text:  The video for " Where the Streets Have No Name " was directed by Meiert Avis and produced by Michael Hamlyn and Ben <unk> . The band attracted over 1 @,@ 000 people during the video 's filming , which took place on the rooftop of a liquor store in Downtown Los Angeles on 27 March 1987 . The band 's performance on a rooftop in a public place was a reference to The Beatles ' final concert , as depicted in the film Let It Be . 
  