THIS DAY - U2'S HISTORY: January 22

Man Of The Year / U2-7 / AFI Awards / The Edge at Sundance (2006) / Bono at Sundance Festival (2007) / U2 Go Ballet Dancing / 'Not Gonna Leave You Stranded...'!

'Bono gets Man of the Year at NRJ Awards' - january 22, 2000. Bono receives the "Man of the Year" award at the NRJ Awards in Cannes, France for his work on behalf of Jubilee 2000. He attends the festivities with his wife, Ali, and 5-month-old son Eli.

'U2 release 7 EP in U.S.' - january 22, 2002.U2 release a 7-track EP titled 7, which is sold only through the Target department store chain in the U.S. The EP includes songs from various All That You Can't Leave Behind singles that were never released in the U.S. previously. An estimated 100 CDs are distributed to each of Target's 1,055 stores in the U.S. The CD is also available through the Target.com web site.

'Bono hangs with Jim Sheridan at AFI Awards' - january 22, 2004. Bono attends the American Film Institute Awards in Los Angeles with director Jim Sheridan. Sheridan's film, In America is honored as one of the AFI's 10 best movies of 2003. Bono wrote the lyrics to the movie's theme, "Time Enough for Tears."

The Edge at Sundance - january 22, 2006. U2´s guitarist The Edge, was at independent film´s festival Sundance, in Utah, US, where presented the film "Leonard Cohen I´m Your Man", by Lian Lunson. U2 performs in the film, which portraits the canadian singer and composer Leonard Cohen, during a performance beside him.

Bono at Sundance Festival - January 22, 2007 - The Future Is Unwritten - photos: wireimage. U2 Go Ballet Dancing - January 22, 2009 - Before you start visualising Bono in a tutu, do not fear. The Complexions Contemporary Ballet in Melbourne is only using the music of U2, not Bono himself. The music of U2 will feature in 'Rise', coming to the Arts Centre in Melbourne next month. This is the first time U2 has licensed their music for work in a ballet. source: undercover

'Not Gonna Leave You Stranded...' 22 January 2010

 Speaking to a global audience of tens of millions, George Clooney, the prime mover behind 'Hope for Haiti Now' described the earthquake that hit the Carribean island on January 12 as 'a tragedy that reaches across all borders, all boundaries...the Haitian people need our help. They need to know they are not alone.' A stellar cast of musicians and actors, performing in three locations, included Madonna, Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay and Jennifer Hudson. In London, Jay-Z, Bono, The Edge and Rihanna performed 'Stranded )Haiti Mon Amour') a song written and produced within the last week. Viewers could purchase performances from the evening on Saturday by way of iTunes for 99 cents, with those proceeds went to relief aid as well. Hope for Haiti now Hope for Haiti now