Index

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“11 O’Clock Tick Tock”, 1
3
360° tour, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7.1-7.2
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“40”, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
“46664”, 1
9
9/11 See September 11, 2001 terrorist attack
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Achtung Baby, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5
A Conspiracy of Hope tour, 1 , 2
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“Acrobat”, 1
A
activism, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2
Africa, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5.1-5.2 , 6.1-6.2 , 7 , 8.1-8.2
criticism of U2’s advocacy in, 1.1-1.2
See also apartheid See also Ethiopia
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“All Along the Watchtower”, 1
“All Because of You”, 1 , 2
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All That You Can’t Leave Behind, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6
Amnesty International, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
apartheid, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3
Apple, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3
Artists United Against Apartheid, 1
Averill, Steve, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9
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“Bad”, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3
B
Band Aid, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3
Batman Forever soundtrack, 1
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“Beautiful Day”, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4
“Beautiful Ghost/Introduction to Songs of Experience”, 1
B
Berlin, 1.1-1.2
Berlin Wall, 1.1-1.2
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The Best of 1990-2000, 1
B
Bible, use of, 1.1-1.2
Ecclesiastes, 1
Luke 15:11-32, 1
Matthew 6:9-13, 1
Matthew 25:35, 1
Old Testament Prophets, 1
Psalms, the Book of, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2
Psalm 13, 1
Psalm 23, 1
Psalm 40, 1
Psalm 62, 1
Psalm 89, 1
Psalm 116, 1
Psalm 119, 1
Revelation 6:12-13, 1 , 2 , 3
BlackBerry, 1
Black Lives Matter, 1
Blake, William, 1
Bloody Sunday, 1 , 2
Bono
advocacy, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2
criticism, 1
family, 1
friends, 1.1-1.2
mother’s death, 1.1-1.2
musical influences, 1.1-1.2
schooling, 1
view on religion, 1
Bowie, David, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3
Boy, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
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“Boy/Girl”, 1
B
Boy tour, 1
Bradshaw, Albert, 1
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“Breathe”, 1
B
Broadway musical See Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
B-stage, 1 , 2 , 3
Buffett, Warren, 1
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“Bullet the Blue Sky”, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6 , 7.1-7.2 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
B
Bush, George W., 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
C
Cambodia, 1.1-1.2
Captive, 1 , 2.1-2.2
Carter, Bill, 1
Cash, Johnny, 1 , 2
Cedarwood Road, 1 , 2
Chernobyl, 1 , 2
Christianity, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6.1-6.2
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“City of Blinding Lights”, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6
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the Clash, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
the Claw, 1
C
Clayton, Adam
advocacy, 1
alcohol, 1
family, 1.1-1.2
friends, 1.1-1.2
musical influences, 1.1-1.2
schooling, 1.1-1.2
Clinton, Bill, 1 , 2 , 3
coexist, 1 , 2
Coffey, Cecilia, 1
Cold War, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2
Comic Relief, 1
Communism, 1.1-1.2
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The Complete U2, 1
C
Corbijn, Anton, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
Criticism of activism, 1.1-1.2
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“The Crystal Ballroom”, 1.1-1.2
“Daddy’s Gonna Pay for Your Crashed Car”, 1.1-1.2
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the Dalton Brothers, 1
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Dandelion Market, 1.1-1.2 , 2
Danger Mouse, 1
Darst, Ellen, 1
DATA, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3
de Klerk, F.W., 1
Devlin, Es, 1
de Whalley, Chas, 1
De Winne, Frank, 1
Dickinson, Emily, 1
Donne, John, 1
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“Do They Know It’s Christmas?”, 1 , 2
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Doyle, Suzanne, 1
Drop the Debt campaign, 1 , 2
Dublin, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2
housing projects, 1.1-1.2
May 17, 1974, bombing, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3
Dylan, Bob, 1.1-1.2
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Eagles of Death Metal, 1
Edge (AKA The Edge)
advocacy, 1.1-1.2
family, 1.1-1.2
friends, 1.1-1.2
musical influences, 1.1-1.2
schooling, 1
Edun, 1
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“Electrical Storm”, 1
“The Electric Co.”, 1
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Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man, 1
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“Elevation”, 1 , 2 , 3
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Elevation tour, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7
Elliot, T. S., 1
Ellis, Mark “Flood” See Flood
Ellul, Jacques, 1
El Salvador, 1.1-1.2
Eno, Brian, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10
Epworth, Paul, 1
Ethiopia, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5
European refugee crisis, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3.1-3.2
Evans, Dave See Edge
Evans, Dik (AKA Dick Evans), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6
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“Even Better than the Real Thing”, 1.1-1.2 , 2
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Falwell, Jerry, 1.1-1.2 , 2
Fanning, Dave, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3
Feedback, 1 , 2
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“Fire”, 1 , 2 , 3
“The First Time”, 1
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Fisher, Mark, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4
Flood (Mark Ellis), 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5
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the Fly (character), 1.1-1.2 , 2
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“The Fly” (song), 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5
“The Fool”, 1
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Formation of U2, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2
Friday, Gavin, 1.1-1.2 , 2
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Gaffney, Declan, 1
Gallagher, Rory, 1
Gandhi, Mohandas, 1 , 2
Gates, Bill, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4
Geldof, Bob, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4
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“Get on Your Boots”, 1
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Gibson, Mel, 1
Giffords, Gabrielle, 1
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“Gloria”, 1 , 2 , 3
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Godley, Kevin, 1
GoldenEye soundtrack, 1
Good Friday Agreement, 1 , 2 , 3
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“Grace”, 1 , 2
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Graham, Bill, 1 , 2
T
the Great Famine, 1
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Green Movement, 1 , 2 , 3
Greenpeace, 1
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“The Ground Beneath Her Feet”, 1
G
Guggi, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4
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“The Hands That Built America”, 1
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Hansa Studios, 1.1-1.2
Hanvey, Fionan See Friday, Gavin
HBO, 1.1-1.2
Heaslip, Jack, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2
Helms, Jesse, 1 , 2
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“Helter Skelter”, 1
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Henke, Jim, 1 , 2
Hertz, Noreena, 1
Hewson, Alison Stewart (Ali), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
Hewson, Bob, 1.1-1.2
Hewson, Iris See Rankin, Iris
Hewson, Norman, 1
Hewson, Paul See Bono
hippie culture, 1.1-1.2
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“Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me”, 1
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Hot Press, 1 , 2.1-2.2
Howie B, 1.1-1.2
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7
Hybels, Bill, 1
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the Hype, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
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“In a Little While”, 1
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Infinite Guitar, 1
Innocence + Experience tour, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5.1-5.2 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11.1-11.2
International Space Station, 1
Iovine, Jimmy, 1 , 2
iPod See Apple
Iran-Contra scandal, 1
Ireland, history, 1.1-1.2
See also the Troubles
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“Iris”, 1
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Irish Republican Army (IRA), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
irony See satire
Island Records, 1 , 2
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“I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”, 1.1-1.2
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iTunes See Apple
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“I Will Follow”, 1 , 2 , 3
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Jackmife Lee, 1
Jackson, Michael, 1
Jeffers, Oliver, 1
Joanou, Phil, 1 , 2
John, Elton, 1
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The Joshua Tree, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5.1-5.2 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9
The Joshua Tree tour, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4
J
Jubilee 2000 campaign, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3
K
Kaplan, Keryn, 1
Kelly, Anne Louise, 1
Kelly, Mark, 1
King, B.B., 1.1-1.2
King, Jr., Martin Luther, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8
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“Kite”, 1
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Koch, Bob, 1
L
Lanois, Daniel, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9
Lawless, Terry, 1 , 2
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“Lemon”, 1
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Lennon, John, 1
Lewis, C. S., 1 , 2
Lichtenstein, Roy, 1
Lillywhite, Steve, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
Limerick contest, 1
Lincoln Memorial, 1
Live Aid, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5
Live Nation, 1
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“Love and Peace or Else”, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
“Love Is Blindness”, 1 , 2.1-2.2
“Lucifer’s Hands”, 1
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Lynch, Declan, 1
Lypton Village, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3
M
MacPhisto, 1.1-1.2 , 2
Madison Square Garden See September 11, 2001 terrorist attack
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“Magnificent”, 1
M
Mandela, Nelson, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5 , 6
Martin, Peter, 1
McCormick, Ivan, 1 , 2
McCormick, Neil, 1 , 2
McGonagles, 1.1-1.2
McGuinness, Paul, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8.1-8.2 , 9 , 10.1-10.2 , 11
McLuhan, Marshall, 1
Meerkat streaming app, 1
T
The Message, 1
M
Millennium Development Goals, 1.1-1.2
T
The Million Dollar Hotel, 1
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“The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)”, 1 , 2 , 3
M
Mirror Ball Man, 1 , 2
Mission: Impossible soundtrack, 1
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“Miss Sarajevo”, 1.1-1.2
“MLK”, 1
“Mofo”, 1
“Moment of Surrender”, 1
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Morgan, Stuart, 1 , 2
Morocco, 1
Morrison, Van, 1
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“Mother and Child Reunion”, 1
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Mount Temple Comprehensive, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6 , 7
Moxham, Donald, 1
Moylett, Regine, 1
MTV, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5
Mullen Jr., Larry
family, 1.1-1.2
friends, 1.1-1.2
mother’s death, 1
musical influences, 1.1-1.2
schooling, 1
sister’s death, 1
Music Rising, 1
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“Mysterious Ways”, 1 , 2 , 3
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naming the band, 1.1-1.2
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“New Year’s Day”, 1 , 2
N
Nicaragua, 1.1-1.2
Nietzsche, Friedrich, 1
NME, 1 , 2
Nolan, Christopher, 1
No Line on the Horizon, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8
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“Numb”, 1
O
Obama, Barack, inauguration of, 1 , 2
October (album), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5.1-5.2 , 6
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“October” (song), 1
O
October tour, 1.1-1.2
O’Herlihy, Joe, 1
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“One”, 1.1-1.2 , 2
O
ONE Campaign, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7
O’Neill, Paul, 1
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“Ordinary Love”, 1 , 2
O
O’Sullivan, Sam, 1
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“Out of Control”, 1 , 2 , 3
O
Owens, Catherine, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7 , 8.1-8.2
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Paris terrorist attack, 1.1-1.2
Pavarotti, Luciano, 1
payola, 1.1-1.2
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“Peace on Earth”, 1
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Pellington, Mark, 1 , 2
Periscope streaming app, 1
Peterson, Eugene, 1 , 2.1-2.2
philanthropy See activism
Point Depot New Year’s concert, 1 , 2 , 3
Pop, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6
PopMart tour, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6
Presley, Elvis, 1.1-1.2
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“Pride (in the Name of Love)”, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7
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Principle Management, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5.1-5.2 , 6.1-6.2 , 7
Propaganda, 1
punk culture, 1.1-1.2
T
the Radiators from Space, 1
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“Raised by Wolves”, 1 , 2 , 3
T
the Ramones, 1 , 2 , 3
R
Rankin, Iris, 1.1-1.2
Rattle and Hum, 1
album, 1.1-1.2 , 2
movie, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3
Reagan, Ronald, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4
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(RED) campaign, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4
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Red Rocks Amphitheatre See U2 Live At Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky (movie)
Reedy, Rocko, 1
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“Rejoice”, 1
R
religion See Christianity
religious sectarianism, 1 , 2
See also the Troubles
Remembrance Day Parade bombing, 1
Roche, Sheila, 1.1-1.2
Rock against Sexism, 1 , 2
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2
Rolling Stone, 1 , 2 , 3
Rowe, Chris, 1
Rowen, Andy (AKA Guck Pants Delany), 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4
Rowen, Derek See Guggi
Rowen, Peter, 1 , 2 , 3
RTE, 1 , 2
See also Fanning, Dave
Rubin, Rick, 1 , 2
Rumi, 1
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“Running to Stand Still”, 1
R
Rushdie, Salman, 1 , 2
S
Sachs, Jeffrey, 1 , 2 , 3
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“The Saints Are Coming”, 1 , 2
S
Sarajevo, 1 , 2
satire, 1
Schoo, Dallas, 1
Screwtape Letters See Lewis, C. S.
Sednaoui, Stéphane, 1
Self Aid, 1
September 11, 2001 terrorist attack, 1.1-1.2 , 2
T
the Sex Pistols, 1 , 2
S
Shalom, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5.1-5.2
Sheedy, Dennis, 1
Sheehan, Dennis, 1 , 2 , 3
Shirley, Sophie, 1
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“Show Me the Way”, 1.1-1.2
S
Shriver, Bobby, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
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“Silver and Gold”, 1.1-1.2 , 2
S
Slane Castle, 1 , 2 , 3
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“Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own”, 1
“Song for Someone”, 1 , 2.1-2.2
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Songs of Ascent, 1
Songs of Experience, 1
Songs of Innocence, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10.1-10.2 , 11 , 12
Soros, George, 1 , 2
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“A Sort of Homecoming”, 1.1-1.2
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South Africa See apartheid
Soviet Union, 1.1-1.2
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, 1.1-1.2
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“Staring at the Sun”, 1
S
Stewart, Alison See Hewson, Alison Stewart
St. Francis of Assisi, 1
Stokes, Niall, 1 , 2
Stop Sellafield campaign, 1
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“Stories for Boys”, 1
“Street Mission”, 1
“Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of”, 1 , 2
S
Sugimoto, Hiroshi, 1 , 2
Sun City, 1.1-1.2
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“Sunday Bloody Sunday”, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11
S
Sun Studio, 1
Suu Kyi, Aung San, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4
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“Sweetest Thing”, 1
T
Taymor, Julie, 1
Tedder, Ryan, 1
Thatcher, Margaret, 1
Thin Lizzy, 1
Tiananmen Square student protests, 1
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“Tomorrow”, 1
T
Top of the Pops, 1
Trabant, 1 , 2
the Troubles, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10
Turner, Tina, 1
Tutu, Desmond, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2
U
U2-3, 1 , 2
U2 3D, 1 , 2
U2 Live At Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky (movie), 1.1-1.2
Under A Blood Red Sky (album), 1 , 2 , 3
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The Unforgettable Fire (album), 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5
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“The Unforgettable Fire” (song), 1
T
The Unforgettable Fire tour, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
U
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1
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“Until the End of the World”, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
U
USSR See Soviet Union
V
Van Zandt, “Little Steven”, 1
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“Vertigo”, 1.1-1.2 , 2
V
Vertigo tour, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6
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the Virgin Prunes, 1 , 2
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“Wake Up Deadman”, 1 , 2
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Walk in My Shoes campaign, 1
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“Walk On”, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7
“The Wanderer”, 1 , 2
W
War, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4
War Child, 1
Warhol, Andy, 1
Warren, Rick, 1
War tour, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
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“We Are the Word”, 1
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Wenders, Wim, 1
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“Where the Streets Have No Name”, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9.1-9.2
“Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses”, 1
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Wilde, Oscar, 1
will.i.am, 1
Williams, Willie, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8
Windmill Lane Studios, 1 , 2 , 3
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“With or Without You”, 1 , 2
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Wojnarowicz, David, 1
World Music Festival, 1
World Vision, 1 , 2 , 3
Wroe, Martin, 1
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“Yahweh”, 1
Y
Yeats, W. B., 1
Yugoslavia, 1
Z
Zooropa (album), 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5
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“Zooropa” (song), 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3
Z
Zoo TV tour, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8
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“Zoo Station”, 1