U2

Ireland, 1978–now

Dublin's four — the Edge's cathedral delay and Bono's flag-sized sincerity carried post-punk to stadiums: The Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby, forty years at maximum scale.

Influenced by

• The Clash
• Patti Smith
• Joy Division
• David Bowie
• Lou Reed

Influenced

• Thirty Seconds to Mars
• Coldplay
• The Killers
• Keane
• Snow Patrol
• Live
• Third Eye Blind
• Matchbox Twenty