U2 Innocence & Experience Tour 2015 (Dublin and Belfast gigs confirmed, post #275)

Shiraz 4.99

Announcement due at 9pm Eastern apparently (very soon).
Some venues have already leaked.



Looks indoors & pricey but we'll see.
Title of tour should ensure Songs of Experience will be dropping soon.

http://www.u2.com/tour

Mushy

I'd be shocked that any promoters here didn't big up this announcement!

Limerick91

http://www.livenation.co.uk/artist/u2-tickets?adbid=540143755920044032&adbpl=tw&adbpr=20435270&c=SM_U2_20141203_36622027

Europe dates, no Dublin yet

Mushy

Insane amount of room for extra dates in the listed cities. Surprised at nowhere outside London bar Glasgow for UK though.

bonoman66

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6334847/u2-innocence-experience-tour-dates-2015?utm_source=twitter

bonoman66

Limerick91 wrote: »

http://www.livenation.co.uk/artist/u2-tickets?adbid=540143755920044032&adbpl=tw&adbpr=20435270&c=SM_U2_20141203_36622027

Europe dates, no Dublin yet

Special shows are being planned for Dublin for the end of next year to benefit the U2-initiated Music Generation project and details will follow once they are finalised.

lukin

The Irish dates will obviously not be indoor as our largest indoor arena is the 3Arena and that only holds 9,500 all seated (or 14,500 seated + standing).
Even if they played ten nights in a row there it would not be enough to satisfy demand.
More likely that there will be three nights at Croker like they did for the last tour.

Wrongway1985

lukin wrote: »

The Irish dates will obviously not be indoor as our largest indoor arena is the 3Arena and that only holds 9,500 all seated (or 14,500 seated + standing).
Even if they played ten nights in a row there it would not be enough to satisfy demand.
More likely that there will be three nights at Croker like they did for the last tour.

Nah it's indoors for sure Croker in November definitely not!

paulbok

Gonna be mid to end of November, a bit parky to be outdoors. Could be a heap of nights in the Point, 11 nights would be the same as 2 Croker gigs.

lukin

paulbok wrote: »

Gonna be mid to end of November, a bit parky to be outdoors. Could be a heap of nights in the Point, 11 nights would be the same as 2 Croker gigs.

The average attendance at the 3 Croker gigs in 2009 was about 81000. Total attendance was 243,198. That would be roughly equal to about five and a half 3Arena gigs for one Croker gig and 3 Croker gigs is equal to seventeen nights in the 3Arena (I am taking the 3Arena capacity as 14,500).
So it will almost certainly be Croker, probably in August as there are no gigs listed for then in the dates announced today. If you were a U2 fan in say Italy or Spain you would probably be a little annoyed that they are playing a lager venue just in Ireland (hence making it easier to get tickets) but U2 have always played more gigs in Ireland on any tour they do.

circular flexing

lukin wrote: »

The average attendance at the 3 Croker gigs in 2009 was about 81000. Total attendance was 243,198. That would be roughly equal to about five and a half 3Arena gigs for one Croker gig and 3 Croker gigs is equal to seventeen nights in the 3Arena (I am taking the 3Arena capacity as 14,500).
So it will almost certainly be Croker, probably in August as there are no gigs listed for then in the dates announced today. If you were a U2 fan in say Italy or Spain you would probably be a little annoyed that they are playing a lager venue just in Ireland (hence making it easier to get tickets) but U2 have always played more gigs in Ireland on any tour they do.

Croke Park would not have the capacity for 3 gigs in August.

lukin

circular flexing wrote: »

Croke Park would not have the capacity for 3 gigs in August.

Height of the GAA season I know but I can't see any other way they can do it unless they play The Phoenix Park or The Aviva but The Aviva would only take 50000 for one gig.

Mushy

lukin wrote: »

Height of the GAA season I know but I can't see any other way they can do it unless they play The Phoenix Park or The Aviva but The Aviva would only take 50000 for one gig.

they said they playing Dublin at the end of November. That means it won't be Croker!

lukin

Mushy wrote: »

they said they playing Dublin at the end of November. That means it won't be Croker!

I haven't seen any quotes from any member of U2 saying this. It seems to be just the person who wrote the article for the newspapers assuming this will be the case. U2 haven't played an indoor gig in Ireland since 1990.

johnpatrick81

http://www.u2.com/news/title/u2-innocence-experience-tour-2015

Special shows are being planned for Dublin for the end of next year to benefit the U2-initiated Music Generation project and details will follow once they are finalised.

Seems it's actually gonna be indoors in Ireland so! When was the last time that happened?!!

Ridiculous selling tickets for gigs (london) almost a year early. How is that even allowed? I see it more and more these days. Ticketmaster must be making a fortune on interest in the banks!

lukin

OK so it looks like it will not be outdoor. But I can see this becoming quite a controversial issue if they play the 3Arena. Demand will far exceed supply and U2 will be slaughtered over it.

cometogether

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

http://www.u2.com/news/title/u2-innocence-experience-tour-2015



Seems it's actually gonna be indoors in Ireland so! When was the last time that happened?!!

Ridiculous selling tickets for gigs (london) almost a year early. How is that even allowed? I see it more and more these days. Ticketmaster must be making a fortune on interest in the banks!

Why wouldn't it be allowed?

cometogether

lukin wrote: »

OK so it looks like it will not be outdoor. But I can see this becoming quite a controversial issue if they play the 3Arena. Demand will far exceed supply and U2 will be slaughtered over it.

Hardly! They'll almost certainly do the usual stadium tour in 2016 after the more 'intimate' gigs

MisterAnarchy

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

Ridiculous selling tickets for gigs (london) almost a year early. How is that even allowed? I see it more and more these days. Ticketmaster must be making a fortune on interest in the banks!

Its a complete mess of a tour announcement.
Last minute rush job ,presales start tomorrow ,ridiculous .

Ticket prices are very expensive ,the band have resorted to scalping.
Red zone beside stage in London is £220 ,cheap seats are £35 but they are crap locations,its £166 pounds for any sort of a decent view .
Floor standing is cheap but will be almost impossible to get.

lukin

cometogether wrote: »

Hardly! They'll almost certainly do the usual stadium tour in 2016 after the more 'intimate' gigs

As far as I know the tour announced today is the only tour they are doing in support of this album. I don't think they will play stadiums in 2016. That's what I think anyway. As the previous poster said it is a mess. Not announcing any Irish dates today was a bad PR move. Saying "they haven't been finalised yet" translates as "eh, we haven't worked that one out yet".

bonoman66

lukin wrote: »

OK so it looks like it will not be outdoor. But I can see this becoming quite a controversial issue if they play the 3Arena. Demand will far exceed supply and U2 will be slaughtered over it.

Here's hoping for 20 nights at the 3Arena so... :eek:

Just kidding but we just might get a ticket or two if they played somewhere between 5 to to 10 nights (I know that's even mental but as its possible some cities in the USA might get up to 8 dates if all the rumours/fourm chatter plays out correctly, then they might try something similar here)..

Last time I saw them indoor was 89 'at the Point'...sorry 3 Arena....:)

MisterAnarchy

bonoman66 wrote: »

Just kidding but we just might get a ticket or two if they played somewhere between 5 to to 10 nights (I know that's even mental but as its possible some cities in the USA might get up to 8 dates if all the rumours/fourm chatter plays out correctly, then they might try something similar here)..

There will be loads of other dates added at a later stage ,the initial announcement is to create hype and demand.

The boys primary motive is money ,they will play as much as they can .

SteM

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

Seems it's actually gonna be indoors in Ireland so! When was the last time that happened?!!

The Lovetown shows with BB King back in 1999 were in the Point.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vdCzIStGmg

The tickets went on sale only through the Point Depot IIRC. People queued up through the night to get them, the car park outside the Point became a shanty town for the night . Myself and some mates left school early, travelled into Dublin and joined the queue. We got tickets for the St. Stephen's Day gig at around 3am (they decided to start selling them early due to the crowd size) and we wandered around the city centre for the rest of the night until we could get a bus home. Walking up the quays from the Point at that hour of the morning with tickets felt dodgy, lots of touts around looking to buy them and offering silly money for the NYE tickets.

lukin

I'd be surprised if they played ten nights at the 3Arena. I remember back in 1992 when they played the indoor leg of the ZooTV tour they didn't play any Irish dates because The Point (as it was called then) was too small.
They were criticised for it but Bono said at the time they would have to play ten nights at The Point to satisfy demand and they didn't want to do that as then it becomes "like going to work".

johnpatrick81

cometogether wrote: »

Why wouldn't it be allowed?

I dunno, just doesn't sit right with me. A whole year? The 1D tickets announcement stinks of trying to jump in on xmas market. I think there should be a 6 month max limit between when the event is on and when the tickets go on sale.

bonoman66

SteM wrote: »

The Lovetown shows with BB King back in 1999 were in the Point.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vdCzIStGmg

The tickets went on sale only through the Point Depot IIRC. People queued up through the night to get them, the car park outside the Point became a shanty town for the night . Myself and some mates left school early, travelled into Dublin and joined the queue. We got tickets for the St. Stephen's Day gig at around 3am (they decided to start selling them early due to the crowd size) and we wandered around the city centre for the rest of the night until we could get a bus home. Walking up the quays from the Point at that hour of the morning with tickets felt dodgy, lots of touts around looking to buy them and offering silly money for the NYE tickets.

1989 - typo above..

legohouse

SteM wrote: »

The Lovetown shows with BB King back in 1999 were in the Point.



The tickets went on sale only through the Point Depot IIRC. People queued up through the night to get them, the car park outside the Point became a shanty town for the night . Myself and some mates left school early, travelled into Dublin and joined the queue. We got tickets for the St. Stephen's Day gig at around 3am (they decided to start selling them early due to the crowd size) and we wandered around the city centre for the rest of the night until we could get a bus home. Walking up the quays from the Point at that hour of the morning with tickets felt dodgy, lots of touts around looking to buy them and offering silly money for the NYE tickets.

I remember queing for these as well..
Was there all night but we managed to get tickets for thje NYE gig and the Stephens day gig...
we even brought a flask and all with us lol

Messi19

Taken from the Music Generation website:

It’s a Beautiful Day! Music Generation delighted to be associated with U2’s forthcoming tour.

04 December 2014
It's a beautiful day for all U2 fans and for all Music Generation partners and participants across the country. We are thrilled to be associated with the announcement of U2's first tour in a decade, which will include two Dublin dates.
The iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour will see U2 play 19 cities worldwide next year. Watch this space for more details!








Two Dublin dates? Yeah, and the rest!

RQ2013

Has anyone tried buying pre sale tickets for any of the foreign cities? Are they all sold out or are they easy to get? I'm in two minds whether to sign up and try get tickets. Could make a city break of it

johnpatrick81

I was tempted to sign up so I'd get access to the sale tomorrow, but think I'll just wait til the general sale and if I get some GA I'll work from there. It's so far away!!

Koptain Liverpool

lukin wrote: »

OK so it looks like it will not be outdoor. But I can see this becoming quite a controversial issue if they play the 3Arena. Demand will far exceed supply and U2 will be slaughtered over it.

Nonsense.

The fact is that most people would prefer indoor shows, outdoor shows are ****e in comparison. No not everybody will be able to get a ticket but many people will. Anyone who doesn´t will just have to wait until the next time.

It´s not that unusual for demand for concert tickets to exceed supply you know. There have been plenty of gigs I wanted to go to but didn´t get tickets and I´d rather have it that way than have every gig I go to be in a big field.

Wrongway1985

lukin wrote: »

The average attendance at the 3 Croker gigs in 2009 was about 81000. Total attendance was 243,198. That would be roughly equal to about five and a half 3Arena gigs for one Croker gig and 3 Croker gigs is equal to seventeen nights in the 3Arena (I am taking the 3Arena capacity as 14,500).
So it will almost certainly be Croker, probably in August as there are no gigs listed for then in the dates announced today. If you were a U2 fan in say Italy or Spain you would probably be a little annoyed that they are playing a lager venue just in Ireland (hence making it easier to get tickets) but U2 have always played more gigs in Ireland on any tour they do.

Absolute waffle last time out Italy got 5 dates including 2 San Siro gigs and Spain got 5 also including 3 at the Nou Camp.

Wrongway1985

Interesting....The O2 in London have made this a ticketless event e.g. Ticket buyer must produce confirmation of purchase, I.D. & Card used to buy Tickets and must be present to ensure he and potential party can gain entry.

Irish Aris

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Interesting....The O2 in London have made this a ticketless event e.g. Ticket buyer must produce confirmation of purchase, I.D. & Card used to buy Tickets and must be present to ensure he and potential party can gain entry.

Interesting indeed.
Reminds me when I bought tickets (on the presale) for the latest Buble gigs at the Point and I actually had to swipe my debit card in order to get in/get some kind of ticket in the venue.

An attempt to "hit" touts?

Wrongway1985

Irish Aris wrote: »

An attempt to "hit" touts?

Defo although I think it may only apply to standing tickets even still they would be the majority and most appealing.

Nunu

Messi19 wrote: »

U2's first tour in a decade

Eh?

Bit of an amateur press release.

Trippie

Just got 2 standing tickets for the first italian concert. 65 each, is reasonable enough I guess as I was expecting over 100

lukin

Koptain Liverpool wrote: »

Nonsense.

The fact is that most people would prefer indoor shows, outdoor shows are ****e in comparison. No not everybody will be able to get a ticket but many people will. Anyone who doesn´t will just have to wait until the next time.

Yeah but considering U2 only do a tour every five years then I don't think that will be much consolation to them.

Koptain Liverpool wrote: »

It´s not that unusual for demand for concert tickets to exceed supply you know. There have been plenty of gigs I wanted to go to but didn´t get tickets and I´d rather have it that way than have every gig I go to be in a big field.

True but U2 rarely let it happen for their Irish gigs. On the last two tours they played three nights at Croker so almost a quarter of a million people got to see them. Those that didn't get tickets were definitely in the minority. I don't agree that outdoor gigs are not as good. If you are committed enough you will get up near the front and have a good view. At Slane in 2001 I managed to get up to the edge of the front pit and I enjoyed it every bit as much as any indoor gig.

cathalj

Trippie wrote:

Just got 2 standing tickets for the first italian concert. 65 each, is reasonable enough I guess as I was expecting over 100

Got two seated for Berlin .... had two standing but couldn't complete purchase.. German ticketmaster was a f##king nightmare ! ........ September seems a long way off !

johnpatrick81

Did ye just sign up to U2.com to get access today? I was considering it, but $50 seems alot. Basically a $25 premium on top of each ticket you get pre-sale access to.

psychozeb

Got 2 standing tickets for Glasgow on the Saturday night,got them at 1 o'clock surprisingly. Will try for Friday night tickets again.

MisterAnarchy

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

Did ye just sign up to U2.com to get access today? I was considering it, but $50 seems alot. Basically a $25 premium on top of each ticket you get pre-sale access to.

Its worth it if you want to get standing tickets .
They are only around 70 euro plus 20 extra for the subscription.

Standing is the best ticket in the house in my opinion ,especially indoors.
I'd never sit at a gig again ,its ludicrous that the best seats cost 3 times standing.

GA/standing tickets will be like gold dust in the general sale.

lambayire

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Interesting....The O2 in London have made this a ticketless event e.g. Ticket buyer must produce confirmation of purchase, I.D. & Card used to buy Tickets and must be present to ensure he and potential party can gain entry.

Robbie Williams did the same thing for that "freebie" charity gig at the Dublin O2 back in 2012. It was a brilliant system and it worked a treat. It obviously took a few minutes extra to get in but there wasn't a tout in sight.

Here's hoping U2 do that for the Dublin shows.

kennyu272

I got two standing tickets for the first Amsterdam gig.Going to try for one of the London shows in the general sale on Monday.I still have my own presale code which i'm going to use for Dublin when its announced.

cathalj

kennyu272 wrote:

I got two standing tickets for the first Amsterdam gig.Going to try for one of the London shows in the general sale on Monday.I still have my own presale code which i'm going to use for Dublin when its announced.

Nice one,..... how'd you get two codes ?

johnpatrick81

Not sure if it has been discussed, but the setup according to the ticketing layouts in all the arenas so far relies on the in the round setup, with a stage at either end, and a long walkway going the length of the arena (apparently with a big video wall all the way above the stage). This would rule the 3Arena out of the equation would it not?

johnpatrick81

Although I've just seen a seating chart for the Amsterdam gig and that appears to be similar to the 3Arena with only 3 tiers of seating. So maybe it is just a single stage with a long walkway (which still might be a problem in the 3Arena).

kennyu272

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

Not sure if it has been discussed, but the setup according to the ticketing layouts in all the arenas so far relies on the in the round setup, with a stage at either end, and a long walkway going the length of the arena (apparently with a big video wall all the way above the stage). This would rule the 3Arena out of the equation would it not?

The Hydro in Glasgow is very similar to the 3Arena so I doubt it would be a problem.

kennyu272

cathalj wrote: »

Nice one,..... how'd you get two codes ?

A friend used his code for Amsterdam so I can save my one for Dublin.

johnpatrick81

Struck out on ALL European dates for GA.

Guess I'm gonna have to stump up for pre-sale for the Dublin gigs:mad:

Good lower tier seats for the O2 in London are £180 up FACE VALUE!:eek:

cathalj

kennyu272 wrote:

A friend used his code for Amsterdam so I can save my one for Dublin.

I'm tempted to sign the wife up to get another code for the Dublin gigs.... even with the presale I reckon demand will be mental..... the idea of not seeing them here (I've seen every tour since 1985) doesn't bear thinking about!