Eli Fernandes: 'North Side Story' & U2.com Subscription, 2013/14

Dear Eli,

Introducing North Side Story - the definitive account of U2's early days, a special publication from Hot Press Magazine.

When Adam, Bono, Edge and Larry played their first gigs in Dublin's Northside, only one music title would follow them all the way.

Hot Press Magazine was there from schoolroom to stadium, Dublin bars to New York clubs, Out of Control to Under A Blood Red Sky.

Over 274 pages North Side Story offers a ringside seat at the rise and rise of U2 with rare and unpublished photos, reviews, diaries and interviews.

In the past six months the Hot Press team have tracked down schoolfriends, musicians, artists, promoters, DJ's and crew members. Alongside the magazine's own unique archive, North Side Story features dozens of new interviews - from Paul McGuinness and Guggi to Jim Sheridan and Steve Lillywhite - bringing the story of the band right up to date. The editorial lens is pulled back further with first-time translations of the earliest band interviews as they began touring Europe.

Open up North Side Story and inside you'll find North And South of the River, Wandering In U2's Dublin, a beautiful pull-out wall map, capturing the story of U2 in their home city.

It's been a remarkable project, says Niall Stokes, Hot Press Editor, whose writers, designers and photographers have developed this limited-edition book.

'Watching Feedback play in 1976, no-one could have dreamed of what lay ahead. We've ended up with a blow-by-blow account of the band's earliest days, a story never told like this before.

'It's about where Adam, Bono, Edge and Larry came from and the remarkable bond that bound them together, even in the face of adversity. I think fans of the band are going to love it.'

Read more about North Side Story, check out the benefits of a U2.com subscription or buy one as a gift for a friend.

best wishes,

The U2.com Team.

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