On July 30th in Moncton, New Brunswick, when the U2 360 Tour stage is dismantled for the final time, the most successful concert tour of all time will have been seen by over 7 million fans.
Designed by Bono, Willie Williams and Mark Fisher, the band hopes to recycle three of the massive claw-like stage structures into either permanent or portable pavilions.
Tour director Craig Evans told Billboard, "It’s certainly our intention to see these things recycled into permanent and usable ventures. They’re something you can put up on a waterfront and become an instant skyline icon.”
"It represents too great an engineering feat to just use for [the tour] and put away in a warehouse somewhere." He added that they are in “discussions to send them into different places around the world and have them installed as permanent venues."
While on tour, ‘the claw’ carried a cylindrical video screen able to open to a size of 14,000 square feet and designed to provide fans with the best possible concert viewing experience.
Tried and tested at over 110 concerts in 78 cities in 30 countries, the in-the-round transportable structure was designed to support up to 185 tonnes and engineered to withstand high winds while sustaining seismic loads.