Hydraulics Lift U2 360 Stage
Unique System Safely Raises Stage to a Height of 33 Yards 
The Belgian company Stageco (Tildonk, Belgium) constructed three gigantic, identical stages for the current U2 360° Tour. High-pressure hydraulics are used to assemble and dismantle the 254-ton construction also known as “the claw.”
For this world tour, set designer Willy Williams and stage architect Mark Fisher came up with “the claw,” a 33-yd high stage on four legs, giving spectators all around the stage an unobstructed view of the band.
Since there is only a relatively short time between performances and...read more
The Belgian company Stageco (Tildonk, Belgium) constructed three gigantic, identical stages for the current U2 360° Tour. High-pressure hydraulics are used to assemble and dismantle the 254-ton construction also known as “the claw.”
For this world tour, set designer Willy Williams and stage architect Mark Fisher came up with “the claw,” a 33-yd high stage on four legs, giving spectators all around the stage an unobstructed view of the band.
Since there is only a relatively short time between performances and...read more
Posted by Bruce at 16 Oct 2009 
Categories: Technology, Engineering at Work, Entertainment Engineering
Tags: engineering design set construction stage design
Categories: Technology, Engineering at Work, Entertainment Engineering
Tags: engineering design set construction stage design
Wow, that's pretty insane!
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We thought so too. It's unbelievable what some companies are doing with the technology out there. How about using the same tech to raise and lower a bridge, operate an enormous molding machine. What I thought was cool is that it didn't take two years to put together, like it would if it were our local municipality.
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