U2. (c) Sam Jones/HBO
HBO will debut not one but two U2 specials this fall, a documentary and a concert show, the network announced today. Both will be available on
Up first, on Nov. 7, a behind-the-scenes documentary chronicling the current . The narrative will include ups and downs like Bono’s bike accident in New York (he had arm and shoulder surgery falling a fall from a bicycle in Central Park).
Then on Nov. 14, a live performance from that tour, shot at the newly renovated Bercy Arena in Paris and aired exclusively on HBO that same day.
Per HBO, “interviews in the documentary include all four members of U2 – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. – as well as the supporting cast of Willie Williams, who has created tour concepts for the band for more than 30 years, award-winning designer Es Devlin, newly signed on for this tour, production director Jake Berry, audio director Joe O’Herlihy, executive director Gavin Friday, set designer Ric Lipson and others who bring iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE to life around U2’s music, night after night.”
