Editing The Edge (section)

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[[File:Edge Drammenshallen.jpg|left|thumb|The Edge performing with U2 in Norway in January 1985]] 
While the Evans brothers were at [[Mount Temple Comprehensive School]] in Dublin in 1976, they went along to a meeting in response to an advert posted by another pupil, [[Larry Mullen Jr.]], on the school's noticeboard seeking musicians to form a new band with him. Among the several other pupils who also responded to the note were [[Bono|Paul "Bono" Hewson]] and [[Adam Clayton]].<ref>McCormick (2006), pp. 27–30</ref> The band went through a number of reformations before becoming known as [[U2]] in March 1978 (Richard Evans having left before this to join another band, leaving his younger brother as the lead guitarist).<ref>McCormick (2006), pp. 46–48</ref>

Early in the band's career, Evans was given the nickname "the Edge" by members of the Lypton Village surrealist [[street gang]] to which Bono belonged. The nickname is commonly believed to be derived from the angular shape of Evans' head.<ref>McCormick (2006), p. 68</ref><ref>McGee (2008), p. 9</ref> However, the origin of the name is disputed and other theories include a description of his guitar playing and his preference for not becoming fully involved and therefore remaining on the edge of things.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.threechordsandthetruth.net/u2bios/u2edgebio.php|title=Biography of U2's guitarist, The Edge| website= threechordsandthetruth.net|access-date= 2018-03-24}}</ref>

[[File:The Edge performing on Zoo TV Tour in Melbourne Nov 13 1993.jpg|thumb|The Edge performing during the [[Zoo TV Tour]] in 1993]]
U2 began its public performance life in small venues in Dublin in 1977, occasionally playing at other venues elsewhere in Ireland. In December 1979, they performed their first concerts outside Ireland, in [[London]], and in 1980 began extensive touring across the [[British Isles]], developing a following. Their debut album ''[[Boy (album)|Boy]]'' was released in 1980.

In 1981, leading up to the [[October Tour]], the Edge came very close to leaving U2 for religious reasons, but he decided to stay.<ref name="m117">McCormick (2006), pp. 117–120</ref> During this period he became involved with a group called the Shalom Fellowship, with which Bono and Mullen were also involved.<ref name="edge-bio">{{cite web |url= http://www.atu2.com/band/edge/ |title=The Edge biography (@U2) |access-date=9 September 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720081257/http://www.atu2.com/band/edge/|archive-date=20 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Shortly after deciding to remain with the band, he wrote a piece of music that later became "[[Sunday Bloody Sunday (song)|Sunday Bloody Sunday]]".<ref name="m117" />

The Edge received his first production credit on the band's 1993 album ''[[Zooropa]]''<ref name="latimesglobal">{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-12-ca-34429-story.html|title=It's A Global Thing With U2|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|first=Robert|last=Hilburn|author-link=Robert Hilburn|date=12 September 1993|access-date=6 May 2011|at=sec. Calendar, p. 3}}</ref> for the extra level of responsibility he assumed in its creation.<ref>Flanagan (1996), p. 230</ref> 

In 2024, the Edge co-directed ''[[V-U2 An Immersive Concert Film]]'' with his wife [[Morleigh Steinberg]]. The film documents U2's 2023–2024 concert residency [[U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere|U2:UV ''Achtung Baby'' Live at Sphere]] and will screen exclusively at [[Sphere (venue)|Sphere]].<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>