It's the day the album is released in the US and Bono is driving 'south of Duke Ellington Boulevard and north of Joey Ramone Place..'

The band will be performing live on ABC's 'Good Morning America' this Friday morning at 8am.

In New York today ? Catch the band with Mayor Bloomberg for the naming of 'U2 Way'.

First night of five on Letterman last night and the studio audience are up on their feet for 'Breathe'.

The reviews of the new album are coming thick and fast, here's some of the latest.

'They don't think that any forum is unworthy of their attention.' Brian Eno on the secret of U2's success.

On March 9th, the band will announce details of where and when they'll be hitting the road this year - but dates and venues are yet to be finalised and fans are advised to steer clear of groups claiming to have tickets available now.

At the BBC on Friday the band talked about their admiration for Coldplay and what a great melodist Chris Martin is. Here's how the conversation went with Jo Whiley.

The band played a surprise set high on the seventh floor balcony of Broadcasting House in London tonight. Nobody knew about it, except the 5,000 fans who showed up and stopped the traffic. Again.

No Line on the Horizon is released in Ireland today... and then worldwide from Monday and Tuesday.

'And now performing Breathe, please welcome U2...' If you're in the UK, Friday is U2 all day.

Edge and Bono were at Absolute Radio in London this morning recording a great interview with Christian O'Connell. They even took a quiz based on their own singles - and did pretty well! So we thought we'd post it here and see how you do.

The reviews of the new album are starting to arrive... pouring off the presses actually. Here's some of the early ones from the UK.

'I'm running down the road like loose electricity / While the band in my head plays a striptease'. Watch the debut of 'Breathe' in Paris last night.

Welcome to a new U2.Com, just days ahead of the new album. We've moved the furniture around and given the place a lick of paint.

It's a big, big week for U2... and here's some of the highlights. After the Echo show in Berlin last night the band went out for dinner with Michael Mittermeier, film director Wim Wenders and musician Herbert Gronemeyer.

In a snowy Berlin, the band performed 'Get On Your Boots' at the Echo Awards on German TV tonight.

The band are set to perform live on Good Morning America a week on Friday.

The band have been in Berlin today, rehearsing at the O2 World Arena ahead of Saturday's ECHO Awards.

Rolling Stone gives the new record five stars and a glowing review. 'Bono knows he was born with a good weapon for making the right kind of trouble: the clean gleam and rocket's arc of that voice...'

'It's good to be back...' said Bono, at the end of a full-throttle performance of 'Get On Your Boots' to open up tonight's 2009 BRIT Awards in London.

Get On Your Boots is officially released. Links here to download the single. In the UK you can even buy it on 7".

As well as Fez, Morocco, the new album was written and recorded in three other cities.

'A search for soul in a brutal, confusing world, all bound together in narcotic melody and space age pop songs.' Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph really, really loves the new album.

'The work we did in Fez was the most joyous and liberating part of the whole album process. It was what I had always imagined being in U2 would be about: just playing music for the joy of it with no real end in sight.' Larry speaking to Sean O'Hagan of The Observer in the first, great set piece feature to capture the story behind No Line on the Horizon.