{"id":379,"date":"2011-04-12T10:28:58","date_gmt":"2011-04-12T14:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/the_prophet_of_pop\/?p=379"},"modified":"2011-04-12T10:28:58","modified_gmt":"2011-04-12T14:28:58","slug":"u2s-360-tour-setting-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/the_prophet_of_pop\/2011\/04\/u2s-360-tour-setting-records.html","title":{"rendered":"U2&#8217;s 360 Tour Setting Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In an age of sagging record and ticket sales, U2 is poised to make history&#8230; again.\u00a0 Their international 360 tour is projected make over <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/news\/u2-to-break-record-for-highest-grossing-tour-of-all-time-20110408\" target=\"_blank\">700 million dollars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/117\/2011\/04\/dr_evil.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-384\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/117\/2011\/04\/dr_evil.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right Dr. Evil, 700 <em>million<\/em> dollars.\u00a0 Can you even imagine 700 million dollars?\u00a0 I can&#8217;t!\u00a0 To think, this tour is in support of their album <em>No Line on the Horizon<\/em>, which was far from a critical success and has been out for so long that I couldn&#8217;t even guess at the release date.\u00a0 That doesn&#8217;t matter though, this is U2 we are talking about here.\u00a0 The tour is spanning multiple continents, several opening acts, and probably a planet or two.\u00a0 Yes, without a doubt, U2 would play a 360 tour show on the moon if they could.\u00a0 Come to think of it their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/blog\/cliff-kuang\/design-innovation\/u2s-insane-new-stage\" target=\"_blank\">360 Tour set<\/a>, which allows for larger crowds and a great viewing angle for everyone, looks an awful lot like a spaceship.<\/p>\n<p>Even if they don&#8217;t make it to space, it is without a doubt that U2 is one of the most stunningly successful bands of all time.<\/p>\n<p>Related &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/the_prophet_of_pop\/2011\/03\/on-this-day-1987-u2s.html\" target=\"_blank\">24 Years Later, U2&#8217;s The Joshua Tree Still Inspires<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/theprophetofpop\" target=\"_blank\">Follow the Prophet of Pop on\u00a0<strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/prophetofpop\" target=\"_blank\">on\u00a0<strong>Facebook<\/strong>!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an age of sagging record and ticket sales, U2 is poised to make history&#8230; again.\u00a0 Their international 360 tour is projected make over 700 million dollars. 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