U2 Year in Pictures (Part 2)

2009= the year U2 decided to release their new album NLOTH after more than 4 years. Highly acclaimed (RS 2009 N°1 album), loved by fans and critics, though not a sales blockbuster, they showed the (rock and roll) world they´ve been together for 30 years and they still rock on!!!

Beginnings of March: the name of the tour was revealed: U2 360°. The only thing we knew was that it was going to be spectacular and huge. Date to start: June in Barcelona, Spain.



Bono starts writing articles for The New York Times regularly.he had already strted with "Notes from the Chairman",dedicated to the great Frank Sinatra.


"The Claw" starts disclosing in May. Videos of the construction.


First concert of the monumental 360° Tour in Barcelona. Critics acclaimed it.

October: The Unforgettable Fire, remastered.


October 25th , another landmark in the music and video scene: U2´s YouTube's live webcast from the Rose Bowl

November 4th: Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, U2 played at the Brandenburg Gate.


18th November: Bono received the Ripple of Hope Award given by The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights.
23rd November: A surprising announcement, U2 will play Glastonbury next year for the first time.

End of November: U2 appears in the Hall of Fame Show, to celebrate its 25th anniversary.


1st December: World Aids Day,Bono announces a partnership between NIKE, Inc. and (RED).



End of the year: awards and nominations galore!
International Band of the Year category in the annual NRJ Awards, France.
Triple Grammy Nomination:Best Rock Album,Best Rock Song, Best Rock Performance .
"Winter" noiminated for Globe and Oscars.
Rolling Stone magazine considered "No Line on the Horizon", best album of the year and "Moment of Surrender", best song of the year.


The year has been great for the band and their fans. 2010 promises to be the same or even better: new album (Songs of Ascent), another lap of 360° and many more countries to visit.