As their stage architect, Mark Fisher, put it in 1999, "U2 is definitely not frightened to try anything." What better way to emphasize this than through an elaborate global tour? PopMart was ...

Of course, the irony is not lost on U2, whose current “PopMart” tour is designed in part as a sendup of consumer culture. The show itself is no slouch in that department, as it chews up $ ...

True, in places such as Edmonton – provincial, happy to be on the international touring circuit – the greeting afforded the PopMart tour had been as full-hearted as U2 had come to expect.

but it’s also a sad day for U2 fans since this Kmart is where U2 announced their PopMart tour to the world. The event took place on February 12th, 1997, in the lingerie department, and the band ...

U2 were in a weird place when the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards came around. The band was in the middle of their epic PopMart world tour, but their new album Pop failed to connect with fans or critics.

U2 last brought their tour to Belfast 18 years ago. Then it was the Popmart Tour which further emphasised the band's reputation for big brash shows.