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Celebrating The Edge's Birthday

by Jake Rudh

August 08, 2025

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Guitarist The Edge of U2 performs on World AIDS Day at 'A (RED) Thank You,' presented by (Bank of America)RED on December 1, 2014 in New York City.
Guitarist The Edge of U2 performs on World AIDS Day at 'A (RED) Thank You,' presented by (Bank of America)RED on December 1, 2014 in New York City.Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images

U2's The Edge, one of the most celebrated guitarists in the world, is celebrating his birthday this Friday, August 8, and we'll be kicking off the celebration a day earlier Transmission style, Thursday night. Join Jake Rudh for some of the most forward thinking guitar licks of the 1980s and 90s.

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