Lead singer Bono in Croke Park, Dublin on the first night of U2's '360' world tour.
Kilrea man Dermot Hegarty with girlfriend Asling McGill from Londonderry, who travelled down to see Irish super group U2 perform live at Croke Park, Dublin for the 1st night of their "360 degree" world tour.
Omagh girls Siobhan O'Neill, Laura Rodgers and Eimear McCollum,
who travelled down to see Irish super group U2 perform live at Croke Park, Dublin for the 1st night of their "360 degree" world tour.
Omagh man James Higgins with his dutch girlfriend Mirjam Verdonk who travelled down to see Irish super group U2 perform live at Croke Park, Dublin for the 1st night of their "360 degree" world tour.
Northern Irish fans Catherine & Hugh O'Mullan from Ballymena who travelled down to see Irish super group U2 perform live at Croke Park, Dublin for the 1st night of their "360 degree" world tour.
A sold out crowd packs into Croke Park, Dublin to watch U2 perform the first of three concerts.
Bono gets the crowd going in Croke Park, Dublin
Drummer Larry Mullen gives a smile to the camera as U2 perform live in Croke Park, Dublin on the 1st night of their "360 degree" world tour.
Adam Clayton of U2 performs live at Croke Park, Dublin on the 1st night of their "360 degree" world tour.
Bono looks out at the fans in Croke Park, Dublin on the 1st night of U2's "360 degree" world tour.
Brazilian U2 fans: Camila Ferreira, Carol Haddan, Josianne Moser and Gabriela Moresco before the U2 360 concert in Croke Park, Dublin.
Adam Clayton (left) and The Edge from U2 playing at Croke Park in Dublin
U2 play at Croke Park in Dublin
Fan Lisa McCrink from Newry
The Edge performs live in Croke Park, Dublin on the 1st night of U2's "360 degree" world tour.
The Nou Camp, in Barcelona, gets the U2 treatment in preparation for the launch of the band's 360 world tour
The Nou Camp, in Barcelona, gets the U2 treatment in preparation for the launch of the band's 360 world tour
The Nou Camp, in Barcelona, gets the U2 treatment in preparation for the launch of the band's 360 world tour
The Nou Camp, in Barcelona, gets the U2 treatment in preparation for the launch of the band's 360 world tour
U2 frontman Bono
From left, The Edge, BB King and Bono are seen on stage at "The Blues & Jazz" Gala Concert at the Kodak Theatre on Sunday Oct. 26, 2008 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Mainz)
Claw -- the circular stage in Camp Nou, Barcelona
Bono of U2 performs onstage on the first night of their 360 tour held at Camp Nou on June 30, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.
Adam Clayton, Bono, The Edge and Larry Mullen of U2 perform onstage on the first night of their 360 tour held at Camp Nou on June 30, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.
Bono of U2 performs onstage on the first night of their 360 tour held at Camp Nou in Barcelona
The Edge of U2 performs onstage on the first night of their 360 tour held at Camp Nou on June 30, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.
Fans go mad as U2 perform onstage on the first night of their 360 tour held at Camp Nou on June 30, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.
L-R The Edge, Larry Mullen, Bono and Adam Clayton of U2 perform onstage on the first night of their 360 tour held at Camp Nou on June 30, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.
Bono of U2 performs onstage on the first night of their 360 tour held at Camp Nou on June 30, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain
Bono of U2 performs onstage on the first night of their 360 tour held at Camp Nou on June 30, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.
Fans go mad as U2 perform onstage on the first night of their 360 tour held at Camp Nou on June 30, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain
Fans go mad as U2 perform onstage on the first night of their 360 tour held at Camp Nou on June 30, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain
Bono of U2 performs onstage on the first night of their 360 tour held at Camp Nou on June 30, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.
Adam Clayton of U2 performs onstage on the first night of their 360 tour held at Camp Nou on June 30, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.
Fans of U2 prepare for the first night of their 360 tour held at Camp Nou on June 30, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.
Larry Mullen of U2 performs onstage on the first night of their 360 tour held at Camp Nou on June 30, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain
Larry Mullen of U2 performs onstage on the first night of their 360 tour held at Camp Nou on June 30, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain
Adam Clayton, Bono, The Edge and Larry Mullen of U2 perform onstage on the first night of their 360 tour held at Camp Nou on June 30, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.
Adam Clayton, Bono, The Edge and Larry Mullen of U2 perform onstage on the first night of their 360 tour held at Camp Nou on June 30, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain
Fans of U2 watch them perform onstage on the first night of their 360 tour held at Camp Nou on June 30, 2009 in Ba2rcelona, Spain
Bono of U2 onstage on the first night of their 360 tour held at Camp Nou
Bono of U2 performs onstage on the first night of their 360 tour held at Camp Nou on June 30, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.
U2 open their world tour in Barcelona
Steve and Marla Lawrenz at a U2 concert in Hawaii, 2006
U2 concert at Paris Stade de France. 12/07/2009. Submitted by Nicolas Boulay, France
Bono and the Edge, during the first night of their 360 degree tour in Barcelona
Claw blimey! Work continues on the revolutionary stage for the first of U2’s three gigs in Dublin's Croke Park
U2's Bono who launched RED to help fund AIDS programmes in Africa
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and Bono, left, singer of Irish rock band U2, talk during Bono's visit to the Berlin Chancellery on Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Popmart Live In Mexico City
U2: a slew of great songs
Bono and the rest of U2 will get a replacement studio in Dublin's docklands
Behind the scenes with U2 is examined by a former employee in a new book.
Bono and U2 had recorded four albums at the studio
Toulouse the rag
Toulouse forward Trevor Brennan grabs hold of Ulster's Justin Harrison
Bono set for Derry gig?
U2 drummer Larry Mullen
The Edge and Bono
Bono from Irish band U2 performs at the Brit Awards 2009 at Earls Court exhibition centre in London, England, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/MJ Kim)
Bono, left, and Adam Clayton from Irish band U2 perform at the Brit Awards 2009 at Earls Court exhibition centre in London, England, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/MJ Kim)
Bono and U2 perform at the Brit Awards 2009 at Earls Court exhibition centre in London, England, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/MJ Kim)
U2 guitarist The Edge
Even though Bono had not heard of Spotify U2's latest album, No Line on the Horizon, made its debut on the new music service
U2 guitarist The Edge has been labelled an environmental hypocrite over his plans to develop five mansions on a hillside overlooking the Pacific Ocean
The Nou Camp, in Barcelona, gets the U2 treatment in preparation for the launch of the band's 360 world tour
The Nou Camp, in Barcelona, gets the U2 treatment in preparation for the launch of the band's 360 world tour
The Nou Camp, in Barcelona, gets the U2 treatment in preparation for the launch of the band's 360 world tour
The Nou Camp, in Barcelona, gets the U2 treatment in preparation for the launch of the band's 360 world tour
The Nou Camp, in Barcelona, gets the U2 treatment in preparation for the launch of the band's 360 world tour
The Nou Camp, in Barcelona, gets the U2 treatment in preparation for the launch of the band's 360 world tour
21 October 2009
Irish rockers U2 are to become the first stadium-packing stars to allow a full live show to be streamed for free on YouTube, they have announced.
The band revealed that the show from the Pasadena Rose Bowl in California will be seen as it happens on the video-sharing site this Sunday, October 25 at 8.30pm LA time.
U2 manager Paul McGuinness said: "The band has wanted to do something like this for a long time.
"As we're filming the Los Angeles show, it's the perfect opportunity to extend the party beyond the stadium.
"Fans often travel long distances to come to see U2 - this time U2 can go to them, globally."
The Rose Bowl show is U2's penultimate show this year on the 360° Tour and sold out to the biggest crowd of more than 96,000 fans.
The gig will begin at 3.30am GMT Monday in the UK and is the first time a show of this size will be streamed live.
YouTube is confident the site can handle the millions of fans expected to log on, while those who miss it can watch two replays of the full concert immediately afterwards.
Fans will also have access to instant messaging network
Twitter while watching the show.
Michele Flannery, the website's music manager, said: "YouTube is thrilled to be able to provide our global audience with a live streaming performance from one of the world's greatest bands.
"We are always looking for new ways to connect fans around the world with their favourite artists, and this is the perfect opportunity to do just that."
It's not the first time U2 has allowed a live streaming of one of their concerts. In 1997 the Boston leg of their 'Popmart' tour was aired on Microsoft's MSN website.
Meanwhile, Bono dedicated the song 'The Unforgettable Fire' to Stephen Gately at concerts in Houston and Dallas last week, describing the Boyzone star as "a beautiful spirit and a bright flame".
The gig will be available in 16 countries at
youtube.com/u2 Trailer below.
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