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U2 has announced that their show at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in California this Sunday, October 25th, will be broadcast live, and for free, on YouTube. The sold out show is expecting 96,000 fans, which would set a new attendance record for the venue. It would also make it the largest concert ever streamed live. According to U2’s manager, Paul McGuinness, “The band has wanted to do something like this for a long time. As we’re filming the LA show, it’s the perfect opportunity to extend the party beyond the stadium. Fans often travel long distances to come to see U2 – this time U2 can go to them, globally.” The show will be streamed live on five continents, as well as available on-demand after the fact.

The show, which the Black Eyed Peas are opening, is U2’s last planned show for the United States leg of their tour, as well as their second to last show in 2009. The 360º tour will resume in August 2010 in Europe.