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The Edge

Acting • 1961-08-08 • Barking, London, England, UK

David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), better known by his stage name The Edge (or just Edge), is an Irish musician and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist, keyboardist, and backing vocalist of the rock band U2. A member of the group since its inception, he has recorded 14 studio albums with the band and one solo record. As a guitarist, the Edge has crafted a minimalistic and textural style of playing. His use of a rhythmic delay effect yields a distinctive sound that has become a signature of U2's music. Description above from the Wikipedia article The Edge licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

U2 – Live At Johannesburg Stadium, South Africa, 1998

U2 – Live At Johannesburg Stadium, South Africa, 1998

2011

U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015

U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015

2015

Entropy

Entropy

1999

Bono: Waiting on a Saviour

Bono: Waiting on a Saviour

2023

U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/03

U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/03

2023

U2 - Vancouver, Canada

U2 - Vancouver, Canada

2015

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Filmography

2026
This Is BuzzFilm
Self
★ 2.7
2026
From Hope to Home: The Obama Presidential CenterFilm
2026
Street of DreamsFilm
2024
Kiss the FutureFilm
Self
★ 6.4
2024
EnoFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
2023
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave LettermanFilm
Self
★ 7.6
2023
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. RexFilm
Self
★ 7.6
2023
U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/01Film
Self
2023
Bono: Waiting on a SaviourFilm
2023
U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/03Film
2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyFilm
Self - Presenter
★ 8.2
2022
U2: RockumentaryFilm
Self
★ 2.3
2021
This Is PopTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 5.9
2021
What Drives UsFilm
Self
★ 6.8
2018
U2: Experience +Innocence, Live in BerlinFilm
Self
★ 8.1
2018
Satan & AdamFilm
Self
★ 7.3
2017
The Defiant OnesTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
2017
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester BenningtonFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 9.6
2017
Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)Film
Self
★ 7.3
2017
U2 at The BBCFilm
Self [U2]
★ 8.0
2017
U2 - Live from Abbey RoadFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2017
U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017Film
2016
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in ParisFilm
Self
★ 8.4
2015
The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two CitiesFilm
Self
★ 5.3
2015
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015Film
★ 7.0
2015
TFI FridayTV
Self • 1 episodes
2015
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 11/11/2015Film
Self
2015
U2 - Vancouver, CanadaFilm
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTV
Self - Musical Guest • 6 episodes
★ 5.8
2014
Glen Campbell: I'll Be MeFilm
Self
★ 7.6
2014
Off Camera with Sam JonesTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.0
2014
Meteor Choice Music Prize 2014Film
Self - Nominee
2012
U2: War - The Ultimate Critical ReviewFilm
Self
2012
U2: Unbroken ToysFilm
Self
2011
U2: From the Sky DownFilm
Self
★ 7.5
2011
U2 – Live At Johannesburg Stadium, South Africa, 1998Film
The Edge
★ 10.0
2011
U2360°: Live From MonctonFilm
Self
★ 9.0
2011
U2 - Achtung Baby (20th Anniversary Edt., Boxset)Film
2010
U2: 360° at the Rose BowlFilm
Self - Guitar
★ 7.8
2010
Hope for Haiti NowFilm
Self
★ 5.7
2010
U2360° Tour: Squaring The CircleFilm
Self
★ 10.0
2010
Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory GallagherFilm
self
★ 9.0
2010
u2 360 tour - under the rainy belgium skyFilm
Self
★ 6.0
2009
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ConcertsFilm
Self
★ 7.9
2009
US Festival 1983 Days 1-3Film
Self - U2
★ 9.5
2009
U2 Live Tour 360° - Paris 11 et 12 Juillet 2009Film
Self
★ 7.5
2009
Number One!TV
Self • 1 episodes
2009
Number One!TV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
2009
LinearFilm
Self
2009
Keep on Running: 50 Years of Island RecordsFilm
2008
NPR Tiny Desk ConcertsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
2008
It Might Get LoudFilm
Self
★ 7.2
2008
U2 3DFilm
Self
★ 7.4
2007
The Graham Norton ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
2007
Amazing Journey: The Story of The WhoFilm
Self
★ 7.1
2007
U2: The Joshua Tree (Bonus DVD)Film
Self - Guitars
★ 9.0
2007
U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under ReviewFilm
Self
2006
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your ManFilm
Self
★ 6.4
2006
U2: Vertigo 05 - Live from MilanFilm
Self
★ 7.8
2006
U2: 18 VideosFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.2
2006
U2 Phenomenon - The Independent ReviewFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2006
U2: Vertigo Tour Live at River Plate StadiumFilm
Self - Guitar
2006
U2: City of blinding lights - Live in Buenos AiresFilm
Self
2006
Off The RecordTV
2006
Make Poverty History - Music ConcertFilm
Self
2005
U2: Vertigo 2005 - Live from ChicagoFilm
Self - Guitar
★ 8.0
2005
Live 8Film
Self
★ 7.4
2005
The Work of Director Anton CorbijnFilm
Self - U2 (segments "One" and "Electrical Storm") (uncredited)
★ 7.8
2005
I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny CashFilm
Self
2004
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic BombFilm
Self
★ 8.0
2004
U2 and 3 songsFilm
Self
2004
U2 - Live Under the Brooklyn BridgeFilm
Self
2003
U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, IrelandFilm
Self - Guitar
★ 8.5
2003
U2: An Unforgettable JourneyFilm
Self
2002
U2: The Best of 1990-2000Film
Self
★ 7.4
2001
U2: Elevation 2001 - Live from BostonFilm
Self - Guitar
★ 8.2
2001
We Know Where You Live. Live!Film
Self
★ 4.3
2000
No Maps for These TerritoriesFilm
Self
★ 6.6
2000
From a Whisper to a Scream: The Living History of Irish MusicFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2000
U2 - Live from Irving Plaza 2000Film
Self
1999
EntropyFilm
The Edge
★ 5.9
1999
Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua TreeFilm
Self
★ 6.5
1998
U2 - The Best of 1980-1990Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.3
1998
U2 PopMart: Live From JohannesburgFilm
Self
★ 9.5
1998
U2: Live from Santiago 1998Film
Self
1997
Classic AlbumsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1997
U2: Popmart - Live from Mexico CityFilm
Self
★ 7.5
1997
U2: A Year in PopFilm
Self
★ 9.0
1996
TFI FridayTV
★ 7.1
1996
VH1's LegendsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1995
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of BosniaFilm
Self
1994
U2: Zoo TV - Live from SydneyFilm
Self
★ 8.1
1994
MTV Europe Music AwardsTV
Self - Performer • 2 episodes
★ 10.0
1993
U2 Zoo TV Live in Adelaide 1993Film
Self
★ 9.0
1992
Later... with Jools HollandTV
★ 5.9
1992
U2: Achtung Baby, the Videos, the Cameos and a Whole Lot of Interference from ZOO-TVFilm
Self
★ 8.0
1992
U2 - Live from Stockholm 1992Film
Self
1990
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole PorterFilm
Self
1989
The SimpsonsTV
The Edge (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1989
U2: LovetownFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1988
U2: Rattle and HumFilm
Self
★ 7.1
1987
U2 Live from ParisFilm
Self
★ 5.9
1987
U2: Outside It's AmericaFilm
Self
★ 7.5
1987
U2 - Live from Los Angeles 1987Film
Self
1987
U2: Live from Syracuse 1987Film
Self
1986
U2 & The Police: A Conspiracy of HopeFilm
Self
1985
Live AidFilm
Self
★ 7.8
1985
U2 at Live AidFilm
Self
★ 8.0
1985
U2: Unforgettable FireFilm
Self
1984
MTV Video Music AwardsTV
Self • 4 episodes
★ 7.8
1984
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire CollectionFilm
Self
★ 7.2
1984
U2: A Fire in DortmundFilm
Self
★ 8.0
1983
U2: Live at Red Rocks - Under a Blood Red SkyFilm
Self - Guitar
★ 8.0
1982
U2 Live at the Rock Werchter Festival 1982Film
Himself
1982
No Nukes! muziekfestivalFilm
Self - U2
1981
U2: FolliesFilm
Self
1978
The Kennedy Center HonorsTV
Self - Honoree • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1975
Saturday Night LiveTV
Self - Musical Guest • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1974
RockpalastTV
★ 8.5
1964
Top of the PopsTV
★ 6.6
1963
World in ActionTV
★ 7.0
1959
The GrammysTV
Self • 4 episodes
★ 8.6
1956
Tony AwardsTV
Self - Presenter • 1 episodes