Adam Clayton

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Mar 13, 1960 (65 years old)

Adam Clayton

Known For

The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas?
1h 14m
Movie 2024

The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas?

Forty years on from the release of the hit single by charity supergroup Band Aid, this documentary unearths 75 minutes of rare and previously unseen film footage from the day of recording

V-U2:UV
1h 22m
Movie 2024

V-U2:UV

V-U2:UV: An Immersive Concert Film is a one-of-a-kind cinematic experience shown exclusively at The Sphere. The concert film, directed by Morleigh Steinberg and The Edge, showcases the history-making and future-defining U2:UV show that played to over 700,000 fans from 100+ countries across 40 sold-out dates from September 2023 through March 2024. V-U2:UV does not just capture U2’s epic run at The Sphere, it allows audiences to feel like they are at the live shows.

Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
1h 35m
Movie 2023

Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex

A musical documentary celebrating the life and work of glam rock pioneer Marc Bolan, combined with a behind-the-scenes look at the tribute album of the same name.

U2: Rockumentary
0h 43m
Movie 2022

U2: Rockumentary

A cliche start: 4 teenage boys form a rock band in the drummer's kitchen. 45 years, 14 albums, 24 concert tours, 22 Grammies. U2 raises millions to fight hunger, disease and poverty. Music transcends melody. It means mission.

Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away
1h 52m
Movie 2020

Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away

A feature documentary on the life and music of Phil Lynott, telling the story of how a young black boy from working class 1950s Dublin became Ireland’s greatest Rock Star. As lead singer of Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott was a songwriter, a poet, a dreamer, a wild man. Told extensively through the words of Lynott himself and focusing on some of his iconic songs, the film gets to the heart of Philip, the father, the husband, the friend, the son, the rock icon, the poet and the dreamer.

Biography

Adam Charles Clayton (born 13 March 1960), is an English-born Irish musician who is the bass guitarist of the rock band U2. He has resided in County Dublin, Ireland since his family moved to Malahide in 1965. And he attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School, where he met schoolmates with whom he co-founded U2 in 1976.