205 Project information Short project description Nemetschek Engineering User Contest 2011 - Category 5: Special Projects 5 Nomination - Special Projects This project is about one of the largest stages ever toured in any field of entertainment. The structure’s central grid is raised 28 metres high, with legs traversing the width of a soccer pitch and a central antenna reaching as high as 51 metres. The steel structure weighs 220 tons, excluding both the 90 tons of steel ballast that travels with each system and the rigging loads. Stageco has produced three identical systems for the band’s world tour, each one taking a specialist Stageco team five days to erect and another two days to dismantle, before being packed onto 38 trucks for transportation to the next venue. Owner Live Nation Architect Mark Fisher General Contractor Live Nation Engineering Office Stageco Belgium Construction Period Touring from June 2009 to July 2011 Location All over the world U2 Stage - 360° Tour Around the World
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