The Irish rockers play the first leg of their tour in almost every US city...

Who has let the cat out of the bag with the leaked dates?...

Despite talk of a scaled-down tour, it's reported that the band will play the 80,000 capacity Slane Castle in their native Dublin...

The singer also reveals that he and Hutchence had discussed suicide before the INXS star was found hanged in his hotel room...

The band gear up for a busy 2001...

Rumours that the industry is unhappy at the decision to give the award to the rockers have been categorically denied...

Newies, oldies, cover versions and no gimmicks - the band send 1,000 diehards, including several VIPs and NME.COM, wild in the Big Apple...

All the big names and all the latest gossip from what promises to be one of the gigs of the year - only on NME.COM...

The U2 frontman just has to be himself in a new short film...

The band have a smashing time shooting a new video...