5 of the World's Most Expensive Concert Stages, One Reaching Rp444 Billion

Music concerts can involve enormous production costs. Many musicians strive to deliver the best possible performance for their fans.

Unsurprisingly, some music tours can be incredibly expensive. These costs cover things like lighting, sound systems, and the stage itself.

According to successstory.com, here are 5 of the most expensive concert stages ever built:

1. U2’s 360° Tour – US$31 million (Rp444.48 billion)
2. Roger Waters’ The Wall Tour – US$10 million (Rp143.4 billion)
3. Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet Tour – US$2 million (Rp28.67 billion)
4. The Rolling Stones’ A Bigger Bang Tour – US$1.6 million (Rp22.94 billion)
5. Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Ball – US$1 million (Rp14.34 billion)

U2's 2009-2012 tour treated fans to a 360-degree view. Furthermore, this tour, which spanned from the Americas to Asia, is claimed to have featured the loudest sound system ever used in a concert.

As part of the concert series, U2 always included a 200-ton arachnid-shaped stage decoration called The Claw. Therefore, it's not surprising that each stage cost US$31 million, or approximately Rp444.48 billion.

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