two complete systems for aussie/nz tour

[quadcaster]

i was reading the newspaper today (brisbanes courier mail) and it had the story about U2 comming here, and a specific quote caught my eye:

"the scale of the production means there will be two complete systems for the australian tour, leap-frogging each other around the country"

i guess this means that there will be two completely different stages and screens and everything yay! i cant wait!

this also means that its possible for the band to play more dates then have already been announced

thought that might interest you guys

cheers!
quad

 

[Lemonboy]

i was reading the newspaper today (brisbanes courier mail) and it had the story about U2 comming here, and a specific quote caught my eye:

"the scale of the production means there will be two complete systems for the australian tour, leap-frogging each other around the country"

i guess this means that there will be two completely different stages and screens and everything yay! i cant wait!

this also means that its possible for the band to play more dates then have already been announced

thought that might interest you guys

cheers!
quad

I don't want to rain on your parade but.....

The 2 stage sets will probably be identical....

 

[quadcaster]

dont worry, ur not raining on anything... i would expect both stages to be identical

im just saying that its good and means there could be more shows

 

[u2wedge]

i think that the 2 stage leapfrog thing is pretty much standard, isn't it?

What I found more interesting in that article was how the stage was being shipped via 32 ocean containers and three 747 charter planes..

 

[timothius]

PopMart was three triplicate stages wasn't it?

 

[tommycharles]

PopMart was three triplicate stages wasn't it?

Stages maybe but I'm quite sure they only had one screen.

 

[U2girl]

I think Popmart had two identical stages, just like for Vertigo in Australia ; when one is being dismantled after a show, the other can travel in the next city and vice versa.

 

[wtonis]

They only use one screen. After the show the screen is wrapped up together with all the musical instruments and travels 'with the band' The steel structured base has already been setup in the other city. Only the screen and the musical instruments have to be setup there.. quite interesting, now isn't it?

 

[wtonis]

BTW, read this weblog from the Generator operators during the Euro tour last summer. nice pictures and stories..
http://gennyworldonu2.blogspot.com/

 

[God Part III]

There were three stages in Europe.

 

[quadcaster]

They only use one screen. After the show the screen is wrapped up together with all the musical instruments and travels 'with the band' The steel structured base has already been setup in the other city. Only the screen and the musical instruments have to be setup there.. quite interesting, now isn't it?

i see where you're comming from, but my reading of two "complete" systems sounds more like two fully complete stages, video screens etc, only thing that needs to be brought from show to show are the things that cant be duplicated (instruments, amps, band members etc)

both theorys are very possible though

 

[ouizy]

Always only one screen, and expensive equipment.

They use multiple steel setups and simply apply the screen and LED stage to it.

They then leapfrog the steel...

 

[u2wedge]

They only use one screen. After the show the screen is wrapped up together with all the musical instruments and travels 'with the band' The steel structured base has already been setup in the other city. Only the screen and the musical instruments have to be setup there.. quite interesting, now isn't it?

not so sure you're right about that... notice below that the LED panels are all piled up and ready to be attached BEFORE the rest of the stage is set up...

and here is a shot taken at a later point...