Achtung Baby Tour

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The Achtung Baby Tour, better known as U2's Zoo TV Tour, was an early-1990s concert tour that combined cutting-edge multimedia, satire of mass media, and a radically reimagined stage show to promote the band's album "Achtung Baby."

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Achtung Baby Tour canonical 1
U2 Zoo TV Tour 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert tour
rock concert tour
alsoKnownAs Zoo TV Tour NERFINISHED
artist U2
associatedWith Zoo TV Live from Sydney NERFINISHED
Zooropa NERFINISHED
endYear 1993
follows Lovetown Tour NERFINISHED
genre alternative rock
rock
hasComponent indoor arena shows
outdoor stadium shows
satirical political messages
television news parody segments
hasFeature Trabant cars as lighting fixtures
car‑mounted stage props
elaborate stage design
extensive lighting effects
ironic advertising slogans
multiple large video walls
on‑stage telephone calls
rapid‑fire text projections
satire of mass media
use of alter egos by Bono
location Australia NERFINISHED
Europe
Japan NERFINISHED
North America
notableFor heavy use of irony and pastiche
influence on later large‑scale rock tours
innovative use of live video technology
postmodern stage presentation
partOf U2 concert tours
performer Adam Clayton NERFINISHED
Bono NERFINISHED
Larry Mullen Jr. NERFINISHED
The Edge NERFINISHED
precedes PopMart Tour NERFINISHED
promotes Achtung Baby NERFINISHED
startYear 1992
supportingAlbum Achtung Baby NERFINISHED
timePeriod early 1990s
uses live television feeds
multimedia
pre‑recorded video sequences
satirical media imagery
video screens

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Zoo Station associatedWith Achtung Baby Tour
MacPhisto usedDuring Achtung Baby Tour
this entity surface form: U2 Zoo TV Tour