U2 to stream a live global webcast from the Rose Bowl on Youtube Oct 25th 2009.
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From Spinner.com
“U2 will stream one of their forthcoming US stadium shows live on YouTube.
The concert takes place at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in California on Sunday, Oct. 25.
The band’s manager Paul McGuinness said that as the gig is already being filmed, it was “the perfect opportunity to extend the party beyond the stadium.”
It is only the second time a live gig has been streamed on YouTube. In August, segments of the Outside Lands festival in San Francisco were streamed via the site.
YouTube have said adverts would be placed around the video “in the normal manner,” and that clips from the concert would be available on the site after the live broadcast.
The site will also offer viewers the ability to chat to one another using Twitter and donate to the AIDS charity (RED) while they watch the show.
McGuinness said that U2 had “wanted to do something like this for a long time.” He added, “Fans often travel long distances to come to see U2 — this time U2 can go to them, globally.”
It may be the first time U2 has been live on YouTube, but U2 are no newcomers to the world of streamed concerts. In 1997, one of the US shows on their PopMart tour was streamed on MSN. ”
Personally I’m getting a little tired of U2 at this point. They are always over hyped and we need a break from the recent stench.
