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Jul 13, 2011
12:55 PM
U2: The 360° Tour Comes Around (Finally) to Philly
By Debbi Calton
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We’ve waited 365 days—times two—for U2 to bring its 360° Tour, now on its final leg, to Philadelphia. Slated originally for 2009, details like the Eagles schedule and a fairly serious back injury sustained by the peripatetic Bono had pushed the concert date. Philadelphians have waited oh-so-patiently for this day in the sun—and what a day it will be at Lincoln Financial Field on July 14. The leading moneymakers on this year’s concert trail so far, U2 still has what it takes to get the high end of 10s of thousands of fans bouncing and singing for joy.
The stage is monumental: a gigantic, moving, four-legged, steel-space-shippy and 29,000-square-foot contraption they call “The Claw.” It takes 120 trucks to move it from city to city, and it looks like something you'd see at a theme park or on a city skyline—and you might someday, as the band is looking for a buyer instead of dismantling it. There are actually three stages on this tour: one in the current concert venue, one being assembled at the next stop, and another under construction for further down the road.
You might find some obstruction in your view, depending on your seat. For folks in the “Red” zone, you'll have your own VIP entrance and a spot on the field directly adjacent to the runways. Lucky you! A few random club seats are still floating around, too.
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Debbi Calton has done middays on Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK-FM for more than 16 years. Catch her on the air 9 a.m.-2 p.m. every weekday. You might also remember her from her 10-year stint at WYSP-FM. She and her husband, guitarist Chip Roberts, along with their teenage son, Dustin, reside in Media, well known as “Everybody’s Hometown.”
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