What a great concert! U2 kicked off their 360 Tour last night at Barcelona's Nou Camp stadium. 'We’ve got a space station designed by Gaudi ' Bono told the rapturous 90,000 capacity crowd. The band opened the show with Breathe, a track from their latest No 1 album No Line On The Horizon and went on to dedicate Angel Of Harlem - originally inspired by Billie Holiday - to the late Michael Jackson.
Were you one of the lucky ones to get a ticket in the (RED)Zone? U2 have allocated a (RED) Zone VIP area at every show throughout the tour. These premium location tickets were auctioned when the tickets went on sale with net proceeds helping the Global Fund and (RED)’s work to fight AIDS in Africa. We’d like to say a huge thank you to all of you who lent your support and who successfully bid on these (RED) Zone tickets.
The U2 360 Tour will play 15 cities in Europe finishing at Cardiff's Millennium on 22nd August before heading to North America 20 shows starting in Chicago September 12th. In 2009, in just 44 shows the tour will perform for over 3 million fans. And (RED) will be at all shows, with our sister organisation ONE, letting people know how they can get involved in both helping eliminate AIDS in Africa through (RED) and fighting extreme poverty through ONE.
Back to the show though....
The 360° Tour features a round stage positioned on the stadium floor with the band surrounded by their audience, the natural progression of their previous tours. By elevating the sound and lighting equipment, the walls that traditionally obscure performers from their audience are removed. This has also allowed greater capacity and a lower general ticket price.
The stage is designed by long-time collaborator Willie Williams and architect Mark Fisher who have worked together with U2 since ZooTv. Advances in technology and digital communication have allowed Williams to create an overhead expandable cylindrical screen made up of 500,000 pixels.
'The band has been moving further into the crowd with every tour. Tonight they've arrived. Willie and Mark have spent five years perfecting this beautiful and extraordinary frame, once the crowd came in tonight, we got lift-off! Said U2 manager Paul McGuinness.
“U2 has always put on the most exciting live show. They've really raised the bar with this production they want the best for their fans and based on the reaction they have absolutely delivered” said Arthur Fogel, CEO Global Touring/Chairman - Global Music Live Nation. U2 360 Tour is produced by Live Nation Global Touring. For complete tour and ticket information visit: http://www.livenation.com/ and http://www.u2.com/
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
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Thanks so much for highlighting the(RED)Zone tickets available as part of the current U2 tour. It is an EXCELLENT way for people to contribute to the Global Fund while simply doing something that they enjoy - attending a U2 concert!
I'm really glad to see that (RED) will have a presence during the 360tour and I hope that as the tour continues and comes to the USA that (RED)'s presence on the tour will increase.
We need to be available to reach people on many levels and at many venues with our message of Hope and Lives Resto(red)through our support of (RED) in support of the Global Fund - and this tour is a natural venue. (smile)
Take very good care, dear friends at (RED). We're glad that your trip to Africa was successful but we're also glad to have you back in (BLOG)RED.
ALWAYS (RED) AT HEART, debbie :)
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I WAS IN BARCELONA. I TRAVELLED THERE FROM JAPAN... I WORE MY INSPI(RED) T-SHIRT FROM GAP AND I WAS IN THE (RED) ZONE. I RAN INTO BONO'S BROTHER WHO WORE A HAMME(RED) T-SHIRT. MAGIC MAGIC...
Will be in the RED Zone in Chicago and would love to see a photo from the seats to visualize what the view will be. Any shots from the current European shows would be much appreciated! Thanks.
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