Mirror Ball Man
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Mirror Ball Man is a flashy, televangelist-style alter ego adopted by U2’s Bono during the Zoo TV Tour to satirize media excess, consumerism, and rock-star celebrity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mirror Ball Man canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alter ego
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ stage persona ⓘ |
| associatedAct | U2 ⓘ |
| audiencePerception | satirical commentary on mass media ⓘ |
| characterType |
flashy showman
ⓘ
televangelist-style preacher ⓘ |
| costumeFeature |
cowboy hat
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mirror-covered hat ⓘ shiny suit ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPerformance |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdFor | Zoo TV Tour ⓘ |
| creator | Bono ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf | U2 artistic reinvention in the early 1990s ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceTour | Zoo TV Tour ⓘ |
| genre | rock performance art ⓘ |
| inUniverseProfession | televangelist ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| medium | live concert performance ⓘ |
| notableSongAssociations | songs from Achtung Baby ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
ironic self-parody of rock stardom
ⓘ
over-the-top charisma ⓘ use of religious rhetoric for satire ⓘ |
| partOf |
Achtung Baby
ⓘ
surface form:
U2 Zoo TV multimedia concept
|
| performanceElement |
ironic monologues
ⓘ
live telephone calls to public figures ⓘ mock televangelist sermons ⓘ on-stage television screens ⓘ |
| performer | Bono ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Bono ⓘ |
| relatedPersona |
MacPhisto
ⓘ
The Fly ⓘ |
| satirizes |
celebrity worship
ⓘ
consumer culture ⓘ media saturation ⓘ televangelist fundraising tactics ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
American televangelism culture
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commercialization of religion ⓘ consumerism ⓘ media excess ⓘ rock-star celebrity ⓘ spectacle in popular culture ⓘ television evangelism ⓘ |
| tour | Zoo TV Tour ⓘ |
| tourLeg | Outside Broadcast ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
1992
ⓘ
1993 ⓘ early 1990s ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.