U2 at the Grammys
U2 is nominated for Best Rock Album for their latest album Songs of Innocence at this year’s 57th Grammy Awards, which will be broadcast this Sunday night February 8th starting at 8:00 pm est on CBS. Will U2 win adding to their long list of Grammy Awards? Here is a look back at U2’s history at the Grammys.
PAST GRAMMY AWARDS
2005 – 48th Annual GRAMMY AwardsAlbum Of The Year
WINNERHow To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
Song Of The Year
WINNERSometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
WINNERSometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own
Best Rock Song
WINNERCity Of Blinding Lights
Best Rock Album
WINNERHow To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
2004 – 47th Annual GRAMMY AwardsBest Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
WINNERVertigo
Best Rock Song
WINNERVertigo
Best Short Form Music Video
WINNERVertigo
2001 – 44th Annual GRAMMY AwardsRecord Of The Year
WINNERWalk On
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
WINNERStuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
WINNERElevation
Best Rock Album
WINNERAll That You Can’t Leave Behind
2000 – 43rd Annual GRAMMY AwardsRecord Of The Year
WINNERBeautiful Day
Song Of The Year
WINNERBeautiful Day
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
WINNERBeautiful Day
1994 – 37th Annual GRAMMY AwardsBest Music Video, Long Form
WINNERZoo TV – Live From Sydney
1993 – 36th Annual GRAMMY AwardsBest Alternative Music Album
WINNERZooropa
1992 – 35th Annual GRAMMY AwardsBest Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
WINNERAchtung Baby
1988 – 31st Annual GRAMMY AwardsBest Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
WINNERDesire
Best Performance Music Video
WINNERWhere The Streets Have No Name
1987 – 30th Annual GRAMMY AwardsAlbum Of The Year
WINNERThe Joshua Tree
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
WINNERThe Joshua Tree
I have seen every U2 award and performance on the Grammys live as it happened. I remember being so upset U2’s Achtung Baby lost Album of the Year to Eric Clapton’s Mtv Unplugged album (which wasn’t even new material). I was SO excited when Lisa Marie Presley presented U2 with the Grammy for Best Rock Performance for “Vertigo.” U2 is not scheduled to perform this year, but isn’t it great when the Grammys have a surprise opening performance they have not advertised? But with Bono still recovering from his accident, I doubt U2 will even make an appearance at this year’s Grammys, let alone perform. Although it would be nice if Larry showed up to accept the award.
The last time U2 performed on the Grammys was in 2009 when they opened the show with “Get on Your Boots” …
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