Ahead of a sold-out #WelcomeToTheNorthside show at Dublin's Button Factory, U2Baby talk conversion moments, growing up alongside the band, and what it takes to disappear on stage. A conversation about fifty years of songs — and the fans who've carried them ever since.
Adam Clayton never chased the spotlight — but strip his basslines out of a U2 song and it collapses. We sat down with U2Baby bassist Zoli Czibere to talk about the discipline behind U2's most underrated instrument, and why playing "simple" parts convincingly might be the hardest job in the band.
Ric and Simon on what U2Baby is really chasing — not an impression of a voice, but the tension, ache and euphoria behind the songs themselves. A candid look at the sound, the look, and the one thing they say matters more than both.
From humble beginnings as two brothers playing Bono and the Edge covers, this UK act has become the world's most trusted U2 tribute — flown into Dublin for U2's own fan celebrations, praised by people in Bono's inner circle, and booked everywhere from the Cavern Club to Sporting Club Monaco.
Not every U2Baby night starts with a flight to Dublin. On Saturday 12th September, the full show lands at The Globe, Cardiff — big anthems, deeper cuts, and a room that turns into a choir by the encore.
Fans call him Budget Bono — but there's nothing budget about it. U2Baby frontman Ric talks Live Aid, the "Kung Fu book" of Bono moves he built to nail every gesture, and why forgetting yourself on stage is the whole secret to the role.
There's nowhere quite like Dublin during a U2 anniversary. On Saturday 26th September, U2Baby take the Button Factory stage for U250, billed as "The Reinvention" — with a special guest still to be revealed.
That shimmering Edge sound isn't a preset — it's a set of precise, deliberate choices. We sat down with Strings Direct to break down two of them on camera: layering dual delays, and the reason our guitarist turns his pick around before he plays a note.
