Innocence + Experience: Live in Paris

Innocence + Experience: Live in Paris (stylised as iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE: Live in Paris) is a 2016 concert film by Irish rock band U2. It was shot on 7 December 2015 at AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France, on the final date of the band's Innocence + Experience Tour. The concert aired on American television network HBO the same day as the show, and was later released worldwide on home video on DVD, Blu-ray, and via digital download on 10 June 2016.

Innocence + Experience: Live in Paris
Video by
U2
Released10 June 2016
Recorded7 December 2015
VenueAccorHotels Arena (Paris, France)
GenreRock
Length151 minutes
LabelIsland, Interscope
DirectorHamish Hamilton
U2 chronology
Songs of Innocence
(2014)		 Innocence + Experience: Live in Paris
(2016)		 Songs of Experience
(2017)

The video depicts U2's return to Paris less than a month after the 13 November 2015 attacks in the city. The band had played two of four scheduled shows in the city when the attacks occurred, forcing the postponement of the final two shows and the originally planned HBO broadcast until December. During the filmed concert, U2 paid tribute to the victims of the attacks and were joined on-stage by Eagles of Death Metal, whose concert at the Bataclan was the site of the deadliest of the attacks.

Background

Innocence + Experience: Live in Paris was originally scheduled to air on American television network HBO on 14 November 2015 to showcase a performance by U2 on their Innocence + Experience Tour at AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France from earlier that day.[1] However, the broadcast was delayed after the terrorist attacks in Paris the day prior forced the postponement of the band's final two Paris concerts, which were scheduled for 14 and 15 November.[2] The shows were rescheduled to 6 and 7 December,[3] making them the final dates of the European leg of the tour.[4] According to tour producer Arthur Fogel, "minimal" refunds were requested (3,000 of the 34,000 tickets sold). The rescheduling posed logistical challenges for the band, as the tour was supposed to end in Dublin more than a week prior to the new Paris dates, and crew members and equipment had been set to disperse. Arena security was bolstered for the rescheduled shows.[5] Writing about U2's plan to return to a Paris still on high alert, Don Kaplan of the New York Daily News said, "The Dublin band, born in the crucible of violence that gripped Ireland in the 1970s and '80s, has long collaborated with other musicians, artists, celebrities, and politicians to address issues concerning poverty, disease, and social injustice. That they've now opted to challenge terrorism and fear should surprise absolutely no one."[6]

U2 are joined on-stage by Eagles of Death Metal, who were returning to Paris for the first time since the attack at their Bataclan show.

U2 paid tribute to the victims of the attacks by displaying their names on the video screen during their performance of "City of Blinding Lights".[7] The display was created by Willie Williams and the tour's video team. Guitarist the Edge said the group tried to balance paying tribute "in an artful way that doesn't feel exploitive or jingoistic or anything trite".[7] At the end of the show, the group were joined on-stage by Eagles of Death Metal, who were returning to the city for the first time since their show at the Bataclan where the deadliest of the attacks in Paris occurred, killing 89 people. Bono introduced the group by saying, "They were robbed of their stage, so we would like to offer them ours."[7] The two bands performed a cover of Patti Smith's song "People Have the Power" before U2 left the stage and Eagles of Death Metal concluded the show with their song "I Love You All the Time".[8] The Edge singled out the moment in which the members of U2 handed their instruments to Eagles of Death Metal as his favourite of the evening.[7]

Release

The concert was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and via digital download on 10 June 2016.[9] Deluxe editions of physical copies include bonus video material. A super deluxe bundle includes: a USB light bulb; a 64-page hardcover book; stencil set; dog tags; badges; and a downloadable copy of the concert.[10]

The packaging for the home release was designed by AMP Visual in conjunction with long-time band consultant Gavin Friday. The cover image depicts a lightbulb, a prop that was used at the beginning of shows on the Innocence + Experience Tour to represent U2's early, innocent days. The light bulb on the cover was taken from a desk lamp, photographed, and given a "tough punk-like graphic" treatment. The packaging design is an homage to Andy Warhol's artwork for The Velvet Underground & Nico; additionally, the two-DVD edition of Innocence + Experience: Live in Paris features a peel-off sticker of the light bulb, similar to the banana sticker that peels off the cover of The Velvet Underground & Nico.[11]

Track listing

Track list per U2.com official website.[12]

All lyrics are written by Bono; all music is composed by U2, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."People Have the Power" (public address introduction)Patti Smith, Fred "Sonic" Smith 
2."The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)"U2 (music), Bono and The Edge (lyrics) 
3."Vertigo"U2 (music), Bono and The Edge (lyrics) 
4."I Will Follow"  
5."Iris (Hold Me Close)"U2 (music), Bono and The Edge (lyrics) 
6."Cedarwood Road"U2 (music), Bono and The Edge (lyrics) 
7."Song for Someone"U2 (music), Bono and The Edge (lyrics) 
8."Sunday Bloody Sunday"  
9."Raised By Wolves"U2 (music), Bono and The Edge (lyrics) 
10."Until the End of the World"  
11."The Fly" (public address during intermission)  
12."Invisible"  
13."Even Better Than the Real Thing"  
14."Mysterious Ways"  
15."Elevation"  
16."Every Breaking Wave"U2 (music), Bono and The Edge (lyrics) 
17."October"  
18."Bullet the Blue Sky"  
19."Zooropa"  
20."Where the Streets Have No Name"  
21."Pride (In the Name of Love)"  
22."With or Without You"  
23."Stephen Hawking Global Citizen" (prerecorded speech)  
24."City of Blinding Lights"  
25."Beautiful Day"  
26."Mother and Child Reunion"Paul Simon 
27."Bad"  
28."One"  
29."People Have the Power" (with Eagles of Death Metal)Smith, Smith 
30."I Love You All the Time" (solo performance by Eagles of Death Metal)Jesse Hughes, Joshua Homme, Mark Ramos Nishita 
Bonus Material
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cedarwood Road – A Gavin Friday Narration"  
2."Out of Control" (Live in Paris – 6 December 2015)  
3."The Future Better Hurry Up" (commercial for Innocence + Experience Tour)  
4."The Electric Co." (Live in Paris – 11 November 2015)  
5."i + e – Behind the Scenes with the Director"  
6."Bad" / "People Have the Power" (With Patti Smith, Live in Paris – 6 December 2015)U2 / Smith, Smith 
7."The Wanderer" (Intermission video)  
8."The Troubles" (featuring Lykke Li)  
9."Music Videos"
  • "Ordinary Love"
  • "Invisible"
  • "The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)"
  • "Every Breaking Wave" – A Film by Aoife Mcardle
  • "Song for Someone" (Directed by Vincent Haycock)
  • "Song for Someone" (Behind the Scenes)
  • "Song for Someone" (Directed by Matt Mahurin)"
  

Personnel

Charts

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