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U2 to sell 360° tour 'claw' stages

Irish rockers plan to 'recycle' 390-tonne steel structures used for world tour, converting them into permanent venuesU2 are going to sell off their claws. As soon as their world tour ends in July, the Irish rockers plan to "recycle" the 390-tonne steel structures in which they performed for the last two years, converting them into amphitheatres across "four different continents".At the moment U2 own four separate claw stages, each of which cost between £15m and £20m to build. The claws have be...

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11:22 on June 29 2011

U2 to sell their multi-million pound 'Claws'

NME — Four legged stages are set to be turned into permanent venues more info
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15:21 on June 29 2011

U2 to sell 360° tour 'claw' stages

Guardian Music — Irish rockers plan to 'recycle' 390-tonne steel structures used for world tour, converting them into permanent venuesU2 are going to sell off their claws. As soon as thei... more info
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07:00 on June 30 2011

U2 Is Selling The Claw(s) As Permanent Venue Structures!

Perez Hilton — If that title doesn't really make sense to you, "The Claw" is what they called the alien-like 29,000-square-foot steel structure they used on their two year 360 tour! The... more info
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