Tonight, U2 seem in the mood for summer loving. "A married man flirting with the entire city of London", jokes Bono. "Sexy London!"

How music 'communicates at the deepest level', and instinct trumps intellect every time. From yesterday's speech at the Silver Clef ...

... but this is now. How the new single City of Blinding Lights connects with Greenpeace, Manchester and 1993.

The band received a 'lifetime achievement' award from the British Music Industry in London today.

Bono grilled by Paxman on his hopes for the G8 meetings in Scotland next month. Video.

Edge was at the MOJO Awards in London tonight, presenting the 'Icon Award' to Siouxsie Sioux.

Snapshots from the second show in Manchester on Wednesday night.

The Guardian newspaper spent all day Monday hanging out with U2 in Cologne.

Great interview and live set for German TV on Monday. Video.

'All I Want is You' was in tonight, along with 'Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For'.

Radio 1's Jo Whiley was in Brussels for the opening night of the European leg.

'As a red I never thought I would hear myself saying that the City of Manchester stadium was the perfect ...

3.15pm: Band on stage and warming up for tonight's show.

Another great act playing with the band this summer.

Eighth in our series of profiles of 'Vertigo//2005' support acts just live. ...

With Or Without You and Party Girl both turned up last night for the second European show.

Brussels, Gelsenkirchen, Manchester... Vertigo Tour opens in European stadiums.

The band are featured on the BBC's The Culture Show this Monday.

The European leg of Vertigo '05 opened in style in Brussels tonight.
Before a capacity crowd of 50,000 in Belgium, the ...

A blisteringly hot afternoon in Brussels with fans arriving and the band sound checking. Just a few hours before the European tour ...

The band played a complete set behind closed doors at the King Baudouin Stadium tonight.

The band are in Brussels, the production is built and rehearsals are underway. The weather is sensational in Brussels as crew and band put the new production through its paces ahead of the first open air show tomorrow night.

Got tickets for Manchester on June 14th ? If you do, your luck is in - The Bravery will be opening up that night.

Exclusive shots from inside the European build for Vertigo '05.

We've just posted audio-clips of the new single - as well a bunch of b-side

U2's new single, 'City of Blinding Lights', is released in the UK today. (At HMV all three formats are on ...