U2 honoured with commemorative coin as band kickstart 50-year celebration
3 sources·Updated September 26, 2026
U2 commemorative coin
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- Irish Times Culture·6h agoBono on U2’s first days, 50 years ago: ‘Edge and Larry could play. Adam and myself were bluffing’
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Read at Irish Times Culture → - Irish Examiner Ireland·22h agoU2 celebrated with €2 commemorative coin marking 50 years of the band
The coin features Adam Clayton, Bono, The Edge and Larry Mullen Jr and has already proved popular with collectors
Read at Irish Examiner Ireland → - Irish Independent Entertainment·23h agoU2 honoured with commemorative coin as band kickstart 50-year celebration
Band’s story began when 14-year-old Mullen pinned a ‘Drummer seeks musicians to form band’ notice to the school noticeboard
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