The 2000’s come roaring in for U2! The band leaves behind the experimental sound of the ’90s and returns to a more conventional, mainstream sound. The result is three studio albums, supported by three of the most successful tours of the decade and 15 Grammy Awards.
Discography 2000-2009
All That You Can’t Leave Behind (October 30, 2000), How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (November 22, 2004), No Line On The Horizon (February 27, 2009)
Grammy Awards
– Record Of The Year, Beautiful Day (2000)
– Song Of The Year, Beautiful Day (2000)
– Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal, Beautiful Day (2000)
– Record Of The Year, Walk On (2001)
– Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal, Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of (2001)
– Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal, Elevation (2001)
– Best Rock Album, All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2001)
– Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal, Vertigo (2004)
– Best Rock Song, Vertigo (2004)
– Best Short Form Music Video, Vertigo (2004)
– Album Of The Year, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2005)
– Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal, Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own (2005)
– Best Rock Song, City Of Blinding Lights (2005)
– Best Rock Album, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2005)
– Song Of The Year, Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own (2005)
Tour Highlights
March 24, 2001 – the Elevation tour begins. It will become the top-grossing concert tour in North America ($109.7 million) as well as globally ($143.5 million) that year.
March 28, 2005 – The Vertigo tour features 110 sold-out concerts. The tour grossed $260 million, making it the top-grossing tour of 2005.
June 30, 2009 – the U2360° tour kicks off and will last more than 2-years. U2360° set records for the top-grossing concert tour at $736 million. The tour also set the record for attendance, with more than 7.2 million tickets sold.
