, we've been trying
to make this kind of event

a thing of the past, you know.

We want to make Band Aid history.

And yeah, for quite some time.

And if every country had
the values of Great Britain

and kept the promises they make

at these big G8 meetings and the like,

we wouldn't have to be standing here.

You know, it's not a failure

of Great Britain,

but outside of this country,
we have a lot of work to do

in getting people to keep their promises.

How do you feel emotionally

about taking part in this today?

Of course, 30 years after you did

the original Band Aid single.

As I say, I just wish, in a
way, we didn't have to do this

and there will come a time when we won't

and that will be great,

and it'll be great not to
see the same old faces.

This is what I'm excited
about today is sort of

"Star Trek: The Next Generation."

You know, I'd be happy just
to stand in the background

and wave, actually.

And how do
you feel about performing

alongside all these other stars,

many of whom weren't even born

when the original single was done?

What a depressing thought!

No, they're great. There's so brilliant.

Ed Sheeran, amazing, Ellie Goulding.

Those are great people.

All the re-recordings

were also charity records.

The 1989 and 2004 versions
also provided money

for famine relief, while
the 2014 version was used

to raise funds for the
Ebola crisis in West Africa.

All three of these versions
also reached number 1

in the UK, with the 1989 and 2004 versions

also becoming the Christmas number ones

for their respective years.

On the 13th of July, 1985,

the group performed at
the Live Aid concert

at Wembley Stadium for
Ethiopian famine relief

before a crowd of 72,000 fans

and a worldwide television
audience of 1.5 billion people.

The performance was
regarded as a pivotal event

in the band's career.

British newspaper "The
Guardian" cited Live Aid

as the moment that U2 stars,

and included their performance

on a list of 50 key
events in rock history.

♪ If I could through myself ♪

♪ Set your spirit free ♪

♪ I'd lead your heart away ♪

♪ See you break, break away ♪

♪ Into the light ♪

♪ And to the day ♪

For their fifth album, "The Joshua Tree,"

the band wanted to build

on the unforgettable "Fire's" textures,

but instead of out-of-focus
experimentation,

they sought a harder-hitting sound

within the limitation of
conventional song structures.

"The Joshua Tree" was
released in March, 1987.

The album juxtaposes antipathy
towards US foreign policy

against the group's deep
fascination with the country,

its open spaces, freedom, and ideals.

The album went to number
1 in over 20 countries,

including the UK, where it
received a platinum certification

in 48 hours and sold 235,000
copies in its first week,

making it the fastest seller

in British chart history at the time.

In the US, it spent nine
consecutive weeks at number 1.

The album included the hit
singles "With Or Without You",

"I Still Haven't Found
What I'm Looking For,"

and "Where The Streets Have No Name,"

the first two of which became

the group's only number
one hits in the US.

♪ I was cold as a stone ♪

♪ But I still haven't found ♪

♪ What I'm looking for ♪

♪ But I still haven't found ♪

♪ What I'm looking for ♪

♪ Through the storm, we reach the shore ♪

♪ You give it all but I want more ♪

♪ And I'm waiting for you ♪

♪ With or without you ♪

♪ With or without you, oh ♪

♪ I can't live ♪

♪ With or without you ♪

The album

and its songs received four
Grammy award nominations,

winning for album of the year
and best rock performance

by a duo or group with vocal.

In October, 1988, the group
released "Rattle and Hum",

a double album and theatrically
released documentary film

that captured the band's experiences

with American roots music
on "The Joshua Tree" tour.

The record featured nine studio tracks

and six live U2 performances.

During the last performance of the tour

promoting the album, before
a hometown crowd in Dublin,

Bono said on stage that it was
the end of something for U2,

and that they had to go away
and just dream it all up again.

They began work on their 7th studio album,

"Achtung Baby" at Berlin's
Hamza studios inn October, 1990.

The sessions were fraught with conflict,

as the band argued over
their musical direction

and the quality of their material.

Weeks of tension and slow
progress nearly prompted the group

to break up until they made a breakthrough

with the improvised
writing of the song, "One".

♪ You got someone to blame ♪

♪ You say, one love, one life ♪

♪ When it's one need in the night ♪

♪ One love, we get to share it ♪

♪ Leaves you baby, if
you don't care for it. ♪

They returned
to Dublin in 1991,

where morale improved

and the majority of the
album was completed.

"Achtung Baby" was
released in November, 1991.

The album represented a change in musical

and thematic direction for the group.

The shift was one of their most dramatic

since the "Unforgettable Fire".

Commercially and critically,

it has been one of the band's
most successful albums.

It produced five hits singles,

including "The Fly",
"Mysterious Ways" and "One",

and it was a crucial part

of the band's early 1990s re-invention.

♪ A man will beg ♪

♪ A man will crawl ♪

♪ On the sheer face of love ♪

♪ Like a fly on a wall ♪

♪ It's no secret at all ♪

In 1993, "Achtung Baby"
won the Grammy award

for best rock performance by
a duo or group with vocal.

Like "The Joshua Tree",

many publications have cited the record

as one of rock's greatest.

In June, 1993, U2 signed
a long-term six album deal

to remain with island records.

The following month, the
group released a new album,

"Zooropa", initially intended to be an EP,

"Zooropa" ultimately evolved
into a full length album.

It was an even greater musical
departure for the group,

delving further into electronic,
industrial and dance music.

Although, the commercially
successful "Zooropa",

won the Grammy award

for best alternative music album in 1994,

the band regard it with mixed feelings

as they felt it was more of an interlude.

Over the next couple of years,

U2 released another two
albums, "Pop" in 1997,

and "All That You Can't
Leave Behind" in 2000.

"All that you can leave
behind" debuted at number 1

in 32 countries and
sold 12 million copies.

It's lead single "Beautiful
day" was a worldwide hit.

♪ You could lend a hand ♪

♪ In return for grace ♪

♪ It's a beautiful day ♪

♪ Sky falls, you feel like ♪

♪ It's a beautiful day ♪

♪ Don't let it get away ♪

♪ You're on the road ♪

♪ But you've got no destination ♪

The song won Grammy awards
for best rock performance

by a duo or group, song of the year,

and record of the year.

On the 3rd of February, 2002,

U2 performed during the
Superbowl 36 halftime show.

In a tribute to those who died

in the September 11th attacks,

the victim's names were
projected onto a backdrop,

and at the end, Bono opened his jacket

to reveal an American flag in the lining.

Later that month, U2 received
four additional Grammy awards.

"All That You Can't Leave
Behind" won best rock album,

while "Walk on" was
named record of the year,

marking the first time an
artist had won the latter award

in consecutive years for
songs from the same album.

Looking for a harder hitting rock sound

than that of "All That
You Can't Leave Behind,

U2 began recording
their 11th studio album,

"How to dismantle an atomic
bomb" in February, 2003.

Released in November, 2004,

"How to dismantle an atomic
bomb" received favorable reviews

from critics.

The album featured
lyrics touching on life,

death, love, war, faith, and family.

It reached number 1 in 30 countries,

including the US where first week sales

of 840,000 copies nearly doubled those

of "All That You Can't Leave Behind",

setting a personal best for the band.

Overall it sold 9 million copies globally.

In 2006, U2 released a
concert film "U2 3D",

which was the world's first
live action, digital 3D film.

3D technology is relatively new,

and I haven't seen any
of the other 3D films

that are out at the moment yet,

but certainly watching it
gives you a real perspective

of being in the audience
and seeing a real U2 show.

You know, what's nice about it is instead

of it being cut like a
video or a concert film

where a lot of fast
cuts, it's a lot slower,

so you get the overall feel of the band.

Oh, it's a concert film.

And I'm in it with my
friends, Bono ad on Larry.

And it's a 3D film.

And hopefully, it's gonna rock the house.

We'll find out.

How did
you come with the idea?

Well, it wasn't our
idea, I mean, Catherine,

our director came to us
with a project and she said,

"it's gonna hopefully
be a great record of,

you know, U2 playing at their best".

So, we signed up and
I think she was right.

If nothing else, it is a great record

of what we did during that
time in South America.

They also released
an autobiography in 2006,

titled "U2 by U2".

Oh, there is one enormous ego.

And it's not mine, it's
sort of, it's a shared one.

it's just in four pieces.

And no one cares who wins
an argument in our band,

as long as you know, the song
is better, the show is better.

That's really it.

It's kind of not, not that complicated.

Our sort of, uber ego that we have

as a band is bigger than
our individual ones.

And I think, a lot of bands
that started out with us

that was not the case.

There were probably more
talented people around,

who never just figured that one out.

You talk in the book actually

about needing the adulation of the fans

and getting a massive buzz of that.

There are a lot of fans here today.

What is your relationship with your fans?

Well, we have the
best fans in the world.

They've got the best taste in music.

They really recognize intelligent, smart,

Tall.

And how handsome we are.

But, to be serious for a second, I think,

our fans are really smart and
they really pay attention,

and over the years what's
been incredible for us is

to see how we might get
stumbled into something,

get involved with something.

But it's our fans who actually
really make a difference.

You know, what I mean.

Also in 2006,
Bono founded the company,

"Product Red", along with Bobby
Shriver of the ONE Campaign.

The company seeks to
engage the private sector

in raising awareness and funds
to help eliminate HIV AIDS

in eight African countries.

So many people, six and
a half thousand every day,

dying of this preventable,
treatable disease in Africa.

It's astonishing and we're
losing the war against AIDS,

and this is gonna help turn it around.

It has several
licensed partnerships

with mainstream companies,
such as Apple, Starbucks,

and Converse.

As part of a new business model,

each partner company creates a product

with the "Product Red" logo.

All of the funds generated
by Red partners and events go

to global fund programs
that provide medical care

and support services

for people affected by
HIV AIDS, in Africa.

No overhead is taken by
either Red or the global fund.

Red is the largest private
sector donor to the global fund

and has generated over $600
million for HIV programs

in Africa as of July, 2019.

One of the things about Red is,

it's not just about the money
raised, 330 odd million,

it's about the heat and the excitement,

you guys covering us,

that makes it a priority
for our politician,

if it's popular.

U2's album "No line on
the horizon" was released

in February, 2009, more than four years

after "How to dismantle an atomic bomb",

marking the longest gap between albums

of the band's career, to that point.

It received generally positive reviews,

including their first
five-star rolling stone review.

The album debuted at number
one in over 30 countries,

but its sales of 5 million
were seen as a disappointment

by U2 standards.

And it did not contain a hit single.

The group embarked on the
U2 360 tour in June, 2009.

The 360 tour concerts featured
the band playing stadiums

in the round on a circular stage,

allowing the audience to
surround them on all sides.

The U2 tour travels
with 132 technicians,

which go to every show and
there's 30 staging people,

which erect the structure

that we hang our PA sound and lights on.

We have 112 pro truck
drivers and 12 bus drivers.

So, and then we have a band, of course,

so there's a few of us.

Not only are there no shows now,

there never have been any
show as expensive as this,

but there's never been a show
that has done these numbers.

We'll do over 7 million people,

over the course of this tour.

The tour will gross over $700 million,

over the course of the tour.

And every record will be broken

by a significant margin
over anything previous.

And I dare say, the records
that you're gonna see

from this tour, won't be touched.

By its
conclusion in July, 2011,

U2, 360 had set records

for the highest grossing concert tour,

and most tickets sold for a tour.

In 2010, Bono and "The Edge"
announced they had been working

on lyrics and music for a new musical,

"Spider-Man turn off the dark".

The musical was based on
the 2002 Spider-man film

and incorporated elements of the story.

The production included
highly technical stunts,

such as aerial combat scenes
and actor swinging from webs,

being described early on

as the most technically
complex show ever on Broadway,

with 27 aerial sequences

of characters flying and
engaging in aerial combat.

Still the one thing people,
one show people wanna go

and see when they go to the city,

you know, when they come to New York,

cause it's the New York story,

Spider-man, it's his hometown.

I mean, he's from Queens,

but it's New York and
Mary Jane is from Queens,

you know, it's where
Joey Ramone comes from.

It also included a multitude

of moving set pieces

that put the audience in
the middle of the action

and enough projections onto giant screens

that Bono said,

"it is like a three-dimensional
graphic novel".

The musical celebrated
1000 shows in May, 2013.

I said, it couldn't be done.

They said that Spider-Man
would never fly on Broadway,

but here we are a thousand shows in.

And so, we're feeling pretty good tonight.

And so happy for the cast who are amazing,

and who, you know, come
on stage every night

and just knock it out of the park.

So, we're very humbled to
be collaborators with them.

They're amazing.

However, the
Broadway production was notorious

for its many troubles.

Several actors were injured
while performing stunts

and the opening night
was repeatedly delayed.

Following initial negative reviews,

the musical suspended
performances for another month

to rework the show.

By the time "Spider-Man turn
off the dark" officially opened

in June, 2011, it had set the record

for the longest preview
period in Broadway history

with 182 performances.

Critical reception of the
opening was better than

for the previews, but still mixed.

"Spider-Man turn off the dark" is

the most expensive Broadway
production in history,

with a budget of $75 million,

and also, once held the box office record

for Broadway sales in one week,

taking in $2.9 million
over nine performances.

The production closed on January 4th, 2014

at a massive financial loss.

On the 9th of September, 2014,

U2 appeared at an Apple
Product Launch event

to make a surprise announcement

of their 13th studio album
"Songs of innocence".

They released it digitally the same day

to all iTunes store customers at no cost,

making it available to
over 500 million people

in what apple CEO, Tim Cook called

the largest album release of all time.

"Songs of innocence" recalls
the group member's youth

in Ireland, touching on
childhood experiences,

loves and losses,

while paying tribute to
their musical inspirations.

Bono described it

as 'the most personal
album we've written'.

You know, the songs really
always give you the clue as

to how to perform them
and where to perform them.

And we wanted to have

to be back indoors again.

And we're using this
contraption behind you,

which looks like a yellow Berlin wall.

This divider, we're using
this translucent canvas

to tell sort of, stories
behind those songs,

where we came from.

So lot of it's in Dublin, seventies

and we recreate 10 Cedar
Wood Road, where I grew up

and Cedar road, my mates.

And, this is the inspiration
behind "Songs of innocence".

The record
received mixed reviews

and drew criticism for its
digital release strategy.

It was automatically added
to user's iTunes accounts,

which did not appeal to
a large amount of users.

Of great human rights
abuses of our time,

I'm not sure the Apple gift,

this is a company that
more than anybody is trying

to get artists paid, you know.

They got, I think they got a backlash,

a sort of big tech backlash
because people fear, oh my God,

these companies know too much about us.

Apple doesn't, they actually
just know your music,

like That's all they're
interested in, your music.

I thought it was quite
a poetic thing to do,

to reward people who paid for music,

who paid for music with
a free gift of our music.

They paid us modestly and
we were grateful for that.

We've got to experiment.

We've gotta try new things.

And I mean, the new thing is the new thing

for all of 15 minutes these days.

And right now a lot of artists
are trying to figure out

how to fix the issue

of CD sales going down so fast,

and free music on the internet
that no one's paying for,

being so huge.

So ,this is just one
attempt to figuring that out

and I'm sure there'll
be others coming along.

And, at some point we will fix it.

But right now it's really
bad for up coming artists,

particularly because no
one can afford these days

to make records or go on the road.

So, it's actually kinda, serious.

If you go on the road,
you can sort of survive.

But if you're a song writer
you're really in trouble.

Yeah, but if you're a young band,

you can't afford to go on the road.

In 2016, U2 worked
on their next studio album,

"Songs of experience", which was intended

to be a companion piece
to "Songs of innocence".

"Songs of experience" was released

on the 1st of December, 2017.

The first single, "You're the
best thing about me" is one

of many songs from the album
that are letters written

by Bono to people in places
closest to his heart.

The album went to number one in the US

and has since been certified platinum.

♪ You're the best thing about me ♪

♪ The best thing that
ever happened a boy ♪

♪ You're the best thing about me ♪

♪ I'm the kind of trouble that you enjoy ♪

♪ You're the best thing about me ♪

♪ The best things are easy to destroy ♪

♪ You're the best thing about me ♪

So is this, I was the unknown.

So, you actually have an audience there.

You do a show or two,

you don't really know how it's gonna go.

So, there's still a few nerves.

Yeah, you find out were these
songs are any good or not.

And that's it.

That's our audience is very demanding,

but live is where U2 lives,

as we've always been live band,

ever since, you know, we started out,

this was, our records are great.

And it's amazing when
we're played on the radio,

but that to experience U2,
you gotta come see us live.

Bono is known to be a real family man.

When he's not rocking the
stage alongside his band-mates,

the iconic Irish singer,
songwriter is spending time

with his longtime wife
and their beloved kids.

Bono met his future wife,
Alison Stewart from Raheny,

when they were both attending

Mount Temple Comprehensive
School in Dublin, Ireland.

The pair first struck up a romance

when Bono walked her to the bus one day.

And he became Allie's first real boyfriend

when she was just 15 and he was 16.

The couple said "I do" in the
old Guinness church of Ireland

in Raheny on August 21st, 1982,

when bono was 22 and Allie was 21.

After U2 began to find global success,

Allie decided to shelve her
aspirations of becoming a nurse

to support her new husband
and his rock and roll dreams.

The couple have four children.

Daughters, Jordan born in 1989

and Eve born in 1991.

And sons, Elijah born in
1999 and John born in 2001.

Allie has since dedicated
herself to humanitarian work,

after being inspired by
her husband's performance

at live aid in 1985.

The Edge is also a very
family oriented person.

He married his high school
girlfriend, Aislinn O'Sullivan

on July 12th, 1983.

They have three daughters
named, Hollie born in 1984,

Arran born in 1985 and
Blue Angel born in 1989.

The couple separated in 1990,

but were unable to get legally divorced

because of Irish laws regarding
annulment at the time.

Divorce was legalized in 1995

and the couple legally divorced in 1996.

In 1993, he began dating
Morleigh Steinberg,

an American professional dancer

who was employed by U2 as
a choreographer and dancer

during the ZOO TV tour.

They have a daughter, Sian, born in 1997

and a son, Levi, born in 1999.

The couple were married in 2002.

U2 are regarded as one

of the greatest pop rock acts of all time

and have sold an estimated 150

to 170 million records worldwide,

placing them among the
best selling music artists

in history.

You know, we were a band in
a sense as a band of brothers

before we were a successful
musical commercial thing.

So, those early friendships

and that regard for one another
set us in very good stead,

and I think it's given us
something that a lot of bands

don't have, you know.

When you go through a difficult time,

that's when you gotta make
these decisions sometimes.

What's the important thing?

And for us, I don't
think it's ever changed.

It's always this concept
that we all have to win,

but it's not good enough
for one or two individuals

to kind of succeed, that
the collective has to win,

otherwise we fail.

U2 have eight albums
that have reached number 1

in the US, the third, most of any group.

They were the first group

to attain number one albums in the US,

in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.

The amount of hits they've
released have allowed them

to produce three
compilation albums to date,

featuring their best love
singles and classic songs.

We love this. This is what we do.

We try to be innovative.

We try to do things that
no one has ever seen

or heard before.

That's what we did with ZOO TV,

that's what we're doing on Pockmarks,

that's what we did in 360.

That's what we're doing now.

And at the heart of it though, is an idea

that started way back
in the late seventies,

in around the time when I'm
really a little, sort of,

post-punk combo,

which is this idea of to
break into the fourth role,

you know, and seeing
that there's no divide

between your audience and yourself,

trying to smash that divide.

U2 are regarded as one

of the greatest pop rock acts of all time.

They are often commended for
writing songs about things

that are important and
resonate with their audience,

keeping them a fan favorite

through the decades of their career.

Despite never wanting
to be a nostalgia act,

U2 are now embracing their legacy

and the mark they have
imprinted on the music industry,

accepting their status as a legacy band.

But one thing is for sure,

U2 aren't going to remain in the past.

They're still going to release new music,

and they're still going
to try and score hits,

even if they know the
odds are against them.

We're back, we're back

and you know,

we're hard to get rid of.