Bono does Christmas busking for homeless in Dublin

Bono has been busking in Dublin, urging people to donate to a homeless charity. The U2 frontman was spotted singing with guitarist The Edge in the Irish capital on Christmas Eve . Money thrown into his empty guitar case was going towards the Simon Community housing...

Bono holds crying child at Paris restaurant gig

Rocker Bono turned toddler whisperer during an intimate gig in a Paris restaurant over the weekend after one unhappy young fan refused to stop crying. The U2 frontman was preparing for the Food for Soul gig at Refettorio Paris when Bono picked the little girl up and...

U2’s Bono loses voice during gig

U2 were forced to abandon a gig after frontman Bono lost his voice. The Irish rockers played a handful of songs during the concert at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany, on Saturday (01Sep18), then launched into a performance of their track, Red Flag Day....

U2’s Bono adds voice to Irish UN Security Council bid

The Irish government has formally launched the country’s bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council. U2 frontman Bono added his voice to Ireland’s bid to secure a two-year term on the council in 2021. He said “compromise is a word that the...

Band accuse Bono’s son of stealing their name

A band formed by the son of U2 singer Bono has become involved in a dispute over its name. Eli Hewson, the third of Bono’s four children, is the guitarist in Dublin-based band Inhaler, formed in 2016. But as reported by the Hertfordshire Mercury, a Hertford band...