Editing Larry Mullen Jr. (section)

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[[File:U2 in Melbourne (49094332793).jpg|thumb|left|Mullen performing in Melbourne on [[the Joshua Tree Tour 2019]]]]
Mullen's father suggested that he place a notice on the Mount Temple bulletin board,<ref name="U2 by U2" /> saying something to the effect of "drummer seeks musicians to form band".<ref name="review">{{cite news|title=True Blue to U2|last=Conner|first=Thomas|author-link=:de:Thomas Conner|date=17 December 2006|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times}}</ref> U2 was founded on 25 September 1976 in Mullen's kitchen in Artane.<ref name="U2 by U2" /> Attending the first meeting were Mullen, [[Bono|Paul "Bono" Hewson]], [[The Edge|David "The Edge" Evans]] and his brother [[Dik Evans|Dik]], [[Adam Clayton]], and Mullen's friends Ivan McCormick and Peter Martin. Mullen later described it as "'The Larry Mullen Band' for about ten minutes, then Bono walked in and blew any chance I had of being in charge."<ref name="mccorm30">McCormick (2006), pp. 30, 34</ref> McCormick and Martin soon left,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/THE-UNBELIEVABLE-BOOK/1488562.html|title=The Unbelievable Book|magazine=[[Hot Press]]|first=Neil|last=McCormick|date=3 December 1987|issue=11|volume=23|access-date=16 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/U2/music/interviews/U240-U2-It-was-40-Years-Ago-Today/18931799.html|title=#U240 U2: It was 40 Years Ago Today|website=Hot Press|first=Colm|last=O'Hare|date=25 September 2016|access-date=16 December 2016}}</ref> and the group settled on the name "Feedback" because it was one of the few technical terms they knew.<ref name="mccorm30"/> The band later changed their name to "The Hype", and again to "U2" for a 1978 talent contest in [[Limerick]], Ireland, that they entered and won as a four-piece. Days after the competition, the band's reduction to a four-piece lineup became permanent after they parted ways with Dik.<ref name="biou2">{{cite web|url=http://www.atu2.com/band/bio.html|title=U2 biography|access-date=15 September 2007|author=Matt McGee|publisher=@U2}}</ref>

During the recording of the album ''[[Pop (U2 album)|Pop]]'' in 1996, Mullen suffered from severe back problems. Recording was delayed due to surgery.<ref name="ubu-262">McCormick (2006), p. 262</ref> When he left the hospital, he arrived back in the studio to find the rest of the band experimenting more than ever with electronic drum machines, something driven largely by the Edge's interest in [[dance music|dance]] and [[hip-hop music]], and, given his weakness after the operation, he relented, allowing The Edge to continue using drum machines, which contributed heavily to the album's electronic feel.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1997_articles/jul97/flood_u2.html |title=Flood & Howie B: Producing U2's Pop |magazine=[[Sound on Sound]] |date=July 1997 |first=Paul |last=Tingen |volume=12|issue=9|access-date=29 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607055529/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1997_articles/jul97/flood_u2.html|archive-date=7 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In order to recuperate from surgery, Mullen did not perform during U2's concert residency [[U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere|U2:UV ''Achtung Baby'' Live at Sphere]], which ran for 40 shows from September 2023 to March 2024 at [[Sphere (venue)|Sphere]] in the Las Vegas Valley. Dutch drummer [[Bram van den Berg]] from the band [[Krezip]] filled in for him.<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> It was the first time that Mullen missed a U2 show since 1978, when he broke his foot in a motorcycle accident.<ref name="motorcycle">{{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 News]]|first=David|last=Bauder|date=13 February 2023|access-date=13 February 2023}}</ref>