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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Billboard Music Awards: U2 Accepts Touring Award

U2 took a break just started the North American World Tour's second to accept the 360 ​​Touring Award - both for the biggest trip of the year and all time - the Billboard Music Awards 2011.

When will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas' by U2, "the most important group of music, my friend and inspiration," the singer Bono said: "Some of the greatest music has been so quiet, and you can do a classic album in the bedroom and you can play the largest show of your life a guitar string - but we do not. "

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Drummer Larry Mullen Jr., the shortcut to thank the crew of the Tour, admitted that "I do not know them all, I do not know all their names."

Bassist Adam Clayton compared the stage of the Tour of 360 for "a child's toy," while guitarist The Edge said the configuration allows U2 "to feel like I just surrounded completely by our audience."

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U2 crossed Bigger Bang tour by the Rolling Stones earlier this year, the most successful tour ever. By the time the trek ends July 30 in New Brunswick, is scheduled for a $ 700 million tickets sold, and play almost eight million people. The tour was extended, when the current North American leg was originally for the year 2010, was postponed after Bono injured his back in practice.

Distance, Edge said backstage: "I am thrilled that more people have come to this show than anything else Seven million people who still can not get my head around that figure.".

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Meanwhie, Bono addressed the privacy of the tour.

"It 'a magic trick," he said. "And 'weird for the scale and spectacle disappear."

As for the life of the group, attributed to the ability of the group Edge 'to agree.

"For a band - and a real band - and we're used to working cooperatively never let go of everything that is not very big .."

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