U2 - The Claw Stage - The Immensity Of It All

YIKES! It's a Giant Bakugan Trap!



No, it's actually the U2 stage set for their 360 (degrees) (SOLD OUT) tour, in a picture from a show at the Slaski Stadion in Chorzow. U2 is nearing the end of its Euro tour, with London shows coming up this weekend. Recent news from Zagreb looked like this:

"ZAGREB — More than 120,000 fans from all over southeastern Europe have gathered in Zagreb to see legendary rock group U2 on their only stopover in the region on their current 360 Degree Tour of the world."

120,000 fans - Stunning, isn't it? Their very own U2 Woodstock this August.

Here's a video that shows the enormity of it all - the band has this a-m-a-z-i-n-g visual wrap around the Claw that gives all sorts of visual cues to the audience. And yes, there are four young musicians playing music beneath that!



But some of the more sensible types in England and Ireland aren't pleased with the excessiveness of it all. The Guardian UK writes:
"Protesters in Dublin this week picketed the Croke Park stadium where the dismantling of the world's most expensive – and most preposterous – rock show, including a giant electronic "claw", required almost two days of continual activity and the relentless rumble of juggernauts down narrow lanes."

If they don't go crazy, will we all go crazy tonight? U2 brings their giant Transformer stage to the US, starting in Chicago on September 12.