NEW YORK, June 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- SiriusXM and U2 announce today that the band's
much-anticipated U2 X-Radio channel will launch Wednesday, July 1 at 3
p.m. ET, exclusively on SiriusXM Channel 32. A complete
immersion into the work and influences of the band from the
Northside of Dublin, U2
X-Radio is U2 as you have never heard them before. An
extraordinary and unique audio experience exploring the band's
history, idols, influences and current passions, plus inspiration,
conversation, culture, commentary and ideas from the band and
guests. All curated by U2.
The dedicated and exclusive channel will come to life with music
and radio shows that celebrate music from across the
globally-acclaimed four-decade career of Bono, The Edge,
Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, including their biggest hits, deep
cuts, live concert recordings and rarities, as well as music from
artists that are connected to or inspire the band.
U2 X-Radio will also feature unexpected and entertaining
conversations across music, culture, politics and art, in the form
of new interviews and original programming, presented by guest
presenters and band members, guest DJ sessions and more.
U2 X-Radio will immerse listeners in the world of U2,
introducing so many friends, old and new, fascinating stories, as
well as artists, writers, thinkers and activists who are changing
the world.
The band team behind U2 X-Radio includes U2's trusted,
long-time creative director, artist and musician Gavin Friday, along with friend and radio
host Bill Flanagan, author of
'U2 at the End of the World.'
Bono said, "Radio introduced me to music so you could say that
radio introduced me to my life… It has kept me company all my life…
Music dared me to dream outside the four walls of my childhood
bedroom… Radio Caroline, Radio Luxembourg, all my heroes, far away
at sea, pirate radio rocking me to sleep… Radio is all around, it
is air you can be on… revolutionary sounds coming down to meet me
on the airwaves… Music is everything to me, I like to sing and I
have been known to talk… This will be a bit of both… From the
Northside of Dublin, this is the
U2 group on the radio."
The Edge said, "Like most of the world, U2 find ourselves in a
strange suspended moment. We can't tour, we can't even really
get in a room and record together. U2 X-Radio gives us a chance to
stay connected with our audience in a new way - to speak directly
from our homes to listeners across North America. We are
coming up with ideas every day - new music, new guests, new
subjects to talk about. U2 X-Radio gives us a unique opportunity to
engage in a sort of trans-Atlantic town hall. Bono said
yesterday, 'Can you believe we have a radio station to play
with?' Thanks to our friends at SiriusXM, U2 is going to be
on the air and in your ears as much as you want us to be - even
while the old world is changing around us."
Adam Clayton said, "I
listen to a lot of radio, I like it as I always find it so
informative. America was the land that took radio big and wide, to
a whole other level, one that exposed listeners to new voices,
ideas and concepts. That is the spirit in which we bring you U2
X-Radio. We hope you enjoy it."
Larry Mullen said, "It all sounds
exhausting to me but if people really want to listen to us for 24
hours a day, this is the way to do it."
"With an unrivalled, globally-decorated, and decades-long career
that has propelled music, culture and global activism, U2
represents the very spirit of music evolution and
positive change" said Scott
Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer,
SiriusXM. "We are proud to be launching U2's very own channel
as a further extension of their
musical vision, delivering an exclusive listener
experience and original content from the band members themselves
that creates an audio world found nowhere else.
Welcome Bono, The Edge, Adam and Larry to the SiriusXM
family and our listeners."
U2 X-Radio list of original programming includes:
BONO CALLING: Bono explores seven questions about
life, work, hope and the future with guests from every discipline,
from world leaders to local activists to movie stars. First
up, BONO CALLING CHRIS ROCK.
CLOSE TO THE EDGE: The Edge talks with fellow
musicians, artists and thinkers. A series of revealing
conversations about the creative process and more.
DISCOTHÈQUE: Electronic music pioneer, Paul Oakenfold, presents a weekend dance show
featuring U2 remixes and club mixes alongside electronic music from
other artists and friends for the ultimate summer soundtrack. (More
Manchester than Miami!)
DESIRE: A show hosted by the U2 audience themselves.
Each episode, a different voice will take to the airwaves to tell
their own U2 story and play their five favorite tracks.
ELEVATION: A weekly show celebrating good news and
ideas from the worlds of science, medicine, faith and the arts.
Hosted by Irish broadcaster and writer John
Kelly, ELEVATION will feature music and poetry; interviews
with artists, activists, thinkers and scholars; plus, the
occasional member of U2. Upcoming guests include civil rights
attorney Bryan Stevenson ('Just
Mercy').
(GUEST) PLAYS U2: Tune in to hear fellow artists and
friends talk about their favorite U2 songs. First show -
MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY PLAYS U2.
Plus, a weekly show from Irish DJ DAN
HEGARTY on U2 X-Radio.
For more information on U2 X-Radio please visit
https://www.siriusxm.com/u2x-radio.
U2 X-Radio is an example of SiriusXM music channels
created with iconic and leading artists including The Beatles,
Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Pearl Jam, Eminem, LL COOL J,
Grateful Dead, Phish, Dave Matthews,
Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Diplo, Elvis Presley, Frank
Sinatra and more.
Over 100 SiriusXM channels – including U2 X-Radio – are
available for free for anyone with an inactive SiriusXM radio in
their car as well as on the SiriusXM app through July 6. To listen to U2 X-Radio on your SiriusXM
radio simply tune to channel 32, and to listen on the SiriusXM app
visit: https://www.siriusxm.com/U2Free.
The SiriusXM app is available on mobile phones, tablets and
computers, as well as on a wide variety of connected devices in the
home including smart TVs, devices with Amazon Alexa or the Google
Assistant, Apple TV, PlayStation, Roku, Sonos speakers and more.
The SiriusXM app also offers additional features such as SiriusXM
video, Personalized Stations Powered by Pandora that listeners can
curate themselves, and an On Demand library with more than 10,000
hours of archived shows, exclusive music performances, interviews
and audio documentaries.
About U2
Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen and
Adam Clayton met at Mount Temple
School, Dublin and formed U2 in
1978 before signing to Island Records. Acknowledged as one of the
best live acts in the world, U2 have released 14 studio albums and
have sales in excess of 170 million. They have won numerous awards;
including 22 Grammys, more than any other band or group; two Golden
Globe Awards for Best Original Song in 2003 (The Hands That Built
America) and 2014 (Ordinary Love); an Oscar nomination; and the
Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience. Their most recent
album 'Songs Of Experience' (2017) debuted at #1 on the Billboard
200, setting the recently declared "Artist Of The Decade" (Pollstar
Magazine) apart as the only band in history to have topped the
chart in four successive decades, including eight albums that
reached number one in the U.S.
www.U2.com
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