Editing U2 (section)

===''Songs of Surrender'' and concert residency at Sphere (2020–current)===
Over a two-year period during [[COVID-19 lockdowns|lockdowns]] for the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the group worked on ''[[Songs of Surrender]]'', an album of re-recorded and reinterpreted versions of 40 songs from their back catalogue.<ref name="billboard-sos-announce">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/u2-songs-of-surrender-new-album-1235197073/|title=U2 to Revisit 40 Classic Tracks on 'Songs of Surrender' Collection|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|date=11 January 2023|access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/u2-songs-of-surrender-album-march-40-tracks-remakes-1235484056/|title=U2 Set to Release 'Songs of Surrender' Album in March, With 40 Remakes of Older Songs|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Chris|last=Willman|date=10 January 2023|access-date=10 January 2023}}</ref> Largely the effort of the Edge and Bono,<ref>{{cite magazine|title='We are turning the amps on.'|magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]|first=Tom|last=Doyle|date=April 2023|issue=353|page=84}}</ref> the album was recorded with collaborators that included [[Bob Ezrin]], Duncan Stewart, Declan Gaffney, and [[Stjepan Hauser]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/u2-new-album-las-vegas-achtung-baby-1234689183/|title=U2 at the Crossroads: Inside the Band's Ambitious Reinvention for 2023|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Andy|last=Greene|date=6 March 2023|access-date=10 March 2023}}</ref> The reimagined songs feature stripped-down and acoustic [[arrangement]]s,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a43328454/u2-songs-of-surrender-review/|title=''Songs of Surrender'' Puts U2's Songwriting Legacy on the Line|website=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]|first=Alan|last=Light|author-link=Alan Light|date=17 March 2023|access-date=4 July 2023}}</ref> in different keys and tempos and often with re-written lyrics.<ref name="edge-telegraph">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interviews/edge-going-difficult-break-u2/|title='Bono gets too much for me sometimes...'|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|first=Neil|last=McCormick|author-link=Neil McCormick|date=4 March 2023|at=sec. Review, pp. 4–5|access-date=5 March 2023|url-access=registration}}</ref><ref name="apnews-release">{{cite web|url=https://fortune.com/2023/03/14/u2-songs-of-surrender-40-old-songs-the-edge-no-guitar-lockdown/|title=U2 is recording new versions of 40 old songs because The Edge started experimenting with keyboards during lockdown|website=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]|first=David|last=Bauder|agency=Associated Press|date=14 March 2023|access-date=14 March 2023}}</ref> The project was conceived as a companion to Bono's memoir ''Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story''.<ref name="billboard-sos-announce"/>

In October 2022, several media outlets reported that U2 were in discussions to sign with [[Irving Azoff]] and his son Jeffrey of Full Stop Management, following the end of Guy Oseary's nine-year tenure as the band's manager.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/u2-manager-irving-jeffrey-azoff-split-guy-oseary/|title=U2 in Talks With Azoffs for Management — But Deal's Not Done|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Dave|last=Brooks|date=6 October 2022|access-date=13 February 2023}}</ref>

After releasing his memoir in November 2022, Bono embarked on a [[book tour]] that month called "Stories of Surrender", initially consisting of 14 dates across North America and Europe.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bono-stories-of-surrender-book-tour-1235149619/|title=Bono Sets 'Stories of Surrender' Book Tour|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Lars|last=Brandle|date=4 October 2022|access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref> During the shows, Bono performed U2 songs in stripped-down arrangements mirroring those from ''Songs of Surrender''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/live/bono-live-in-london-u2-stories-of-surrender-memoir-3350844|title=Bono live in London: U2 frontman brings his memoir to life with songs and fascinating stories|website=[[NME]]|first=Damian|last=Jones|date=17 November 2022|access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref> The record was released in March 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/13585/U2-Songs-Of-Surrender.aspx |title=Songs Of Surrender by U2 reviews|website=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=31 March 2023}}</ref> It was the group's first number-one album in the UK since 2009,<ref name="uk-debut">{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/u2-secure-11th-uk-number-1-album-with-songs-of-surrender__38864/|title=U2 secure 11th UK Number 1 album with Songs of Surrender|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|first=Carl|last=Smith|date=24 March 2023|access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref> but sales quickly tapered off; it charted in the UK for three weeks, and in the US for one week after reaching number five.<ref name="ukcharts"/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/u2/chart-history/tlp/|title=U2: Chart History – Billboard 200|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=4 July 2023}}</ref> The album's release coincided with a television documentary film, ''Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming, With Dave Letterman'', that premiered on [[Disney+]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/bono-the-edge-special-david-letterman-disney-plus-1235488878/|title='Bono & The Edge' Documentary Special With David Letterman Greenlit at Disney+ Ahead of Upcoming U2 Album|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Selome|last=Hailu|date=13 January 2023|access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref> In April, Bono resumed his "Stories of Surrender" book tour with an 11-show [[Concert residency|residency]] at the [[Beacon Theatre (New York City)|Beacon Theatre]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/bono-adds-shows-to-stories-of-surrender-run-at-beacon-theatre/|title=Bono adds shows to 'Stories of Surrender' run at Beacon Theatre|website=[[BrooklynVegan]]|first=Amanda|last=Hatfield|date=5 January 2023|access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref>

[[File:U2 performing at Sphere in Las Vegas on Sept 30 2023 by Paul White (37).jpg|thumb|U2 during a September 2023 show at [[Sphere (venue)|Sphere]], as part of [[U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere|a 40-date concert residency]] to inaugurate the venue]]
From September 2023 to March 2024, U2 staged a 40-date concert residency<ref name="hp-sphere-40shows">{{cite web|url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/u2-add-4-new-dates-to-their-sphere-run-due-to-high-demand-22999000|title=U2 add 4 new dates to their Sphere run due to high demand|website=[[Hot Press]]|first=Riley|last=Glaister-Ryder|date=5 December 2023|access-date=5 December 2023}}</ref> called [[U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere|U2:UV ''Achtung Baby'' Live]] to inaugurate [[Sphere (venue)|Sphere]] in the Las Vegas Valley. The residency was announced during a [[Super Bowl LVII]] television advertisement. Performances were focused on the group's 1991 album ''Achtung Baby'' and leveraged the venue's immersive video and sound capabilities, which include a [[16K resolution]] wraparound LED screen and speakers with [[beamforming]] and [[wave field synthesis]] technologies. Mullen did not participate in the concerts in order to recuperate from surgery,<ref name="variety-sb-u2uv">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/u2-achtung-baby-concerts-without-larry-mullen-1235520643/|title=U2 Announces 'Achtung Baby' Concerts at New Las Vegas Venue — Without Drummer Larry Mullen Jr.|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Jem|last=Aswad|date=12 February 2023|access-date=12 February 2023}}</ref> marking the first time since 1978 that U2 performed without him;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/the-edge-bono-concerts-las-vegas-d1b80ac30f309c05b30b1982c48cfd3d|title=U2 returning to stage in Las Vegas, minus one of quartet|work=[[Associated Press]]|first=David|last=Bauder|date=13 February 2023|access-date=13 February 2023}}</ref> Dutch drummer [[Bram van&nbsp;den&nbsp;Berg]] from the band [[Krezip]] filled in.<ref name="variety-sb-u2uv"/> Coinciding with the beginning of the residency, the group released the Las Vegas-inspired single "[[Atomic City (U2 song)|Atomic City]]".<ref name="atomic">{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/u2-share-new-song-atomic-city-ahead-of-las-vegas-concerts-listen/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |title=U2 Share New Song 'Atomic City' Ahead of Las Vegas Concerts: Listen |last=Minsker |first=Evan |date=29 September 2023 |access-date=29 September 2023}}</ref>

U2:UV ''Achtung Baby'' Live was highly acclaimed by critics;<ref name="hp-sphere-40shows"/><ref name="irishtimes">{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2023/09/30/u2uv-achtung-baby-live-at-sphere-in-las-vegas-what-the-first-reviews-say/|title=U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere in Las Vegas: What the first reviews say|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] | date=30 September 2023|access-date=30 September 2023}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s Andy Greene called it "a quantum leap forward for concerts",<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/u2-sphere-opening-concert-las-vegas-1234836122/|title=U2 Launch New Era of Live Music at Stunning Sphere Opening Concert in Las Vegas|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Andy|last=Greene|date=30 September 2023|access-date=30 September 2023}}</ref> and [[Neil McCormick]] of ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' said it would "change live entertainment forever".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/concerts/u2-sphere-las-vegas-review/|title=U2, Sphere review: this spectacular concert will change live entertainment forever|website=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|first=Neil|last=McCormick|author-link=Neil McCormick|date=30 September 2023|access-date=1 October 2023}}</ref> The residency grossed {{USD|244.5&nbsp;million}} from 663,000 tickets sold,<ref name="pollstar-final-boxoff">{{cite web|url=https://news.pollstar.com/2024/03/14/auf-wiedersehen-baby-u2-wraps-sphere-run/|title=Auf Wiedersehen, Baby: U2 Wraps Sphere Run|website=[[Pollstar]]|first=J. R.|last=Lind|date=14 March 2024|access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref> making it the [[Concert residency#Highest-grossing concert residencies|fourth-highest-grossing concert residency]] of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-grossing-concert-residencies-all-time/u2-u2-uv-achtung-baby-live-at-sphere-2023-24/|title=25 Biggest Concert Residencies of All Time|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Eric|last=Frankenberg|date=5 April 2024|access-date=5 April 2024}}</ref> It was filmed for the immersive concert film ''V-U2'', which began screening exclusively at Sphere in September 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.pollstar.com/2024/08/21/spheres-next-attraction-u2-concert-film/|title=Sphere's Next Attraction: Immersive U2 Concert Film|website=[[Pollstar]]|first=J. R.|last=Kind|date=21 August 2024|access-date=21 August 2024}}</ref>