Irish rockers U2 are disappointed that they won’t be able to release a new album this year as planned, reports Music News.
Currently on a massive two-year world tour, the band had hoped to release a new album by the time their 360 Degree concert series wrapped up this July, but scheduling issues have made it impossible.
"We had to have a meeting and look at the schedule to see if we could pick up any extra time to work on it, and we just realized that we couldn’t," explained bassist Adam Clayton.
"To be honest, everyone was a bit gutted. But it was the only sensible decision."
While keeping up with their record-breaking tour, the band has been busy in recording sessions with producers Danger Mouse and RedOne – best known for producing much of Lady Gaga’s work.
Frontman Bono and guitarist The Edge have also been busy trying to get their troubled musical, Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark, up and running after a prolonged preview period.