‘U2:UV ACHTUNG BABY LIVE AT SPHERE’U2 WRAPS GROUNDBREAKING RUN OF DATES AT SPHERE, LAS VEGAS OVER 700,000 FANS ATTENDED 40-NIGHT SOLD-OUT RUN OF TRAILBLAZING SHOWS WATCH RECAP VIDEO HEREPRESS IMAGES HERE
LAS VEGAS, NV (March 13, 2024) – Saturday March 2 marked the final show of ‘U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere’, the first-of-its-kind live music experience which saw the world’s biggest rock band launch the world’s most cutting-edge venue, Sphere in Las Vegas.In partnership with Live Nation and Sphere Entertainment Co, the history-making and future-defining shows played off to over 700,000 fans from 100+ countries across 40 sold-out dates from September 2023 through March 2024, becoming a must-see event for music fans from around the world. The stunning visuals and live music performance, combined with the venue’s tech elements and state-of-the-art audio, became an instant hit on social media as thousands of fans shared their U2:UV experience across multiple platforms every night, helping to cement ‘U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere’ as a truly global phenomenon.The Friday night of closing weekend saw U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. in the crowd, later posting to the band’s social media – “What an incredible night at Sphere. So grateful to Bono, Edge and Adam and of course Bram for an amazing job, very emotional night for me personally.”The Saturday night of closing weekend took in a pre-show presentation of the “Key to the Las Vegas Strip” to Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Bram Van Den Berg (sitting in on drums for Larry Mullen Jr.) by Clark County Commissioner, Tick Segerblom. The Commissioner applauded the band for delivering 40 incredible concerts to fans in Las Vegas, proclaiming it “U2 Day”. Photo can be found HERE.‘U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere’ has proved to be one of the band’s most ambitious creative projects to date, and saw them work once again with longtime U2 creative collaborator and show director Willie Williams, as well as artists including Es Devlin, John Gerrard and Marco Brambilla.Acknowledged as the best live act in the world, U2 have always – since their earliest days, including the industry-defining ZOO TV Tour which broke the mold when it finished up in 1993 – consistently pushed the boundaries of live performance, with ground-breaking stage shows that embrace the latest in technology and innovation. ‘U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere’ was no exception, with fans, press and industry leaders hailing the run as the future of live entertainment.A brand new track titled Atomic City, produced by Jacknife Lee and Steve Lillywhite, was released on September 29 ahead of U2’s run of shows in Las Vegas, and the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards® on February 4 saw a special performance of the track by the 22-time GRAMMY® Award winning band.
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About U2
Formed in Dublin in 1978, the band were marked out by their drive and ambition from the beginning. U2 has toured the globe countless times, released 15 studio albums, sold over 170 million albums and won numerous awards, including 22 Grammys and Amnesty International’s Ambassador of Conscience award. U2 were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 and have twice been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song: in 2003 for ‘The Hands That Built America’ for Gangs of New York, and in 2014 for ‘Ordinary Love’ for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. U2’s fourteenth studio album Songs Of Experience – the companion release to 2014’s Songs Of Innocence – was released in December 2017 debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200, setting U2 apart as the only band in history to have topped the chart in four successive decades. In 2018, the U2 hit the road with the eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour, an arena production which saw the band continue to push the creative boundaries of technology and engineering. And following 2017’s acclaimed stadium run with The Joshua Tree Tour – the record-breaking smash hit tour celebrating the band’s seminal 1987 album The Joshua Tree – The Joshua Tree Tour took U2 to New Zealand, Australia, and Japan, as well as bring “the biggest band in the world” (The Guardian) to Singapore, Seoul, Manila and Mumbai for the very first time. In November 2019, the band released a track in collaboration with A.R. Rahman titled ‘Ahimsa’, which was performed live at Mumbai’s, D.Y. Patil Stadium. In 2020, SiriusXM and U2 announced the launch of U2 X-Radio, a complete immersion into the work and influences of the band from the Northside of Dublin, all curated by U2. Songs Of Surrender – a collection of 40 seminal U2 songs from across the band’s catalogue, re-recorded and reimagined for 2023 in sessions spanning the last two years – was released on Friday March 17th last year, topping the album charts around the world including the UK and Ireland.About Sphere Sphere is a next-generation entertainment medium that will bring wonder to the world and redefine the future of live entertainment. A venue where the foremost artists, creators, and technologists will create extraordinary experiences that take storytelling to a new level and transport audiences to places both real and imagined. The venue will host original Sphere Experiences from leading Hollywood directors; concerts and residencies from the world’s biggest artists; and premier marquee events. The first Sphere venue is currently under construction in Las Vegas and is expected to open in fall 2023. It will be a new Las Vegas landmark, powered by cutting-edge technologies that ignite the senses and enable audiences to share experiences at a never-before-seen scale. More information is available at thespherevegas.com. About Live Nation Entertainment Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Sponsorship. For additional information, visi twww.livenationentertainment.com.