Bands who sound like U2

[U2opra]

Our Ladys Peace sounds a lot like U2.

 

[Rob33]

Coldplay sorta sounds like U2...a little bit I guess....

 

[FitzChivalry]

Coldplay ....

I wish that band would just GO AWAY!

(Wil Champion is the most TALENTLESS drummer of any successful band I've ever heard.)

 

[GibsonGirl]

Coldplay sorta sounds like U2...a little bit I guess....

Well, that was predictable.

 

[WCF]

Meh, I think denying that Coldplay sounds like U2 is just stubborn. Fact of the matter is that they do, no matter how big of a fan you are of either.

 

[LyricalDrug]

A few jump to mind other than Coldplay:

Doves
Oasis
Chemical Brothers
the Strokes
James
Stone Roses
the Pogues
the Killers

 

[luna_lovegood]

"Knocked Up" by the Kings of Leon has a very Edgy-y influence. KOL toured with U2 for a year, and the album they released afterward (Because of the Times) has some bass and guitar moments that sound suspiciously U2-ish to me.

 

[luna_lovegood]

I like a group called VAST--they remind me alot of u2....

Really? They're so ... dark! I like VAST, but I would never have associated them with U2.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Really? They're so ... dark! I like VAST, but I would never have associated them with U2.

listen to the song Beautiful on Crimson - it even has an "edgey" guitar riff.