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Fri 07 Jul 2009U2 wow fans at homecoming gig
U2 tonight kicked off the first of their three Croke Park gigs in a homecoming that sees the band return to familiar territory with a stage that looks like it's from another planet or from Spinal Tap.
Standing 60 metres tall, the giant claw-shaped stage almost reaches up to the height of the Croke Park stands surrounding it on three sides, while the claws themselves extend across a third of the pitch.
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