1. Interesting image on April 1st
  2. Indeed, but so realistic !
  3. Vertigo throwback. One Step Closer on the horizon!
  4. it looks legit enough to not be an April Fools joke, but it's also in the realm of being a major April Fools joke...

    I still wish they announced Dublin dates today.
  5. Yeah, an official stage design featuring visuals from a 11 years old videoclip. Very legit xD
  6. The shadows of the band on the screen is from The Miracle video...
  7. Well, according to Willie Williams, set design is being handled by Es Devlin and Ric Lipson, the latter working for Stufish, a production company that have worked with U2 since Zoo TV. Stufish have a whole host of clients including Muse, The Rolling Stones, Queen, Genesis, Pink Floyd, and...One Direction. Now if we look at the image that Toxic posted on the last page, we see a much more detailed stage layout compared to the very simple rectangle that most sites show.



    This much more detailed graphic is very similar to (and here's the reason I mentioned them...) One Direction's current stage setup.





    Now, One Direction of course don't accommodate fans 360 around the stage, so U2 will look different to this in regards to the screen. I'm yet to fully work out how the visual aspect will fit in. Many people are calling for the Invisible screen (which was great) but I don't see how that accommodates fans.



    One way would be to have something similar to George Michael (Willie has worked with him recently) and have the visuals underneath the band, stretching the length on the catwalk.



    By now I'm sure you're painting a picture in your head. U2 are right at the top when it comes to innovation and thinking outside the box - even when they try to keep it low key. They probably have something up their sleeve that we couldn't possibly imagine.
  8. The new U2 stage is to be projected from every Apple project in the stadium, which will have a "stage projection" app forcefully installed.
  9. some interesting thoughts there, tim! not sure how I feel about the floor serving as the screen as well, but wow what a concept...
  10. Originally posted by iTim:Well, according to Willie Williams, set design is being handled by Es Devlin and Ric Lipson, the latter working for Stufish, a production company that have worked with U2 since Zoo TV. Stufish have a whole host of clients including Muse, The Rolling Stones, Queen, Genesis, Pink Floyd, and...One Direction. Now if we look at the image that Toxic posted on the last page, we see a much more detailed stage layout compared to the very simple rectangle that most sites show.

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    This much more detailed graphic is very similar to (and here's the reason I mentioned them...) One Direction's current stage setup.

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    Now, One Direction of course don't accommodate fans 360 around the stage, so U2 will look different to this in regards to the screen. I'm yet to fully work out how the visual aspect will fit in. Many people are calling for the Invisible screen (which was great) but I don't see how that accommodates fans.

    [image]

    One way would be to have something similar to George Michael (Willie has worked with him recently) and have the visuals underneath the band, stretching the length on the catwalk.

    [image]

    By now I'm sure you're painting a picture in your head. U2 are right at the top when it comes to innovation and thinking outside the box - even when they try to keep it low key. They probably have something up their sleeve that we couldn't possibly imagine.
    Very interesting and well thought post, Tim. I award you my "Post of the week" title. My sincerest congratulations



    PS. No, I'm not kidding.

    PPS. Am I really the only one who doesn't find the Invisible screens that interesting or amazing?
  11. Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
    Very interesting and well thought post, Tim. I award you my "Post of the week" title. My sincerest congratulations

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    PS. No, I'm not kidding.

    PPS. Am I really the only one who doesn't find the Invisible screens that interesting or amazing?
    Yep, you're the only one.