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  U2, Jay-Z, Rihanna to Perform at Haiti Benefit

  January 20, 2010 – An impromptu supergroup featuring rapper Jay-Z, U2's Bono and the Edge, and Rihanna will take the stage at the MTV-produced Hope for Haiti benefit telethon, which airs Friday, Jan. 22, at 8 P.M. …
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  Bono: 10 Ways to Improve the New Decade

  January 4, 2010 – A new decade has begun, and U2 singer/activist/leprechaun Bono is rededicating himself to saving the world from us humans, and us humans from the world. In a special New Year's Day edition of his Op-Ed for the New York Times, Bono listed 10 ways we can improve the coming decade: environmentally, socially, politically, artistically, and medically. …
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  U2 Recruit Trent Reznor for Remix Album

  December 24, 2009 – U2 are set to release a new remix album, Artificial Horizon, this January, and for the Irish band it was a chance to unleash new material from their vaults. According to the quartet's website, the 13-track album will be released to members of their fan club only, and will feature remixes of Bono and Co.'s latter-day work courtesy of Trent Reznor ("Vertigo") and Justice ("Get On Your Boots"), plus by L.A. …
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  U2 Play Free Show to Celebrate Fall of Berlin Wall

  October 28, 2009 – U2 will let freedom ring... with their music. On November 5, Bono and the boys head to Berlin, Germany, for yet another politically-minded gig: a free concert at the grandiose Brandenburg Gate to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The peacemaking Irish lads' gig is part of the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards, which also features performers from the likes of Foo Fighters, Green Day, Jay-Z, and Tokio Hotel. …
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  U2's 360 Tour Returns to U.S. in June!

  October 26, 2009 – There's no end on the horizon for Bono and the gang: U2 are taking their 360° Tour back to North American soil for 12 gigs in 2010, kicking off June 6 in Anaheim, CA, and moving through Canada to the East Coast before wrapping up July 19 in New Jersey. The big-budget tour features their now-famous four-legged, 164-foot tall "Claw" and a 360° video screen -- among other elements that send each show's production costs over $750,0 …
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  Courtney Love, U2, ScarJo Lead Lineup for Benefit Concert

  September 15, 2009 – When a worthy benefit calls, music's biggest stars answer. U2, Courtney Love, and actress-cum-singer Scarlett Johansson lead a star-studded lineup for "Hal Willner Presents: An Evening with Gavin Friday and Friends," an installment of the new (RED)NIGHTS concert series, which aims to raise money to fight AIDS. The show is scheduled for October 4 at New York City's Carnegie Hall. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 11 A.M. …
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  U2 Dazzle the Senses at Chicago Tour Opener

  September 13, 2009 – If U2's latest, No Line On the Horizon, didn't get people talking, the band seemed on a mission to make damn sure their U2 360° Tour -- which debuted Stateside in Chicago Saturday night (Sept. …
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  David Byrne Calls Out U2!

  July 29, 2009 – Bono and David Byrne might not be shaking hands the next time they meet at that magical exclusive place where rock stars go to hang out. Writing on his blog recently, the ex-Talking Heads frontman crankily called out the Irish megastar. With what seems to be at least half-a-tongue planted in his cheek, Byrne wrote that U2's "$40 million stage" and estimated "200 semi trucks crisscrossing Europe" is "overkill" and "looks a wee bit out  …
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  Springsteen, U2, Metallica Confirmed for Rock Hall B-Day Bash

  July 22, 2009 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will celebrate its 25th anniversary this October with a two-night birthday blow-out at New York's Madison Square Garden, featuring performances from a who's who list of rockers, including Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Metallica, and U2. The Boss, Simon and Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Friends, and Stevie Wonder have been confirmed for Oct. …
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  3 Best Musician Twitterers of the Week

  July 17, 2009 – Lots of musicians tweet -- but all that Twitters is not gold. That's why you'll want to check out SPIN.com every Friday to see whose tweets we're reading this week -- then update your TweetDeck! (Obligatory Self-Promotion: ...while you're at it be sure to follow @SPINmagazine!) This week's winners: Who: U2360 TOUR (@U2_360tour)Why You Should Follow: Ever wonder what the world looks like from the Edge's point of view? …
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