Bono Stories of Surrender and new version of book in May

Original Story by Aaron J Sams (2025-02-11)

As we told you last month, Bono’s Surrender will be back in the spotlight later this year. We now have new details that we can share with you about the film and an accompanying release of the book in softcover.

First up is the Apple Original Films documentary, Bono: Stories of Surrender. The film will be formally announced soon, and is expected to debut in early May on Apple’s subscription service, Apple TV+. The film features Bono’s one man show to promote his memoir, with much of the footage being filmed at the Beacon Theater in New York, where Bono did an 11 night run of shows in April and May of 2023. The final two shows were filmed for this movie, as were an additional day of material at the theatre, in front of an audience of fans. A final performance at Teatro San Carlo in Naples, Italy, was also filmed with an emphasis on the final song performed. More information about these shows can be found in our show archive and our news article “Filming Surrender“.

Ahead of the debut on Apple TV+, it is expected the film will also have appearances at film festivals this Spring. The film is directed by Andrew Dominik. At this point we have no details about a home video release of the film.

The performances captured for the film include Bono telling stories from his memoir, as well as performances of U2 songs, featuring Bono backed by a band consisting of Jacknife Lee, Kate Ellis and Gemma Doherty. Songs included include “City of Blinding Lights”, “With or Without You”, “Pride (In the Name of Love)” and more.

A new revised version of Bono’s book is also planned, now titled Bono: Stories of Surrender to match the film. The book will be revised and published in paperback. The revisions are said to follow the arc of the film, and will include a brand new introduction by Bono. It appears that this will be a shortened version of the book, with only a selection of chapters being included.

We’ll have more details about the film and the accompanying book when the project is officially announced. Stay tuned! In the meantime you can find more information about the original version of the book here.

Thanks to M for her help with this article.

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