Promotion of Stories of Surrender

Original Story by Aaron J. Sams (2025-06-04)

Last updated: June 4, 2025

With each new project U2 release, a significant amount of promotion and press is done, and each time we attempt to collect links, videos, and more all in one location relating to the project. With the release of Stories of Surrender just a few weeks away, the press for this film has started. You’ll find links below to each item we find. The project includes a film that runs 1 hour and 26 minutes, filmed by director Andrew Dominick during Bono’s Stories of Surrender tour in 2023. Accompanying the film is an abridged version of Bono’s book, now titled Stories of Surrender with a new cover and new introduction by Bono. Additionally, the original book is now being released in Japan for the first time in a translated form.

At the bottom of this page we’re also collecting some frequently asked questions about this project, and try to answer a few.

Dates

  • 2025-05-16: Stories of Surrender film debut at Cannes Film Festival
  • 2025-05-16: “The Showman” (Stories of Surrender Version) from the “Stories of Surrender” EP released on digital services.
  • 2025-05-20: Stories of Surrender book release in UK and Ireland (Penguin)
  • 2025-05-27: Stories of Surrender book release in Canada (Anchor) and USA (Vintage)
  • 2025-05-30: Stories of Surrender film debut on Apple TV+ (Worldwide)
  • 2025-05-30: “Stories of Surrender” EP release on digital services (Worldwide) (A 7-Inch single will also be available)
  • 2025-06-03: Surrender book release in Japan (Tankoban)

Interviews

Print:

  • 2025-06: Bono will be on the cover of the French edition of Rolling Stone in France (June cover, Number 173)
  • 2025-06: Bono will be on the cover of Esquire Magazine (Summer Issue)

News Stories

Reviews

Media

Show Archive

Airings

  • 2025-05-16: Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, Cannes, France
  • 2025-05-28: Dolby HQ (1275 Market St., San Francisco, CA, 8pm)
  • 2025-05-28: Dolby The Vine (6321 W. Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 9pm)
  • 2025-05-29: Dolby 88 (1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, 1pm)
  • 2025-05-29: Dolby Soho (4-6 Soho Square, London, UK, 6:30pm)
  • 2025-05-29: Odeon Luxe (Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, Dublin, Ireland, 6pm)
  • 2025-05-29: UCI Luxe East Side Gallery (Uber Platz, Mildred-Harnack-Straße 13, 10243 Berlin, Germany, 6pm)
  • 2025-05-29: UCI Roma Est (V. Collatina, 858, 00132 Roma RM, Italy, 6pm)
  • 2025-05-30: Apple TV+ Debut
  • 2025-05-31: For Your Consideration (Emmy Screening, DGA Theatre, New York) [listen]

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Questions about Apple+

The Stories of Surrender will be widely available on May 30 via Apple TV+, a subscription service, available via most smart TVs and internet connected devices. It is exclusive to the streaming service at this time. It will be available worldwide where Apple TV+ is available, subtitles will be available in over 40 languages. You do not need to own an Apple device to access the program. More information about the service can be found here.

Apple TV+ runs free trials, usually offering seven days free, before a monthly subscription kicks in. If you cancel before the seven days are up you do not pay, however, a credit card must be provided and an account setup to sign up for the trial.

The film will be available in Apple Immersive for Apple Vision Pro. If you do not have the Vision Pro there is also a version on Apple TV+ viewable on a regular television screen.

Questions about the new Version of the Book

Bono’s book Surrender is now being released in soft cover for the UK, Irish, USA, and Canadian markets. It now will feature the title Stories of Surrender and is an abridged version of the book. The book includes a new introduction by Bono titled “A Tale of Two Shows: Intro Music” and then includes the following chapters:

  • Lights of Home
  • Out of Control
  • Iris (Hold Me Close)
  • Cedarwood Road
  • Stories for Boys
  • I Will Follow
  • 11 O’Clock Tick Tock
  • Invisible
  • October
  • Two Hearts Beat as One
  • Sunday Bloody Sunday
  • Bad
  • Where the Streets Have No Name
  • With or Without You
  • Desire
  • Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
  • The Showman
  • Pride (in the Name of Love)
  • Beautiful Day
  • Vertigo
  • Every Breaking Wave
  • I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
  • Love is Bigger Than Anything in its Way
  • Moment of Surrender
  • Landlady
  • Breathe

The book ends with some After words as well. A total of 27 chapters are included in this new abridged version of the book. The original had included 40 chapters. It will also feature a new cover, which matches that in use for the Stories of Surrender film and the “Stories of Surrender” EP.

Questions about the EP

The vinyl version of the “Stories of Surrender” EP will be released on May 30, but distribution may vary with some countries listing June 13 instead. The single will be a 7-inch single on black vinyl and will be available exclusively through the label. That means you can buy it at U2’s own shop (U2.com) as well as at Universal Records online shops (and associated shops) in many countries. This includes The Record Hub in Ireland, Vinyl Collector in France, Platenzaak in The Netherlands, The Sound of Vinyl in the UK and USA, RecordStore.co.uk in the UK and Musicstation.be in Belgium.

The EP is credited to “Bono, featuring the Jacknife Lee Ensemble”, the same group of talented musicians who joined Bono for the stage shows in 2022 and 2023. The songs on the EP were recorded during the sessions to develop the show and are a glimpse into how the project developed.

U2.com also has a variety of merchandise available including T-shirts and posters. Please note these are pre-orders, and often take some time to ship.

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