Band’s first new song in two years arrives before U2 UV: Achtung Baby residency opens tonight at the MSG Sphere
“Atomic City” takes its title from Las Vegas’ nickname during the days of nuclear bomb testing in the 1950s, when tourism spiked both from gambling and the ability to view the tests in the desert outskirts of the city.
When U2 debuted the song during a pop-up concert on Fremont Street, Bono described the track as a “rock n’ roll 45 [rpm single] in the tradition of late-Seventies post-punk, Blondie, the Clash.” The “Atomic City” video finds U2 returning to Fremont Street decades after the band filmed some of their “Atomic City” marks U2’s first new track since “
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