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Irish super group U2 are reported to be in talks to play two concerts featuring its gigantic "Claw" at Wellington's Westpac Stadium.
The concerts are believed to be planned for February or March, shifting a one-day cricket international between the Black Caps and Australia to the Basin Reserve, The Dominion Post reported.
However, negotiations with promoter Michael Coppel Presents on the scheduling of the concerts have been postponed.
Michael Coppel Presents' New Zealand representative Bridget Delaunay did not respond to questions and stadium management would not comment either.
But the paper says it understood the concerts could be scheduled for later in the year.
The Claw is the 50-metre-high stage set U2 are using on their latest world tour, which started in Europe in June.
It is understood to take about 10 days to give an army of workers time to assemble and dismantle the stage, ruling it out because of sports fixtures during that time.
U2 last played in Wellington at Athletic Park in 1989 and their last New Zealand appearance was in 2006 at Auckland's Ericsson Stadium.
