Bono has defended the decision by the band to move part of U2’s business from Ireland to the Netherlands in order to reduce the tax bill as well as the amount of taxes of the other band members. Bono said Ireland’s prosperity had been achieved through tax innovation. He believes it would be churlish to criticize the band for being innovative in relation to their tax affairs. Bono added that the band paid taxes not only to the letter of the law but to the spirit of the law too.

Bono has re-recorded his vocal for an old demo of the song ‘Wave of Sorrow’. At the band’s official website, Bono explained that the song was one of the unfinished tracks from the album. According to his words, the song was trying to describe experiences that Bono himself and Ali had, when we they both working together in Ethiopia during the famine. The new version of the composition is out this month.

U218 Singles is a greatest hits-style compilation album by U2 released in Ireland on 17 November 2006, in Australia on 18 November 2006, in the United Kingdom on 20 November 2006. In the United States it was released on 21 November 2006. The album contains 18 songs altogether. 16 of their most famous and successful hits, as well as “The Saints Are Coming” (a collaboration with Green Day) and a new composition entitled “Window in the Skies.” U218 Videos, a DVD featuring videos from throughout the band’s career, was released the same day as the album.

Filmed in December 1997 in Mexico, this show took place soon after the South African leg of the band’s Popmart tour. It may be almost ten years ago, but any fan being at a local concert will watch this with an ever-growing smile on their face. The huge lemon that turns into a mirror ball, Bono in his boxing gown, that huge screen… Oh, yes, it did really happen and no doubt you were there.

Together with his brother Norman Hewson, Bono was raised in Dublin by his mother and his father, Brendan Robert “Bob” Hewson. The boy was only fourteen, when his mother died in September 1974 of a cerebral aneurysm at her father’s funeral. Many compositions from U2’s albums, like “Out of Control”, “I Will Follow”, “Lemon”, “Mofo”, and “Tomorrow”, focus on the loss of his mother.

Now Bono is married to Alison Hewson. Their relationship began more than thirty years ago and the couple was married in 1982 in a Church of Ireland ceremony at All Saints Church. They have 4 children, Jordan, Elijah Bob Patricius, Memphis Eve, and John Abraham.

In adolescence, Bono attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Clontarf. He and his friends were part of a street gang called “Lypton Village,” that had a ritual of nickname-giving. The boy had several names: first, he was called “Steinvic von Huyseman”, then just “Huyseman”, then “Houseman”, then “Bon Murray”, later “Bono Vox of O’Connell Street”, and finally just “Bono”.

“Bono Vox” is an alteration of the word Bonavox, which is a brand of hearing aid. Translated from Latin, the phrase means “for a good voice”. “Bona Vox” was the name of a hearing aid shop that they usually passed in Dublin. It is said that Hewson was nicknamed “Bono Vox” after the shop by one of his friends Gavin Friday. Initially, Bono didn’t like the name, but after he learned it loosely translated to “good voice”, he accepted it. The musician has been known as “Bono” since the late ‘70s, even before the formation of the U2 band. Although being his stage name, close family and friends also refer to him as Bono, including his wife and band members.

U2 frontman’s $220 million project to stamp his mark on the skyline of his hometown has hit a wrong note with conservationists. Bono is planning to build Ireland’s tallest tower in Dublin as well as revamp U2’s city centre hotel. They want to ensure that their legacy lives on long after their music stops. However, they now stand accused of pushing for the destruction of a historic area of the city.

U2 fans from European countries and all over the United States and Canada are ready to push the limits of their partying potential at the Fifth annual inTO the Heart U2 Fan Fest that will take place at several venues in and around Toronto starting on November 1 through November 3.

inTO the Heart is music festival which is held by Greater Toronto Area fans celebrating not only the band’s music and vibe but also it’s spirit. Held annually, ITH continues its tradition as a non-profit event and in honor of its Fifth anniversary. A specific project in Guinea has been identified for this year’s goal to raise 3 thousand US dollars. The donated money will be used to fund a well project in Guinea, Africa, where there is a great need for access to clean water. Over 60 per cent of the population lacks access to a safe water supply. The African Well Fund had its beginnings in the U2 band fan community and they still remain a bedrock of great support.

The first performance will be held tonight, on November 1. The Festival Launch party is going to be an intimate, fun lounge evening, where local fans of U2 band will welcome the many out-of-towners, who come to Toronto to festival during ITH.

Friday’s U2 Songbook will include a stellar lineup of Toronto performers adding Jazz, Reggae, Techno, Soul, and Acoustic stylings to an incredible set-list of the greatest U2 songs. The last show on Saturday will recapture some of the greatest moments of U2’s stunning career.