The very popular U2 came into limelight in the early 1980’s through their rock and roll music when the whole world was enjoying the pop and heavy metal music. The Edge style heavily echoed guitars, the rhythms of Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. and the voice of the lead singer Bono started making huge impressions in the minds of both  the young and the old in the late 80’s and their popularity grew many folds. The Joshua tree music of the U2 band made them internationally popular overnight and from then on the band never had to look back.

The fan following started growing after even album release and their albums started not only topping the U.K charts but also became number one hits in the U.S as well. Lot of U2 fan clubs started springing up all over the world and nowadays there are plenty of U2 fan sites that are available in the internet for the fans of the U2 band to post comments about their favorite artists and the tour programs and so on. The U2 bands album “How to dismantle an atomic bomb” released in November 2004 has got eight Grammy Awards and has also been on top of the Billboards charts and quickly gained the Platinum status, which has brought many a joy to the hearts of the million U2 fans worldwide.