As the years have passed, U2 has maintained a knack for pulling out all the stops with each subsequent burst of activity — so why should their lavish new Las Vegas residency be any different?
On Friday, September 29th, the legendary band will begin its anticipated U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere residency at the groundbreaking new facility in Vegas.
They’ll also do so with a brand new song/music video, “Atomic City,” A news release characterizes “Atomic City” as a 3 ½ minute homage to the magnetic spirit of 70’s post punk with a nod to Blondie, whose pioneering work with Giorgio Moroder inspired and influenced the band. Bono says “It’s a love song to our audience …’where you are is where I’ll be’.”
Atomic City is itself a 1950s nickname for Las Vegas from a time when nuclear fascination swept the nation and the city promoted itself as a centre of atomic tourism due to its proximity to the Nevada Test Site. The “Atomic City” video features a surprise performance from U2 at Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas — the same location where Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. filmed their iconic video for ‘I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For’ over 36 years ago.
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