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Four of U2's past concert films are remastered and streamed on the band's official YouTube channel for 48 hours each over the following weeks. The series began with U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland on 17 March (St. Patrick's Day), followed by U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky on 25 March, PopMart: Live from Mexico City on 1 ...
Laurence Joseph Mullen Jr. (/ ˈ m ʌ l ə n /; born 31 October 1961) is an Irish musician, best known as the drummer and co-founder of the rock band U2. [1] A member of the band since its inception, he has recorded 15 studio albums with U2.
Francis Gary Powers (August 17, 1929 – August 1, 1977) was an American pilot who served as a United States Air Force officer and a CIA employee. Powers is best known for his involvement in the 1960 U-2 incident, when he was shot down while flying a secret CIA spying mission over the Soviet Union.
A Conspiracy of Hope was a short tour of six benefit concerts on behalf of Amnesty International that took place in the United States during June 1986. The purpose of the tour was not to raise funds but rather to increase awareness of human rights and of Amnesty's work on its 25th anniversary.
Rattle and Hum is a hybrid live/studio album by Irish rock band U2, and a companion rockumentary film directed by Phil Joanou.The album was produced by Jimmy Iovine and was released on 10 October 1988, while the film was distributed by Paramount Pictures and was released on 27 October 1988.
Mirroring the album's themes of "emotional contact, connection, and communication", the tour's set was designed to bring the group closer to their fans; [211] a heart-shaped catwalk around the stage encircled many audience members, [212] and festival seating was offered in the US for the first time in the group's history. [213] During the tour ...
From the Sky Down is a 2011 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about rock band U2 and the production of their 1991 album Achtung Baby.The film documents the album's difficult recording period, the band members' relationships, and the group's creative process.
The concerts were directed by Hamish Hamilton and produced by Ned O'Hanlon. It was the third U2 concert video O'Hanlon had been involved in producing; his company with Maurice Linnane, Dreamchaser Productions, previously produced Zoo TV: Live from Sydney (released in 1994) and PopMart: Live from Mexico City (released in 1998).