{"id":2288852,"date":"2026-02-19T10:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2288852"},"modified":"2026-02-19T10:19:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:19:10","slug":"u2s-days-of-ash-already-number-1-six-song-prelude-to-a-new-album-and-maybe-even-a-tour-rock-is-not-dead-after-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/u2s-days-of-ash-already-number-1-six-song-prelude-to-a-new-album-and-maybe-even-a-tour-rock-is-not-dead-after-all\/","title":{"rendered":"U2&#8217;s &#8220;Days of Ash&#8221; Already Number 1 &#8211; Six Song Prelude to a New Album and Maybe Even a Tour: Rock Is Not Dead After All"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_116\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>U2 is back.<\/p>\n<p>Today they dropped a surprise six song EP of great tracks, five of which sound like hits.<\/p>\n<p>The collection is called \u201cDays of Ash,\u201d and it\u2019s a prelude to a new album and maybe even a tour.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s already number 1 on iTunes<\/p>\n<p>Thank God. 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This is an independent site, unlike the many Hollywood trades that are owned by one company. To continue providing news that takes a fresh look at what&#8217;s going on in movies, music, theater, etc, advertising is our basis. Reader donations would be greatly appreciated, too. They are just another facet of keeping fact based journalism alive.<br \/>Thank you<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.showbiz411.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U2 is back. Today they dropped a surprise six song EP of great tracks, five of which sound like hits. The collection is called \u201cDays of Ash,\u201d and it\u2019s a prelude to a new album and maybe even a tour. It\u2019s already number 1 on iTunes Thank God. Actual rock music. Political statements. Gorgeous recording. 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