Pretty sure this was the first tour ever to have a b stage in the field of a stadium. Everyone else followed . Zoo tv the greatest and possibly the most influential tour of all time
I was too young to see this tour but I went to see Popmart tour 4 times and for me that is the best tour they ever did, Pop was their last masterpiece but I have watched this a 100 times and envy you getting to see this tour.
This was not just the first outdoor tour... ZooTV indoor (came before ZooTV outside broadcast) was the first to introduce the b stage on any concert tour. The technology was not up to the task until U2 had the idea, the clout (these were small companies coming up with the various tech we take for granted now - in-ear-monitoring, syncing with sound and light, remote / wireless tech (I'm not even mentioning the video side of the production which the revolutionized)... watch concert videos before this, everyone and everything is plugged in and has a cord. U2 helped bring this about. They not only came up with a stage years earlier, but 1) became big enough for companies to feel safer in investing more finances and resources in new unproven tech. Here was a massive touring band that would already be a customer. U2 also financially backed some of the tech. U2 were ridiculously rich at this point. Unlike practically everyone in the music industry, U2 owned their own catalogue and recording rights. In fact everything about the tour was innovative and a first in many things. And much of that U2 had to financially cover. When embarking on this ambitious endeavor, It isn't just that U2 took huge risks in their music with Achtung Baby, they poured much of their own money into all aspects of the tour, and could have easily lost all their money. They risked in their music and overall artist vision, in their future, in their money... They put everything on the line. They even went in a new direction with the Bstage. Everyone I have seen (live and on video) incorporate some form of a secondary stage pretty much primarily uses it in relation to the big show. U2 does that. Yet they also showed everyone how to make the stadium intimate. To them that was the primary purpose, while most performers use it in a more overt way. U2 showed everyone, here is the mammoth in-your-face behemoth of tech and information and media. But at the core of it are humans. The made a statement about it. In the middle of all that frenzy "Just the band and the clatter..." And they bring it in with a song that includes all the audience. Note, the band play with the audience. It's not some separate stop and go. Note also how low that stage is, being closer to the audience. Especially at that time, stages were much taller. This is for multiple reasons - Audiences are looking up to their Rock Gods (phycological. Better visibility. Security. U2 threw all that out, wanting to break the wall between audience and performer. You can already see that desire in their live performances prior. They did it in simpler ways. Watch Live Aid. Bono literally jumps across the 4th wall, between audience and performer.
Great to select both songs; Angel Of Harem is a tribute to jazz+swing singer Billie Holiday 1915/Phili-1959/NYC. The Lou Reed cover Satellite Of Love would have been great for the third; too bad missed goosebooms. Now, on the one hand, the up-tempo Mysterious Ways (surely your song!!! also something for the respectful eye) is still missing - possibly with the previous Even Better Than The Real Thing, because they merge into one another, on the other hand the totally weird "devilish" Lemon ( you could also put it back together with Daddy's Gonna...) where you won't recognize U2. Have a good time✌
I think that people tend to underestimate how much the U2 team was pushing the technological envelope for these outdoor shows on this tour. Or they just have zero idea.
Pretty sure this was the first tour ever to have a b stage in the field of a stadium. Everyone else followed . Zoo tv the greatest and possibly the most influential tour of all time
I was too young to see this tour but I went to see Popmart tour 4 times and for me that is the best tour they ever did, Pop was their last masterpiece but I have watched this a 100 times and envy you getting to see this tour.
I love that you guys do videos for all kinds of music, true music fans! U2 is my fav band but cant wait to watch all your vids!
❤❤❤❤❤❤ loveeee forever u2 in my life...🤟🖤😎♨️⚡🇲🇽
love this band
This was not just the first outdoor tour... ZooTV indoor (came before ZooTV outside broadcast) was the first to introduce the b stage on any concert tour. The technology was not up to the task until U2 had the idea, the clout (these were small companies coming up with the various tech we take for granted now - in-ear-monitoring, syncing with sound and light, remote / wireless tech (I'm not even mentioning the video side of the production which the revolutionized)... watch concert videos before this, everyone and everything is plugged in and has a cord. U2 helped bring this about. They not only came up with a stage years earlier, but 1) became big enough for companies to feel safer in investing more finances and resources in new unproven tech. Here was a massive touring band that would already be a customer.
U2 also financially backed some of the tech. U2 were ridiculously rich at this point. Unlike practically everyone in the music industry, U2 owned their own catalogue and recording rights. In fact everything about the tour was innovative and a first in many things. And much of that U2 had to financially cover. When embarking on this ambitious endeavor, It isn't just that U2 took huge risks in their music with Achtung Baby, they poured much of their own money into all aspects of the tour, and could have easily lost all their money. They risked in their music and overall artist vision, in their future, in their money... They put everything on the line.
They even went in a new direction with the Bstage. Everyone I have seen (live and on video) incorporate some form of a secondary stage pretty much primarily uses it in relation to the big show. U2 does that. Yet they also showed everyone how to make the stadium intimate. To them that was the primary purpose, while most performers use it in a more overt way. U2 showed everyone, here is the mammoth in-your-face behemoth of tech and information and media. But at the core of it are humans. The made a statement about it. In the middle of all that frenzy "Just the band and the clatter..." And they bring it in with a song that includes all the audience. Note, the band play with the audience. It's not some separate stop and go. Note also how low that stage is, being closer to the audience. Especially at that time, stages were much taller. This is for multiple reasons - Audiences are looking up to their Rock Gods (phycological. Better visibility. Security. U2 threw all that out, wanting to break the wall between audience and performer. You can already see that desire in their live performances prior. They did it in simpler ways. Watch Live Aid. Bono literally jumps across the 4th wall, between audience and performer.
I’m loving U2 live ❤
Hoping they react to Mysterious Ways from this concert next 😊🤞
The first song I practiced playing when I first learned to play the drums.
Great to select both songs; Angel Of Harem is a tribute to jazz+swing singer Billie Holiday 1915/Phili-1959/NYC. The Lou Reed cover Satellite Of Love would have been great for the third; too bad missed goosebooms.
Now, on the one hand, the up-tempo Mysterious Ways (surely your song!!! also something for the respectful eye) is still missing - possibly with the previous Even Better Than The Real Thing, because they merge into one another, on the other hand the totally weird "devilish" Lemon ( you could also put it back together with Daddy's Gonna...) where you won't recognize U2. Have a good time✌
Billie deserves a whole discography of tributes.
Went to the Adelaide leg of this Australian Tour...there was lots of weird smelling smoke around that night..
Great sound- Cheers from Florida!
Please... REACTION: "Every Breaking Wave, live from the MTV EMA's 2014." MASTER PIECE
I think that people tend to underestimate how much the U2 team was pushing the technological envelope for these outdoor shows on this tour. Or they just have zero idea.
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