U2

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U2 ({{IPAEng|ËŒjuËËˆtuË) are a rock band from Dublin, Republic of Ireland|Ireland. The band consists of Bono (vocals and guitar), The Edge (guitar, keyboards and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar) and Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums and percussion).

U2 formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency. By the mid-1980s, however, the band had become a top international act, noted for their anthemic sound, Bono's impassioned vocals, and The Edge's texture (music)|textural guitar playing. Their success as a live act was greater than their success at selling records until their 1987 album, ''The Joshua Tree'',<ref>{{cite video | people =Paul McGuinness | title =Classic Albums: The Joshua Tree | medium =Television documentary | publisher =Rajon Vision |date=1998 </ref> increased the band's stature "from heroes to superstars," according to ''Rolling Stone''.<ref name="RS_xx">{{cite book | last = Gardner | first = Elysa | title = U2: The Rolling Stone Files | publisher = Rolling Stone Magazine | date = 1994 | location = New York | pages = page xx | isbn = ISBN 0-283-06239-8</ref&... read all