U2 live on YouTube
Irish rockers U2 have scheduled a special live web broadcast gig which will be making internet history.
The Dublin boys have revealed yesterday that their Pasadena Rose Bowl concert will be presented live on the supra popular video- sharing site youtube.com to millions of U2 fans around the world for free this coming Sunday, October 25.
Band manager Paul McGuinness said that for a long time, U2 had expressed the desire to do an event like this.
McGuineness said that since the Los Angeles gig is being filmed, the event presents the ideal opportunity to extend the bash beyond the stadium onto the world.
He added that several fans must often journey long distances to attend a U2 concert; this time, he said, U2 will come to them.
The Rose Bowl concert is the band’s penultimate gig this year as part of the much talked about 360 Tour due to its huge stage named the ‘Claw’ and its immense budget. The LA show is sold out and a crowd of more than 96,000 fans is expected to attend the concert.
The show will kick off at 3.30am GMT, 8.30pm Pacific Time and 12.30pm in Tokyo and is the world’s first show of this amplitude to be streamed live on the web.
Online phenomenon YouTube is confident to be capable to handle the gigantic demand stemming from the visits of millions of U2 enthusiasts expected to log on. YouTube officials added that those who will miss the show could always watch it later on as two replays of the full event will be broadcasted immediately afterwards.
U2 Fans will also benefit from instant messaging with the Twitter network while enjoying the concert.
YouTube music manager Michele Flannery said the website is excited to provide its worldwide audience with the live music of one of the world’s all-time greatest rock bands.
Flannery added that YouTube is always searching for different and new ways to link fans around the globe with their favourite performers, and this occasion presents the perfect opportunity to do so.