U2

U2 is an alternative rock band established in the eighties. They are one of the most successful rock bands of all time, with numerous hit singles and bestselling albums. The song Sunday Bloody Sunday is a protest song, as is This is Where You Can Reach Me Now. U2 performed the 2002 Super Bowl halftime show. Frontman Bono has gone on to have some success with lead guitarist The Edge. U2 is often categorized as "post punk", a style of music known in the eighties as "indie rock" in Britain, after the bands' tendencies to release to independent record labels (although many did release to major labels). Today's "indie" bands are attempting to revive post punk. Recurring Mario boss Larry Koopa was named after U2 member Larry Mullen Jr.