I and several thousand people I’ve never met went to the U2 concert in Tampa this past Friday night. It was amazing and the artist in me was just as impressed as the music fan. The tour design for U2 show has blown me away for years and it keeps getting bigger and better. Click the link in the “Duo” section on our front page for articles about the show and the different aspects of the set design.

The 360 screen above the band was incredible as it would raise, lower, expand, and contract…and the content on the screens was well done. Love or hate U2, you’ve got to appreciate that they don’t ever just mail it in on tour. The art and design are so well thought out and executed and are a large reason why you hear U2 concert-goers talk ad-nauseum in hushed and reverential tones about these shows as unforgettable experiences. I’m one of these who thinks that the music and visuals combine to create great art.

Speaking of music and visuals, don’t miss the Drew Holcomb/Michael Claytor show on October 24, 8:00 pm. We won’t have the Claw but we WILL have sweet lightwriting. Which I’m pretty sure is how U2 started out.