U2 360 By the Numbers

Rob Ottaviano

Rob Ottaviano

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7,100,000 Fans
10 million People watched a live stream of U2 360° at the Rose Bowl on YouTube
320,000 Fans saw 360° in Mexico City
92,270 Meals fed to working staff and guests
29,000 Tee shirts given to local stagehands
9,760 Guitar strings utilized
7,100 Miles – approximate distance travelled by space station while talking with U2
5,200 Years – collective touring experience of U2 tour personnel
400 Tons – weight of the fully loaded claw
134 Crew members
126 Truck drivers
110 Concerts
53 Gigs attended by a single fan
33 Flemish speaking crew members
30 Countries
12 Bus drivers
11 Babies born to crew
7 Astronauts attended
4 Appreciative Irishmen
2 fairytale crew weddings
1 Singer in surgery
1 World leader released from house arrest during tour
 
Re: U2 360 By the Numbers

Jason Lavoie said:
Could something like that even meet code as a permanent structure? surely electrical code etc. all changes once its permanent..

Jason
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Hello,

Do you mean: meet code with or without the Sound, Video, Lighting and Pyro gear? In the US, the temporary Electrical system (cables, distro, etc...) would all have to be made permanent with Conduit and Nema code enclosures following NEC code. In other Countries...it's Country dependent... some Countries have no real enforced codes.

If the structure was to be used for a skeleton of a building in the U.S., it would more than meet commercial structural codes, but may have to be coated with a fire retardant/corrosion sealer.

I can imagine someone like Steve Jobs buying the structure and having some futuristic home built on the top.... reminds me of the "spaceship house" in California.

Cheers,
Hammer
 
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