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Bono stories: 34 news summaries

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 U2's Berlin Show Walled Off 

Ticketless fans will need to scale these city walls to peek

Nov 5, 09 7:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Outraged Berliners are complaining that building a new wall in the heart of their city is a less-than-ideal way of marking 20 years since the Berlin Wall came down. U2 will play a free concert in Berlin tonight as part of the weeklong anniversary celebrations, but organizer MTV has erected... More »

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Berlin • Bono • concert • Berlin Wall • rock bands • U2

VIRGINIA M. MONCRIEFF

 At Last, Rockers 
 Shut Up and Sing 

Really, it's about time rockers made concerts all about the music

Oct 27, 09 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bono—he of the eons-long concert diatribes about everything from Burma to the whales—has done the unthinkable. "Bono has started editing himself," Virginia M. Moncrieff realized during U2's Rose Bowl concert. And it's about time: Though Moncrieff admires their causes, she has reached the age where the... More »

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entertainment • music • Bono • celebrity • political activism • Jay-ZTV

 U2 to Stream 
 Concert on YouTube 

Sunday's show will stream live, for free

Oct 20, 09 4:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - U2 will offer a video stream of a live concert for free on YouTube this Sunday. The stream of the sold-out show at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in California will be available in 16 countries, including the US, Brazil, Israel, and Australia. U2 has "wanted to do something like... More »

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music • YouTube • Bono • concert • streaming media • streaming content

OPINION

 Hey, America, 
 Your Time 
 Is Now: Bono 



Obama's Nobel is world's way of saying it's ready to swoon

Oct 18, 09 1:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conservatives sneered at European naivete and even liberals shrugged when Barack Obama won the Nobel, but for U2's Bono, "the virtual Obama is the real Obama, and the man might deserve the hype." The humanitarian rock star lays out the difficult tasks Obama faces, from religious extremism to... More »

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Barack Obama • globalization • Bono • Nobel Peace Prize • op-ed

Stella McCartney Wins a Very Naked Lawsuit

Judge refuses to block NUDE perfume over rival's copyright beef

Aug 20, 09 1:35 PM CDT
(AP) - Looks like it's OK for Stella to be nude in public: A British judge has declined to stop the release of a new Stella McCartney perfume in a dispute over the right to use the word "nude." High Court Judge Christopher Floyd denied today a bid by Nude... More »

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Bono • L'Oreal • perfume • nude • Stella McCartney

(Newser) - U2 guitarist The Edge stood up to critics who say the band's massive world tour is bad news for the environment, the BBC reports. "I think anybody that's touring is going to have a carbon footprint," he said backstage last night at U2's Wembley Stadium concert. "... More »

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carbon footprint • Bono • tour • the Edge

 U2 Tour Not So Eco-Friendly 

No word from Bono on whether or not he's offsetting his emissions

Jul 7, 09 3:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - U2 is all about “looking after our planet,” as frontman Bono once said—but they’re not practicing what they preach, according to Carbonfootprint.com: The band’s 44 concerts this year are the equivalent of “the four band members traveling the 34.125 million miles from... More »

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entertainment • carbon footprint • Bono • U2 • celebrity • carbon emissions • concert tour • Jay-ZTV

 Bono Charity Rips 
 Italy, France for 
 Stiffing Africa 

Anti-poverty group says broken aid promise should cost Italy right to host G8 summit

Jun 11, 09 4:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - An anti-poverty group founded by Bono has issued a report harshly condemning France and Italy for reneging on promises to boost aid to Africa, the BBC reports. The report from the organization One called France's performance "disappointing" and Italy's an "utter failure," which has dragged down... More »

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Africa • France • Italy • Bono • foreign aid • charity • Bob Geldof

earth day

 Leo, Oprah Voted 
 Greenest Celebs 

Mariah, Travolta not so much

Apr 22, 09 9:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey was voted the greenest female celebrity in an Earth Day poll, the New York Daily News reports. Leonardo DiCaprio beat out Brad Pitt and Bono for the No. 1 male spot in the survey by GreenDaily.com and Bebo.com. On the other hand, Mariah Carey is least... More »

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environment • Brad Pitt • Leonardo DiCaprio • John Travolta • Earth Day • Bono • Oprah Winfrey • green • Mariah Carey

OPINION

 Bono: 'It's Not 
 Charity, It's Justice' 

Singer-turned-activists says Easter is time to reflect on priorities

Apr 19, 09 5:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bono returns to his New York Times guest columnist spot a week after Easter with a spiritual meditation about the holiday and economics. The season of Lent is not just a time for individual reflection, opines the singer, but also for rethinking our social priorities. Of global projects like the... More »

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Bono • aid • Easter • economic downturn

 Bono Mocks Charity for Bruno 

Chris Martin also involved, more rockers in the works

Apr 1, 09 9:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Celebrity do-gooder Bono mocking Band Aid, the anti-hunger charity he helped organize? That's right, reports the Mirror, but only to help Sacha Baron Cohen with new film Bruno. Bono and Coldplay's Chris Martin recorded “Dove of Peace,” an instant classic containing lyrics such as “For people of... More »

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Elton John • Bono • Madonna • Sacha Baron Cohen • Chris Martin • Bruno • Band Aid

GLOSSIES

 Huzzahs for Masters of Change 


Mar 22, 09 5:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Saying that “change is no longer a dreamy notion but a reality—and a responsibility,” Rolling Stone lists 100 people from all walks of society with “the power of making people think and making them move.” The top five:
  • Barack Obama: “He has
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Barack Obama • Google • Steve Jobs • Larry Page • Sergey Brin • Apple • Bono • Rolling Stone • Comedy Central • Jon Stewart • Stephen Colbert • pundits • change • President Obama

 Irish Angry at U2's Tax Evasion   

Group criticized as hypocritical in light of history of activism

Mar 3, 09 3:02 PM CST
(Newser) - U2 is under fire for possible tax evasion as the Irish government pushes for a bigger slice of the band’s earnings, the Christian Science Monitor reports. U2 moved its publishing company to Amsterdam in 2006 after a tax bill limited artists’ tax-free earnings to $315,000. With Irish deficits... More »

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music • Bono • U2 • tax evasion • Ireland • tax code • tax dodge • the Edge • financial crisis


 U2 Plays Surprise Rooftop Gig 

Rockers launch new album with London set on top of BBC headquarters

Feb 28, 09 8:56 AM CST
(Newser) - U2 treated London fans to a surprise concert from the rooftop of BBC headquarters last night. The band, promoting the launch of new album No Line on the Horizon, played two new songs and two old ones as thousands of fans filled the street below. "This is the first... More »

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London • BBC • Bono • concert • rock bands • the Edge

album REVIEW

 U2's Latest Good, Not Great 

'No Line on the Horizon' features some experimentation, some classic U2

Feb 27, 09 4:02 PM CST
(Newser) - At its best, U2’s latest album has the band both pushing forward with a dense, atmospheric sound courtesy of producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois—but in other moments, Bono and company are content to lazily rehash their stadium-pop formula, critics say.
  • “The album lacks a unified
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Bono • music review • album • the Edge

 Money Woes Ground 
 Spidey, Other Musicals 

Stephen Sondheim revue stumbles before opening

Feb 27, 09 11:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Financial woes are forcing more musicals to face the music: Spider-Man’s Broadway appearance has been delayed until next January, while Stephen Sondheim’s latest couldn’t raise the cash for tryout performances, Bloomberg reports. Spidey’s show, with tunes by U2’s Bono and the Edge, costs a record... More »

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theater • finances • Spider-Man • Bono • U2 • Broadway • the Edge • Stephen Sondheim

 Bono: Fans 
 Wish I'd 
 Die Young 

Singer rails against rock star 'mythology'

Feb 24, 09 1:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Sorry, U2 fans: Bono is sticking around for a while. The frontman discussed the mystique of rock stars dying young with a BBC TV show, claiming “people do want you to die on a cross age 33, with a Jack Daniels in your hand,” the Mirror reports. But... More »

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rock stars • Bono • U2 • celebrity • rock and roll

Interview

'Western Aid, Celebs Are
Hurting Africa'

'Anti-Bono' author rips help for sapping continent's strength

Feb 22, 09 5:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Dependence on celebrities as spokesmen and Western aid are bad for Africa, argues Deborah Solomon's latest interview subject, Dambisa Moyo. The Ivy-educated former investment banker argues in her new book that the culture of aid for Africa discourages entrepreneurship. "You also disenfranchise African citizens, because the government is beholden... More »

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China • Africa • Bono • aid programs • microfinance • celebrity humanitarianism • Dambisa Moyo • Deborah Solomon

U2's $31M Spider-Man
Musical Hits Delays

Show is most expensive Broadway production ever

Feb 19, 09 4:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Spider-Man has hit more snags en route to its debut as a Broadway musical, Bloomberg reports. Rehearsals for the U2-scored production, set to begin this spring, have been postponed indefinitely. With its budget currently at $31.3 million, the Spidey musical is the most expensive Broadway show ever, and costs... More »

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Spider-Man • Bono • U2 • Broadway • the Edge • The Lion King • Julie Taymor

 Beyoncé, 
 Bono, Boss 
 Headline 
 Inaugural Show 

Pop stars will share stage with jazz, opera legends at Lincoln Memorial

Jan 13, 09 6:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Two days before Barack Obama becomes president, 19 musicians will kick off the inaugural festivities with a free public concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Bruce Springsteen, Bono, and Beyoncé will perform alongside jazz legend Herbie Hancock and opera superstar Renée Fleming, Billboard reports. The concert, called We... More »

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Barack Obama • Bono • concert • Bruce Springsteen • Beyonce • Herbie Hancock • inauguration • Renee Fleming

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