- Formed in 1976, U2 band consists of Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen, Jr.
- They are an Irish rock band from Dublin.
- In 2005, the Irish band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
- U2 has sold approximately 50.5 million albums in the United States.
- U2 have won twenty-two Grammy Awards, more than any other rock band.
- In December 1979, U2 performed their first shows in London.
- Throughout their career U2 have campaigned for human rights and philanthropic causes.
- Their song, "With or Without You", is the 7th most requested song at funerals in the UK.
- Most of the group's initial material consisted of cover songs.
- Adam Clayton was born in Chinnor, Oxfordshire on March 13, 1960
- Bono is fluent in English, Spanish and Italian, and also knows some Gaelic.
- Paul Hewson (Bono) was born in Rotunda Hospital, Dublin on May 10, 1960
- U2 have sold more than 170 million records worldwide.
- Bono is perhaps the best-known advocate for finding a cure for AIDS and helping the impoverished in Africa
- U2's frontman, Bono, is the only person, who has been nominated for an Oscar, Grammy, Golden Globe, and a Nobel Prize.
- Dave Evans (The Edge) was born in Barking Maternity Hospital, east London, on August 8, 1961
- U2 was the fourth rock band to be featured on the cover of Time magazine (following The Beatles, The Band, and The Who).
- Many people think that U2 derived its name from the Irish Unemployment form.
- Larry Mullen Jr. was born in Artane, Dublin on October 31, 1961.
- U2 appeared on the animated Sitcom The Simpsons. It was on the 200th episode called Trash of the Titans.
QUOTES ABOUT U2
Bono - «U2 is an original species... there are colours and feelings and emotional terrain that we occupy that is ours and ours alone.»
Sharon Osbourne - «Have you seen U2's live show? It's boring as hell. It's like watching CNN.»
Bono - «Rock 'n' roll is ridiculous. It's absurd. In the past, U2 was trying to duck that. Now we're wrapping our arms around it and giving it a great big kiss.»
Iggy Pop - «I never believed that U2 wanted to save the whales. I don't believe that The Beastie Boys are ready to lay it down for Tibet.»
Richard Marx - «I've always loved groups like U2 and Coldplay.»
