YouTube presents a series of legendary concerts, U2: The Virtual Road!
YouTube, Island Records, Interscope and Universal Music, today announce a series of four exclusive concerts, U2: The Virtual Road. The performances will broadcast on the band’s YouTube channel and will be available only for 48 hours.
From the very beginning, U2 were marked out by their drive and ambition, forming as a band. Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen and Adam Clayton met at Mount Temple School and formed U2 in 1978, before signing to Island Records. Acknowledged as one of the best live acts in the world, the band have released 14 studio albums and have sales in excess of 157 million. They have won numerous awards, including 22 GRAMMYs, an Oscar nomination and the Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience.
“It’s fantastic that YouTube is partnering with U2 for this exclusive broadcast. The four concerts featured in The Virtual Road are the most memorable and iconic in the band’s history and indeed rock history at large. We’re proud to be providing the platform for an artist that has come to embody the definitive live music experience,” comments director of YouTube Music, Dan Chalmers.
“One of the reasons U2 remain one of the greatest and most interesting bands in music is their desire to always break new ground. No band has managed to combine emotion, ambition, innovation and spectacle to produce such consistently brilliant live shows. With the announcement of The Virtual Road and this hugely exciting partnership with YouTube, U2 are once again leading the way with this incredibly exciting virtual concert series,” says head of Island Records campaign strategy, Sam Lunn.
U2: The Virtual Road, first concert will be broadcasted on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th, 2021. U2 Go Home: Live From Slane Castle celebrates the band’s return to the legendary Irish concert site on September 1st, 2001, for their first performance on the banks of the River Boyne in over twenty years. In an exclusive YouTube performance, Dermot Kennedy will open with a solo show, recorded last week outside Los Angeles.
On March 25th, fans can tune in to see U2: Live at Red Rocks, recorded on June 5th, 1983, at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, United States, on the band’s War Tour. A career defining show, the rain-soaked performance at the iconic venue helped establish U2’s reputation as one of the greatest live acts in the world. Another Grammy-nominated Dublin band, Fontaines D.C., will open the show with a performance recorded in their hometown last year.
April 1st, will bring us into the Mexico City in December 1997, for a memorable PopMart show at the Foro Sol Stadium. Opening for the band, with a very special one-off performance only on YouTube, will be Carla Morrison.
On April 10th, YouTube will broadcast for the very first time, the show recorded in December 2015, in Paris, France. U2 returned there for two rescheduled shows less than a month after the November 13th terrorist attacks on the city. iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE: Live in Paris marked the final performance on the tour, an unforgettable evening which included an emotional performance of Patti Smith’s People Have The Power. The support will be French band Feu! Chatterton.
