U2
U2 is an Irish rock band featuring Bono (Paul David Hewson) on vocals, guitar and harmonica, The Edge (David Howell Evans) on guitar, keyboards and vocals, Adam Clayton on bass, and Larry Mullen, Jr. on drums.
U2 is the biggest rock band in the world today and has maintained this level of popularity since the late 1980's. According to the RIAA, they have sold approximately 50.5 million albums in the U.S. and over 150 million worldwide, had six #1 albums in the US and nine #1 albums in the UK and are widely considered one of the most successful groups of all time. The band has won 22 Grammy awards, second only to Stevie Wonder among pop artists. The band is also very politically active in human rights causes, such as the Make Poverty History campaign as well as Live Aid, Live 8, and the campaign spearheaded by Bono, DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa).
