ISTANBUL (A.A) - Legendary rock group U2 will perform inIstanbul for the very first time, on 6th of September 2010, as part of its 360º Tour. The rock band will be on stage at the Istanbul Atatürk Stadium. As part of the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture events, the U2 Istanbul concert will be organized by LiveNation in collaboration with the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, or IKSV, and Pozitif.Willie Willaims, who has been working as production director for U2, has worked with architect Mark Fisher on this show. The tour features a 360-degree configuration, with the stage being placed closer to the center of the stadium's field than usual. The stage has no definedfront or back and is surrounded on all sides by the audience.The stage design also includes a cylindrical video screen and will increasethe venues? capacities by about 15 to 20 percent. Only tiered football stadiumscan be used for this scheme; flat fields and baseball stadiums are impossiblevenues.(AY)