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The U2 Story Book - Brian O'Connell

November 12, 2026 · 12 min

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In the week that sees U2 release their first album, Carnaval de Luz, in almost ten years, Limerick-based writer Brian O’Connell takes us back to the early days of the band in a new book, Becoming U2. Brian O'Connell takes us back, in fact, to a key night in March 1978 when they played their first public gig under that name.

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