The Edge

Acting

Born: 1961-08-08

From: Barking, London, England, UK

Gender: Male

Popularity: 0.5

Also Known As

David Howell EvansU2Dave EvansEdge

Biography

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.

Awards & Nominations2 won · 2 nominated

🏆 Won

Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class

2022

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Song

Ordinary Love

2014

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Song

The Hands That Built America

2003

🏆 Won

Officer of the Order of Liberty

The Edge

Also Known As

Biography

Awards & Nominations2 won · 2 nominated

Acting109 titles

U2: Lovetown

U2360° Tour: Squaring The Circle

U2 – Live At Johannesburg Stadium, South Africa, 1998

MTV Europe Music Awards

Rockpalast

Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington

U2 PopMart: Live From Johannesburg

US Festival 1983 Days 1-3

Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher

U2: The Joshua Tree (Bonus DVD)

U2 Zoo TV Live in Adelaide 1993

U2360°: Live From Moncton

U2: A Year in Pop

The Grammys

U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland

U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris

U2 - The Best of 1980-1990

U2: Experience +Innocence, Live in Berlin

U2: Elevation 2001 - Live from Boston

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

U2: Zoo TV - Live from Sydney

U2: Live at Red Rocks - Under a Blood Red Sky

U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb

U2 at Live Aid

U2: A Fire in Dortmund

U2 at The BBC

U2: Achtung Baby, the Videos, the Cameos and a Whole Lot of Interference from ZOO-TV

The Simpsons

VH1's Legends

U2: Vertigo 2005 - Live from Chicago

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

Live Aid

U2: 360° at the Rose Bowl

U2: Vertigo 05 - Live from Milan

AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex

The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

MTV Video Music Awards

The Defiant Ones

Classic Albums

Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman

Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me

U2: Popmart - Live from Mexico City

U2: From the Sky Down

U2: Outside It's America

U2: The Best of 1990-2000

Live 8

U2 3D

The Kennedy Center Honors

Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)

Satan & Adam

It Might Get Loud

U2: Rattle and Hum

U2 - The Unforgettable Fire Collection

The Graham Norton Show

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

U2 Phenomenon - The Independent Review

From a Whisper to a Scream: The Living History of Irish Music

U2 - Live from Abbey Road

Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who

NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

BBC Radio 2 Piano Room

World in Action

Saturday Night Live

What Drives Us

Top of the Pops

No Maps for These Territories

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree

Kiss the Future

U2: 18 Videos

u2 360 tour - under the rainy belgium sky

Entropy

U2 Live from Paris

This Is Pop

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon