U2 360 Tour

U2 grossed a whopping £451million for their 360° tour, making it the most successful in history.

Bono and the band played to 7.1 million fans in 30 countries. They started the world tour in 2009 and finally finished on Saturday in Canada.

It is estimated to have cost more than £60 million to stage.

The Rolling Stones held the previous tour record after grossing £342million earlier this year.

U2′s tour producer Arthur Fogel said: “The tour was a brilliant success, everyone involved should be very proud. U2 once again have set the standard for achievement – perhaps for all time.”

U2 360° By Numbers

• 7,100,000 concert goers
• 10 million people watched a live stream of U2 360 at the Rose Bowl on YouTube
• 320,000 Fans saw 360 in Mexico City
• 92,270 Meals fed to working staff and guests
• 29,000 Tee shirts given to local stagehands
• 9,760 Guitar strings utilised
• 7,100 Miles – approximate distance travelled by space station while talking with U2
• 5,200 Years – collective touring experience of U2 tour personnel
• 400 Tons – weight of the fully loaded claw
• 134 Crew members
• 126 Truck drivers
• 110 Concerts
• 53 Gigs attended by a single fan
• 33 Flemish speaking crew members
• 30 Countries
• 12 Bus drivers
• 11 Babies born to crew
• 7 Astronauts attended
• 4 Appreciative Irishmen
• 2 fairytale crew weddings
• 1 Singer in surgery
• 1 World leader released from house arrest during tour

Source: The Sun & Salt Lake Tribune

‘Moncton, Hub City, where you gonna take us tonight?’

Moncton in Atlantic Canada was going to take us to the end of the world tonight, and then even further, to the end of U2360, the most successful concert tour of all time. Two years after opening up in Barcelona in June, 2009 tonight the band played their final show in a record-breaking tour of 110 concerts  in 30 countries across 5 continents.

‘This is the best time we could be having anywhere,’ explained Bono, adding that the band wanted to make the most of the fact that this is the end of the tour. ‘Eighteen babies, two marriages in the crew, eight separations… over 7 million served!’

The end of ‘Still Haven’t Found’ segued into The Ballad of Springhill while the lyrics of ‘Stay’ were customized for the occasion.

’110 shows, strangely it feels like home
Glad my wife is here tonight, not a night to be alone
Just a bang and a clatter, as 360 leaves town…’

‘We’re a band from Dublin, Ireland. We’re called U2..’
Out of Control, the band’s first single, was an inspired way to bring things to a close.
‘A higher than high here, out on the Atlantic CoastLarry Mullen, Adam Clayton, Bono, The Edge… still… out of control.’

But there was o

ne final piece of inspiration, marrying this legendary tour to the band’s earliest tours as a bottle of champagne was found for Bono to spray the audience and leave this audience, singing with so many others, as the night came to an end.

‘How long to sing this song
How long to sing this song …’

Bono, Edge and Adam waited at the back of the stage for Larry to end ’40′ and once he did, he took the mike at the front of the stage; ‘We’ll miss you guys, Goodnight!’

With that the four members of U2, arms around each other, took a final bow and the U2360° spaceship was gone.

Full U2.COM review here

Below, you can see the best videos we got so far and link to constantly updated photo albums, credit to the several U2 fans attending the show and press.

SETLIST

Opening Act(s): Carney and Arcade Fire

Main Set: Even Better Than The Real Thing, The Fly, Mysterious Ways, Until the End of the World, I Will Follow, Get On Your Boots, I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – Ballad of Springhill, Stay, Beautiful Day – Space Oddity, Elevation, Pride, Miss Sarajevo, Zooropa, City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, I’ll Go Crazy (remix) – Discotheque, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Scarlet, Walk On

Encore(s): One, Hallelujah – Where the Streets Have No Name, Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me, With or Without You, Moment of Surrender, Out of Control, 40

VIDEOS

U2.com Official

Fan Videos

Compiled by U2News. Arrow for navigation to all videos.

PICTURES

Click in the link below to see all photos

Band Members Off-Show: Here
Show Photos: Here and Here

Over two years and two months, the band have played to more than 7 million fans in 30 countries on 5 continents. Now, the most successful concert tour of all time reaches the end at the Magnetic Hill Music Festival, in Moncton.

As we mentioned earlier, U2 fans have been faxing Principle Management for an official live stream. Sadly say that there is no official word about this subject and at this point the hope is starting to fade among us.

Everything and everyone is ready to receive U2 as well as the opening acts Arcade Fire and Carney, for this unforgettable and emotional night.

Follow the latest details about the show at U2NT on facebook or @U2_NT on Twitter! You can also check our Tweet Feed from Moncton, here, at the right side of the page.

U2 fans all over the world are faxing Principle Management in an attempt to have an official live stream for the last night of the tour.

The movement started a few days ago, before U2’s performance in Pittsburgh, and now is stronger than ever at U2.com Community Pages.

To join your voice, send a fax to 212-765-2372 (in New York) or/and +353 (0)1 6777 276 (in Dublin). Fans are recommending My Fax and Fax Zero for those that don’t have access to a fax machine.

Increase the buzz spreading the word at twitter and facebook and ask everyone to join us!

Don’t forget: we are ONE!

Moncton will be the center of the universe for U2 fans around the world. Our beloved boys will take the stage for the final show of the tour next Saturday, at the Magnetic Hill Music Festival.

Arcade Fire and Carney will be the opening acts, getting the fans ready for the final touchdown of the Claw.

Meanwhile, U2 fans have been asking for an official U2.com’s live stream. Big Wave, U2.com Community Pages Admin & Moderator, reported the following:

“On behalf of the mod team, and U2.com subscribers, and fans everywhere we have submitted a special request for something special from the final night, for online followers. Hopefully the overwhelming number of posts, tweets and the like will filter through to the folk that can make that happen. If anything does get announced, then it will show up first on the U2.com main page.”

Follow the latest details about the show at U2NT on facebook or @U2_NT on Twitter! You can also check our Tweet Feed from Moncton, here, at the right side of the page.