BLACKBERRY LOVES U2

"We've got a space station designed by Gaudi," Bono told the rapturous 90,000 capacity crowd. The band opened the show with "Breathe," a track from their latest No 1 album "No Line On The Horizon" and went on to dedicate "Angel Of Harlem" - originally inspired by Billie Holiday - to the late Michael Jackson.

The 360 Tour features a round stage positioned on the stadium floor with the band surrounded by their audience, the natural progression of their previous tours. By elevating the sound and lighting equipment, the walls that traditionally obscure performers from their audience are removed. This has also allowed greater capacity and a lower general ticket price.

The stage is designed by long-time collaborator Willie Williams and architect Mark Fisher who have worked together with U2 since ZooTv. Advances in technology and digital communication have allowed Williams to create an overhead expandable cylindrical screen made up of 500,000 pixels.

The U2 360 Tour will play 15 cities in Europe finishing at Cardiff's Millennium on 22nd August before heading to North America 20 shows starting in Chicago September 12th. In 2009, in just 44 shows the tour will perform for over 3 million fans.

Besides the innovation used in their new tour, the band will bring more innovation to their fans. BlackBerry has just launched a special U2 website which says, "BlackBerry Loves U2. Introducing the mobile U2 album". BlackBerry will soon release a U2 mobile album while a special BlackBerry U2 app is also expected. More info soon!

  BlackBerry Loves U2