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Celebrating The Edge's Birthday

Celebrating The Edge's Birthday

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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