"U2: A YEAR IN POP"

Primetime Special, Saturday, April 26 10/9 PM

Exclusive footage from the opening night of U2's world tour.

Irish rock group U2 are the subject of a one-hour primetime special, "U2: A Year in Pop," which will air Saturday, April 26 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET) on the ABC Television Network. The documentary airs one day after the start of U2's 14-month, 100-city international "PopMart" tour at Las Vegas' Sam Boyd Stadium and will contain performance footage from that show.

Bono, The Edge

"U2: A Year in Pop" will also include a "history-mix" of footage and music that encompasses the band's career to date, behind-the-scenes film of the making of U2's new album POP, and preparations for the massive PopMart stadium tour--complete with a sci-fi disco supermarket setting. The hour culminates with a portion of U2's opening night performance, and this part of the program will be simulcast nationwide on the Westwood One Radio Network.

U2's eighth studio album, POP, debuted at #1 in 27 countries including the U.S., where it was released by Island Records on March 4, 1997. It was recorded in Dublin and Miami over nine months last year and has received international praise.

Larry Mullen Jr.

The executive producer of "U2: A Year in Pop" is Paul McGuinness. The producer is Ned O'Hanlon for Dreamchaser Productions and the director is Maurice Linnane. David Saltz is the producer for ABC Television. "U2: A Year in Pop" is a production of Dreamchaser Productions in association with U2.

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