Formed in 1976
Manager: Paul McGuinness
Record Label: Island Records

Original band names included "Feedback" and "The Hype"

All band members attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School at one point - Mount Temple was the first non-denominational school in Dublin. The school opened in 1971. Bono described it as "a free school (pause), a progressive school, but a free school"

The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame in 2005 - Bruce Springsteen gave the induction speech

In 2006, U2 went 5 for 5 at the grammys for their work on the "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" album, bringing their career total to 22.