Can this be right? Is Bono really THAT famous?

[joyfulgirl]

Number of TV appearances in 2001?

 

[martha]

Originally posted by joyfulgirl:
Number of TV appearances in 2001?

LOL! That's gotta be it!

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[NicaMom]

Well, he's every where lately, even the Pope knows him!

 

[sv]

If we're talking live, I guess it's not impossible. How many acts have done 3 stadium tours in the U.S. and Europe? Of the acts that are older than U2, I think Bruce did only one or two stadium tours (though I could be wrong), and he has toured only intermittently since 1988. Perhaps the Rolling Stones did as many stadium tours, and of course they've been around longer than U2. But U2 has toured nearly incessantly for the last 23 years, has done 3 full stadium tours and countless arena tours, so I think it's possible that they are the most-seen live act in history.

Any other candidates? I can't think of any.

 

[wildhoney22]

Doesn't surprise me though...... but I'm just wondering how they found this.

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[#1bonobabe]

When I first thought about it, I was like..."nah...it can't be". But you know, it's not that hard to imagine. It could be true!!!

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[Discoteque]

WHAT? More than any other performer....uh, maybe in the last two years, yeah. But not in all musical history, no way. That would have to be either the Beatles or Elvis or....who knows...Valentino???

Originally posted by Mrs. Edge:
On the radio just now, the DJ asked a caller what performer had been seen by more people than any other in the world, and the answer was Bono.

More than ANY OTHER IN THE WORLD? Can that be right? Wow!

 

[camiloj]

Originally posted by Discoteque:
WHAT? More than any other performer....uh, maybe in the last two years, yeah. But not in all musical history, no way. That would have to be either the Beatles or Elvis or....who knows...Valentino???

I guess its possible, I am sure U2 has performed more live shows than the Beatles and in front of way more people. Maybe even more than Elvis although Elvis was in Vegas for God knows how long before he passed away. So if you think about it, it is possible that U2 (or Bono as the radio guy said) is the most seen performer.

lol, loved the tv comment...

 

[drumkeeran]

But how many people know how to pronounce his name properly???

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[numbededge]

I remember reading somewhere (Willie's diary maybe) that one of U2's shows in Italy had the largest audience for a single headlining concert ever. They couldn't take an actual statistic so I don't know if it could be counted.

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[speedracer]

Originally posted by Discoteque:
WHAT? More than any other performer....uh, maybe in the last two years, yeah. But not in all musical history, no way. That would have to be either the Beatles or Elvis or....who knows...Valentino???

Elvis and the Beatles had short performing careers compared to U2.

 

[SkeeK]

Originally posted by numbededge:
I remember reading somewhere (Willie's diary maybe) that one of U2's shows in Italy had the largest audience for a single headlining concert ever. They couldn't take an actual statistic so I don't know if it could be counted.

 

[Mrs. Edge]

On the radio just now, the DJ asked a caller what performer had been seen by more people than any other in the world, and the answer was Bono.

More than ANY OTHER IN THE WORLD? Can that be right? Wow!

 

[speedracer]

What exactly are they counting when they quote that statistic?

Biggest audience for a single show?

Ticket sales?

Something else?

 

[spinninghead77]

What radio station was that??? I am in T.O too!

 

[FallDownJulie]

i was listening to the radio the other day and the Dj was talking about the superbowl. she was like, 'so anyway, the SuperBowl, Strring U2, ....'

i thought that was great!

no, not starring the actual teams PLAYING in it, but the band playing the 1/2-time show! yay, U2!

the end.

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[joyfulgirl]

Originally posted by numbededge:
I remember reading somewhere (Willie's diary maybe) that one of U2's shows in Italy had the largest audience for a single headlining concert ever. They couldn't take an actual statistic so I don't know if it could be counted.

Was this the Popmart show? If so, my friend in Italy--who's Italian--was there and said it was the most horrible experience of his life. He said he had no memory of the concert, only the crushing crowds. I'd wanted him to get tickets for us for the Elevation show there last summer but he refused

and he said he would never go to an outdoor concert in Italy ever again and that we Americans are lucky to be able to see them in small arenas with reserved seats.

 

[Personal Jesus]

Bono IS popular like that. He does stuff with goverments of different nations and is active in everything, so yea, the dude is VERY popular.

 

[Mrs. Edge]

It was the Mix!

Originally posted by spinninghead77:
What radio station was that??? I am in T.O too!

 

[V Nura]

I HIGHLY doubt it's true...Mick jagger and the stones HAVE toured more than u2 and have prolly played in more stadiums and have been around longer...u2 will probably overtake them once they realize keith richards has really been dead since the early 90's.

 

[Mark Freedman]

The Stones performed 1629 shows through 1995, so, yes, they have U2 (and Bono) beat...so far.

 

[Ana]

Must be him. Or maybe Britney Spears?

 

[sv]

According to Pimm Jal de la Parra's outstanding book "U2 Live: A Concert Documentary", U2 had played around 1000 shows through 1993. Add in maybe 80 Popmart shows and 113 Elevation shows and they're not far behind the Stones. Also, they have been playing only arena-size venues and up since 1985, which is a long time.