Zoo TV (Live In Dublin 1993)

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In the mid-’80, U2 were lauded for how their music—and their outspoken lead singer, Bono—brought social and political concerns to pop’s mainstream. But by the end of the decade and the start of the ’90, the group had developed a bit of a reputation for taking themselves too seriously, and that their pared-down concert stage had become a pulpit for their high-minded idealism. The group responded with the Zoo TV Tour—a video screen-heavy multimedia spectacle informed by 24-hour news channel, morning-zoo radio show, shopping from home, and an all-around media and information overload that blurred the lines between entertainment and reality. The album the show supported (1991’s <i>Achtung Baby</i>) would help redefine the band as savvy pop provocateur, but the tour itself would change the global concert-going experience from there on out, inspiring countless stadium-size acts to level up their stage production. .

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