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.

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.

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.

Edge and Adam were in Berlin tonight for the European premiere of 'It Might Get Loud'. The pair flew in to Germany for the screening of the Davis Guggenheim directed documentary at The Berlinale, one of Europe's major film festivals

In the early summer of 2007, Brian Eno, Danny Lanois and U2 travelled to the ancient Moroccan city of Fez.

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.

Here's Beautiful Day from their Grammy set in 2001.

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