U2 to Debut Edge-Directed Immersive Concert Film ‘V-U2’ at Sphere Las Vegas

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Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Not long after completing its “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere” opening residency, U2 has announced the debut of its “V-U2 An Immersive Concert Film at Sphere Las Vegas,” directed by the Edge and Morgleigh Steinberg.

The shows, originally directed by Willie Williams, will be brought to Sphere starting on Sept. 5. U2 initially kicked off its residency last September at the state-of-the-art venue, playing for more than 700,000 fans for 40 dates through this past March. “The goal was to give the immersive movie goers as close to the live U2:UV concert experience as possible — and then some,” says the Edge, who also produced the film alongside Bono, Adam Clayton and Alan Moloney. “I’ve never seen a U2 show.

I’m so relieved I caught a great one.” “V-U2” will be the first-ever film shot with Big Sky, a high-resolution camera system developed by Sphere Entertainment.

To recreate the experience of what it was like attending one of the U2 shows, Sphere used immersive technologies including its 160,000 square foot display plane, Sphere Immersive Sound and haptic seats that vibrate. “We knew all the tremendous capabilities of the technology, but we didn’t know what to expect from the process of making this film,” says Steinberg. “The work became a true collaboration between band, artists, producers, and technology teams.