THE rumble of activity at Suncorp Stadium began three days ago and logistics teams are building up for three monster concerts this fortnight.
U2's 360 Degrees tour arrives in Brisbane next Wednesday and Thursday and the following week 40,000 fans will flood in for Bon Jovi's The Circle tour.
U2's tour reportedly costs $850,000 a day to keep on the road and the build and shows will eventually take in between 1500 and1700 staff in Brisbane to make it happen.
The U2 set is made up of a giant claw-like structure, estimated to cost about $30 million, upon which live footage of the shows is projected to cater for those sitting further back.
At the completion of the U2 shows, crews will tear down the massive set and start all over again for the Bon Jovi concert on December 14. Suncorp Stadium general manager Alan Graham said an undertaking of this size required an enormous amount of planning.
"All up it would be close to six months," he said.
"It is everything from getting your ticket builds, which takes a fair bit of planning, to catering and toilet facilities that aren't normally available.
"Because we are having people on the field, you are using areas of the stadium that people don't (normally) use."
Mr Graham said concert organisers must be careful they do not damage the playing surface, particularly with an A-League Brisbane Roar v Gold Coast United match taking place just 12 days later.
"We will be covering the whole field with special purpose field protection," Mr Graham said. "It is a material that will allow the heavy machinery that is needed to build these enormous stages to be on the field without damaging it."
Cranes are used to hoist 52 tonnes of custom-designed video screen for U2. Bon Jovi will travel around the country with a four-tonne video screen.
Powering the sets is another consideration. With Bon Jovi's lights generating a whopping 6000 amps of power in their show, it requires a fair bit of customising.
"We also need to look at putting a full traffic management plan in place for the concerts and an operational management plan," Mr Graham said.
"We discuss that with various stakeholders like representatives in council, transport people and emergency services."
The final result for fans, the band and the stadium will be a week of very memorable music events for Brisbane.
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