europop2005
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I heard somewhere that the stages for the Elevation and Vertigo tours were made from parts of the Popmart arch...is this true?
U2FanPeter said:The Elevation mainstage was used in 1987/1989 for arena shows.
U2FanPeter said:There would have been some welding to fit the vidiwall and new coat of paint.
The split level design(raised sides that cover dallas and the bass tech underworld) do look remarkably similar.
I heard that the band have had that stage in storage since the 80's. All the lights/electronics/hanging gridwork are rentals. Some bands rent out the stages they own to other touring groups)
I don't know if U2 own the prototype PA used in 2001/2005 and prototype screens used in 1992 and 2001.
u2fp
Ellay said:I remember reading that part of the elevation stage was used for vertigo,
but not the popmart arch.
Miricale_Drug said:Yeh i herard that the heart came from Bono drawing a sketch which had the popmart arch laid out on the popmart stage, and the plan was then 2 fill it in. But this would be a massive stage, almost too big, and no way it would all be useful, esp as larry wouldn't be mobile. So they agreed to gcut bits out of it.