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    • U2 - Irish musician Bono from the band U2 (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) pose for a family picture with ambassadors of the non-profit organization ONE at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on April 8, 2013. ONE is an organization that fights against extreme poverty and preventable illness.
    • U2 - Former Beatles Paul McCartney (C,L) and U2 singer Bono (R) attend Stella McCartney's Fall/Winter 2013-2014 ready-to-wear collection show in Paris, on March 4, 2013.
    • U2 - WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: (L-R) Singer Bono of U2 and musician Dave Grohl attend the 21st Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party at Pacific Design Center on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California.
    • U2 - WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: (L-R) Singer Bono of U2 and musician Dave Grohl attend the 21st Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party at Pacific Design Center on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California.
    • U2 - WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: (L-R) Actress Ricki Noel Lander, Chairman and CEO of The Kraft Group Robert Kraft, singer Bono of U2 and actress Eve Hewson attend the 21st Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party at Pacific Design Center on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California.
    • U2 - (From L-R): SDLP leader John Hume, Bono lead singer with Irish rock group U2, Tim Wheeler with Ash and Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble link hands as they arrive at the Waterfront for a concert given by U2 and Ash to promote the yes vote for Friday's peace referendum.
    • U2 - German President Joachim Gauck (R) and his partner Daniela Schadt (L) receive Bono (C), lead singer of Irish rock band U2 and co-founder of anti-poverty foundation ONE and youth ambassadors at the Bellevue Palace in Berlin on October 8, 2012. The Rock star turned campaigner and youth ambassadors met with the German President to promote the grass root movements work and campaign against poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa, by raising public awareness and pressuring political leaders into action.
    • U2 - Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (C) accepts from Sail Shetty, Secretary General of Amesty International (L) and Irish singer Bono (R) the Ambassador of Conscience Award at the Bord Gais Energy theatre in Dublin, Ireland on June 18, 2012. Aung San Suu Kyi landed in Ireland with U2 star Bono by her side for a flying visit on her European tour that was to see her pick up a prize honouring her unwavering commitment to human rights.
    • U2 - Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi  (R) and Irish singer Bono (L) arrive at Dublin airport in Dublin, Ireland on June 18, 2012. Aung San Suu Kyi landed in Ireland with U2 star Bono by her side for a flying visit on her European tour that was to see her pick up a prize honouring her unwavering commitment to human rights.
    • U2 - Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi  (2L) and Irish singer Bono (L) meet with Irish Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore (2R) as she is presented with flowers by Sophia Kelly (R) upon her arrival at Dublin airport in Dublin, Ireland on June 18, 2012. Aung San Suu Kyi landed in Ireland with U2 star Bono by her side for a flying visit on her European tour that was to see her pick up a prize honouring her unwavering commitment to human rights.
    • U2 - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) and U2 singer Bono arrive on June 18, 2012 for a press conference at the Oslo Forum at Losby Gods in Lorenskog, Norway. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Suu Kyi has received superstar treatment and been cheered by crowds of many thousands as she visited Norway on her first Europe trip in a quarter-century after years of house arrest.
    • U2 - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) gives a pre3ss conference on June 18 2012 with Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere (C) and U2 Irish singer Bono at the Oslo Forum at the Losby Gods mansion outside Oslo. After their panel talk, Bono was to give Suu Kyi a lift aboard his private jet to Dublin, where she will be feted at the 'Electric Burma' tribute concert hosted by Amnesty International.
    • U2 - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L),  Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere (C) and U2 singer Bono (L) give a press conference at the Oslo Forum at Losby Gods in Lorenskog, Norway on June 18, 2012. Suu Kyi and Bono will join other speakers at the Losby Gods retreat just outside Oslo to discuss 'the role of dialogue in transition', focusing on the sweeping changes in Myanmar as well as the 'Arab Spring' nations.
    • U2 - Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere (R) welcomes  U2 singer Bono (L) upon at arrival for the opening of the Oslo Forum at Losby Gods mansion outside Oslo, on June 18, 2012. Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, who has herself received superstar treatment on a triumphant Europe tour after years of house arrest and isolation, will be joined by the Irish singer and 100 other guests at the annual Oslo Forum talks.
    • U2 - Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere (C) flanked by U2 singer Bono (L) and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (R) meet during the Oslo Forum at Losby Gods mansion outside Oslo, on June 18, 2012. Suu Kyi and Bono will join other speakers to discuss 'the role of dialogue in transition', focusing on the sweeping changes in Myanmar as well as the 'Arab Spring' nations. Suu Kyi's first visit to Europe in a quarter-century is being hailed all the more because her and her party's struggle has begun to pay off, as the former military regime has given way to a quasi-civilian government in the past year.
    • U2 - U2 singer Bono (L) and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi attend the Oslo Forum at Losby Gods mansion outside Oslo, on June 18, 2012. Nobel laureate  Suu Kyi and Bono will join other speakers to discuss 'the role of dialogue in transition', focusing on the sweeping changes in Myanmar as well as the 'Arab Spring' nations.
    • U2 - U2 frontman Bono (L) speaks with Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere prior to attend the annual Oslo Forum at Losby Gods in Lorenskog, on June 18, 2012. Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi will meet on June 18 one of her biggest fans at a Norwegian peace forum, Bono, the activist rock star who has written a song about her. Nobel laureate Suu Kyi, who has herself received superstar treatment on a triumphant Europe tour after years of house arrest and isolation, will be joined by the Irish singer and 100 other guests at the annual Oslo Forum talks.
    • U2 - U2 frontman Bono smiles upon arrival at the annual Oslo Forum at Losby Gods in Lorenskog, on June 18, 2012. Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi will meet on June 18 one of her biggest fans at a Norwegian peace forum, Bono, the activist rock star who has written a song about her. Nobel laureate Suu Kyi, who has herself received superstar treatment on a triumphant Europe tour after years of house arrest and isolation, will be joined by the Irish singer and 100 other guests at the annual Oslo Forum talks.
    • U2 - South African President Jacob Zuma (R) and the lead singer of the Irish band U2, Bono (L), pose on February 17, 2011 outside the Genadendaal presidential residence in Cape Town.
    • U2 - U2 singer Bono (R) and wife Ali Hewson (L) arrive at the kick off of the (RED)Rush to Zero campaign at the Beats by Dr. Dre store June 2, 2012 in New  York. The group is launching a 10-day fundraising and awareness campaign to fight AIDS.
    Through a combination of zealous righteousness and post-punk experimentalism, U2 became one of the most popular rock & roll bands of the '80s. They were rock & roll crusaders during an era of synthesized pop and heavy metal, equally known for their sweeping sound as for their grandiose statements about politics and religion. The Edge provided the group with a signature sound by creating sweeping ...more


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