four musicians, 17,000 fans. so, how do you make sure everyone gets a good view? u2‘s answer is to build a one—of—a—kind, double—sided video screen, that's almost 30 metres long. and they don'tjust project their faces on it, they climb inside. it's a very expensive way of getting from that big stage down to this little one down here. the band's bassist, adam clayton, showed me how it all works. so, everybody has the best seat in the house. is that the idea? yeah, the idea was if we divide it down the centre, then all these people are close to you when you're in the middle. and then, when you get onto this stage, you're actually performing to the people down this end. this end is much like a club gig, it's much more like down and dirty and the other end is a bit more formal. which do you prefer? i like down and dirty. when u2 first started playing the clubs around dublin in the 1970s, a show of this scale and complexity would have been unimaginable. but what does all of this technology and choreography mean for the relationship between the band and their audience? coldplay‘s fans become part

of the show with wristbands that light up in time to the music, while madonna and beyonce play with iconography and messages of empowerment. but it all starts from the same premise. the magic act isjust to shrink the venue, make it disappear. what's the fastest route to proximity with our audience? now we have to use a lot of technology to serve that end, but it's the same thought, which is, is there a place in this show where people have a bad seat? that's what...we're going to camp right there. do you think, though, that stops you from being a spontaneous live band? yes. i mean, maybe not for you, i don't know. for me, i do have to hit some marks, and i did find that constraining at some points. but then, like a theatre production, i think every night's different anyway, even with the same script.

technology like this comes at a cost and, across the industry, ticket prices are at an all—time high. but for u2‘s fans, even the cheap seats now come with a view. mark savage, bbc news, amsterdam. newsnight is coming up on bbc two, with kirsty. here on bbc one time for the news where you are.. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm hugh ferris. 0ur headlines tonight. scraping the barrel or the start of a new era? eddie jones is deprived of some of his key men, and names eight uncapped players for england's autumn intenrationaols.

-- internationals. it could be this weekend that lewis hamilton wraps up world title number five, but schumacher‘s record seven is in his sights. and wayne's new world. we hearfrom the man defying the odds. and expectations in mls. i have never been a player who is trying to play and just not caring. i'm a player who cares and i care about what i do. hello again. thanks forjoining us on sportsday. injuries, suspensions and one internatinoal retirement have all forced eddiejones into picking an unfamiliar—looking england squad for their autumn intenrationals. —— internationals. there are eight uncapped players, while gloucester number eight ben morgan is included for the first

time for three years. but there is no place for his club team—mate danny cipriani. a year from the world cup, eddie jones has been solving a puzzle for the pieces keep disappearing. eight of his 2016 grand slam winning team aren't available for the autumn internationals — the curious case of the vanishing englishmen. people used to say that in the early 2000s when we had a string of injuries, people would say, "the game's getting too tough, it's getting too physical." we go through these cycles and you have runs, for some reason — no one knows why it happens, science can't explain it — and it just happens, and it will rectify itself. just last night, jones lost another one. this time, through suspension. nathan hughes, the powerhouse number eight, banned for punching and then tweeting about it. he was supposed to take billy vunipola's place in the side. once a key player forjones, he broke his arm — 12 weeks out. england do have more players to choose from than any other rugby nation, and yet there's no place in the latest squad for danny cipriani, september's premiership player of the month. a controversial call

on a controversial character. and after a year of indifferent results, the focus is on the man making them. he's lost, with england, five of the last six internationals. but this is a new season, they're building up for the world cup, and what he has to do is find good replacements — excellent players will come in. but it's a pressure on the players — the whole squad, and eddie. jones and england will have been hoping this autumn would erase the memories of spring when they came fifth in the six nations but in three weeks they must face the all—conquering all blacks. just when they wanted to be fine—tuning for the world cup, england keep having to replace the engine. patrick gearey, bbc news. well so many injuries give several players who are either untried or been left in the cold for the last few years a chance to impress again. 0ur rugby union reporter chrisjones assesses the key positions where different players can now stake a claim for a permanent spot in the team this autumn. especially in places like number

eight, there are opportunities with benny out, nathan hughes, they add a monopoly on the number eight position so a chance for ben morgan. who would have thought his opportunity at this level had gone. niqab in three years last played in the rugby world cup, in decent form gloucester seethes with him an opportunity. zach mercer at the other end of his international career, he's uncapped, the bath rookie. is he ready to take that step up from cloud level to international rugby? he started at under 20 standard. can he go the whole wake was not a similar story forjoe, young winger just whole wake was not a similar story forjoe, young wingerjust 20, then on tour with england, but has not got that first cap. there is exciting players coming in, but when you look at the test match warrior thing would have lost is not the number of players missing, it is the type. the pony polo, rap shock, the squad has a little bit of a youthful and calais look which is not where

anyjozo and calais look which is not where any jozo want to and calais look which is not where anyjozo want to be a year off from the world cup —— the youthful and... the formula one drivers‘ championship could be wrapped up this weekend if lewis hamilton can collect eight points more than sebastian vettel at the us grand prix. a result like that in austin would bring a fifth world title for hamilton, taking him level with the greatjuan manuel fangio. hamilton would sitjoint second in the all time list behind only michael schumacher, who has seven. he also trails the german's record number of 91 race victories by 20. michael's stats are incredible, and still quite a long, long, way away, but i'm here for some time still, so i'm just going to keep working hard and keep trying to do what i do and what i love, enjoy it, and we will see where it takes us. the football association has urged police to tackle abuse on social media after rape and death threats were made to chelsea ladies midfielder karen carney. the england international received the messages on instagram after chelsea's champions league win over fiorentina where she scored the winning goal. the user has been removed from the social media site with the fa saying

it is "appalled" and "dismayed". carney will not be reporting it to police. time for a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines, and you can see more on all of them on the bbc sport wesite. luke shaw has signed a new five—year contract at manchester united worth around £150,000 a week. jose mourinho criticised his work ethic last season, but he is back in form, and has also been recalled by england and british number onejohanna konta has reached her first semifinal sincejune. and just her second of the year. she's beaten world number 31 aliaksandra sasnovich at the kremlin cup in moscow to make the last four. ronnie 0'sullivan continued the defence of his english 0pen title with another comfortable win in croydon. this trick shot frame winner helped him on the way to a 4—1 victory over scotland's eden sharav. 0'sullivan will play a rising starfrom china next — luo honghao beat neil robertson 11—2 this evening to set up a quarterfinal meeting. 0lympic taekwondo silver medallist

lutalo muhammad sez the sport is in urgent need of reform, claiming there should be more weight divisions at the games to stop athletes risking health problems. muhammad says he has suffered "serious sickness" attempting to reach his 0lympic weight category during his career. there are four per gender at an 0lympics, compared to a combined total of 16 at a world championships. the sport needs reform. we need change, we need more weight divisions. because the only reason i and other athletes put themselves in those positions where they can run into health problems is because we don't have enough weight divisions. i mean, thejump from welterweight heavyweight is as crazy as it sounds. can you imagine amir khan, if he didn't make it, having to fight anthonyjoshua? that is literally the difference, and we need to change that. now when wayne rooney headed to dc united this summer there were just

a few raised eyebrows. how would he deal with the change in culture? was he just a fallen star heading for one final pay day? well he's answered those questions pretty emphatically, making an incredible impact in mls. as stuart pollitt reports from washington a special goal from wayne rooney... wayne rooney! rooney! he has scored! after 15 years at the epicentre of english football playing in either liverpool or manchester, washington is now wayne's world. i'm a big fan of rooney, my cat is named after him! i was not a big fan of him being signed up but he has turned my mind round. he was like, i can't believe we've got rooney and we came to the opening game and it was like... i was like, seriously! you complained about them signing this guy! he's, like, amazing!

they are amazed now butjust a few months ago the stands were full of sceptics. there have been some players over the years who have come over, star players who have looked at this as may be a bit of a step down. they didn't have to work that hard but wayne has been the opposite. and results have been much better. rooney as scored ten goals, dc united are unbeaten in nine games. it's been good. i've enjoyed it, enjoyed playing here, the games. the pressure of the games. i've enjoyed being here with my family so everything has gone to plan. you have obviously dispelled any sense that you were going to come here for a payday. i have never been a player who was going to just play and not care, i'm a player who cares, i care about what i do. iama i am a proud iam a proud person i am a proud person no matter what i'm doing. that is me. i don't take anything for granted, i will come out working and do my best and that is what i do.

after taking dc united from bottom of the table into a playoff but the rhone revolution is in rude health. —— the wayne rooney revolution. one of the most heart—warming stories in football in recent years was the friendship between jermain defoe and bradley lowery. the pair became pals as the young sunderland fan bravely battled a rare form of cancer. he sadly passed away last year aged just six years old. now defoe has got a tattoo in memory of him, having the word ‘brads‘ inscribed on his arm. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be

bringing us tomorrow. with me, the political commentators, lance price, and giles kenningham. (pres) many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the daily express blames a post—code lottery for a war veteran being denied a medical kit which the paper says could tranform his life. the i says a no—deal brexit is on the horizon after theresa may's trip to brussels to meet eu leaders ended with a deadlock on an agreement. the daily telegraph reports that both brexiteers and remainers are unhappy with the prime minister's transition plan to remain tied to the eu for longer. the financial times also leads with brexit, with mrs may acknowledging she's willing to extend the period britain remains under eu law beyond 2020 in an attempt to strike

a trade deal with brussels. in the guardian, the main picture shows the anti—fracking campaigners who were released from prison yesterday after their sentences were quashed by the high court. the metro leads on crime and says a father of two was murdered on his doorstep after confronting drug dealers in his neighbourhood. that story also features in the daily mirror, it comes as the latest figures show a rise in violent crime. and the daily mail claims saudia arabia has spent hundred of thousands of pounds on british mps, paying for luxury hotels and business—class flights. there you are, the brexit talks are dominating many of tomorrow's front pages. let's see what our reviewers make of it all. giles, do you want to kick off with

the front of the eye? no deal looms after impact in brussels. the front of the eye? no deal looms after impact in brusselslj the front of the eye? no deal looms after impact in brussels. i don't know why we are surprised. all you note —— talks go down to the wire. it was never going to be easy but i think there is a problem with the narrative for the government. they also need a deal. there are thousands of the eu business is financed out of london, so i think the whole thing about theresa may will not get a deal, i think she probably you believe that well. i think it'll take a while. we had to hold our nerve, we have to have a pokerface going to rip up a story up pokerface going to rip up a story up gas hysteria people need to ignore. i think we will get there but it will take time. ultimately the negotiations that should be dictated by substance not agile as we get through. what do you think? i think that is a little complacent to be honest. i share the view that at the end of the day there is always a deal in the european union and it goes to the wire and they stay up all