U2 land their space ship in Barcelona

U2 land their space ship in Barcelona
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By h.b. - Jul 1, 2009 - 6:52 AM
The Irish band started their new 360º tour at the Camp Nou on Tuesday night

U2 land in the Camp Nou in Barcelona - EFE

Rave reviews for the first night of the new world tour for U2 before 90,000 people on Tuesday night at the Camp Nou in Barcelona.

From U Dos to U dios – is the headline for example in El Mundo which describes the circular stage set as like a space station and saying the 360º tour offers both sound and spectacle.

El País notes that both the stage and Bono remained in motion all the night, and notes the extremely high volume of the gig. The band dominated the stage with precision says El País, but considered the ‘space ship’ to be more influenced by the Eifel Tower than by Salvador Dalí as the band has claimed over recent days. The paper says the circular stage did not rotate bit did allow the public a view from all

Bono on stage in Barcelona - EFE

angles, and gave the band the chance to sell more tickets. The paper notes a retractable circular screen with high-definition images.

However some of the critics did have some negative points, with Javier Blánquez in El Mundo saying the mechanical show was far too dramatic for the recent material from the band which he describes as lacking risk. He says the Irish band are ever more retro in their musical ambition, and indeed the show contained all the old favourites such as ‘Sunday bloody Sunday’, ‘Pride(in the name of love) and ‘With or Without You’. There was even a tribute to Michael Jackson with a version of ‘Man in the Mirror’ and ‘Don’t stop ‘till you get enough’.

Bono also had a live video conference with the International Space Station, to launch a message of peace and ecological awareness to the planet. He forwarded a message from Desmond Tutu supporting the fight against AIDS and Maleria and he remembered the Burma opposition leader San Suu Kyi who has been held under house arrest for two years as 20 people wearing a face mask of her paraded around the stage.

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