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The biggest rock and roll show ever seen in New Zealand has hit Auckland.
Irish rockers U2 made a quiet entrance into the city last night and were quickly whisked away to the Regent Hotel where the entourage occupies several floors.
Today a locomotive carrying specially modified wagons with 1200 tonnes of equipment on board will roll into the Auckland Railway Station.
A fleet of trucks will be waiting to transport the 240 tonnes of production equipment, 750 tonnes of steel, 30 tonnes of sound equipment and 5.5km of cable to the Western Springs Stadium.
There a crew of about 240 will work around the clock assembling the million-watt sound system and mini-television station in time for the concert tomorrow.
In the middle of this mass of technology will be U2, fresh from a performance in front of 30,000 fans in Christchurch.
After Auckland, U2 heads to Japan for the final gig in their two-year Zooropa tour.
Tight security at Auckland Airport meant many fans were denied even a glimpse of their heroes.
