Jake Berry selected as Production Manager for JTT

Jake Berry selected as Production Manager for U2 Joshua Tree Anniversary Tour.

Jake Berry works as Production Manager on the U2 30th Anniversary Tour for the critically acclaimed album The Joshua Tree. Starting in 2017 and reprising in 2019 the Tour covers North America, South America, Europe, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Philippines, India

Tour design included one of the worlds largest travelling video screens.

Jake sits down with Pollstar to discuss downtime during pandemic.

"A mainstay and driving force of Production Live!, Jake Berry is known as one of the biggest names in tour production management, having most recently wrapped U2’s “Experience and Innocence” tour in 2018. Over the years he has counted Beyoncé, Metallica, The Rolling Stones, Shakira, Madonna, Black Sabbath, AC/DC and many, many others as clients. He is currently spending lots of time at home and he, along with many other production professionals, is without much work to do until the industry develops a clear idea when operations can begin to resume. Berry was gracious enough to talk with Pollstar about his experiences during the current pandemic and offered clear advice to younger professionals in the field: as much as you can, use this time wisely."-Pollstar www.pollstar.com

Jake Berry selected to produce U2 360 world tour

Irish Rock Band U2 has hand selected Jake Berry Productions to direct the production of their upcoming 360 tour. This will be Jake Berry Productions Production’s third U2 experience and the innovative 360 degree stage provides Jake Berry Productions’s biggest challenge yet. The steel structure is 164 ft high and will require a massive 120 trucks to transport.

The tour will begin in Barcelona on 30 June and play in Europe through to 22 August 2009. The North American leg of the tour is planned to begin on 12 September 2009 at Soldier Field in Chicago and will end on 28 October 2009. The band will return to American stadiums for June and July 2010, and travel back to Europe for August and September 2010. The band tentatively plans to tour South America sometime in 2010. The U2 360° Tour could potentially consist of 90–100 shows over the two years.

Jake Berry recieves Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award.

LAS VEGAS —The Parnelli Awards Board of Directors announces that Jake Berry will receive this year’s Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award honoring an astonishing career in the live entertainment industry. Currently production manager for U2, the venerable professional will be honored for his work and contributions at an awards ceremony in Orlando on Nov. 20, 2009.

“When something like this goes to you, it’s humbling,” jake comments. “At the end of the day, when you work in a field for 35 years and you get something like this, it’s like winning the Super Bowl. I’m thankful to have received it.”

And when asked to reflect on it all, Berry says: “You look back at your youth, you remember when your mother asked when you’re going to get a real job, your teacher yelling that you’re not going to make anything of your life...and here I am. I’ve been paid to travel the world.” For more information on the Parnellis, go to www.parnelliawards.com