Originally posted by KieranU2:Billboard just said on Twitter: "After the concert in Brazil on Sunday, U2's 360° Tour will become the highest grossing tour in history".
Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
It surely does:
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Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:[..]
It looks like an 8th grader tried to build the Claw out of K'nex...
Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:[..]
Lmao. True.
Also, you've succesfully made me feel nostalgiac.
Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:I wonder how much of that money is actually going into the band's pockets. That'd be an interesting number.
Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:[..]
awwwwwwwwwww yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
I wonder how much of that money is actually going into the band's pockets. That'd be an interesting number.
Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:[..]
Did the same for my own self; my dad helped me build a huge elaborate helicopter out of K'nex when I was very young...
Anyway, talk about being OT. U2 is starting to wear me out, which is why I've not been around so much this week. Staying away from this weekend's shows, too, only checking in afterwards to see the set instead of following it live. Gotta try to work that excitement back up- following every single live show isn't going to do that.
U2 break Rolling Stones' record for highest-grossing tour of all time: Have you seen it yet? Take our poll
In one of the few measurable victories Ireland gets over Great Britain, U2 recently surpassed the Rolling Stones’ record for highest-grossing tour of all-time with their U2 360° Tour. Erin, go Brag!
England’s oldest hitmakers previously held the record after raking in $558 million from 2005 to 07 for their A Bigger Bang Tour, but U2—who are still touring behind their 2009 release No Line On the Horizon—are set to take in more than $700 million by the time U2 360 wraps in late July. With 26 shows to go, the Irish quarter are almost ready to get back to saving the world/destroying Broadway.
Lead guitarist aside, U2 has an edge on the Stones when it comes to pulling in the Euros/dollars/reais on this tour: the band’s current “in the round” setup (U2 360°—get it?) has allowed them to pack more fans in each arena.
That doesn’t mean U2 360° has been immediately more profitable than the Stones’ tour, however. U2’s manager admitted that the overhead cost for this endeavor is about 750,000 U.S. dollars a day, show or no show.
A huge part of the cost is “The Claw,” a traveling stage apparatus that looks more suited to the first wave of the alien invasion than directing attention to that guy singing “it’s a beautiful daaaaayyyy!” Get a sense of its mammoth size in this video:
The Claw takes four days to set up each time, which forces the band to use three of these insect-like monstrosities on the road. At any point during the tour one is in use, another is being built, and yet another is being deconstructed and moved to the next location.
What do you think about U2’s record-breaking U2 360° tour? Take this poll and let the world know!
Have you seen U2 record-busting 360 Tour?
Yes! I saw them and moved me in mysterious ways.
I missed the tour, but I’m happy to see they’re making money in this economy.
The Stones will always have the highest-grossing tour in my book.
I prefer playing Xbox 360 at home.
I’d rather watch Anderson Cooper 360.
I am Anderson Cooper.
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