Finances being what they are, and An Bord Pleanala being stubborn about knocking down landmark buildings, U2 Inc. couldn't put their spaceship-like recording studio on top of the tower they were planning to build in Dublin.So here it is, on stage. It is the stage, actually.
See those tiny figures under the spotlights?
That giant Bono above is a big screen, so that those in the hinterlands of the concert venue can see what's happening on stage.
The lads have dubbed it "The Claw", this enormous space ship of a setting for their 360 degree tour. The show opened in Barcelona, Spain, and will travel the world. Imagine the logistics of transporting and setting up that Claw. The road crew and the engineers deserve some sort of reward.
Why 360 degree? U2 performs in the round from 'The Claw', so there's no seats lost behind a stage. As is the current trend, walkways radiate from the center so that the audience can feel as if band members have come out to join them, to bring the performance off the stage.
The old-fashioned, big slap rock 'n roll outdoor concert has returned. Or landed, in the case of U2's spaceship.
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