My Favourite Rock Band U2

The Zoo TV Tour (also written as ZooTV, ZOO TV or ZOOTV) was a worldwide concert tour by Irish rock band U2. Launched in support of the album Achtung Baby, the tour visited arenas and stadiums from 1992 through 1993. To mirror the new musical direction that the band took with Achtung Baby, the tour was intended as an unequivocal break with the band's past. In contrast to the previous tours' austere stage setups, the Zoo TV Tour was an elaborately-staged multimedia event. It satirised television and the viewing public's over-stimulation by attempting to instill "sensory overload" in its audience.

The tour's concept was inspired by dichotomous television programming, the desensitising effect of mass media, and "morning zoo" radio shows. The stage featured dozens of large video screens that showed visual effects, random video clips from pop culture, and flashing text phrases. Live satellite link-ups, channel surfing, crank calls, and video confessionals were incorporated into the shows. Whereas the group was known for its earnest performances in the 1980s, the group's Zoo TV performances were intentionally ironic and self-deprecating;[1] on stage, Bono performed in-character as several personas he had conceived, including "The Fly", "Mirror Ball Man", and "Mr. MacPhisto". Differing from other U2 tours, the Zoo TV shows opened with six to eight consecutive new songs before playing older material.