U2 Set To Rock Sun Life Wednesday Night
MIAMI GARDENS (CBSMiami.com) – Traffic on the Florida Turnpike will be moving in "mysterious ways" Wednesday night, but won't be affecting U2's massive concert at Sun Life Stadium.
The concert is a make-up after the band had to cancel Miami's show last year due to Bono's injury. U2 is currently touring North America showing their "desire" to play several of the canceled shows on its 360 tour.
Tickets to the show went fast when the concert first went on sale last year, but a block of field-level seats for Wednesday's concert will be made available by Live Nation on Wednesday morning.
The 360 Tour is the highest grossing tour in history for a band that has sold 150 million records worldwide. The band has been using a massive stage some have referred to as "the claw" or "the spaceship."
"They wanted it to feel intimate, make the stadium look smaller and bring people in," said tour production designer Jake Berry. "So it makes it more intimate. I think it totally works."
The enormous stage takes eight days from setup to tear down. The crew has been working feverishly for several days to get the stage ready for an influx of around 75,000 fans.
"We have about 550 on the road at any given time; 1,500 people locally with security, guest services, city traveling," said U2 tour director Craig Evans.
But if you're on the Turnpike between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. heading south between Griffin Road and Hollywood Boulevard, you'll be diverted, but not to a place "where the streets have no name."
Drivers will need to exit at Griffin Road and take U.S. 441 to Hollywood Blvd. and then re-enter the turnpike to head south towards the "city of blinding lights," Miami. The Turnpike Authority said that all traffic coming out of the stadium will not be impacted by the closures.
U2 fans just hope tomorrow's outdoor show will be a "beautiful day" and doesn't leave them "stuck in a moment you can't get out of."
