U2

Origin: Dublin, Ireland
Years active: 1976 - present
Members: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.

U2 are a rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 1976. The band's continual members have been Bono
(vocals and guitar), The Edge (guitar, keyboards and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar),
And Larry Mullen Jr. (drums and percussion).
U2 have been one of the most popular acts in the world since the mid-1980s; they have sold more
Than 170 million albums worldwide, and won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other rock band.
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, The Edge's textural guitar playing,
And a toned and in-time rhythm section. Their success as a live act was greater than their success
As a record-selling act until their 1987 album, The Joshua Tree, brought them mega-stardom.
Their 1991 album Achtung Baby and the accompanying Zoo TV Tour were part of a significant reinvention
For the band; it was a response to their own sense of musical stagnation,
The dance and alternative rock revolutions, and criticism of their image.
This experimentation continued for the rest of the 1990s in records like Zooropa (1993),
Original Soundtracks 1 (1995) - released under the moniker The Passengers - and Pop (album) (1997).
With their subsequent albums All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000) and How to Dismantle An Atomic
Bomb (2004) the band returned to their earlier sound and are enjoying great critical and commercial acclaim.
In 2005, Bruce Springsteen inducted U2 into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame.
Since late 2006, the band are recording their twelfth studio album, expected
to be released sometime in 2008.

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