👍Larry has asked Bram exclusively to temporarily replace him. Bram did a very great job, just the way Larry wanted to see and hear.

From a different seat hes used to

Why isn't he playing with them.

​@@martymartin2894 neck surgery.

@@zeke1667 ok thanks

@@martymartin2894 Actually neck surgery, I believe.

We were there at same time. I was at February 15th show!!

Good call on that thematic call back.

Which song suggests a person can't find God (or conversely, God can't find them)? The show opens with Zoo Station, which is more about materialism than a relationship with God.

@@kenrosenberg2485 the show opener is technically not "Zoo Station," but an untitled song that is partly pre-recorded and partly sung by Bono live as he walks on the stage. It is a revised version of the show opener that they used in the very early days of Zoo TV, back in 1992. Some say that it is either based on, or inspired by, an old Irish folk song. It evokes imagery of humanity in the garden of Eden and separation from God. It's a fitting opening for a tour focusing on Achtung Baby, which for a time was to be titled Adam, and which has as its central theme humanity's tendency to fall away from God. Regarding "Zoo Station" itself, I, for one, have never seen any themes of materialism in it. Bono himself said back in the '90s that Achtung Baby begins with birth and ends with death. "Zoo Station" contains birth/baby imagery ("I'm ready/Ready for the push/In the cool of the night/In the warmth of the breeze//I'll be crawling around/On my hands and knees"), a subway setting ("just two stops down the line"), and pointers to God as well ("You know I'm under the sign of your love"). The sphere shows arguably play upon this by opening the song visually with a gigantic cross. Now I do see materialism on one level in "Even Better Than the Real Thing" ("We'll slide down the surface of things"), but not "Zoo Station." "Zoo Station" instead is largely concerned with not missing something over the passage of time-my thought back in the '90s was that it conveyed Bono's fear of missing his child's birth, although I don't really hold to that interpretation now. Bono's imagery of crawling is one he frequently uses with relation to God, particularly back in '90s songs; see the added live coda to "One" and the single version of "If God Will Send His Angels" for other examples. And in terms of Achtung Baby ending with death, "Love Is Blindness" was inspired by a horrific Dublin car bombing. Bono wrote, or at least started on, the song during the Rattle and Hum era.

@@cw9817 Love your contextual breakdowns here - absolutely fascinating!

Yep ,your spot on, back in the good old days,, now you bring the Diceman to mind..rip

Yes, I remember that too…

As long as he doesn't turn into a fan who tries to get up on stage every night to be with his heroes... 😊

Yes he was.

Absolutely. A brilliant choice on Larry’s part. Lovely guy too.

I saw this show at Sphere on January 31. Bono was in incredible voice that show even hitting high notes he hasn’t hit in years and doing so with perfect pitch. As far as it being a young man’s game, well hell. All of us were much better in our 20s and 30s than we are in our 60s. It’s just that back. Then, we didn’t have the wisdom, nor the experience to know how to use our talents fully so there’s value in seeing more experienced musicians.

Not only that, I think people are mistaking the acoustics being picked-up in videos as an accurate representation of what it sounds like in the venue. That’s not the case. The DB tech is hyper-focused, so an omni mic is never going to accurately reproduce what it sounds like in-venue.

No hate here, big fan, saw them many times, BUT the sphere is indeed sterile, without soul. Only and simply an opinion.

I actually found it one of the most intimate U2 concerts. It was wonderful!

Didnt he have back surgery, and is recovering from it? Hence why hes not touring with them at the moment?

​@danielle5980 Thanks for the input 👍 I had no idea why he wasn't playing 😮

Well he wouldn't be Jr for a start, his father wasn't called Lenny..

Afuckinmen user. The man on the drums, tries everyday to keep us in, a very own James Dean on the drums Larry Mullen Jr

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@calebu2 we were 303 last Saturday and I thought you looked like you were on the same level as us! Amazing show!!!

Thanks for posting this video!! Loved it!!

That snippet of "Gloria" is the perfect icing on the "Beautiful Day" cake; thematically, they fit so well together. End with the "Blackbird" snippet (as U2 as have been doing with "Beautiful Days" for years), and you end with a blessing for spiritual renewal. U2's melding of themes together throughout a concert always is awe-inspiring; only Springsteen comes close to doing it as well. This concert begins with human beings alienated from God ("I cannot find you") and ends with a blessing for spiritual renewal.

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Haha. Classic Vegas VIP concert goer 😂

They don’t seem cynical to me. Just having fun

Nope. “You” have no idea what’s going on. They were taking a picture of themselves displayed on the massive screen that was highlighting Mullen and they were in frame. It was actually quite clever of them.

An obvious expert in cynicism but not this time. It's a beautiful moment so glad you are no where near the good people at the show this night. 🖕🏽

Larry’s wife on his right

A temporary switch. He had back surgery. It’s a condition that’s plagued him for sometime.

@@seamustheterrible3978yeah, drumming can be hard on the back over time. I remember reading an article with Alex Van Halen where he was saying how as part of his workout, he replaced running with swimming since it was “easier on his back” So yeah… drummer’s back problems are something for any group to plan ahead for. And Larry Mullen Jr will be back at it soon enough

This aint U2 anymore. Bono get out off the group. The rest is fine.

@@AbcVanbruggen even if Bono quit the band, which I can’t see happening… he DOES have plenty to keep himself busy with his activism cleaeing mines and unexploded ordinance from war torn nations There is and always will be plenty of work in that field

@@MyVideos-fm7ug Thats a beautyfull answer. I can respect that. Live lucky

4 million a night. a million a piece each night, not bad. last show was march 2.

@@fredsmith6324 the drummer doesn t get a million a night.

@@kuminamoja yeah i know, most certainly not. he's probably salaried at a million for the whole residency, something like that. mr. mullen probably get's close a quarter share even though he's not playing, since he's part of the brand.

I’ve heard it’s anything but once you get your head around the tight beam tech.

These fans have no clue. Rush forever.

big u2 fan here. and i love Rush! They would have done great imo @@youropionmattersnot

Yes Bono’s vice is not what it use to be but the musicianship was phenomenal.especially edge guitar playing

If you paid a thousand a ticket, you would be pissed....

Exactly- I saw the Stones Live in Orlando, Fl in the early 80s and they sounded alot better than they did in their records or recordings of live performances in the 60s and 70s.

lol. Sold Out EVERY show.

It seats 20k and they sold out every show...40 of them

@@soonerpoker not what I meant, it was a dull crowd.

@@TheGwhitey9 hats off to that, but what a dull crowd of concert-goers

Those smartphone-filmed bootleg videos can‘t be filmed while dancing and/or singing.

I agree. I love U2, and have done for many years, seeing them on ZooTV, Elevation at Slane and 360 tours, and as incredible a venue as the Sphere is, the stage feels disconnected from everything - including the audience. I think a semi-circular stage the length of the staging area arking out into the audience would have worked far better. I acknowledge none of them are as young and lithe as they once were, but there are times where even Bono feels constricted by the dimensions of the deck. Other than that, I’m real proud of them for being the band to kick off the Sphere. Definitely the right choice - also, talking of “right choices”, absolute kudos and respect to the lovely Bram for stepping up and killing it every night. 🥁

Nope

It's Wonka Vision !

Bull the dutch krezip drummer is as good even better.

They were also over 20 yrs younger.

Have you been there in person? I've been to 3 concerts and they were anything other than flat.

How many of these shows at Sphere have you attended?

Clown

@@TheGwhitey9AGREED!

And you are fake.

Everything’s *ucking fake The Music is Fake Women are Fake Politicians are Fake But one thing that is Real Mick Jagger 💋

Bull, The dutch Krezip drummer is as good or even better.

Bram is maybe an even better drummer, but I know what you mean. It's the feeling you have of so long time you know U2.

Somebody needs a diaper changed...

…and Bono humbly acknowledged that fact directly from the stage in this very video.

He didn’t form U2. He just gathered some kids who wanted to play. They formed U2 together.

*Check out Jon and his semantics everyone!*

Bono’s voice has been awful for many years now :(

I have loved U2 since 1985....but I can't disagree. Bono's voice has gotten worse has he gets older. Plus the acoustics in this place are not very flattering to their sound. I still love them and hope for some new music eventually but Bono may have to hang it up sooner than later. ☹

Sound of sphere is so sofisticated, phone cant record

@@alessioalfonzetti1113 ok. Can imagine. I expected to hear the PA system been trimmed for it. This is basically done by comparing the air sound with the originally intended sound and put that diff on the EQ - instrument by instrument. I've been doing that manually (with my ears only) in an old church-like building - and I am a singer, not mixer - we had none. We dropped all echo and reverb effects as well. The result wasnt perfect but a real cool feeling. The audience confirmed! This manual proc took 2 hours.... I expect them to have some digital processors for faster results. 🤪🥸🤘

Yeeeeeees!

Just this video. He sounds perfectly fine. Was there last Friday. No issues with his voice.

@@stuartod1I agree. I’ve seen plenty of Sphere videos. He sounds great

I was there a couple of weeks ago. Bono’s voice is still great. Sounds like it may be the video

Didnt he have back surgery and recovering from it? Hence why hes not touring with them at the moment?

Vax injured smfh go away. Oh sorry just saw your username, another script generated bot attack lovely. F off

He had neck surgery.

Vax injured 😂😂😂 Still dining out on that shit are you? Wasn’t everyone meant to of dropped dead a year back…… muppet 😂😂

I thought he was out due to back surgery, and was recovering from the surgery, hence why hes not on this tour.

@@danielle5980 exactly correct, not the nonsense the bots spew

You saw them, you didn't seen them

You are tired. They were great at the Sphere.

Ya peeps, I understand. They don't know anything else kinda like i have the bully from Seymore Indiana John mellencamp coming to town at 71 years old and sounds like meth-amucill but like I said, they keep showing up to the shows

It's the last day from 40. I'm realy surprised that even came out any sound from him.

QAnon anyone?

@@paulhargreaves1497 I was at that show. Were u?

Huh?

I went a couple of weeks ago. Bono’s voice is still great. I think it is the video…

WTH?

David Lee Roth and Vince N top that list.

I saw Thin Lizzy open for Queen in Calgary Feb of 1977. One of the 5 worst bands I saw live, ever. Queen one of the 5 best.

@@kevinmccloskey2525: Are you sure it wasn’t Queen opening for Thin Lizzy?

TL opened. @@Driver2616

You funny

You should have stopped hours ago. Why should they stop? Cause they may embarrass you? No, they are not the u2 of your childhood or mine but not everything is about us. One day U2 will be done for reals and it won’t change a thing.

Let’s see you get up there and attempt to do 5 minutes of something.

Because they are shit

@@irishrebel1360 Just like you!

I reluctantly agree with you. Rush aged pretty well. U2 should be better-rehearsed or just stop.

Get off my lawn shipwreck

It sounded like Bono is sick of singing this song. Lol Or ready to go home for the night.

Give him a break he's about 64 years old - a grand daddy.

The mouth says about IS full ish !!

gli u2 sono stati una grande band, negli anni 80 e 90. li ricordo con gioia quando ero giovane e con gli amici godevo ai loro concerti...

You could have stayed home and listen to the albums.

You done pissing on here multiple times? Don’t watch. Don’t go. Instead you come here and complain.

So glad you weren’t at any shows flumper

@@bonolover360 ya imagine sitting by that person.…or in front of them and hearing the bitching and moaning.

@@atrain84 I went to the 10/8 show by myself in my row was a family of 4 from Brazil so fun, we sang, laughed, danced! The couple on the end fought all night left before Beautiful Day!

@@bonolover360 man that would be a downer! I was bummed in Oct that we couldn’t stand (section 406). But in section 100 and on the floor…standing and jumping!