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U2, Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
Photo by Ros O'Gorman

U2 End 360 Tour

By Paul Cashmere
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:55:57 +1000

The U2 360 world tour is over. The band played their 110th show on the tour last night in Moncton, Canada.

U2 have been on the road around the world on the 360 tour since June 30, 2009. It took them to Turkey and Russia for the first time ever. In Australia they toured with Jay-Z. The biggest audience was 108,800 fans at Stadium Azteca in Mexico City on May 14, 2011.

When the band played in Houston, Texas also sent a live message to the crew aboard the space station.

Here is the U2 360 tour by numbers:

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

Video: Tim Cashmere backstage at the Melbourne setup:

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