U2 - Atomic: Larry Mullen Jr - Gear

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1996>1998 era - drum kit
You can get a good look at Larry's main stage Popmart kit in this video from Edmonton, June 15, 1997. (Even Better Than The Real Thing)

You can get a good look at Larry's main stage Popmart kit in this video from Edmonton, June 15, 1997. (Gone)

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Larry used two separate kits during this tour. The first, the main stage kit was a custom finish Yamaha 30th Anniversary Maple Custom kit. The kit for the B-Stage [during encores] was a similiar kit in make, sizes and model but finished in a opalescent white sparkle. 
 
Yamaha 30th Anniversary Maple Custom kit [custom finish]
* except where noted *
 
14"x8" Brady snare drum*
12"x4" Yamaha 'Peter Erskine' model piccolo snare [mounted next to the 14" rack tom and played during: "Where The Streets Have No Name" only]
14"x12" rack tom [red sparkle finish]
16"x16" floor tom (2) [blue/silver fade sparkle finish]
24"x16" bass drum [gold sparkle finish]
 
* cymbal info for this kit forthcoming *

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B-STAGE KIT:

Yamaha 30th Anniversary Maple Custom kit [custom opalescent white sparkle finish]
* except where noted *
 
14"x8" Brady snare drum*
14"x12" rack tom [custom opalescent white sparkle finish]
16"x16" floor tom (2) [custom opalescent white sparkle finish]
24"x16" bass drum [custom opalescent white sparkle finish]
 
* cymbal info for this kit forthcoming *

Larry Mullen Jr. // 1997-1998 Pop Mart tour
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30th Anniversary // Yamaha // Maple Custom drum kit

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U2 - Atomic: Then and Now
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