U2 360° By The Numbers

We thought we’d throw out some random numbers you can use to impress friends with down at the pub:

500,000: number of pixels on the expanding video screen
24: universes of DMX for the lighting rig
31: stops on the current tour
3: number of steel structures (AKA The Claw) built and used on a rotating basis at the various tour stops
25: followspots
1,344: structural pins used on the screen
196: Bad Boy fixtures on the lighting rig
164: approximate length, in feet, of the pylon/spire
8: number of hours to set up video screen
6: number of hours to tear it down
60: approximate weight, in tons, of the video screen
360: estimated number of crew members, factoring in drivers and vendors in addition to ground crew.
1: Number of ideas show director Willie Williams pitched to the band