The Animation for this music video is captivating.
It seems like there is a lot going on with U2 lately. For a band that has been active in music for decades, they have invigorated themselves once again, video, new album, tour dates, Grammys… is it me or have they done anything but slow down? If anything they have been a constant force for peace and bring about positive manifestations through their art. The “Get Out Of Your Own Way” music video animation is no exception, creating some very catchy eye candy, for an incredible audio/visual experience. Reminds me a little of South Park style, with cut paper. They embody some of aesthetic that Radiohead has embraced. No strangers to art rock, U2 produced a video that has a message and retained an artistic ethic.
Not to be overshadowed by their video release, U2 will be performing at the 2018 Grammy Awards. Popdust is going hard for the Grammy’s this year, so we will be sure to Tweet you all during the live event. Madison Square Garden will host the 60th GRAMMY Awards on Jan. 28, 2018. This is the first GRAMMY event in New York City since 2003.
“Get Out Of Your Own Way” (Afrojack Remix) is out 1/26. Announced the UK/Europe leg of the eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour 2018 – new dates to go on sale January 26th.
Broken Fingaz Crew, the fearless Israeli graffiti collective whose provocative, groundbreaking and often disturbing fluorescent sketches were among the first street art in their native Haifa, have directed U2’s new video for “Get Out Of Your Own Way.”
Known only by the pseudonyms that preserve their anonymity with local authorities–Unga, Tant, Kip and Desco—the enigmatic Broken Fingaz Crew approached U2 with the concept of an animated visualization of the second single from the band’s new Songs of Experience. After a successful collaboration on U2’s video for “American Soul,” the band were inspired to give Broken Fingaz Crew full creative control based on their impassioned interpretation of “Get Out Of Your Own Way.” The result reaffirms Broken Fingaz Crew’s standing as artistic and social pioneers emerging from an underground of their own creation.
Broken Fingaz Crew described the mission statement of their “Get Out Of Your Own Way” video as follows. “The video addresses the current political situation: 2017 for us was the year fascists worldwide felt confident enough to raise their heads again, encouraged by Trump and other world leaders, who use people’s fear to build more walls and segregation. The song is both a personal letter and a clarion cry to the global situation, and in the same way, we’ve combined our psychedelic pop style with political imagery; shot entirely analogue, using paper cut and stop motion animation techniques in collaboration with Adam Albo, who edited the video.”
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U2 | eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour 2018
May 2 – Tulsa, OK – BOK CenterMay 4 – St. Louis, MO – Scottrade CenterMay 7 – San Jose, CA – SAP CenterMay 8 – San Jose, CA – SAP CenterMay 11 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile ArenaMay 12 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile ArenaMay 15 – Los Angeles, CA – The ForumMay 16 – Los Angeles, CA – The ForumMay 22 – Chicago, IL – United CenterMay 23 – Chicago, IL – United CenterMay 26 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone ArenaMay 28 – Atlanta, GA – Infinite Energy ArenaJune 5 – Montreal, QC – Bell CentreJune 6 – Montreal, QC – Bell CentreJune 9 – Uniondale, NY – NYCB Live, Home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumJune 13 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo CenterJune 14 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo CenterJune 17 – Washington, DC – Capital One ArenaJune 18 – Washington, DC – Capital One ArenaJune 21 – Boston, MA – TD GardenJune 22 – Boston, MA – TD GardenJune 25 – New York, NY – Madison Square GardenJune 26 – New York, NY – Madison Square GardenJune 29 – Newark, NJ – Prudential CenterAugust 31 – Berlin, DE – Mercedes-Benz Arena September 4 – Cologne, DE – Lanxess Arena September 8 – Paris, FR – AccorHotels ArenaSeptember 9 – Paris, FR – AccorHotels ArenaSeptember 16 – Lisbon, PT – Altice ArenaSeptember 20 – Madrid, ES – WiZink ArenaSeptember 29 – Copenhagen, DK – Royal ArenaOctober 3 – Hamburg, DE – Barclaycard ArenaOctober 7 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo DomeOctober 11 – Milan, IT – Mediolanum Forum October 12 – Milan, IT – Mediolanum Forum October 19 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Arena October 23 – London, UK – The O2
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