One of the most famous video shoots of all time happened on the roof of a liquor store in March 1987. U2 was just days away from releasing The Joshua Tree album and needed a video for "Where the Streets Have No Name."
So, after scouting downtown Los Angeles for a bit, they settled on the roof of a building in a really rundown area at the corner of 7th and Main St. Camera crews were set up on the roof, across the street and in helicopters hovering overhead.
Everything started out as a simple lip-sync----but word of what was going on got out very quickly and before long, more than a thousand U2 fans were in the street looking up. That's when U2 launched into a short set. Unfortunately, the performance didn't last long. The LAPD moved in and shut everything down. But it was cool while it lasted.