U2 Joshua Tree Tour 2017 / 2019 **No Ticket Sales**

UsedToWait wrote: »

Forget about the pit Severiano, how was the concert?!

It was epic. Screen was just WOW. The films were amazing. Proper HD. Sound fantastic. The production of the whole lot was really really well done.

I remember after Zoo or the Popmart Larry was asked what his ideal gig would be and he said to strip it all down and just play on the back of a lorry. Well this is as close as they have ever got. There is no show like there was with the IE screen etc. no Claw, no giant props to jump out of, no cars hanging from the roof & no alter egos. It was just 4 lads playing in front of a big tele. Obviously the tele is the prop and the show, but other than that, it is simply just a couple of hours of really fantastic ceol.

Can't wait for Croker now

I would imagine all tickets have been released at this stage. It's a one night stand only

PTH2009 wrote: »

Been too Croke Park many times but always drove there and can barely remember walking from o Connell street too there for Bruce Springsteen last year lol. Should be fine I'll prob see groups of people with u2 shirts walking there and the place is so big it's hard too miss

Found a walking map on the Croke Park website

I was at Springsteen too. There will be thousands walking down and even more walking back to town together.

PTH2009 wrote: »

Convinced myself too get the 11am train up from Waterford next Saturday

So from Heuston Station whats the most convenient Luas stop too get off too walk too the Hogan stand side ???

Prob look too grab food and catch the hurling at 3pm. I imagine pubs/hotels around the stadium will be choc a block ???

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:P

Might go to Murrays myself. Up the Banner!

London last Sunday

Having a beer in the garden this evening, reminiscing of last Sunday. The beer came in these, £2 deposit and you had to keep bringing it back to be refilled. Get your money back at the end of the night, of course you could keep it as a souvenir. Saw a bloke at the end of the night, must have gathered about 20 of them on the pitch. I wonder will we see them in Croker.

Totally agree on the collectible cups. Great idea all round. I came home with two from Twickenham and found another couple left in our hotel lobby too.

Great gig and I thought the band was were in great form. Larry especially was an absolute monster. I thought he had lost some of his force in recent years but not a bit of it.

The crowd was good at the gig but it was weird before and after. Maybe it was whatever way we went to the stadium but there was no real buzz. Even afterwards, everyone just walked quietly back down the road. I guess it was just another gig for London whereas this weekend it will be the main event in Dublin and every pub will be blasting out U2 music.
Definitely an older and more well-heeled audience than in Dublin too, which was also weird. Not many band t-shirts around and (thankfully!) not a pink cowboy hat in sight...! But they got into it from the start and it was a really good atmosphere in a great stadium (much like Croker if they continued the stands on around where the Hill is).
I think the opening four or five song set really helps get the audience totally on board from the start and I thought it was a great set list. The encore section was fantastic too.

Roll on Saturday...!