Consequence of Sound — The songwriter and producer also shares his appreciation for Bob Dylan and U2. more info

JamBase — Monday's U2 show in Milan featured the tour debut of 'Achtung Baby' hit "The Fly." more info

JamBase — Vulfpeck delivered a pair of U2 covers and welcomed Lake Street Dive bassist Bridget Kearney during their two-night stand in Dublin. more info

Stereogum — In 2015, U2 embarked on their iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE tour in support of their 2014 album Songs Of Innocence. That album's companion piece, Songs Of Experience, was released in 2017. This year, they followed up with the eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE tour. Th... more info

JamBase — U2 reached into their back catalog on Sunday night in Denmark for a handful of tour debuts and bust outs. more info

Kings of A&R — New Yorkers Friends At The Falls dropped a new track Graffiti. The band makes a distinction between indie and alternative, and they consider themselves alternative. Musically, they want to capture  the essence of pioneers like The Killers, Coldplay... more info

Stereogum — U2 frontman Bono described Pope Francis as being "aghast" about sex abuse in the Catholic Church. more info

Reuters — Bono, frontman for Irish rock band U2, met Pope Francis on Wednesday and said afterwards he is an extraordinary man who is sincere in his pain over a sexual abuse crisis in Ireland. more info

USA Today Music — Bono is reassuring fans that he'll have his voice back for the rest of U2's European tour after cutting short a concert in Berlin Saturday night.             more info

USA Today Music — U2 lead singer Bono has reassured fans that he'll have his voice back for the rest of the band's European tour after ending a concert in Germany on Saturday, which U2 is rescheduling. Bono said a doctor ruled out anything serious. (Sept. 3)... more info