Zoo TV Tour
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The Zoo TV Tour was U2’s groundbreaking early-1990s concert tour that fused rock performance with an elaborate multimedia spectacle satirizing mass media and information overload.
All labels observed (13)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T183334 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zoo TV Tour Context triple: [U2, notableTour, Zoo TV Tour]
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A.
Me at the zoo
"Me at the zoo" is the first video ever uploaded to YouTube, featuring co-founder Jawed Karim at the San Diego Zoo and marking the platform's historic launch.
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B.
John Ball Zoo
John Ball Zoo is a popular mid-sized zoological park and educational attraction located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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C.
Elephant Odyssey
Elephant Odyssey is a themed exhibit at the San Diego Zoo that showcases elephants and other animals of Southern California’s past and present in a large, immersive habitat.
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D.
Children’s Zoo
The Children’s Zoo is a family-focused area of the San Diego Zoo designed to give kids interactive, close-up experiences with animals and nature.
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E.
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom is a crime drama television series that follows a Southern California crime family led by a manipulative matriarch, exploring themes of loyalty, violence, and dysfunctional family dynamics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zoo TV Tour Target entity description: The Zoo TV Tour was U2’s groundbreaking early-1990s concert tour that fused rock performance with an elaborate multimedia spectacle satirizing mass media and information overload.
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A.
Me at the zoo
"Me at the zoo" is the first video ever uploaded to YouTube, featuring co-founder Jawed Karim at the San Diego Zoo and marking the platform's historic launch.
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B.
John Ball Zoo
John Ball Zoo is a popular mid-sized zoological park and educational attraction located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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C.
Elephant Odyssey
Elephant Odyssey is a themed exhibit at the San Diego Zoo that showcases elephants and other animals of Southern California’s past and present in a large, immersive habitat.
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D.
Children’s Zoo
The Children’s Zoo is a family-focused area of the San Diego Zoo designed to give kids interactive, close-up experiences with animals and nature.
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E.
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom is a crime drama television series that follows a Southern California crime family led by a manipulative matriarch, exploring themes of loyalty, violence, and dysfunctional family dynamics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U2 concert tour
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concert tour ⓘ rock concert tour ⓘ |
| artist | U2 ⓘ |
| associatedAlbum | Achtung Baby ⓘ |
| endDate | 1993-12-10 ⓘ |
| followedBy | PopMart Tour ⓘ |
| follows | Lovetown Tour ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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rock ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Outside Broadcast
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Zoo TV Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
ZOO TV Live from Sydney
Zoomerang leg ⓘ Zooropa ⓘ
surface form:
Zooropa leg
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| introducedCharacter |
MacPhisto
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Mirror Ball Man ⓘ The Fly ⓘ |
| lightingDesignBy | Willie Williams ⓘ |
| location |
Australia
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Europe ⓘ Japan ⓘ Mexico ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
information overload
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mass media ⓘ satire of television culture ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive use of large video screens
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ironic media-saturated stage persona of Bono ⓘ live satellite link-ups during shows ⓘ |
| numberOfLegs | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfShows | 157 ⓘ |
| openingSongTypical | Zoo Station ⓘ |
| performer | U2 ⓘ |
| productionDesigner | Mark Fisher ⓘ |
| recordedInRelease |
Zoo TV Tour
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Zoo TV Live (video)
Zoo TV Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Zoo TV: Live from Sydney
|
| stageDesignFeature |
dozens of television monitors
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multiple giant video walls ⓘ scrolling text slogans ⓘ |
| startDate | 1992-02-29 ⓘ |
| typicalSetlistSong |
Even Better Than the Real Thing
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Mysterious Ways ⓘ One ⓘ Until the End of the World ⓘ Where the Streets Have No Name ⓘ With or Without You ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zoo TV Tour Description of subject: The Zoo TV Tour was U2’s groundbreaking early-1990s concert tour that fused rock performance with an elaborate multimedia spectacle satirizing mass media and information overload.
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
ZOO TV Live from Sydney
this entity surface form:
Zoo TV: Live from Sydney
this entity surface form:
Zoo TV Live (video)
this entity surface form:
Zoo TV Tour: Outside Broadcast North America leg
this entity surface form:
Zoo TV Tour: Zooropa leg
this entity surface form:
Zoo TV visual concept
this entity surface form:
Australasian leg of Zoo TV Tour
this entity surface form:
Zoo TV: Live from Sydney
this entity surface form:
Zoo TV: Zooropa leg
this entity surface form:
Zooropa Tour
this entity surface form:
Zoo TV Tour (Zooropa leg)
this entity surface form:
Zoo TV Tour (final leg / Zooropa shows)