U2 is a rock band from Dublín, Ireland. They started 1976 with Bono, guitar and voice, the Edge guitar, piano and voice, Adam Clapton as bass, and with the drum player Larry Mullen. They started when they were only teenagers without much musical knowledge, but in the 80s they had made four albums and they had got fame due to big trips and concerts, and strange sound of The Edge and voice and lyrics of Bono. They had been in some supportive action too. They had got many hits and they continue making them nowadays.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2
http://www.u2.com/