From The Ground Up - New U2 Book

[last unicorn]

Has anybody heard about this book? It will be released late November 2012:

RandomHouse.ca | Books | From the Ground Up by Dylan Jones with U2; Illustrated by Ralph Larmann

From the Ground Up
U2360° Tour Official Photobook
Written by Dylan JonesDylan Jones Author Alert
Illustrated by Ralph LarmannRalph Larmann Author Alert
Category: Music - Rock
Format: Hardcover, 300 pages
Publisher: Preface Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-84809-368-3 (1-84809-368-3)

Pub Date: November 27, 2012
Price: $39.95

About this Book

The official, fully endorsed, inside story of the biggest rock tour of all time: U2's 360º.

The stats are truly epic: $700m in receipts; three sets costing $10m each of which take 150 trucks to transport; an audience of 7 million people -- a single performance in Pasadena, California, setting the world record for a single rock concert at 97,014 attendees.

With exclusive contributions from the band, manager Paul McGuiness, world renowned set designer Willie Williams (who also designs sets for George Michael, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Rolling Stones and many more) and exclusive photographs from tour photographer Ralf Larmann. The book will be written by Dylan Jones who has been given complete access, including behind the scenes at Glastonbury 2011.
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About this Author

DYLAN JONES is editor of British GQ and has won the Editor of the Year Award four times during his tenure. He has published biographies of Jim Morrison and Paul Smith and two anthologies of journalism. He is the author of the book, iPod Therefore I Am: A Personal Journey Through Music and is currently working on the autobiography of David Bailey.


Sounds great. I hope it will be available here in Europe as well.

 

[last unicorn]

Just saw via Twitter that the book will be available in German in September already

http://livedesignonline.com/concerts/0806_u2_360_Book/

I guess I'll wait for the original to be released.

 

[domo-kun]

Probably becuase the photographer is German.
He took several awesome shots of the claw, and i heard that he was the one who came up with the idea of the spidercam.

Remember this shot?

 

[rennowba]

-- a single performance in Pasadena, California, setting the world record for a single rock concert at 97,014 attendees


Thats not true is it? U2 had 150,000 plus for a popmart show in italy

Here is the top 20 gig list to see one artist!

1. Tina Turner - 1988 - Rio de Janeiro, BR - Estadio Maracana - 188,000 *
2. Paul McCartney - 1990 - Rio de Janeiro, BR - Estadio Maracana - 184,000 *
3. Luciano Ligabue - 2005 - Reggio Emilia, IT - Festival Grounds - 165,264

4. Bruce Springsteen - 1988 - Berlin, DE - Radrennbahn Weißensee - 160,000 *
5. U2 - 1997 - Reggio Emilia, IT - Festival Grounds - 150,000

6. Madonna - 1987 - Paris, FR - Parc de Sceaux - 130,000 *

7. Rolling Stones - 1995 - Prague, CZ - Strahov Stadium - 126,742

8. Michael Jackson - 1996 - Prague, CZ - Strahov Stadium - 125,000 *

9. Oasis - 1996 - Knebworth, UK - Festival Grounds - 125,000 x2 *
10. Robbie Williams - 2003 - Knebworth, UK - Festival Grounds - 122,000 x3 *

11. Robbie Williams - 2003 - Dublin, IR - Phoenix Park - 120,000 *

12. Michael Jackson - 1996 - Warsaw, PL - Bemowo Airport - 120,000 *

13. Queen - 1986 - Knebworth, UK - Festival Grounds - 120,000 *

14. Rolling Stones - 1982 - Leeds, UK - Roundhay Park - 120,000 *

15. U2 - 1987 - Madrid, ES - Estadio Bernabeu - 115,000 *

16. Grateful Dead - 1977 - English Town, NJ - Race Way Park - 107,000 -

17. U2 - 2009 - Los Angeles, CA - Rose Bowl - 97,014

18. U2 - 2010 - Paris, FR - Stade de France - 96,540

19. AC/DC - 2010 - Wels, AT - Flughafen - 94,838

20. U2 - 2011 - Mexico-City, MX - Estadio Azteca - 94,326 x3

20. U2 - 2011 - Mexico-City, MX - Estadio Azteca - 94,326 x3

18. U2 - 2010 - Paris, FR - Stade de France - 96,540
19. AC/DC - 2010 - Wels, AT - Flughafen - 94,838
20. U2 - 2011 - Mexico-City, MX - Estadio Azteca - 94,326 x3

 

[domo-kun]

The list you posted includes festivals and open air spaces. And some stadiums that are not active as concert venues anymore.
I have no idea what kind of record they where talking about though.
Its a vague description, and there have been bigger concerts for sure.

http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2009/08/concerts-with-record-attendance/

 

[rennowba]

Isnt the rosebowl show the biggest gig ever on american soil?

 

[spookyz]

Interview with Ralph Larmann - U2tour.de

 

[spookyz]

U2tour.de Review:

U2 Buch: From The Ground Up - Ralph Larmann, Dylan Jones - U2tour.de