Begins recording All That You Can’t Leave Behind

Following their musical pursuits in the 1990s, U2 sought to simplify their sound; the Edge said that with Pop , the group had “taken the deconstruction of the rock ‘n’ roll band format to its absolute ‘nth degree”. For their tenth album, All That You Can’t Leave Behind , the group wanted to return to their old recording ethos of “the band in a room playing together”. Reuniting with Eno and Lanois, U2 began working on the album in late 1998. After their experiences with being pressured to complete Pop , the band were content to work without deadlines. With Bono’s schedule limited by his commitments to debt relief for Jubilee 2000 and the other band members spending time with their families, the recording sessions lasted until August 2000.