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In January 2012 the USAF reportedly planned to end the RQ-4 Block 30 program and extend the U-2's service life until 2023. [149] [150] The RQ-4 Block 30 was kept in service under political pressure despite USAF objections, stating that the U-2 cost $2,380 per flight hour compared to the RQ-4's $6,710 as of early 2014. [151]
The band allowed manager Paul McGuinness to book their 1997–1998 PopMart Tour with the album still in progress; [165] Bono called it "the worst decision U2 ever made". [166] Rushed to complete the album, the band delayed its release date a second time from late 1996 to March 1997, [ 164 ] [ 167 ] cutting into tour rehearsal time.
Following the release of their single "Another Day" in 1980, U2 signed a recording contract with Island Records, [2] and released their first album, Boy, later that year. The band has since released 15 full-length studio albums, the most recent being Songs of Surrender in 2023.
Nine months after U2 wrapped its 40-date residency at Sphere, the veteran Irish rock band is back at the dome-shaped venue just off the Las Vegas Strip.. Well, sort of. “V-U2” is a new concert ...
Laurence Joseph Mullen Jr. (/ ˈ m ʌ l ə n /; born 31 October 1961) is an Irish musician, best known as the drummer and co-founder of the rock band U2. [1] A member of the band since its inception, he has recorded 15 studio albums with U2.
U2 will begin its residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere with at least one new song to perform: “Atomic City,” a Vegas-themed tune that is expected to be released on or before the band’s Sept. 29 ...
U2 formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency. By the mid-1980s, however, the band had become a top international act, noted for its anthemic sound, Bono's impassioned vocals, and The Edge's textural guitar playing.
Against many odds — of age, of personal change, of shifts in attitude about authenticity and delusions of grandeur — “U2:UV” does come off managing to feel like actual rock ‘n’ roll.