As Seen on U2ube: Rosebowl Webcast This Sunday!

More than 96,000 fans will see U2 perform their penultimate gig of 2009 on Sunday – a lot more. The group’s decision to webcast their show at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in California for free and in full via the video-sharing website YouTube was announced, of course in a video blog. It means that the site’s millions of users in selected countries – including the USA, the UK, Ireland (of course), Canada, Japan, Brazil, Australia, and beyond – will all be able to follow the band’s “360º Tour”.

Few fans are likely to complain that they now have the opportunity to watch a U2 gig for free. It’s worth bearing in mind, however, that this giveaway is also a giant advert: it’s partly taking place because the band wants to sell more tickets to next year’s live shows and more copies of their latest album, No Line on the Horizon. –Matt Warman

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/6409470/Log-On-Watch-This-U2-Live.html

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