The spider has landed

By Hawes Spencer |
Published online 10:44pm Friday Sep 25th, 2009
and in print issue #0839 dated Thursday Oct 1st, 2009

news-u2-phalanx The U2 concert stage has arrived. Parts of it anyway. The 360ยบ Tour, with its spider-like stage, requires a reported 120 trucks in all, and Steve W. Shifflett spotted some of them when he shot this photo around 5:15pm Friday, September 25 at Fashion Square mall, an apparent rendezvous site before the final trek to Scott Stadium.

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6 comments

Gasbag Self Ordained Expert September 25th, 2009 | 11:34pm

Rumors quickly started flying around about it being "bridge parts" for the new bridge under construction on Rio Road. If this had been true, they had enough parts to build a dozen bridges. :)

Here's a very interesesting link with more information about the stage itself.

http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2009/09/u2-brings-mons...

Jimi Hendrix September 26th, 2009 | 9:57am

Boy, 120 rigs. those boys are real "green."

Gasbag Self Ordained Expert September 26th, 2009 | 2:27pm

Jimi Hendrix, there's weight limits in all of these united states. And most of the stage parts are pretty heavy. The stage appears to be built better than our space shuttles. :)

Chris C September 28th, 2009 | 11:35am

so overrated!

Not Steve S, September 26th, 2009 | 5:53pm

Steve, is this your pic?

Steve S September 26th, 2009 | 6:03pm

yes.

Well, it was. Until I gave it to The Hook.

Why?