Willie Williams talks about the stage

[U2girl]

Willie Williams Pulls Out of the Big Screen Cul-de-Sac - PLSN

 

[adypole]

sweet.

 

[u2wedge]

nice find.

 

[OrARoundabout]

Good read, thanks!

 

[steve1960]

Can't wait to see the video screen and graphics on this tour. It all points to being something amazing.

 

[Anu]

Excellent interview.

 

[nirniva]

Very nice article. Interesting that the canvas sections on the "legs" won't be used as supplementary screens, as we all assumed...

 

[U2girl]

Yes, I was sure that material on the legs was for the screens...and now he says there won't be a big screen behind them like Zoo TV/Popmart/Elevation/Vertigo.

My guess now is it the screen will be stretched in a sort-of umbrella-like way on the legs, but that blocks the view for the higher seated people in the audience. It makes no sense to put the screen literally on the stage (like Paul McCartney at the Superbowl), because only the highest seats would see that.

I guess we will find out soon enough, but this sounds intriguing. And with rumours the screen is moving/stretching/whatever, who knows what they came up with ?

 

[gvox]

New article (today)

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/22/fashion/22iht-design22.html?_r=2&ref=arts

Notice:

NIN reference

the screen stretches downwards

 

[U2girl]

Downwards ? OK now I really have no idea where they will put it.

 

[gvox]

^ Look at the recent images. Then, think about the NIN references...my theory is it's going to go AROUND them, envelop them if you will. It'll be astounding

 

[nirniva]

^ Look at the recent images. Then, think about the NIN references...my theory is it's going to go AROUND them, envelop them if you will. It'll be astounding

This would be EPIC.

 

[U2girl]

We'll see soon enough. Cone-shaped screen going downwards... 500 000 pixels. How many pixels did the Popmart screen have ?

Sounds very interesting and indeed groundbreaking.