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U2 mix simplicity, spectacle at Joshua Tree show

Michael Bailey

U2 are back, and the Irish rock band delivered spectacle as big as ever when they played their 1987 album The Joshua Tree at Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.

It wouldn't be a U2 tour without records being broken. The stage that the four Dubliners had built for their last shows here in 2010, with a claw-like rig towering 50 metres above, is still the largest ever constructed.

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Michael Bailey writes on arts and culture, and edits Weekend Fin. He is a former editor of the Financial Review Rich List. He is based in Sydney. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at m.bailey@nine.com.au

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