Songs of Experience was released on 1 December 2017. Lyrically, the album reflects the “political and personal apocalypse” that Bono felt in 2016. The first single, ” You’re the Best Thing About Me “, is one of several songs from the record for which Bono wrote the lyrics as letters…
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(the band also performed there on 17 November)
A music video for the song ” Fake Happy ” was released on November 17, 2017.
The band remained in North America until 15 November when they left for Dublin to resume the European leg.
One of the Great Circle tour’s final concerts was held on Armistice Day at The Domain, in Sydney on 11 November 2017.
On 25 October, the band released the single ” Always Ascending ” from their fifth studio album, Always Ascending (2018). They revealed the album’s release date, 9 February 2018, and announced dates for a world tour.
In October 2017, an acoustic album titled Summer Solstice was released.
On 20 September 2017, the band announced that a full and final settlement had been reached in the dispute.
In the summer of 2017, “Neat Neat Neat” was prominently featured in the action film Baby Driver and its soundtrack . On 11 September 2017, the band announced that Stu West was leaving the band and that former bassist Paul Gray would be returning for the new studio album. Evil…
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In 2015, Cooper premiered Hollywood Vampires , a supergroup featuring Johnny Depp and Joe Perry with a new studio album of rock covers, featuring many guest artists including Paul McCartney , and live dates at L.A.’s Roxy Theatre and at Brazil’s Rock in Rio festival in September. In 2016, Cooper…
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