BBC Makes 2 Major U2 Concerts Available For Broadcasters


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The commercial arm of UK broadcaster the BBC , BBC Worldwide Music, has unveiled that it will be making two major new U2 shows available for sale to international broadcasters.

The programming features the Irish band’s roof-top performance on top of BBC Broadcasting House in London in February 2009.

U2=BBC: The History” and “U2=BBC”will include exclusive material from the BBC archive and a series of extensive interviews with the band members.

5,000 people lined the nearby streets to watch the Irish superstars’ performance, captured by aerial and rooftop camera shots, which will feature on both shows but form the basis of “U2=BBC.” This show will be available as a 30-minute or 50-minute production – and also will feature their live set for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, hosted by Jo Whiley as well as behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with U2.

The second program “U2=BBC: The History” follows the band’s career from their earliest days live in Belfast in 1981 to the Broadcasting House set in 2009. It spans nearly 30 years of BBC live performances, including “Whistle Test” and “Top of the Pops” .

Head of content development at BBC World Wide music , Jon Mansfield said: “We’re very excited to be able to bring together a collection of some genuinely unique BBC performances from the biggest band on the planet. It has been a brilliant opportunity to work with U2 and Universal Music to utilise the strengths of the BBC Worldwide multi-platform infrastructure and reach global audiences with their best BBC performances. This continues BBC Worldwide’s music content strategy, building an impressive portfolio of exclusive and unique performances from many of the world’s biggest artists.”

BBC Worldwide music just recently made available specials on Oasis and Pet Shop Boys from the BBC archive.

Here’s a live performance of Bad from  Wide awake in America , 1985 :


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