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in 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 Itching To Take U2 To The ‘Next Level’
Bono to Receive Honorary Knighthood
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.
U2 open “Window”
The video for U2’s new single features a roll call of stars spanning the entire history of rock’n'roll.
The promo clip for "Window In The Skies" has been leaked online this week and features a montage of music heroes seemingly miming the track.
Elvis Presley, David Bowie, Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, The Rolling Stones, Ray Charles and Jimi Hendrix all feature in the video.
Meanwhile, more contemporary stars such as The White Stripes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Nirvana, Beck, Jay Z and Mary J. Blige also star.
"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
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.
BBC Radio 1 – Christmas Day Show
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.
Nancy Pelosi & Harry Reid Stiff U2’s Bono: Rocker ‘Alarmed’
Rocker and activist Bono plays the political game fairly well and stays away from any partisan statements as best as he can. But one could guess he wanted more than a photo op when he met with incoming US House leader Nancy Pelosi and incoming Senate majority leader Harry Reid.
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