{"id":180444,"date":"2023-10-01T02:20:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T02:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/?p=180444"},"modified":"2023-10-01T02:20:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T02:20:13","slug":"u2-made-it-a-beautiful-day-in-a-giant-crystal-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/world-news\/u2-made-it-a-beautiful-day-in-a-giant-crystal-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"U2 made it a beautiful day in a giant crystal ball"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Into the side of light: U2 made it a beautiful day as they rival the Sistine chapel in a giant crystal ball<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>U2 opened the \u00a31.6 billion crystal ball-like Sphere in Las Vegas<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The 35-storey-high interior boasts a wraparound 160,000 sq ft LED screen<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Forget the odd laser or fireworks show to light up a gig \u2013 this is the future of rock concerts to (almost) rival the Sistine Chapel.<\/p>\n<p>U2 opened the \u00a31.6 billion crystal ball-like Sphere in Las Vegas with this extraordinary visual feast.<\/p>\n<p>The 35-storey-high interior boasts a wraparound 160,000 sq ft LED screen \u2013 and, as singer Bono said, it made it a Beautiful Day.<\/p>\n<p>One minute his image was looming over his tiny real self like Gulliver in Lilliput.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Then, when the band played hits from The Joshua Tree, a whole desert day unfolded above the entranced 18,000 fans.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/01\/76024819-12579997-image-a-60_1696120667486.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Forget the odd laser or fireworks show to light up a gig \u2013 this is the future of rock concerts to (almost) rival the Sistine Chapel<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/01\/76025367-12579997-image-a-61_1696120708753.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>U2 opened the \u00a31.6 billion crystal ball-like Sphere in Las Vegas with this extraordinary visual feast<\/p>\n<p>A Jacob&#8217;s ladder stretching from the stage into the stratosphere looked like a graphic \u2013 till Bono grabbed it and beckoned a woman from the audience to swing on it.<\/p>\n<p>Onlooker Sir Paul McCartney was in awe \u2013 as was Bono by the pop legend&#8217;s presence. &#8216;It&#8217;s like having Mozart here,&#8217; the U2 singer said.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12579997\/Into-light-U2-beautiful-day-rival-Sistine-chapel-giant-crystal-ball.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Into the side of light: U2 made it a beautiful day as they rival the Sistine chapel in a giant crystal ball U2 opened the \u00a31.6 billion crystal ball-like Sphere [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":180443,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - 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