U2: At the END of the WORLD

The most intimate and appreciative biography ofthe mega rock band U2 to date--by the author towhom the band gave complete access.

When U2 took the stage for their three-year Zoo TVworld tour in 1991, Bill Flanagan was there--inthe bus, on the plane, in the recording studio andwell after hours with the biggest rock band in theworld. A tour that began to support the hugelysuccessful Achtung Baby record and ended with asecond, even more successful record, Zooropa, took U2to the far reaches of the world, playing to over ahundred sold-out arenas in over fortycities.

U2 At The End Of The Worldtakes you on the world tour and drops you off atthe cultural intersection where rock stars meetpoliticians; where writers, directors, and models allwind up backstage with U2. You're there when theband meets Bill Clinton in a Chicago hotel room;when Salman Rushdie comes out of hiding to join theband onstage at Wembley Arena in London; whenFrank Sinatra and Bono record their famous duet, I've Got You Under My Skin. And finally,when the band performs their last Zoo TV concert inTokyo in 1993 and nearly collapses from physicaland mental exhaustion, you are there with themwaiting for the end of the world. Augmented withsleek photos by renowned photographer Anton Corbijn,U2 At The End Of The World is themost definitive book on the band todate.


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