U2 Tickets

Ticket Retriever sells tickets for all U2 events. We specialize in providing you with premium and other U2 tickets that are in high demand. We can help you gain access to tickets for all major events.

The Story of U2 - Part 7

In February 1992 U2 started on their massive Zoo TV project. For more than two years, and in several stages, they toured the world with a show that added a stunning visual experience to the music. In 1992 the show visited the US (twice) and Europe, and featured in a major TV spectacular (the stage set was a TV spectacular in itself). In the Autumn of 1992 the Outside Broadcast leg of the tour concentrated on open-air venues.

Closer to home, a night club called The Kitchen opened in the Clarence Hotel in Dublin, which U2 owned. The Kitchen was partly responsible for bringing the band into closer contact with dance music. During a break in early 1993 they also wrote and recorded some consistently good material for a new album, Zooropa. Numb (released as a video single), Stay and Lemon had the most exposure, but sadly my favorite track, The First Time, got almost no exposure at all.

The Zoo TV spectacle was captured Live from Sydney in all its glory in an excellent music video. Bono often invented a stage persona to suit the theme of a major tour, and by this point he had become the demonic MacPhisto, with horns and a gold suit. The video also includes a Satellite of Love link-up with Lou Reed. The 1993 legs of the tour covered Europe, Australia and Japan.

Little was heard from U2 in 1994 as they took a well-earned rest. In 1995 they combined with Brian Eno, Luciano Pavarotti and others under the name Passengers to produce an album called Original Soundtracks 1. The album went down like a lead balloon, but the single Miss Sarajevo did slightly better, in the UK at least. U2 also contributed Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me to the Batman Forever film soundtrack, and this gave them another hit single.

U2 Articles The History of U2 The History of U2 - Part 1 The History of U2 - Part 2 The History of U2 - Part 3 The History of U2 - Part 4 The History of U2 - Part 5 The History of U2 - Part 6 The History of U2 - Part 7 The History of U2 - Part 8 The History of U2 - Part 9 The Story of U2 The Story of U2 - Part 1 The Story of U2 - Part 2 The Story of U2 - Part 3 The Story of U2 - Part 4 The Story of U2 - Part 5 The Story of U2 - Part 6 The Story of U2 - Part 7 The Story of U2 - Part 8 U2 News & More U2 - January 1993 U2 - Worlds Most Popular Rock Act U2 Earnings - 2001 U2 In Africa U2 Performs for iPod Commercial U2 Gets Replacement Recording Studio U2 Article Index