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.

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

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

The band are special guests of the BBC at the end of the month, performing for Radio 1's Live Lounge and interviewed on the Radio 2 drivetime show. You might even be able to snag a ticket in their competition.

The band are set to perform on the Late Show with David Letterman on Monday March 2nd... and then again on the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

With 'Boots' released in the UK on Monday, complete with the title track of the new album on the b-side, the record company have launched a very cool competition - they're giving away 4,000 7" Single Collector's Edition Boxes. Here's how you can get yours.

In Los Angeles tonight, an exhilarating live debut for Get On Your Boots, to kick off the Grammy Awards.

'Women of the future / Hold the big revelations...' as the song goes. Check the new video, premiered on U2.Com today. It's like nothing they've made before.

It's finished and here it is, the video for the new single.