Early during U2's second night at Saitama Super Arena outside Tokyo Thursday (Dec. 5), the band broke with its established set list to cover Simon & Garfunkel's 1969 classic song "The Boxer" in honor of slain Japanese humanitarian Dr. Tetsu Nakamura. Nakamura was gunned down in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan the day prior after&#...

"This is an invitation to a high location..."The Edge and Bono perform live with U2U2 have teamed up with AR Rahman on new track ‘Ahimsa’, ahead of playing their first ever show in India. The track is the first new offering from the Irish rock icons since 2017’s ‘Songs of Innocence’ and it sees t...

U2 have released a new song called "Ahimsa." It's a collaboration with the Indian musician A. R. Rahman. The track is named after ahimsa, a doctrine commonly translated as "do no harm" and a respect for all living things. It's the band's first material since 2017's Songs Of Experience. They've spent most of…

Inhaler are feeling a little worse for wear, though they make very valiant efforts to hide it. Last night, the band played a particularly rowdy show at the Sebright Arms, sharing a bill with Limerick’s very own Whenyoung. Decked out in leather jackets, quiffs akimbo and sunglasses firmly on, they swagger into NME HQ the […]The post I...

"There has been a lot of progress, but not enough yet to put the sirens to rest." U2 frontman BonoU2 frontman Bono has announced that he’s teaming up with street artists to support a new campaign that aims to raise awaraness of the fight against AIDS. The singer, who previously founded global AIDS charity Red, has commissioned 17 stree...