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U2
Four Dublin schoolmates who formed a band as teenagers in 1976, U2 grew from scrappy post-punk hopefuls into one of the biggest rock acts in the world without ever changing their line-up: Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. Early records like War made their name on urgency and conviction, then The Joshua Tree turned them global, and Achtung Baby proved they could tear up their own sound and come back stranger and better. Few bands have stayed this big for this long while still sounding like themselves.
Start here
The Joshua Tree (1987). This is where everything came together: the widescreen sound, the American desert imagery, and three of their best-known songs in "With or Without You," "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," and "Where the Streets Have No Name." If you only know U2 as a stadium band, this record shows you how they got there.
Biography
U2 are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1976. They comprise Bono (lead vocals), the Edge (lead guitar, keyboards, and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen Jr. (drums and percussion). Initially rooted in post-punk, U2's musical style has evolved throughout their career, yet has maintained an anthemic quality built on Bono's expressive vocals and the Edge's chiming, effects-based guitar sounds. Bono's lyrics, often embellished with spiritual imagery, focus on personal and sociopolitical themes. Popular for their live performances, the group have staged several elaborate tours.
The band formed when the members were teenaged pupils of Mount Temple Comprehensive School and had limited musical proficiency. Within four years, they signed with Island Records and released their debut album, Boy (1980). Works such as their first UK number-one album, War (1983), and singles "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "Pride (In the Name of Love)" helped establish U2's reputation as a politically and socially conscious group.
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Studio albums
Boy 1980
October 1981
War 1983
The Unforgettable Fire 1984
The Joshua Tree 1987
Achtung Baby 1991
Zooropa 1993
Pop 1997
All That You Can’t Leave Behind 2000
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb 2004
No Line on the Horizon 2009
Songs of Innocence 2014
Songs of Experience 2017
Songs of Surrender 2023
Carnaval de luz 2026Discography
Official studio albums and EPs.
- 2026Carnaval de luzAlbum
- 2026Easter Lily EPEP
- 2026Days of Ash EPEP
- 2025Stories of Surrender EPEP
- 2023Two Hearts Beat as One / Sunday Bloody SundayEP
- 2023Songs of SurrenderAlbum
- 2019The Europa EPEP
- 2017Songs of ExperienceAlbum
- 2014Songs of InnocenceAlbum
- 2009No Line on the HorizonAlbum
- 2004Early DemosEP
- 2004How to Dismantle an Atomic BombAlbum
- 20027EP
- 2000All That You Can’t Leave BehindAlbum
- 1997PopAlbum
- 1993ZooropaAlbum
- 1993NumbEP
- 1991Achtung BabyAlbum
- 1987The Joshua TreeAlbum
- 1985Wide Awake in AmericaEP
- 1984The Unforgettable FireAlbum
- 1983WarAlbum
- 1981OctoberAlbum
- 1980BoyAlbum
- 1979ThreeEP
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