It seems U2 couldn't decide exactly how to commemorate their coronation as rock's new socially conscious kings. So after the multi-platinum success of The Joshua Tree and the celebratory sold-out tour ...

“Desire” debuted at No. 3 before it quickly climbed to the top spot on Oct. 8, 1988, and became U2’s first chart-topping ...

Classic rock begets more classic rock. U2’s Rattle and Hum became controversial for the way it tried to connect the band to earlier groups like The Beatles. Bono was surprised by the reaction to U2’s ...

The Rolling Stones inspired U2’s 'Rattle and Hum'. That is not the only time U2 did something similar to The Rolling Stones. Bono explained why Rattle and Hum came with an accompanying film of the ...

Dubliners angry over the around-the-clock dismantling of U2's monumental concert stage mounted street protests Tuesday, snarling the Irish band's plans for the next stages of their European tour.

This article originally appeared in the January 1989 issue of SPIN. It's midnight, Sunday night in Dublin, and the crowds around most record stores are lining up around the block. A tramp wandering by ...

During a hometown show on December 31, 1989, Bono took a minute to air his band’s dirty laundry. U2 had entered the final stretch of the Lovetown Tour, launched earlier that year to help promote ...

Whatever punk rock origins or ethos they had come from had given way to a humorless and self-serious approach to rock music. Yes, The Joshua Tree was (and remains) a masterpiece but after too much ...