Synopses & Reviews
U2 360° BY NUMBERS7,100,000 fans saw the show; 10 million people watched a live stream of U2 360° at the Rose Bowl on YouTube; 320,000 fans saw 360° in Mexico City; 9,760 guitar strings utilized; 7,100 miles – approximate distance travelled by space station while talking with U2; 5,200 years – collective touring experience of U2 tour personnel; 400 tons – weight of the fully loaded claw; 134 crew members; 126 truck drivers; 110 concerts; 53 gigs attended by a single fan; 7 astronauts attended.
U2 360°, the most successful concert tour of all time, came to an end in Moncton, Atlantic Canada on July 30, 2011. The massive 26 month undertaking by Live Nation Global Touring saw U2 play 110 concerts in front of more than 7.1 million fans in 30 countries across five continents.
From the Ground Up is the inside story of U2 360° with exclusive contributions from the band, manager Paul McGuinness, world-renowned set designer Willie Williams and exclusive photographs from photographer Ralph Larmann and written by Dylan Jones who was given complete access, including behind the scenes at Glastonbury 2011.
Synopsis
U2 360 BY NUMBERS
7,100,000 fans saw the show; 10 million people watched a live stream of U2 360 at the Rose Bowl on YouTube; 320,000 fans saw 360 in Mexico City; 9,760 guitar strings utilized; 7,100 miles - approximate distance travelled by space station while talking with U2; 5,200 years - collective touring experience of U2 tour personnel; 400 tons - weight of the fully loaded claw; 134 crew members; 126 truck drivers; 110 concerts; 53 gigs attended by a single fan; 7 astronauts attended.
U2 360 , the most successful concert tour of all time, came to an end in Moncton, Atlantic Canada on July 30, 2011. The massive 26 month undertaking by Live Nation Global Touring saw U2 play 110 concerts in front of more than 7.1 million fans in 30 countries across five continents.
From the Ground Up is the inside story of U2 360 with exclusive contributions from the band, manager Paul McGuinness, world-renowned set designer Willie Williams and exclusive photographs from photographer Ralph Larmann and written by Dylan Jones who was given complete access, including behind the scenes at Glastonbury 2011.
Synopsis
The official, fully endorsed, inside story of the biggest rock tour of all time: U2's 360º.
The stats are truly epic: $700m in receipts; three sets costing $10m each of which take 150 trucks to transport; an audience of 7 million people -- a single performance in Pasadena, California, setting the world record for a single rock concert at 97,014 attendees.
With exclusive contributions from the band, manager Paul McGuiness, world renowned set designer Willie Williams (who also designs sets for George Michael, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Rolling Stones and many more) and exclusive photographs from tour photographer Ralf Larmann. The book will be written by Dylan Jones who has been given complete access, including behind the scenes at Glastonbury 2011.
Synopsis
The visually stunning, official inside story of U2's tour—band-authorized, with exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews and photos, and a foreword by U2's managerThe inside story of one of the most successful concert tours in history contains exclusive contributions from the band, manager Paul McGuinness, and world-renowned set designer Willie Williams as well as exclusive photographs from photographer Ralph Larmann. The author was given complete access, including behind the scenes at Glastonbury 2011. The massive 26-month undertaking by Live Nation Global Touring saw U2 play 110 concerts in front of more than 7.1 million fans in 30 countries across five continents. U2 360° came to an end in Moncton, Atlantic Canada on July 30, 2011. This spectacular document of the tour is a must for all U2 fans.
About the Author
Dylan Jones is the editor of British GQ and has won the Editor of the Year Award four times during his tenure. He is the author of The Biographical Dictionary of Popular Music, iPod Therefore I Am: A Personal Journey Through Music, and When Ziggy Played Guitar: David Bowie and Four Minutes that Shook the World. Paul McGuinness is U2's manager. Ralph Larmann is a photographer whose first book was Stage Design.