V-U2 An Immersive Concert Film is a one-of-a-kind cinematic experience shown exclusively at Sphere and shot entirely on multiple Big Sky cinema cameras. It’s the second film to be shot entirely with Big Sky and presented at 16k x 16k resolution. Details of this IMAX on Steroids concert film are below.
An ultra-immersive Concert Film
V-U2 An Immersive Concert Film is a one-of-a-kind cinematic experience shown exclusively at Sphere. The concert film, directed by Morleigh Steinberg and The Edge, showcases the history-making and future-defining U2:UV show directed by Willie Williams that played to over 700,000 fans from 100+ countries across 40 sold-out dates from September 2023 through March 2024. V-U2 does not just capture U2’s epic run at Sphere, it allows audiences to feel like they are at the live shows. The film was shot entirely on multiple Big Sky cinema cameras. The immersive concert film, V-U2, runs 72 minutes and begins approximately 45 minutes after the time listed on your ticket. V-U2 opens on Thursday, September 5. Tickets range from $79 to $169.
Shot on Big Sky cinema cameras
V-U2 is the second film to be shot entirely with Big Sky (the first is Aronofsky’s Postcard from Earth), the groundbreaking ultra-high-resolution camera system developed by Sphere Entertainment. V-U2 does not just capture U2’s epic run at Sphere, it makes audiences feel like they are at the live shows themselves in a first-of-its-kind immersive experience that is only possible at Sphere. Several Big Sky cameras captured the band at extraordinary scale, sharpness, and clarity to create this larger-than-life concert film. V-U2 employs Sphere’s immersive technologies including the 160,000 sq. ft. display plane, which at 16k x 16k resolution is the world’s highest-resolution LED screen; Sphere Immersive Sound, powered by HOLOPLOT, which provides crystal-clear sound to every seat in Sphere; and haptic seats, which use vibrations so guests can ‘feel’ the experience.
Several Big Sky cameras captured the band at extraordinary scale, sharpness, and clarity to create this larger-than-life concert film. V-U2 employs Sphere’s immersive technologies including the 160,000 sq. ft. display plane, which at 16k x 16k resolution is the world’s highest-resolution LED screen.
All of these technologies will be leveraged in V-U2 in new and different ways to reinforce the feeling of being there. Check out the official trailer below:
Final thoughts
After we saw Postcard, and what these Big Sky cinema cameras are capable of, we definitely recommended seeing V-U2 at the Sphere (=“IMAX on Steroids”). You will not get more ‘immersive’ than this. See you at the Sphere.
