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2025-11-07: Bono in Outfoxed!
Bono has joined the voice cast for the 3D-animated film, Outfoxed! about a family of foxes on the run according to Screen Daily. The film by MK2 will feature an all-Irish voice cast. It is being produced by Monster Entertainment (Ireland), Walking the Dog (Belgium) and Doghouse Films (Luxembourg) and is being made in conjunction with Screen Ireland, Film Fund Luxembourg, Screen Flanders and...
2025-11-04: Breaking Waves…Site Updates, Book Updates, Adam on TV
When things are a bit quieter with U2 we work on bringing certain areas of the site up to date, and it is also our chance to research and do some deep diving into things like U2’s release catalog. This weekend past we’ve added and update a number of items related to U2’s work on the Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly tribute, Folkways: A Vision Shared. For that tribute U2 contributed a cover of...
2025-10-28: Breaking Waves…New edition for Italy and Japan, Awards, and More
Although the main push for Bono’s film wrapped up back in June, there’s still a few bits and pieces popping up in relation to the project. Just a few notes below on a few newer things…
Stories of Surrender is a shortened version of Bono’s autobiography. The book was released in a shortened form earlier this year to tie in with the release of the film of the same name, and the structure...
2025-10-26: Breaking Waves…Tulsa, Adam Clayton Auction, Left Behind Film
Dyslexia Awareness Month is just coming to an end. Larry Mullen was involved in the making of Left Behind. The film is about a group of mothers who challenged the system to allow their children with dyslexia better opportunities in education. Mullen was a producer of the film and also contributed two songs to the film.
If you were interested in seeing the film, now is your chance. The...
2025-10-25: 2025 Remaster of “In A Lifetime” (Bono with Clannad)
In 1985, Bono appeared on the song “In A Lifetime” with Clannad, released initially on their 9th album Macalla. The song has been released on a number of additional compilations over the years. Yesterday, October 24, Clannad issued a 40th anniversary version of Macalla. The new version of the album has been remastered by Phil Kinrade at Air Studios.
AUDIO: 2025 REMASTER OF “IN A LIFETIME...
2025-10-13: New Digital Re-Release: Madres 20 Años ¡Ni Un Paso Atrás!
A new reissue on Friday, October 10, saw the Madres de Plaza de Mayo bring the album Madres 20 Años ¡Ni Un Paso Atrás! onto digital services and platforms. The album is available now on streaming services (Deezer, Spotify, Tidal) and also digital storefronts such as Qobuz, and is available at high resolution (24-bit, 44.1kHz) as well as lower quality options. Royalties generated by...
2025-10-09: Breaking Waves…Slane 2026, Taylor Swift, Gavin Friday and Anton Corbijn
The Slane Castle concert for 2026 has been announced. It is not U2. The concert will be headlined by Luke Combs, with support acts, The Script and Ty Myers and the Castellows. We can put the Slane 2026 rumours to bed now. We’ve been told since the rumours started that U2 would not be playing the venue next year, and chose not to publicize those stories for that reason.
Taylor Swift has...
2025-10-04: Breaking Waves…Message for Anton, Three Sales, Black Friday
Anton Corbijn received the MPA Icon Award awarded at the Abbey Road Music Photography Awards on Thursday night. The director of marketing and creative for Abbey Road, Mark Robertson shared, “Anton Corbijn’s work has been part of the cultural fabric of modern music for over five decades. His photography doesn’t just document – it defines, it innovates, and it inspires artists, fans and...
2025-09-28: A Closer Look at the Woody Guthrie Prize 2025
On October 21, 2025, U2 will be awarded the 2025 Woody Guthrie Prize. Accepting the award on U2’s behalf will be Bono and The Edge, who will accept the award and participate in a conversation about the music of U2. The conversation will be moderated by T Bone Burnett, singer, songwriter and producer.
The Woody Guthrie Prize is “given annually to an artist who best exemplifies Woody...
2025-09-26: 2025 Fan Club Gifts Now Arriving
Each year when you pay for a subscription to U2.com, one of the things you receive is a gift. This gift has included music, a live concert video, lithographs, books, and now this year a hoodie. After reports that gifts had started shipping earlier in the week, we can confirm today that some subscribers in Europe are now receiving the 2025 gift. We have photos on our social media, and on our...
2025-09-24: Celebrating the anniversary of U2 Forming and “Three”
There are a couple of big anniversaries for U2 this week.
It’s now past midnight in Dublin and officially September 25 in that part of the world. It was 49 years ago that U2 formed in Larry’s kitchen at 60 Rosemount Avenue. The band formed after Larry had posted a note on the bulletin board at Mount Temple a few days earlier. And 46 years ago tomorrow, September 26, U2 released their...
2025-09-19: Breaking Waves…V-U2, Pop Muzik, Electrical Storm, Awards, Surrender in Japan
The big news is that U2 are receiving another prestigious award. Announced yesterday, U2 will be receiving the 2025 Woody Guthrie Prize on October 21, in an award ceremony in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The award “embodies the spirit of Woody Guthrie’s social consciousness and musical legacy”, and has been awarded in the past to artists such as Mavis Staples, Chuck D, Bruce Springsteen, Pussy Riot and...