PopMart Tour
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The PopMart Tour was U2’s late-1990s worldwide concert tour known for its extravagant, pop art–inspired staging, giant LED screens, and satirical take on consumer culture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PopMart Tour canonical | 6 |
| PopMart stage | 1 |
| PopMart: Live from Mexico City | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T183335 — 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: PopMart Tour Context triple: [U2, notableTour, PopMart Tour]
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A.
Electric Circus
Electric Circus is a critically acclaimed 2002 experimental hip hop album by American rapper Common, noted for its eclectic fusion of genres and ambitious, boundary-pushing production.
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B.
Encore
Encore is a luxury casino and resort brand operated by Wynn Resorts, known for its upscale accommodations, gaming, dining, and entertainment offerings.
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C.
Never Ending Tour
The Never Ending Tour is Bob Dylan’s long-running, near-continuous concert tour that began in 1988 and has featured hundreds of performances worldwide.
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D.
Strike Up the Band
"Strike Up the Band" is a 1940 MGM musical film starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney, known for its lively song-and-dance numbers and classic big-band era style.
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E.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
- 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: PopMart Tour Target entity description: The PopMart Tour was U2’s late-1990s worldwide concert tour known for its extravagant, pop art–inspired staging, giant LED screens, and satirical take on consumer culture.
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A.
Electric Circus
Electric Circus is a critically acclaimed 2002 experimental hip hop album by American rapper Common, noted for its eclectic fusion of genres and ambitious, boundary-pushing production.
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B.
Encore
Encore is a luxury casino and resort brand operated by Wynn Resorts, known for its upscale accommodations, gaming, dining, and entertainment offerings.
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C.
Never Ending Tour
The Never Ending Tour is Bob Dylan’s long-running, near-continuous concert tour that began in 1988 and has featured hundreds of performances worldwide.
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D.
Strike Up the Band
"Strike Up the Band" is a 1940 MGM musical film starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney, known for its lively song-and-dance numbers and classic big-band era style.
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E.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U2 concert tour
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concert tour ⓘ |
| artist | U2 ⓘ |
| associatedAlbum | Pop ⓘ |
| bassist | Adam Clayton ⓘ |
| closingShowCountry | South Africa ⓘ |
| closingShowLocation |
Johannesburg, South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Johannesburg
|
| drummer | Larry Mullen Jr. ⓘ |
| endDate | 1998-03-21 ⓘ |
| era | late 1990s ⓘ |
| followedBy | Elevation Tour ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasMedia |
PopMart Tour
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
PopMart: Live from Mexico City
|
| hasPart |
PopMart Tour
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
PopMart stage
giant LED video screen ⓘ golden arch ⓘ mirrorball lemon ⓘ |
| leadGuitarist | The Edge ⓘ |
| lightingDesigner | Willie Williams ⓘ |
| location |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ Oceania ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| mainVocalist | Bono ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extravagant staging
ⓘ
ironic use of commercial symbolism ⓘ large-scale LED screen technology ⓘ use of pop art imagery ⓘ |
| numberOfLegs | 5 ⓘ |
| openingShowCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| openingShowLocation |
Las Vegas, Nevada
ⓘ
surface form:
Las Vegas
|
| partOf |
U2 360° Tour
ⓘ
surface form:
U2 concert tours
|
| precededBy | Zoo TV Tour ⓘ |
| productionDesigner | Mark Fisher ⓘ |
| promoter |
U2
ⓘ
surface form:
U2 Limited
|
| recordedAt | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez ⓘ |
| recordedInCity | Mexico City ⓘ |
| recordedInCountry | Mexico ⓘ |
| stageDesigner | Willie Williams ⓘ |
| startDate | 1997-04-25 ⓘ |
| theme |
pop art aesthetics
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satire of consumer culture ⓘ |
| tourSupportsAlbum | Pop ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
corporate logos parody
ⓘ
supermarket imagery ⓘ |
| usesVisualStyle |
bright neon colors
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kitsch ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: PopMart Tour Description of subject: The PopMart Tour was U2’s late-1990s worldwide concert tour known for its extravagant, pop art–inspired staging, giant LED screens, and satirical take on consumer culture.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
PopMart stage
this entity surface form:
PopMart: Live from Mexico City