Island Records and Universal Music have announced the release of Zooropa - 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Gatefold, a transparent yellow vinyl pressing celebrating three decades of U2's Grammy-winning eighth studio album.
The re-release this October will coincide with the band’s live return with U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At The Sphere which kicks off on 29 September 2023 for a run of shows in Las Vegas.
Produced by Flood, Brian Eno and The Edge, Zooropa was first released in July 1993 on Island Records.
U2 began writing and recording Zooropa in Dublin in February of that year, during a six-month break between legs of the ZOO TV Tour and was initially intended as just an EP,
However, recorded in just six weeks, it became Zooropa became a 10-track album, including singles Numb, Lemon and Stay (Faraway, So Close!).
Inspired by the band's experiences on the ZOO TV Tour, Zooropa expanded on many of the tour's themes of technology and media oversaturation.
The album went to Number 1 in Ireland, USA, United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Sweden, Austria, France, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. In 1994, Zooropa saw the band collect the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.
On Wednesday 12 July, fans can come together to celebrate the anniversary of the album with a global live stream of ZOO TV: Live From Sydney at 8.00pm.
