{"id":28746,"date":"2024-02-12T18:02:35","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T18:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/on-this-day-february-12-1997-u2-announces-pop-mart-world-tour\/"},"modified":"2024-02-12T18:02:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T18:02:35","slug":"on-this-day-february-12-1997-u2-announces-pop-mart-world-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/on-this-day-february-12-1997-u2-announces-pop-mart-world-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day, February 12, 1997: U2 announces Pop Mart world tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-02-12\/ABCAudio_ThisDayInHistory_v03_ag.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>On This Day, February 12, 1997\u2026<\/p>\n<p>During a press conference in the lingerie department of a K-Mart in Greenwich Village, New York,<strong>\u00a0U2<\/strong>\u00a0announced they would be heading out on what they were calling the Pop Mart world tour.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The band performed one song during the press conference, &#8220;Holy Joe,&#8221; a B-side of their recently released single &#8220;Discoth\u00e8que&#8221; from the album\u00a0<em>Pop<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Pop Mart world tour kicked off April 25 in Las Vegas, and featured an elaborate stage setup that included a 165-foot-wide LED screen, a 100-foot-high golden arch and a large mirror-ball lemon.<\/p>\n<p>In all, the tour consisted of five legs and 93 shows. 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