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U2 fans, get ready. Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr. and Adam Clayton will hit the stage at CanadInns Stadium Sunday night. They’ll perform on “The Claw,” that massive, spaceship-looking structure you may have seen rising from the stadium grounds in the last few days.

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U2 fans, get ready. Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr. and Adam Clayton will hit the stage at CanadInns Stadium Sunday night. They’ll perform on “The Claw,” that massive, spaceship-looking structure you may have seen rising from the stadium grounds in the last few days.

The last time the Irish band played in the city was for 1997’s PopMart Tour.

Fanatical fans waited through the rain and cold with bated breath for a sighting of the rockers and Bono didn’t let them down.

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David Lipnowski / Winnipeg Free Press Bono greets fans at the back entrance of the Burton Cummings Theatre Friday afternoon. Bono and the band took time to shake hands, sign autographs, hug fans, and pose for photos after coming straight from the airport. U2 is performing at Canad Inns Stadium Sunday night as part of their U2 360 world tour.

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