All that you'd want from a lavishly illustrated celebration of U2's 25 years of touring, U2 SHOW explores the history of rock& roll performance as well as its subjects' gradual rise from Dublin local heroes to bona-fide rock legends. Divided into three segments, comprising a scene-setting introduction, a remarkable selection of 500 photographs, and a section devoted to extensive interviews with some of the band's closest associates, the book explores the extensive planning, pitfalls, creativity, mystery, and often sheer good luck that constitute a U2 tour. Manager Paul McGuinness dispels the myth that projects for bands as big as U2 always run smoothly, recalling not only 1990s triumphs like Zooropa but also financial disasters like the Popmart tour. Apart from intriguingly tracing the path of the Edge's receding hairline, the grainy black-and-white snaps of the band's early performing career and the plusher color artworks of their latter-day tours instructively chart the band's progress from youthful enthusiasm to diamond-hard professionalism. U2 SHOW captures the complexities and sheer effort of mounting a modern rock extravaganza: as a technician says, a U2 tour is like an iceberg, with the bulk of its workings hidden below the surface. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.