U2 YouTube Gig Watched By Ten Million People

Almost ten million people watched U2 perform a live gig on YouTube last weekend, it has emerged.

The concert, at Pasadena Rose Bowl in California, was the single-largest streaming event in the video-sharing website's history.

Chris Maxcy, YouTube's head of music partnerships, told Variety: "This was a big win for the YouTube community.”

The playback of the gig, which was the second to last date on the Irish band's US tour, has since attracted more than a million views.

U2's manager Paul McGuiness said last week that the group had wanted to stage the online concert “for a long time". 

"Fans often travel long distances to come to see U2 - this time U2 can go to them, globally,” he added.

U2 are due to resume their 360 degree world tour in 2010. For ticket information, check out the Gigwise Gig Guide.