lukin wrote: » Yeah they are leaving it late alright. If the rumours of a run of December gigs are to be believed then there are very few free slots left to accommodate it. The 1st,4th,5th,6th,11th,15th,16th,17th,18th and 19th December are all taken (http://3arena.ie/all-shows).
PTH2009 wrote: » if they dont announce anything by the end of september. than there will be no 2015 irish gig
lukin wrote: » Croke Park or Slane is a non-starter anyway. 3Arena seems the most likely option.They played eight nights at Madison Square Gardens recently. It would take a similar number of gigs at the 3Arena to satisfy demand for here.
PTH2009 wrote: » Id imagine flights over to london for the o2 gig would be very expensive due to the rugby world cup Hopefully they announce something for Ireland before the end of the year. Croke park, 3arena, Slane wherever 3 night run in the 3arena will sell out in seconds
Mushy wrote: » You'd be surprised, there are so many flights to London that they aren't the worst. Unless its a day either side/day off an Ireland match.
The Nal wrote: » Yeah see thats a load of nonsense from Bono. People have paid to see a gig.
johnpatrick81 wrote: » The Blackberry stuff etc is sickening, but unfortunately it's par for the course with Bono and his humanitarian work. He got booed at a show recently for thanking loads of sponsors like Bank of America etc, and acknowledged the anger in the crowd saying it was fine to boo him, but the people benefiting from the money didn't care where it came from.
The Nal wrote: » Because they're clearly capable of producing better music. But instead they compromise and play the game so they don't scare anyone off. Its all lovely and nice and easy to listen to. Lots of talk about highest grossing tours, reacting to the critics regarding their last album. U2 Inc. is very appropriate. The band is no different now to a TV show or a clothing line. Its so over considered. I remember Bono thanking Blackberry from the stage in Croker and turning to my mate and saying "what the fcuk have we paid money to see here? A gig or some music driven corporate event". If it was free then fair enough. But to actually have paid good money for it.....
tritriagain wrote: » i dont understand why people feel the need to continually knock u2 .
weadick wrote: » I'd actually love to have seen a proper 360 show, I only saw the Croke Park one. I've heard that, although it looked gimmickey, the 'claw' was great in the right arena, that it was the mediocre new songs that really let the show down?
The Nal wrote: » As am I. Such a great album. Bold, brave, experimental and they were rushed to finish it (like Zooropa) which meant they didn't have time to suck the life out of it like they did with every album from that point onwards. Shame they don't throw caution to the wind like that anymore. Adams contribution on Pop is massive and crucial. Also a big shame they chickened out of releasing Songs of Ascent in favour of the Apple circle jerk/Kings of Leon/Keane/Killers pastiche album. Without being too harsh, it appears they're totally preoccupied with critics, fans, stadium shows and business. The music is secondary. A bands music should be uncompromising. Otherwise they may as well just work for Apple or Blackberry and make music on the side. Which is sort of what they do now anyway. I have absolutely no interest in seeing them live these days.
weadick wrote: » Listening to Pop again lately...most of the songs stand up really well. Hard to believe its nearly 20 years old!
weadick wrote: » Vertigo to me seemed like a bit of a rehash of Elevation but with a bigger stage design, it was the first tour in a while where they didn't really attempt anything new. I'd actually love to have seen a proper 360 show, I only saw the Croke Park one. I've heard that, although it looked gimmickey, the 'claw' was great in the right arena, that it was the mediocre new songs that really let the show down? I'll never understand why when No Line was supposedly a concept album they decided to promote and tour the hell out of it. I might have worked as a Zooropa/Passengers style record but there was no way those songs should ever have been pushed as much as they were. Listening to Pop again lately...most of the songs stand up really well. Hard to believe its nearly 20 years old!
MisterAnarchy wrote: » Thats true ,alot of people didnt like the change of direction the band made with Achtung Baby and more so Zooropa. They used to open the Zoo tv concerts with 6 straight songs off Achtung Baby. I've seen every tour since 1990 live ,most multiple times ,and Zoo tv was amazing ,absolutely groundbreaking for its time. Hair on the back of the neck stuff. All the tours have been good though ,from the stripped down indoor Elevation tour to Vertigo,Popmart and 360 tour. The impact of the newer tours is not as great though as there are so many spoiler videos on the internet,in some cases people are filming whole gigs in HD ,its a bit crazy. I was really looking forward to seeing the band indoors again this tour,as its a much better experience , but it looks increasingly likely that we will be shafted re the Dublin gigs. Its been a right mess from the band . If they had just been honest from the start and said that they wouldn't be playing the point then people could plan foreign trips like I have done in the past.
Vunderground wrote: » It was cool to like U2? Missed that ...must have gone to the bathroom!
Vunderground wrote: It was cool to like U2? Missed that ...must have gone to the bathroom!
RolandGoose wrote: » U2 have sold out every date on their world tour except the last gig in London. They are playing multiple night in the biggest arenas. As much as it has become cool to not like U2, their popularity is in no danger IMO. They would sell out a run of concerts in Dublin in a matter of seconds! The setlist on this tour would be recognisably to almost everyone in attendance I would have thought, It is mostly the greatest hits mixed with nearly all of the new album. There is usually one or two rare-ish choices. As stated earlier in 1992 /1993 U2 were a different animal, Achtung Baby was the new album which is their very best imo, perfect from start to finish, with the exception of "tryin' to throw you're arms around the world", and this was off the back of The Joshua Tree! They were on an all time high musically and creatively! Having said all that, I think the current setlist looks great! No doubt things will be shaken up for Europe, which will add a few surprises!
adrian522 wrote: » I seem to remember U2 getting a fair amount of criticism at the time for what was deemed as them abandoning their back catalog and playing too much "new" stuff. A lot off auchtung baby, zooropa. Now seen as their best stuff, but wasn't universally liked at the time among their fanbase at least not initially.
How many people on here saw ZooTV and was it as amazing as it looks on the Sydney video? This tour looks about as close as they have come to matching ZooTV for innovation at least.
flasher0030 wrote: » That's not true. When Achtung baby was released, it was immediately heralded as a masterpiece. Read this for all the accolades that it received. Number 1s, awards etc.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achtung_Babyheralded For live shows, they had the perfect mix of songs:- brilliant songs from Achtung Baby/Zooropa, but enough room from the classics from previous albums. The issue that I was saying is that the new albums don't have that excitement to them, but they still have to play 7/8 songs of it. But then they play the usual, what I would call kinda boring songs now, like Elevation, Vertigo, Beautiful Day, City of Blinding Light. If what you are trying to say is that in 20 years time when U2 are still playing live (after they trot down to Welfare office to draw the pension), that people will look back and say that they have abandoned songs from No Line on the Horizon, or Songs of Innocence, then I don't that will be the case.
