U2
Formed 1976
Location Dublin, Ireland
Genres Alternative: Alternative Pop - Rock,  Pop / Rock
Members Bono
Biography:
Bursting on the scene with their 1980 album, Boy, U2 would by 2001 become international heroes for both their music and their emotional response to the 9/11 tragedy. Formed in 1978 while still students at Dublin's Mount Temple School, Bono (vocals), the Edge (guitars, piano), Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums), and Adam Clayton (bass) forged the power of punk with epic rock song craft, finding its voice in Edge's charismatic guitar and Bono's impassioned howl. 1983's War featured the US Top 10 hit, "New Year's Day," and The Unforgettable Fire continued U2's climb, but it was 1987's The Joshua Tree that...