U2's Tragedies Will Break Your Heart

After playing together for nearly five decades, these are some of the greatest hardships the members of U2 have faced throughout their careers.
#U2 #Bono #Bands
Bono lost his mother early | 0:00
Larry Mullen Jr.'s early losses | 1:07
Adam Clayton's substance abuse | 2:06
They've endured musical differences | 3:10
A lacking Irish fanbase | 4:19
The Spider-Man musical flopped | 5:22
Bono's been injured several times | 6:30
Bono suffers from glaucoma | 7:07
Bono's nearly fatal heart condition | 8:10
The Edge lost his grandson | 9:04
Performing without Larry Mullen | 9:51
Voiceover by: Jarman Day
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[@user-ze8jl3dv1j]

I was a metal head in the early 90's, I had two older brothers - one of which hated U2, the other was more interested in Simple Minds. I was fortunate to get a ticket for a U2 gig at Slane (the one where Ireland beat Holland and McAteer scored that screamer, 2001?), anyway I have to say it was the greatest gig I've ever been at. I've seen U2 twice since and they are hands-down the best live act IMO. Nowadays i feel a lot of pride in U2, their artistic catalogue is phenomenal and honestly they don't get the respect they deserve. One thing is for sure, they will be missed when they finally call it a day.

[@davidgoldman5392]

They don’t. They are the band though which was chosen to open up the new state of the art music venue The Sphere in Las Vegas. They are doing Achtung Baby/Pop anniversary. Their performances always used futuristic looking sets even back then.

[@helio1055]

They sound like shit and their music sucks lmfao

[@damianminchin]

Envious of you being at Slane. Out of control is brilliant !

[@edyedyedyedy]

It's not a Pop album anniversary. At the time of me writing this comment, they have not played a single song from that album. @@davidgoldman5392

You were at Slane in 2001 ? Lucky you ! Take care

[@dmercury292]

I’ve seen U2 14 times. One of the best concerts I’ve ever been to.

[@gregallder7996]

Seen them 10 times but they should split. The new muzak is shite

[@ghostship85]

They are so awesome. So is REM. They so good ....I wish they would leave their BS politics off the stage though

[@dmercury292]

@@ghostship85 I saw REM once during their monster tour. Awesome show! Politics has always been apart of music. U2 War was very political album.

[@ghostship85]

@@dmercury292 okay but LOVE artists like Genesis...Moody Blues etc. that realize that most fans want to hear your music, not politics. The only politics worth hearing is those songs that speak to ALL corruption. Choosing a side is BS. REM...U2... how's that Biden working out for yez?

[@dmercury292]

@@ghostship85 Biden is working out great for me. Much better than the one term twice impeached sexual predator fraudster 4X indicted 91 felony charges toddler Trump.

[@smilesryan]

I was 13 & from Dublin when Boy was released. I was so proud. Still am of U2. ❤️ My father died in October of that year… the song “October” was my saviour .. still brings on the tears and tells me to go on..

[@user-bk3gn7wl1e]

Larry had to have two hours of physical therapy after every show on the last tour. Bono got fucket up after coming off a bike and then had a heart operation. So we’re lucky that they’re still together. Be I can’t see Larry touring again.

[@stevecowder4774]

It goes without saying that most bands have faced tragedies, before or after their success. It’s a part of life that we ALL have to deal with. But I’ve been a fan of U2 since the release of the Joshua Tree album and I never would have thought back then that these guys will still be together as of now. They’re not as good as they once were but their lasting longevity as the same four man unit is very astonishing. Unlike most bands, wether you like them or not, they proven that it can actually be done.

[@marlenesullivan3113]

THROUGH ALL THEIR PERSONAL BATTLES THEY ARE STILL THE GREATEST BAND..TO BE ABLE TO STAY TOGETHER FOR US ALL THESE YEARS IS A GIFT.💙

[@animaljustice7774]

My favorite band since 1983

[@marlenesullivan3113]

MINE TOO,THE AWESOME 4..

[@kdk853261]

I just saw them at the Sphere 12/9/2023. The perfect marriage of U2 and an unforgettable venue. Please catch them before it's too late! You will not regret or forget this once in a lifetime experience

[@tuoqiu8328]

Luckily got a fan-to-fan ticket on 12/13/2024 night and immediately booked a flight for the 12/15 concert. With total 24 hours spent on flight go and back, I would say it’s totally WORTHY. What an unforgettable experience.

[@leesashriber5097]

I saw them live before they made it big. Saw them again after making it big. Excellent band!! One of my all time favorite bands❣️😊

[@user-jb8gz7lt8x]

Despite all of the bad things that have happened. I believe this band was made to be together all from the beginning. That is why they make such great music together until this day which is almost the year 2024. Long Live U2. They still sound good.

[@cacildoneto5090]

U2 is The Greatest Rock Band of all time

[@mrwilliecowie]

How far does your knowledge expand ?

[@rangerwhite5165]

I remember buying under a blood red sky in the early 80s, after my mate said to me, "You've got to hear these guys, they're going to be massive". He was right.

[@johndoyle-hf6wm]

Their songs are unique and fantastic, they invented something new, they are artists in that sense

[@napynap]

I miss the simpler sound they had. That raw energy.

[@12HpyPaws]

Adam missed the 1993 first show in Sydney as his engagement to model Naomi Campbell was broken off by her. He was too drunk to perform, but not from partying.

[@carmel_kli.8]

‏Wow, I have so much to say about them💖💖💖, I have no idea where to start! ‏I am a 16 year old girl and I loveeeeee U2💜💜, for 9 months now I hear their songs everyday all the time, every time I can!! ‏Before that I always knew they existed because my mom loves the 80’s music, but I never understood why they are so special! ‏I started with 5 songs in my playlist😂, by that time I only began to actually understand why their music is so extraordinary and important to everyone and myself! Now I have about 60 songs in my playlists and I know each one of them by heart 💖, I love Bono’s voice and I find so much meaning in each song ! 🫶🏻 ‏During the last 10 months the situation in my country hasn’t been easy , for 10 months people are protesting, trying to defend human rights and the idea of democracy and liberty! ‏I tried to protest whenever I can because those ideas and my country are so important to me🫶🏻 but now we are going through a tough time, one of the hardest times, but we know that things will get better here.👍🏻 ‏during this time U2 has always been one of the places I can escape to, and always makes me feel better🫶🏻🫶🏻. ‏The fact that I haven’t met any other teenagers who love or even know U2 makes me really sad😢, because I really believe that anyone can learn something from their songs and ideas!!!!! I went to their second concert at the sphere🩵 I remember seating there at the beginning of the show and getting more nervous and more excited with every minute passing.💜 I tried to look around to see if there is any tiny door they might come out of, I had no idea what I will actually feel when I see them. 🫶🏻 Suddenly the light got darker and darker, I realise that this is it! The best band that ever existed, the ones who mean so much to me, the ones I’ve been listening to for 9 months everyday, literally everyday, those who because of i convinced my mom to travel for 27 hours straight, from the other side of the world, during my high school break, the ones who I watched on my phone so many times preform, are about to get on that stage every minute now, I am about to see them with my own eyes, not in 5 months, not in a week, not in a day, but NOW! 💜 And then I saw 3 men, walking on the stage, I was shocked, I knew it’s them, but I kept asking myself “where is Bono?”, “What about him??” Suddenly, I saw a man standing on the side, just standing there. He started walking on the stage. from the first second I saw him I knew it’s him, I couldn’t breathe! Just couldn’t believe the fact that this man, who I love his voice, his confidence, his perspective, his actions, literally everything about him!❤️ The one who I read his book, even did my book report for school on it, I can now see HIM with my own eyes, and not through a screen.🩵 I couldn’t take my eyes off them! 🫶🏻🫶🏻 I know that this night will always remain one of the most memorable moments of my life!💖💖 And now during this hard time I choose to hold onto this night, as one of the best moments of my life! Love U2 so so much❤️❤️❤️

[@rgrtht]

A very warm welcome to the U2 fam 🤗 You are extraordinarily lucky to have seen them in this setting. I live in Australia, so I know all about living on the wrong side of the world from U2 :) You need never be lonely for someone your own age among U2 fans - we're all 16 year olds - and we're all grandpas, and we're all babies... you're fam now! 🍀🏳🧡

[@carmel_kli.8]

Thank you so so much❤️ I’m super glad to be a part of this!!💖💖💖 ​@@rgrtht

[@stevenblumenfeld9003]

I've been a fan of U2 since the early 80's. I heard "Pride" on our crappy local radio station and was immediately hooked. From that point I explored their earlier work..... Boy, October and War. I fell in love with "New Years Day" the first time I heard it. I saw them live in 1987 during Joshua Tree tour in Ft. Worth Texas. Tickets (great seats) were $14. I worked at a record store when the album came out. A friend and I would play "air guitar" to "Where the Streets Have No Name" each time we put the album on the record player. Anyhow, I've loved every album they've ever released. I've seen them 5 times in my life and they've always delivered. I wish I could afford to see them at the Sphere but it's just too expensive to get to Vegas, cover tickets and hotel. It's so nice to know that some younger people appreciate the musicianship, the message in their songs and their social awareness. Thank you for sharing your story. Keep on listening to these guys.

[@noel8537]

Bruh the moment they walked out was unreal...like THESE ARE THE SAME GUYS FROM THE 80s AND 90s RIGHT HERE

[@tobiojo6469]

The stories in this video are so heartbreaking and sad

[@robertsobers8832]

The greatest respect I have for U2 is their love & friendship for each other. Their music is deep you know, those songs could not have been written without a personal experience. This band have stood the test of time. It is not surprising that they are still together and performing after so many of their contemporaries have disbanded.

[@leesashriber5097]

The tragedy is how much concert tickets cost nowadays!!!! This goes with any band.

[@KelleneHubbard-dz4gt]

I agree 💯

[@carlosvl8296]

Completely agree 🤝🤝🤝🤝👍👍👍

[@shanghaiffgg]

Bono should write more songs about his mother….i will follow and tomorrow are legendary U2 early songs. In my opinion tomorrow is one of the best songs they ever write

[@DaGubah501]

They’ve been bloody amazing ❤

[@indignow]

Didn't know anything about edge's daughter loss 😢 so sad story! Now I can imagine the band is at the core of their lives. They're not what they used to be but at least they give us some bright sparks with 2 or 3 good songs in their latest 3- 4 studio albums.

[@kathleencreamer6648]

One may have become a call for universal peace, and a weird choice for a wedding song, but it was actually about the breakup of Edge's marriage. If you pay attention to the lyrics it's bitter af. Also, Edge's daughter Sian had leukemia at age 7. While not a tragedy (she survived, thankfully) it created havoc on touring and was Hell for her parents.

[@2011cierzo]

Se puede traducir ??

[@user-kc6jf6iu4h]

Wow❤😊

[@ymctjmt]

Joshua Tree was one of the best concrete i e ever been too❤

[@lyndamcmullen5506]

❤❤❤

[@TurboJimbo]

For everybody “Life” is not a bowl of Cherries, “Life sucks” but YOU got to make it a better day and move on !!! Be Happy !!! The only way

[@corabernal6432]

I have that soundtrack to Rattle and Hum😍

[@sheilaloftus8517]

BONO AND THE BAND ARE THE BEST BAND TO EVER COME OUT OF IRELAND . MY SON DAVID TOOK GOOD CARE OF YOU SO NATURALLY IM A BIG FAN SHEILA LOFTUS

[@mrwilliecowie]

They could not even spell Thin Lizzy what a dick.

[@natmanprime4295]

"...like atlanta welcomes outkast" LOL as if theyre comparable

[@Evocati-Augusti]

I got the first U2 album when i was 10 years old, and I'm a major fan, I have a music studio and everyday I warm up on the drums or guitar to a U2 song, an hour ago in my list I played Acrobat on drums...but in 2016 when I heard Bono say vote for Hillary at some New Years event I lost my sht...and that's one of the reason there(more him) are hated in places, they talk about our country as if , ill say it, its Gods Country, and during there rise , there own country had a poverty problem.

[@YPTusa]

Larry was 14 he posted about the band, not 15.

[@plasticweapon]

their tragedies didn't break my heart, i'm reporting you to the better business bureau.

[@EFunkRock]

Karma to everyone in the comment section.

[@padraigsisk4057]

Edge looked upto Stuart Adamson

[@JohnPepp]

Bono looks like his father

[@boo.who2]

Rattle and hum is awesome

[@user-hx1ez4nq5l]

lets see what INXS are doing

[@kokomanation]

These are minor tragedies compared to what others have been through.U2 did and still do pretty well

[@seantavendale5621]

The biggest tragedy is Bono selling out the good people of this world to be part of the World Economic Forum.

[@PatrickWhitaker-ls2cs]

What's heartbreaking is how over rated they are, number 1 overblown band in music

[@ars4455]

Yes, the millionaires tragedies always break my heart 🤭

[@Michael-zj7lg]

* Less then thrilled. , Less than thrilled.!!* You rodent.!!!! St Michael.

[@hollymartins6913]

The tragedy of Larry Mullen's misdemeanor weed bust? Is that really a.. thing?

[@kevinkeenan6078]

The bassist Adam Clayton's issues not Larry Mullen

[@startwithlogic8200]

Gotta feel bad for them. Bono is worth 600 million and The Edge 400 million. Sounds like life to me. Why is this a story other than they are famous?? No broken heart here.

[@teri3131]

@startwithlogic8200 exactly.

[@jonnybarnard8578]

Things are rough all over man. Money isn't a cure all.

[@AndrewMcGuinnessKK]

Being famous means people are interested in their story whether you like it or not. Hence over 12k views in 2 months.

[@startwithlogic8200]

@@AndrewMcGuinnessKK I don't give a shit about famous people. They maybe your idol but, not mine. And 12k views in 2 months ain't shit!!!

[@osavidafilms6256]

LMFAO

[@WonHakWoon]

You know what sucks? The way the band's fans treat the temporary replacement. They are like shit to him and blame stuff on him for happening. U2 has horrible fans

[@amandajones3303]

U2 fans are absolutely the worst. They are not happy with anything, they take the band for granted more than any fan of any artist I've seen, they don't acknowledge that time passes and people get old (they will never have a song that makes you feel 16 again, get over it), they bitch that they don't crap out an album every year, but then they also bitch when they do come out with an album and don't like it, they never have the band's back when they (especially Bono) get accused of a bunch of crap that isn't even accurate or true, while other artists have done horrible shit and get away with it (does Michael Jackson or Steven Tyler get the 'love him or hate him' bullshit in front of every mention like Bono does? Nope). I don't know if they have different standards placed on them because they are not American or British (the Irish inferiority complex makes them their worst critics) but it's really bizarre to me what it has come to. Also imagine being together in the original lineup for 47 years and then not be given an inch when you finally have to perform with a temp replacement? Meanwhile any other band can replace whomever they want.

[@valeriehartman3705]

What has horrible fans to do with the drummer's replacement? And how do you know they treat him like shit? He is making good $$$$ for those Las Vegas shows and puts his career as a drummer on a high.

[@annaconway7009]

No one is treating Bram like shit, he has been welcomed in and knowing he has big shoes to fill, he's doing just fine and we are happy he's settled in so we'll, don't make a general comment that U2 fans are the worst, how many to you actually know personally? U2 fans are making new friends on a daily basis and it's all because of U2!!!!!

[@mikeseal5515]

Bram might not be temporary. I hope Larry returns, but you just don’t know.

[@annaconway7009]

@mikeseal5515 Bram has his own band to return to And they have a tour coming up.

[@pickettywitchoriginal]

Oh look how cute they all were in their teens… didn’t last long though ay lads sniff sniff drink drink smokey bit of the devils lettuce. Not at all forgetting about the terrible heartache endured BUT…FFFFun times at the time I’m sure we’d all agree (well most of us that knew how teh have fun) heheh

[@edmondpecotjr.8888]

they should've changed they're sound to silence

[@kevinkeenan6078]

walking abortion says what?

[@Hippokampos.]

*their

[@clicketysplit1817]

Such as many other performers you only think you like U2 because they're hypnotizing you with their psychobabble chimes against humanity, playing it over and over on the radio, in the supermarkets and restaurants.

[@tookool5616]

Real tragedy is including their songs on new Apple devices.

[@amandajones3303]

get over your first world problem

[@Sam-my6jr]

Think thay are rubbish but each to there own

[@WonHakWoon]

You're rubbish too

[@mkervelegan]

The greatest hardship was when Bono was outed as a tax cheat. Sorry, no respect when I have to tithe 30-some percent of my own income.

[@annaconway7009]

The whole band pays personal taxes in Ireland! And they pay alot! How niave are you and others!

[@kdjdkdjdiejejehdirj]

Whats the tragedy? That The Edge has never removed his hat his entire life? He's so paranoid about the smell i heard in an interview its actually the Ghost of Lubdan the Leprechaun

[@weezy6643]

Bono is a shill.

[@nancyg158]

no, a leprechaun😂

[@marlenesullivan3113]

​@@nancyg158NO--A CHAMPION

[@mrwilliecowie]

You mean a kunt

[@kerrydevereux7798]

Nothing really too different from other people’s lives. Sad maybe. But did not break my heart. Clickbate Bono is his own biggest fan .

[@danwebb4418]

Rory Gallagher, Gary Moore, and Thin Lizzy were the real Irish talent...U2 did not have the same musical skill.

[@Bbbbad724]

I agree but for one matter. The Edge would have been happy to be RoryGallaghers guitar tech. He respected Rory very much and he started out as a teen going to Rory’s shows and asking him questions to learn and listen. He and Slash,Joe Bonamassa and the members of Aerosmith put together a petition for Rory to be in the Hall of Fame. Edge became a friend and Rory taught him a lot about pacing a show but never interfered with his band. He respected the heritage.

[@pickettywitchoriginal]

@@Bbbbad724cool to know this, cheers fella.

[@valeriehartman3705]

It was a different era though. U2's manager shaped U2 to be international superstars. And you know, it's not a bad thing for Ireland because U2 did a lot for their country. The Irish talent, U2 has it too. Same goes with Enya, Christy Moore, Sinead O'Connor and The Pogues. Ireland is a nation of naturally gifted singers, whether famous a lot. And that's a huge talent right there.

[@user-bk3gn7wl1e]

The Undertones and Stiff Little Fingers are also great bands along with Foutaines DC. But U2 are just on a different level.

[@davidalexander6811]

U2's music broke my ears. The open tuning of the guitars has the effect of making almost every song sound the same. So monotonous.... Then again for years I hated Led Zeppelin, so what do I know!? 😋

[@clayton5584]

U2 sucks! Its a fact.

[@WonHakWoon]

You and your music taste suck too

[@kathleencreamer6648]

They may not be your cup of tea but they don't suck. Although I don't care for their latest releases, seeing them live is a revelation.

[@valeriehartman3705]

And you use the name Clayton? Yeah... you may want to change that. Usually, personally, when a band "sucks", I don't watch the video.

[@mrwilliecowie]

They suck up to the WEF and a certain war mongering people in the middle east.