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New Book Set to Chronicle U2’s First Gig
A new book, Becoming U2, revisits the 1978 Limerick battle of the bands that marked U2’s first public performance under the name and helped catalyze their rise. Separately, U2’s chart legacy endures with 34 Hot 100 entries and multiple No. 1s, while the band projects a forthcoming album in 2026 along with new EPs and UK chart activity, including a Pogues cover climbing digital-sales charts.
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About Brian O'Connell
Brian O'Connell is an American musician, record producer, and actor, best known for being the bassist and producer for the Pakistani Sufi rock band Junoon.
Everything about Brian O'Connell →- Occupation
- actor, guitarist
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- July 20, 1963
- Website
- http://www.junoon.com