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This would be fun. 
(of course I know the songs are redundant for most of us at least, still it's somthing different)
http://www.sltrib.com:80/entertainment/ci_8569187
Laser patterns and computer imagery were produced in Utah
By David Burger
The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 03/14/2008 10:37:31 AM MDT
One of U2's earliest songs is "Lost on a Silent Planet," but at Clark Planetarium the Irish band is anything but.
The songs of U2 are front and center with 21 speakers, six amplifiers and 13,000 watts at the Gateway planetarium's latest Hansen Dome show, "U2," which premieres tonight.
The 43-minute show is not the hyped 3-D film that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, but a state-of-the-art extension of the laser-and-lights shows that thrilled Pink Floyd fans in the 1970s.
"It's an evolution," said Mike Murray, programs manager at the planetarium and producer of the new show.
Inside the dome, the 11 songs are not only accompanied by lights and lasers, but animation using the latest in computer-generated imagery and digital technology. (A special screening Wednesday was abandoned midshow because of technical problems, but not before audiences got the chance to hear "Where the Streets Have No Name" while rollercoasting through the solar system, in addition to "Bullet the Blue Sky" featuring imagery of a menacing robot in a post-apocalyptic landscape.)
Fog machines and other special effects are also used, with the producers promising that every show will be different.
The show was developed completely in Utah, a goal of planetarium officials since the planetarium opened at the Gateway five years ago, Murray said. "As soon as we started surveying audiences, U2 was one of our biggest requests," he said.
Brainstorming what songs to include had planetarium officials asking local radio stations what the most-requested U2 songs were, said Paul Gibbs, lead show presenter.
"A small group of us came up with lists of what songs we couldn't leave out," Gibbs said. "It came out to be four hours long." To promote the new show, organizers are holding a series of competitions tonight. Blogs
Burger with Relish: Music writer David Burger
A "Guitar Hero" video game competition from 7 to 7:45 p.m., and a Bono look-alike contest at 8:45 p.m. Along with such prizes as an iPod, winners get to go behind the scenes to help direct a future show.
(of course I know the songs are redundant for most of us at least, still it's somthing different)
http://www.sltrib.com:80/entertainment/ci_8569187
Laser patterns and computer imagery were produced in Utah
By David Burger
The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 03/14/2008 10:37:31 AM MDT
One of U2's earliest songs is "Lost on a Silent Planet," but at Clark Planetarium the Irish band is anything but.
The songs of U2 are front and center with 21 speakers, six amplifiers and 13,000 watts at the Gateway planetarium's latest Hansen Dome show, "U2," which premieres tonight.
The 43-minute show is not the hyped 3-D film that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, but a state-of-the-art extension of the laser-and-lights shows that thrilled Pink Floyd fans in the 1970s.
"It's an evolution," said Mike Murray, programs manager at the planetarium and producer of the new show.
Inside the dome, the 11 songs are not only accompanied by lights and lasers, but animation using the latest in computer-generated imagery and digital technology. (A special screening Wednesday was abandoned midshow because of technical problems, but not before audiences got the chance to hear "Where the Streets Have No Name" while rollercoasting through the solar system, in addition to "Bullet the Blue Sky" featuring imagery of a menacing robot in a post-apocalyptic landscape.)
Fog machines and other special effects are also used, with the producers promising that every show will be different.
The show was developed completely in Utah, a goal of planetarium officials since the planetarium opened at the Gateway five years ago, Murray said. "As soon as we started surveying audiences, U2 was one of our biggest requests," he said.
Brainstorming what songs to include had planetarium officials asking local radio stations what the most-requested U2 songs were, said Paul Gibbs, lead show presenter.
"A small group of us came up with lists of what songs we couldn't leave out," Gibbs said. "It came out to be four hours long." To promote the new show, organizers are holding a series of competitions tonight. Blogs
Burger with Relish: Music writer David Burger
A "Guitar Hero" video game competition from 7 to 7:45 p.m., and a Bono look-alike contest at 8:45 p.m. Along with such prizes as an iPod, winners get to go behind the scenes to help direct a future show.
