Bono Itching To Take U2 To The ‘Next Level’

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With its monster-selling Vertigo tour complete, U2 is ready to reinvent itself, frontman Bono said during a BBC Radio interview earlier this week. "Our band has certainly reached the end of where we’ve been at for the last couple of albums," he said. "I want to see what else we can do with it, take it to the next level; I think that’s what we’ve got to do."
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Bono to Receive Honorary Knighthood

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DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) — Irish rocker and humanitarian Bono will become a knight of the British empire — but the U2 frontman won’t be called ”Sir.”

Britain confirmed Saturday Bono will receive his honorary knighthood from the British ambassador to Ireland, David Reddaway, in a Dublin ceremony shortly after New Year’s Day.

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U2 open “Window”

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The video for U2‘s new single features a roll call of stars spanning the entire history of rock’n'roll.

"Window In The Skies" is the second of two new tracks to feature on U2‘s new greatest hits album, "U218". It is released as a single on January 1, 2007.

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BONO SLAMS DEMS’ $1B AIDS DODGE

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December 19, 2006 — WASHINGTON – Even with Democrats poised to control the government’s purse strings next year, U2′s Bono still hasn’t found what he’s looking for when it comes to U.S. funds to combat AIDS.

The disappointed U2 frontman stormed away from high-level meetings with incoming Democratic leaders late last week without assurances that $1 billion in proposed U.S. support would become a reality next year.

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BBC Radio 1 – Christmas Day Show

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BBC Radio 1 will be broadcasting a U2 special on Christmas Day at 7pm to celebrate the fact that 30 years ago a certain Mr Mullen put a note up on a message board looking for people to form a band.

Radio 1 streams live across the internet so all you fan outs there should be able to tune in and listen.

The content of the show is, at this point, unknown but if we hear anything further, we will let you know.