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Kinesys has designed and supplied the bespoke motion-control system for the big video screen on U2’s 360° world tour. The system consists of 40 Kinesys Evo zero-speed chain hoists and eight custom-built winches, all controlled by the company’s K2 3D software control package.

The centrepiece of the stage set contains 888 individual hexagonal panels which support 500,000 Barco LED pixels. The entire structure can ’stretch’ from a compressed height of 7m to over 22m at full extension, forming a conical shape as it expands.

The screen hangs in the middle of a giant four-legged claw that sits centrally in the stadium above the stage, which is surrounded by the audience.

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