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09/23/2009 - (Rescheduled from
9/25) - Giants Stadium 
09/24/2009 -
Giants Stadium 
U2 are a
rock band formed in Dublin, 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).
The band formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers
with limited musical proficiency. By the mid-1980s, the
band had become a top international act. Their success
as a live act was greater than their success as a record
selling act until their 1987 album The Joshua Tree,
which, according to Rolling Stone, elevated the band's
stature "from heroes to superstars". U2 responded to the
dance and alternative rock revolutions and their own
sense of musical stagnation by reinventing themselves
with their 1991 album Achtung Baby and the accompanying
Zoo TV Tour. Since 2000, U2 have pursued a more
conventional rock sound that retains the influence of
their previous musical explorations.
U2 have sold more than 145 million albums worldwide and
have won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other band. In
2005, the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame in their first year of eligibility. Rolling
Stone magazine listed U2 at #22 in its list of the 100
greatest artists of all time. Throughout their career,
as a band and as individuals, they have campaigned for
human rights and social justice causes, including
Amnesty International, the ONE Campaign and Bono's DATA
(Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa) campaign.

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