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  1. Just to speak for Holland; There are some indoor arena's in The Netherlands but those aren't big enough for the normal U2 stages and don't allow as much people as at a normal U2 concert.
  2. I remember other stage designs for the 360 Tour, which they might use. It just not U2 to use the same stage for two tours. They have always been innovative...
  3. 6.15 min is where you wanna be.

  4. I feel like the next progression for them would be to make a true 360 show indoors, but this doesn't answer the Europe question...

    Most of the alternate 360 stages from Squaring The Circle look too similar to The Claw to be used. Then again, The Claw worked so well I don't see why they wouldn't stick with that formula.
  5. Also, in case you haven't watched Squaring The Circle, it's a very good documentary that's only a little over a half hour long. It provides great insight into why 360 looked like it did.


  6. I love this one. It only needs the screen.

    This is pretty much what I meant, Sergio. All sides are equal...
  7. Who knows if what that guy said is even true? And even if it is, if the tour is still at least a year away, who's to say they don't change their minds before then?

    I'd assume what Edge meant is the stage (just being the small circle they stood on) and that's it, the rotating drum set and that's it. I doubt they'd bring back the bridges and the outer ring because then it would just look like 360 indoors, and on top of that it's a bit of a big setup to bring to small stadiums anyway. I can see them playing in the middle of an arena instead of one end of it though like bands tend to do.
  8. One thing I do like a lot with indoor shows is that it's much easier to integrate the light show with the screens and monitors already there. The Chicago DVD is a pretty good example of that with the tech guys using the screens lining the stands to display Zoo Babies or ZooTV static or what not.
  9. God, I hope it's not an arena tour...
  10. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:Who knows if what that guy said is even true? And even if it is, if the tour is still at least a year away, who's to say they don't change their minds before then?

    I'd assume what Edge meant is the stage (just being the small circle they stood on) and that's it, the rotating drum set and that's it. I doubt they'd bring back the bridges and the outer ring because then it would just look like 360 indoors, and on top of that it's a bit of a big setup to bring to small stadiums anyway. I can see them playing in the middle of an arena instead of one end of it though like bands tend to do.

    They cannot change their minds: they probably had this designed far before the release of No Line on the Horizon. That is probably why they didn't go with a smaller venue, which would have been more appropriate, in my opinion. So, if it's true now, only small changes can happen.

    I think the fan is speaking the truth. The question is: does Edge?
  11. Originally posted by ahn1991: is the fact that indoor arenas are, for the most part, a North American phenomena. They mentioned that for Elevation and Vertigo, they essentially had to design two stages and two shows, one for the indoor arena gigs in NA and another for the outdoor gigs in Europe.

    Now I don't think Europe got a ton of indoor arenas in the past few years, so wouldn't this still be an issue for them?

    I don't know where or who does that info come from, but it is wrong. Europe has as many arenas as the United States, if not more. Only in Madrid there are 3 suitable ~15.000 capacity arenas. There are a few others around Spain, and the same goes for France, Germany, France, etc etc. That info is wrong or badly put into context.

    They designed two different Vertigo stages because they were touring Europe in only one leg and it was summer, while they were doing 2 legs in North America and it was spring/autumn so outdoors stadiums were perfect for Europe and indoor arenas for North America. That's the reason for designing and building two different stages, not any lack of European arenas. There are a lot of these (see the European Elevation tour, 33 shows and only one was held at an outdoor stadium, the Turin one).
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