In early 2026, U2 surprise released a pair of six-track EPs to bookend the Lent season: Days of Ash in February on Ash Wednesday , and Easter Lily in April on Good Friday . They were the group’s first collections of newly written songs since Songs of Experience in 2017,…
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On 9 October 2025, Kodaline announced that they would be splitting after over a decade of performing. Following the announcement of their split, farewell shows were announced for Cork and Dublin.
U2:UV Achtung Baby Live was highly acclaimed by critics; Rolling Stone ‘ s Andy Greene called it “a quantum leap forward for concerts”, and Neil McCormick of The Telegraph said it would “change live entertainment forever”. The residency grossed US$244.5 million from 663,000 tickets sold, making it the fourth-highest-grossing concert…
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Their seventh studio album, titled Satellites , was released on 16 August 2024. They embarked on a world tour in support of the album, kicking off in the United States of America (where they also opened for Pink on her Summer Carnival Tour ) and also traversing through Europe, Australia…
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On 8 May 2024, the band announced a new single titled Both Ways on X, their first single since Sheehan’s death. The following day, they announced that long-time supporting tour member Ben Sargeant and newcomer Ben Weaver would be joining the band as their bassist and lead guitarist, respectively, as…
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The second single off the album, titled At Your Feet , was released on 19 July, 2024.
From September 2023 to March 2024, U2 staged a 40-date concert residency called U2:UV Achtung Baby Live to inaugurate Sphere in the Las Vegas Valley. The residency was announced during a Super Bowl LVII television advertisement. Performances were focused on the group’s 1991 album Achtung Baby and leveraged the venue’s…
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On 14 April 2023, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Mark Sheehan died at aged 46 in hospital after a brief illness.
After releasing his memoir in November 2022, Bono embarked on a book tour that month called “Stories of Surrender”, initially consisting of 14 dates across North America and Europe. During the shows, Bono performed U2 songs in stripped-down arrangements mirroring those from Songs of Surrender . The record was released…
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Kodaline released their first live album, Our Roots Run Deep , on 14 October 2022. It was recorded at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin .