U2 360° Tour The Claw / Stage Construction and Deconstruction (Stage build Time Lapse)

[macxzor]

@gogzy, I spoke today with the tour's lighting designer. The slowest load out for the full package of sound, lights, and stage (not including the claw and false floor) was 15 hours from the first date, with the speed record being a little over 3 hours. The claw took another two days to get out after that.

[prandtl002]

Thank u

[360U2]

only takes 4 days now to put up the stage..

[JPOC226]

it took 7 weeks to prep the site in moncton

[s96822]

The stage is to put Mick Jagger in his place........ LOL better than the big lemons or suspended car.

[schnautzi]

+200.000 viewers!

[leofarias]

I laughed hard at the "8 day's work for a 2 hour concert" haiuhaiuhaiuhai

[MrRofeliak]

It makes for a spectacular show.

[dylan1824]

Well if they did want more money then they would have stuck to a smaller stage ... Duh !

[Dabuss98]

Ya you take out the big stage in the back and stick a little one in the middle...more space made for people=more tickets made for people. They didn't want to be different and new...they wanted more money.

[narono01]

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[JeffHardyRocks3000]

The world needs a rock stadium for ROCK music only! no hip hop crap or rap crap just rock,heavy rock,metal, anything thats rock

[mustupac]

@JeffHardyRocks3000 you are really a ignorant cunt aint you get fucking real not everyone like the same music so have some respect an appreciate all types of music because it would be a very boring world if we all liked the, same shit asshole.

[JeffHardyRocks3000]

@mustupac Why are you going through comments?? Tell me what you just want to correct everyone! smart ass

[Blacktolite]

@JeffHardyRocks3000 lol. smart ass :)

[mustupac]

@JeffHardyRocks3000 you need to know hip hop is rap.an, rap is hip-hop so don't think their two different genres.

[JMMT7022801]

I just saw U2 perform live, in concert, at Rice-Eccle's Stadium in Salt Lake City on Tuesday night, as part of the North American leg of their 360 Tour that kicked off in Denver on the 21st.

That claw thing is the hugest fucker I've ever seen in my life.

[triciaboer]

well done gentlemen and gentlewomen!

[pompom45]

it was one of the best visual concerts ever!

[lpfdco227]

thats nuts but so cool

[stigmatic79]

how do you get a job with these guys? like the stage crew?/ id love to work to that for a living...anyone can tell me how???

[wikidweasle]

@stigmatic79 if you live in Phoenix Tucson Denver San Diego Northwest Louisiana Las Vegas Los Angeles Tennessee Texas New Mexico Reno then rhino staging will be your bet, rhinostaging com i have the out for the denver gig, i'm also doing the in and the out for SOAD

[pglee]

@wikidweasle @stigmatic79: it is important to note that Rhino Staging is a staunchly anti-union company and while working for them you will earn 20-25% less, receive no or incredibly shitty benefits, and have no voice. i highly recommend looking into membership with the IATSE local in your city. it may take longer to get established with a union, but it is most definitely worth the time and energy. fuck rhino.

[wikidweasle]

@pglee the only venue that i know of in Colorado that the union does is redrocks, which i hear sucks, also they are offering medical and while i do think that unions are a good thing, they are not right for everyone and every purpose. it is just as ignorant to blatantly say don't go with this one company as it would to say don't go with a union. also sometimes unions can become bloated and overly bureaucratic entities that they once stood against. also i think any company that is creating jobs

[wikidweasle]

@pglee in this economy is a good thing.

[TheWitchOvAgnesi]

Too bad the band has forgotten its humble beginnings and writing good music.

U2 died after The Unforgettable Fire.

[HarmonicsExplorer]

@TheWitchOvAgnesi, but they've been spreading the money around plentifully by creating paid work for plenty of other people.

[TheWitchOvAgnesi]

@HarmonicsExplorer Sure, that's great. But I'm simply saying theyre not the band they used to be - musically speaking.

[Venray001]

Good forplay

Good act

Good afterplay

[spadge321]

fucking shit band

these turds are always using some other artists dead or alive to nail their shitty flag to another mast to try and glean some street cred and kudos, this is the worst band of the last 25 years ,, how dare they use Bowie, spineless cunts,, !!

[frontlinecustom]

8 dayd too set up Bon jovi..and its only half the size????

[TheWitchOvAgnesi]

@frontlinecustom The difference between hard rock/metal and pop. Which is one of teh many reasons I love the former and hate the latter.

[ashlovesbarney]

the claw in melbourne was psycho tonight.. it was like way above the roof line and was projecting light All over the city

[funkadelik4]

dont know how many times i got to climb that monster,and im getting ready to do it again!

[derwrann]

This band's becoming musically more and more irrelevant so they compensate that by constructing an environmentally disastrous stage setup and then preach love and peace. And people are buying that! The only thing Bono and his brothers in crime are trustworthy in would be in teaching how to save taxes.

[aginnsz]

QUESTION: 55 trucks for "ZOO TV", 120 trucks for "360deg". I have not been to 360 yet but from what I've seen, this doesn't seem to even come close to ZOO TV! What do you think?

[ryguy09264]

@aginnsz When you see it in person, you'll realize it's actually quite massive. ZOO TV's stage was mostly screens. This is an entire free-standing structure (actually, two free standing structures, at that), and a massive screen. It's the biggest stage ever built for a concert. Go to one of the shows - no matter how much you pay, it's worth it.

[BelgiumsBiggestU2Fan]

@aginnsz ZOO TV doesn't come close to the claw (made in Belgium)

Seriously, this is the biggest stage I've ever seen, ZOO TV really nice too, but this is massive! And beautiful! Light effects, etc, all amazing! Go and see them, you'll see!

[Ned2600]

No, its no insanity, its just our work :)

[miles3032]

Bono, more like No no

[alfombrodrb]

It's like when i cook, 3 hours work, sometimes even more, n they eat in 15 min n hardly say thanks! :s

[tutoriales3minutos]

@alfombrodrb OMG, I used to work rigging in American Airlines Arena and now im a stay at home dad. I feel you.

[mentonerodominicano]

DAMN! 6 DAYS! I THINK 50% OF CONCERT PROFITS GO TO THAT STAGE!

[Transdoc123]

@mentonerodominicano It took 6 days to construct? I will be working on this when it comes to our city. I'm a stage hand and do a lot of the major concerts. Now I see why my supervisor said to book my holidays for the event.

[mentonerodominicano]

@Transdoc123 well, i counted the sunsets. ugh! that's kinda bad!

[MrGlasspider]

Wow.

[LexovichUkraine]

LEGO )))

[schnautzi]

+100.000 viewers!

[Simoneleipzig]

War auch da.Mein achtes U2 Konzert.Wie immer genial!

[IRONMAIDENrockinrio]

ich war da ich war da und es war soooo geil :)

[staggerlee97]

Rent their staging out to other people once they are done with it??? Start a staging company??

[marcotonlazzerini]

che figata paurosa!!!

[sandmanstranger]

the reason they are continuing their tour this year is because they haven't finished paying for their claws. 40 million dollars I believe. The question is what do they do with the three claws when tey are done?

[Hallucination]

@sandmanstranger The actually broke even with it all on the last show in Vancouver on October 28th 2009. It's paid for. Maybe now it's time to make some money? haha

[selatik1]

The next U2 tour will be called, "Let's Use One Supertanker-full Less of Petrol"

[ralphierules123]

they have 3 claws...1 they bulid were there performing 2 on the road moving about 3 the next destantion

[GRIMMWOLFF1]

3 day build 2 days out?

[gogzy]

@GRIMMWOLFF1

yes, at the start of the tour though it took even longer, because it was the first proper time dismantling it as fast as they can where as the test build lasted 3 weeks.

the quickest they ever got the stage down and last truck away was 13 hours. my mate was one of the riggers on that tour and i was one of those drivers in the film in the black trucks.

[GRIMMWOLFF1]

Wow! Thanks! After setting up for the Stones, this looks way more complicated. Thanks for the info. More to follow!

[Transdoc123]

@gogzy 13 hours on load out? Which city was that?

[andisetsfire]

theres just 1 question : what will u2 do on the next tour after they finished 360?? how can you build an even better stage??

[charlieiscool1000]

indoor arenas r much better coz they keep the sound in Stadiums dont tho thats the big problem they r good at creaming in 1000s of ppl but not having good sound

[VintageAnF]

was a great concert!! def going again!

[revolution278]

at the end of 2009 U2 in Tbilisi?

[extreme67]

U2 wrote "Miami"

[ziirox4]

oh que tedioso todo esto

[WillieWanker]

Can someone tell me if the first people who entered the stage are able to get between the main stage and the round catwalk, or they need a special pit tickets?

[bubbaclem69]

Great Video . Question Iam A steal worker for all the rock shows in Montreal . I was wondering How long did it take for the set up of the stage and the production (sound&lights) take . I was going to take the summer off . But by the looks of it I just might Book this set up . But I would alos like to go on Vacation aswell .. I have not seen a set up list yet ..Thanks for your help .

[40Rodhes]

Amigo desculpa ter roubado seu video. Eu só peguei ele e coloquei trilha sonora q eu ñ sei, faltou um pouco de inteligência da sua parte pra colocar uma simples ♪ ok!

Quanto ao "By Rodrigo Rodes.40 = Soares" é meu padrão e só coloco em videos de terceiro na net, ou seja, quando alguém grava algo q ñ seja próprio da pessoal, como este em q vc pegou uma gravação de terceiro através de 1 web cam do estádio/ ambiente e terceiro :P

[krazydrummer]

weights 340,000lbs and cost $40,000,000

[krazydrummer]

takes 500 crew members to build and strike, and 185 trucks to move it from place to place.

[doald]

Ok guys get over it everyone knows that Bono is a poser and does all this stuff for world peace and other causes because him and Edge know it is going to equal more ticket sales and record sales for the band its the best form of advertising and what Bono said the other day about rock being dead? what does he think they atre actually doing anything worth while in the studio? and that stage set is a copy of the wrestle mania stage set of 2008 in tampa

[haynesmachine]

Your exactly right doald... as far as Bono saying rock is dead HAHAHAHA no thanks to them.

U2 are not even a rock band they are a gay vanilla pop group.

Bono is sooo full of shit with all his 'save the world bullshit', he does nothing but rip people off and donates hardly anything compared to his earnings.

[bonoman7628]

wrestle mania fan?? go cheer on john cena with all of the other 10yo's u wanker.

[doald]

who is john cena? and what is a wanker? or is that a U2 song?

[sirus713]

I made great money deconstructing this pig in las vegas

[lucricbono]

U2 prices are so fair because they are really wealthy and U2 loves us and they want us to see it

[apathyUSA]

Looks like the carbon foot print is only for you lowly fans of ours,aah Bono. Al Gore says the rules don't pertain to U2 and there capitilist greed fest. Yea Ali I'm sure Greenpeace is proud of your activism, when you arrive in a heli.

[shiznicks74]

Thank you, that was really cool!

[ihatetheirs]

respect the stage RESPECT IT! lol

[Superterrestrial]

This whole claw thing completely invalidates any stance of environmental activism that U2 has taken or will take in future.

Gigantic waste of money and resources.

Also, IMO, it looks daft and fugly.

[mettdude]

shut up you fucking tree hugging hippie. did you bother to go see the show? if you did you would realize its worth it. does it really have a impact on the enviroment? i dont think so

[Superterrestrial]

Why are you asking me rhetorical questions? At least it better be rhetorical. From what I just said, do you think I would pay to go see this shit?

[Superterrestrial]

U2s CO2 emissions on this tour are the equivalent of the waste created by 6,500 average British or Irish people in an entire year, or equal to leaving a standard 100 watt lightbulb on for 159,000 years.

Their also traveling 70,000 air miles for a 100-date tour on their private jet. If you're telling me that doesn't "make a difference", you're barking, man.

On a side note, I'm not a hippy, nor do I hug trees....

[bonoman7628]

get over it u hippie tree hugger! u must be very lonely to go out of your way to work up those stats!!

[skrason]

@Superterrestrial: So, what alternative mode of transportation do you propose to reduce this tour's carbon footprint?

[Superterrestrial]

Not having this huge claw would make a way bigger difference than altering their mode of transportation. That being said, flying on a commercial airliner would be better than a private jet.

I vote they leg it/sail around the world ;D (just kidding....obviously)

[demonicempire666]

well,its all property of stageco belgium... 20 xxl trailers / stage, and there are 3 stages on the road...

[Superterrestrial]

@demonicempire666 I don't want to get mean on you before I fully understand what you're trying to imply, so...what's your point? :P

[demonicempire666]

to be honest,i don't remember what i wrote on this page. i left comments on 10 of these vids yesterday,so... i think it was on your comment with your joke about "shipping" the stage... the 3 stages are from a belgian staging company,so,yes,they DO ship those stages;)

[Paradiddler45]

U2 is buying carbon offsets to make up for the environmental impact, you prick. Do some research.

[Superterrestrial]

To offset this years carbon emissions, U2 would need to plant 20,118 trees....

Also, carbon offsets are ridiculous. It's trying to make up for something that doesn't need to have happened in the first place.

[lilgoalieman]

@Superterrestrial

yeah

id just have a stage 40x40 stage sdet up in the middle, alot less setting up and not as expensive, and the view from the crowd. just like metallicas stage

[redrewster13]

Going to Norman, Ok to help construct this stage next week with the crane company I work for. This video gives me a great demo of what I'm in for. It's home to the sooners but I am a great UT fan. Texas will be stomping that ass the day before the concert, maybe U2 will help comfort them after they lose. Hook em' Horns!

[andsara69]

thanks for video. i hope this will never be removed from youtube. i was in the crowd that night.

next i'm going to madrid to see rammstein in november.

once again: THANK YOU!!!

[darklight1030]

How do you go about getting to the center portion of the stage, inside the first circle and right at the stage?

[twotellys12]

AMAZING BAND AND STAGE.....simple as

[brianmdillon]

good concert but the stage was too much. the tickets would have cost less and there'd be a couple tons less of CO2 floating around in the air if they would have just stopped at the circular stage.

They have good songs and perform them well. They dont need to put on a circus too.

[nitch003]

thanks for building a great stage...

[Xalira06]

Thanks for making the whole video, this one goes straight to my favs :D

[aresorum]

Oh yeah! This is what I'm talking about! Been looking for something like this since May, when the stage was built for the first time!

[timmango]

Not one million each - about 15 million stg each for the metal structure. Still they are giving them away at the end. Apparently all the gear cost about 90m including the lights and speakers and stuff

[Guitarist101]

yer but they dont pay for it all. they pay for the rental and use from whichever company provides the lighting or sound etc

[BeachBoy1100]

Sure this stage can fit in any type of stadium.

[clonetrooper1583]

...or arena!

[BeachBoy1100]

They said they weren't doing baseball stadiums, which is kind of a shame...arena, the only thing that wouldn't fit would be the claws, since they're high.

[peanutismint]

Amazing!! So how many of these setups are there? Assuming they do a gig every other night and each rig takes 8 days to build?

Also, they had the black material hanging from the ceiling in Cardiff too - are they supposed to be baffles for sound??

[clonetrooper1583]

All this trouble just so four guys can come on, do a two hour set, and call it a day!?!? How ridiculous!!

[mikeincayman]

My friend, they have the money, fame and it is obvious by now, they have dedicated hardcore fans, who would follow them everywhere, so why not, if this is the way they like to do it, so be it. By the way all that job is not done for free, everyone is getting paid and having a job during this recession. So I don't see it ridiculous!!

[clonetrooper1583]

First, we aren't friends. I don't even know you. Second, all I'm doing is adding my opinion, which I have the right to do. I agree that they have the money, the fame, and the fanbase. Considering how long they've been around, they should. What I don't agree with is what you said about having jobs. This is because ticket prices will most likey be more than most can afford nowadays, just to pay the people doing these jobs, which, I think, defeats that purpose! Argue, if you want. I don't care.

[HeliGirl]

Actually, ticket prices have been affordable with a range of prices from $30 to $500 and auctions running $250 to $500.

Right now! You can get a ticket into see the Dallas Show for $18.

When was the last time you saw band deliver those prices for a show like this? Roger Waters?

[Hallucination]

Ticket prices for all shows so far have averaged roughly $100. For this type of show that's bargin. You're paying close to $100 to see bands play the same old arena shows all the time. No Doubt was $90 last summer, Fake Gn'R toured in 2006 and charged $90. I saw Bon Jovi in 2007 for $120. I saw U2 THREE times in September for the grand total of $220. Tickets to a U2 show are priced extremely fair. Do some research before you voice your obviously misinformed opinion

[mikeincayman]

Whoever you are, u seem to hate U2, yet I see you find time to watch every youtube related to 360 tour and not only watch the video, but be sure to leave your comments

[clonetrooper1583]

Just because I don't like the stages, doesn't mean I hate the band. I really have NO opinion about them...good, or bad. As far as what videos I watched, did you see this comment, and go through more '360' videos, just to see what ones I watched, or what?

[sawilton2610]

£1 million each and they have 3, in an interview last week they said they are looking for venues to donate hem as permanent fixtures after the tour... shame my back garden isn't big enough! LOL

[bartje50]

stage is constructed in Wechter, Belgium... 100m of my home :p

[Bcmovies64]

They have 3 of these, as they play on 1, 1 is going up and 1 is coming down...Watched them at Sheffield, AMAZING!

[andrewdarlington1234]

it's an amazing stage, if it takes 8 days to erect and dismantle surely there must be at least two if not three? Must be amazing logistics involved.

[jazzman70]

I agree with JonnyTRex99: At Wembley Bono or Edge did not face the seats at the end of the field to the rear of the stage.

[JohnnyTRex99]

During the show, does the band really use this stage to the fullest? For example, does Bono or Edge ever go out on the Outer Circle or face the seats at the end of the field?

[bartolo25]

Nice video...

I think most of the people go to their concerts because of the stage, not the music...

[manzone604]

even then they are way beyond any other rubbish bands with regards to stage apart from the incredible music they make...hope that satisfies ur shallow brain

[bartolo25]

Considering the quality of the last two albums, U2 is becoming a rubbish band. Only their fame save them, not their music. There are young bands quite more interesting than U2 today.

[manzone604]

worthless comment...i'll ignore that. They're better than Beatles, Floyd etc ... newcomers do have a known choice (U2s) to copy but can never be as good.....Coldplay...RUBBISH

[bartolo25]

Better than the Beatles and Pink Floyd?... are you deaf or what?

[natural]

Better than Pink Floyd? haha that was funny.

I'm surprised to see how stupid can someone be.

U2's alright , I saw them live in Toronto a couple of nights ago. They dont even come close to Pink Floyd. You are entitled to your opinion, but that doesn't mean you are not incredibly stupid.

[herbalvegas]

you know, i saw pink floyd twice.. i saw U2 twice. i will take U2 over pink floyd... one of the main reasons is that i feel inspired by U2's music and feel good... pink floyd is good too, but it sure is depressing... but hey, depressing is not a bad thing too. it's kind of good depressing... it's all good.

[Hallucination]

you're suprised to see how stupid can someone be?

I guess we know who's incredibly stupid now don't we.

[Hallucination]

What a moronic comment. Yeah cause the people who don't like the band's music are sitting at home thinking "gee I really should get tickets to U2 so I can see that stage" You're an idiot.

[natural]

hey stupid! I didn't say i didn't like them. I said PF was way better.

but I dont expect you to understand that concept. you are an idiot.

[Hallucination]

No loser. You said

-"I'm suprised to see how stupid can someone be?"-

In regards to one's opinion that U2 is better than Pink Floyd. First of all this makes you a jackass to sugggest people are stupid based on their musical taste and secondly you're an idiot who can't even form a proper sentence . The irony of it all is you're the one saying how suprised you are at how stupid others can be, yet you can't even form the sentence properly to express that.

[natural]

No, the irony of it all is that you are criticizing someone else of not being able to form a sentence, yet you yourself can't even spell easy words like "suggest" or "surprised".

As I said, you are an idiot.

[Hallucination]

see people like you are what makes society suck. At no point did I claim to be a genius. A missing "r" and an extra "g" are obvious typeo's however. You on the other hand are a loser who calls out people for being stupid based on which band they prefer. It's clear you're an ass.

[acd712]

I saw Roger Waters in Omaha and then in Dallas either show was more moving than the U2 show I saw in Norman. A couple who flew in from Chicago to see U2 for the second time in Norman said the Norman show was better. I would pay to see Waters or Gilmore again but not $100 to see U2 again.

[santiago2u]

...Seems like you like to see shows from people who hasn't recorded a single succesful album since 1980...I'll stick with the ones that are still at their peak, and not just living out of royalties from songs written back in the seventies...Not even PF closes U2 performing live, PF shows sound exactly the same on CD...U2 improves their catalogue platin live...now go get some sleep grand pa...let the young see their idols...yours are dying...

[KomischenTyp]

sehr geiles video. hab auch tagelang den bühnenbau per webcam beobachtet, aber das video ist um einiges beeindruckender. cool gemacht...

[lowfrequenciesU2]

It takes a lot of time and effort to build this great and amazing stage.

[theedge269]

Thanks for posting this - I've been scratching around to see the Claw being constructed, for weeks now!

[sneven69]

Awsome.