U2 Personal Info & Profile

U2 Profile

Famous As

Rock band

Birth Name

The Hype

Birth Date

September 25, 1976

Birth Place

Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Claim to Fame

Famous As

Rock band

Personal Fact

Birth Name

The Hype

Birth Date

September 25, 1976

Birth Place

Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Family and Relationship

✦ Won a legal battle, November 15th, 2006 against their former stylish Lola Cashman over the ownership of some items which she acquired without permission during their "Joshua Tree" tour in 1987.
✦ Receiving the special one-time-only Q Award Of Awards: Band of Bands accolade at the 2006 Q Awards, took place Oct 30th at London's Grosvenor House Hotel.
✦ Parted ways with its long-time label Island Records and moved to Mercury Records, within the Universal Music Group stable (Oct 2006).
✦ Their album "The Joshua Tree" was chosen the 3rd Britain's Favorite Album in a poll conducted by BBC Radio 2 to commemorate the album chart's 50th anniversary (August 2006).
✦ Secured the 4th position on Forbes magazine's annual list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Stars (June 2006).