U2 defend multi million pound world tour stage

London: U2 guitarist The Edge has defended the band’s multi million pound custom-built stage for their world tour.The three steel structures, cost between 15 million and 20 million pounds each, drew criticism from Talking Heads singer David Byrne.

The huge green and orange structure was said to be amongst the most ambitious stage set of any band`s world tour, leaving behind the likes of Madonna and The Rolling Stones. But the musician slammed the criticism against the band as they performed at Wembley Stadium on the first night of their UK leg. "We’re spending the money on our fans, I don’t think there’s a better thing you could spend it on," BBC 6 Music backstage quoted The Edge as saying. He added: "I think anybody that’s touring is going to have a carbon footprint. "I think it’s probably unfair to single out rock `n` roll. There’s many other things that are in the same category but as it happens we have a programme to offset whatever carbon footprint we have." ANI