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

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  • #3852
    MisterAnarchy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,233 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    Andres Brave Ping-pong wrote: »
    True though is it not?

    There is a theme on Achtung Baby and there is a theme on SOI.

    Achtung Baby is a masterpiece ,U2's best album ,not a weak song on it .
    SOI is vastly inferior.

    I will wait until I hear the album in full a number of times before making up my mind,I dont trust any magazine reviews ,too many of them are paid off.


  • #3853
    jsms88
    Closed Accounts Posts: 238 ✭✭jsms88


    Is it time to make a new thread? Nobody here is discussing the Joshua Tree tour anymore... :-\


  • #3854
    q2xv9rjei4awgb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 823 ✭✭✭q2xv9rjei4awgb


    MisterAnarchy wrote: »
    Achtung Baby is a masterpiece ,U2's best album ,not a weak song on it .
    SOI is vastly inferior.

    I will wait until I hear the album in full a number of times before making up my mind,I dont trust any magazine reviews ,too many of them are paid off.

    That's all well and good but, where did I say SOI was as good as Achtung Baby?

    All I said was that both have a theme throughout the album. Is that not true?


  • #3855
    Wheety
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,512 ✭✭✭Wheety


    is it too late to renew membership for the European presales?


  • #3856
    Redo91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,870 ✭✭✭Redo91


    Wheety wrote: »
    is it too late to renew membership for the European presales?

    I doubt it going by the JT Tour. I subscribed just before the pre-sale.

    Worth noting that on the day of the pre-sale you could actually subscribe while purchasing the tickets so technically there was no need to subscribe in advance at all.


  • #3857
    MisterAnarchy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,233 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    They have abandoned the Verified Fan nonsense in the US and put most of the dates on general sale.
    No surprise that only one venue ,Montreal has sold out (it wasnt played on the Joshua Tree tour) as the ticket prices are extortion .
    The band are getting alot of heat on social media and fan forums about the ticket prices and general ticket buying experience and rightly so ,it has been a colossal cock up.

    They better take heed and lower the prices for us over here .


  • #3858
    q2xv9rjei4awgb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 823 ✭✭✭q2xv9rjei4awgb


    MisterAnarchy wrote: »
    They have abandoned the Verified Fan nonsense in the US and put most of the dates on general sale.
    No surprise that only one venue ,Montreal has sold out (it wasnt played on the Joshua Tree tour) as the ticket prices are extortion .
    The band are getting alot of heat on social media and fan forums about the ticket prices and general ticket buying experience and rightly so ,it has been a colossal cock up.

    They better take heed and lower the prices for us over here .

    Ticketmaster are reselling tickets for $838 :eek::eek::eek::eek:


  • #3859
    MisterAnarchy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,233 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    Andres Brave Ping-pong wrote: »
    Ticketmaster are reselling tickets for $838 :eek::eek::eek::eek:

    It was 370 dollars face value for nosebleed seats!


  • #3860
    q2xv9rjei4awgb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 823 ✭✭✭q2xv9rjei4awgb


    MisterAnarchy wrote: »
    It was 370 dollars face value for nosebleed seats!

    I had tickets for 46 dollars yesterday. Decided against it.

    They're (Ticketmaster) reselling those for $127 and the 370 dollar ones are now going for between 600 and 800 :eek:


  • #3861
    innuendo141
    Registered Users Posts: 1,039 ✭✭✭innuendo141


    MisterAnarchy wrote: »
    They have abandoned the Verified Fan nonsense in the US and put most of the dates on general sale.
    No surprise that only one venue ,Montreal has sold out (it wasnt played on the Joshua Tree tour) as the ticket prices are extortion .
    The band are getting alot of heat on social media and fan forums about the ticket prices and general ticket buying experience and rightly so ,it has been a colossal cock up.

    They better take heed and lower the prices for us over here .

    Considering the current "oh, tax evaders/U2 are so lame/Bono you hypocrite" mob opinion that a lot seem to have, monstrous ticket prices would only result in The Journal.ie comments section to "break the internet"


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  • #3862
    johnpatrick81
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,752 ✭✭✭johnpatrick81


    In fairness their GA tickets here are always cheaper than most comparative bands. However the seating is definitely getting very expensive.


  • #3863
    Scorpion Sting
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,164 ✭✭✭✭Scorpion Sting


    jsms88 wrote: »
    Is it time to make a new thread? Nobody here is discussing the Joshua Tree tour anymore... :-\

    Yep indeed it is.

    New thread here.


  • #3864
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,880 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Looks like the tour may return for 2019 down under

    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxh8_MGFU9C/?igshid=24a5stiezns


  • #3865
    fafy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,289 ✭✭✭fafy


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    Looks like the tour may return for 2019 down under

    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxh8_MGFU9C/?igshid=24a5stiezns

    2019 Joshua Tree Tour- being announced shortly:

    Expected dates of gigs are early to mid November/December this year.

    Expected cities are here, mostly two gigs per city, depends on demand.
    Hardly a surprise seeing as they have not played Australia/New Zealand since 2010, & last Japan gig was 2006

    New Zealand first- Auckland only

    Australia-Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney & Perth

    Singapore

    Japan- Tokyo only

    South Korea - Seoul only


  • #3866
    fafy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,289 ✭✭✭fafy


    Tour now announced, more dates to be added:
    https://www.u2.com/news/title/the-joshua-tree-tour-2019-

    Scooe for Extra nights to be added if first night sell out.


    Singapore will get at least one gig, but not announced yet, as Perth sales, will determine if they play 2 nights there, and if they do, that impacts the first night in Singapore.

    I’d say its been called JT, as that will make sure of strong sales, should sell very well.


  • #3867
    Graham1978
    Registered Users Posts: 211 ✭✭Graham1978


    fafy wrote: »
    Tour now announced, more dates to be added:
    https://www.u2.com/news/title/the-joshua-tree-tour-2019-

    Scooe for Extra nights to be added if first night sell out.


    Singapore will get at least one gig, but not announced yet, as Perth sales, will determine if they play 2 nights there, and if they do, that impacts the first night in Singapore.

    I’d say its been called JT, as that will make sure of strong sales, should sell very well.

    Delighted to see they haven’t called a t a day just yet 😊


  • #3868
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,880 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Tour returning this week with shows down under, Japan, South Korea, Singapore,Philippines and India

    Aukland on the 8th Nov with the tour ending in Mumbai on the 15th Dec

    I wonder will they change the setlist and have some SOE songs in it

    Deff one of the best setlists and stages from u2 I saw live


  • #3869
    SoundOfSilence
    Registered Users Posts: 392 ✭✭SoundOfSilence


    **Awaits Pearl Jam thread bump**


  • #3870
    MisterAnarchy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,233 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    Ticket sales for the Australian and New Zealand gigs are pretty terrible.
    The second night in Auckland will be a ghost town ,they've sold less than 30% of the seats .
    In Adelaide they have moved the stage up the pitch to shorten the standing area and closed sections of seats .
    The initial ticket prices were outrageous ,they have slashed prices in alot of venues to shift seats ,some seats that were 362 AUD are now 66 AUD.
    The band obviously havent learnt their lesson from the previous US leg of the tour .

    The locals are not happy with the self appointed lunatics giving out line numbers ,they started their bull**** queue on Sunday ,5 days before the concerts.


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  • #3871
    Stacksey
    Registered Users Posts: 498 ✭✭Stacksey


    My favourite ever u2 moment from Sydney, amazing

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SytBl1YSjg


  • #3872
    fafy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,289 ✭✭✭fafy


    MisterAnarchy wrote: »
    Ticket sales for the Australian and New Zealand gigs are pretty terrible.
    The second night in Auckland will be a ghost town ,they've sold less than 30% of the seats .
    In Adelaide they have moved the stage up the pitch to shorten the standing area and closed sections of seats .
    The initial ticket prices were outrageous ,they have slashed prices in alot of venues to shift seats ,some seats that were 362 AUD are now 66 AUD.
    The band obviously havent learnt their lesson from the previous US leg of the tour .

    The locals are not happy with the self appointed lunatics giving out line numbers ,they started their bull**** queue on Sunday ,5 days before the concerts.

    Saw the Adelaide stage move:
    https://mobile.twitter.com/U2start/status/1191463798839791616?s=19

    On the other hand, 5 of the 15 gigs on the tour, are all sold out, so its not all bad news. Auckland night 2 seems to be the worst sales.

    When bands play “large scale“ over that side of the world, its not that relevant that gigs sell out, but they pay the overheads. Many of the Stadiums are quite large capacities as they are cricket grounds. The distances between gigs are also logistically challenging, which places restrictions that don’t happen in Europe or the U.S.
    Sydney to Perth for example is 4,000 kms distance, a little shorter than New York to San Francisco.


  • #3873
    MisterAnarchy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,233 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    Have to say Larry looks way better with the longer hair

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  • #3874
    Wooderson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,139 ✭✭✭Wooderson


    fafy wrote: »
    Saw the Adelaide stage move:
    https://mobile.twitter.com/U2start/status/1191463798839791616?s=19

    Smaller show, better gig.


  • #3875
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,880 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Seems they've added a few of the newer songs to the post Joshua Tree part of the show


  • #3876
    The Nal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,012 ✭✭✭✭The Nal




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  • #3877
    EverythingGood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,003 ✭✭✭EverythingGood


    Just signed into U2.com to renew my sub, which is due to end 31 Jan, to notice that they have extended it to 29 Feb - anyone else get a "free" month? If I wait to renew for a new month, I presume my membership will remain at its current status


  • #3878
    lazer.blue
    Registered Users Posts: 203 ✭✭lazer.blue


    EverythingGood wrote: »
    Just signed into U2.com to renew my sub, which is due to end 31 Jan, to notice that they have extended it to 29 Feb - anyone else get a "free" month? If I wait to renew for a new month, I presume my membership will remain at its current status

    They were due to make an announcement about the new subscriber gift this week so it looks like they have extended memberships to allow more time for it.


  • #3879
    kennyu272
    Registered Users Posts: 199 ✭✭kennyu272


    lazer.blue wrote: »
    They were due to make an announcement about the new subscriber gift this week so it looks like they have extended memberships to allow more time for it.

    The new subscriber gift is the DVD of the final E&I show in Berlin.

    https://www.u2.com/news/title/experience--innocence--live-in-berlin


  • #3880
    scruff monkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,319 ✭✭✭scruff monkey
    Snarky Snark Snark


    kennyu272 wrote: »
    The new subscriber gift is the DVD of the final E&I show in Berlin.

    https://www.u2.com/news/title/experience--innocence--live-in-berlin

    Nice. Shame it’s not hd but still... nice
    Happier I renewed now.


  • #3881
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,880 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Left my sub lapse

    Will this be released publicly and on blu ray

    Dvd is so 2003


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  • #3882
    bonoman66
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 618 ✭✭✭bonoman66


    A little revisit to July 2017 from Croker.

    Hopefully people will enjoy the audio upgrade.



  • #3883
    MisterAnarchy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,233 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    Left my sub lapse

    Will this be released publicly and on blu ray

    Dvd is so 2003

    Its being released in 4k and 5.1 surround sound later this month ,for U2 subscribers
    https://www.u2.com/news/title/streaming-for-subscribers


  • #3884
    innuendo141
    Registered Users Posts: 1,039 ✭✭✭innuendo141


    MisterAnarchy wrote: »
    Its being released in 4k and 5.1 surround sound later this month ,for U2 subscribers
    https://www.u2.com/news/title/streaming-for-subscribers

    Hadn't seen this, cheers. I splashed out on the sub for this DVD anyway. The tour left a massive impression on me, and in the end it was only 30 odd euro anyway.


  • #3885
    MisterAnarchy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,233 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    https://twitter.com/i/status/1240024301652398082


  • #3886
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,880 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    MisterAnarchy wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/i/status/1240024301652398082

    Hes on holidays anyway

    Anyone knw is the E&I show been released on DVD outside of the fan club subs ?


  • #3887
    RolandGoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 716 ✭✭✭RolandGoose


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    Hes on holidays anyway

    Anyone knw is the E&I show been released on DVD outside of the fan club subs ?

    That's the view from his home in Kiliney, Dublin.

    The E&I DVD is been touted as a fan club exclusive. It may get a general release down the road tho.

    This stripped back style sounds great. I hope they do more of this type of thing!


  • #3888
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,880 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Showed which looked like Pro shot footage from the 2017 Croke Park show on the news just there

    Be nice to get if they ever release it


  • #3889
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,880 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    A tour celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Achtung Baby in 2021 similar to the JT revisited tour

    Is it realistic or could you say the E&I tour was kind of it with some of the material that was played


  • #3890
    tritriagain
    Registered Users Posts: 1,175 ✭✭✭tritriagain


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    A tour celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Achtung Baby in 2021 similar to the JT revisited tour

    Is it realistic or could you say the E&I tour was kind of it with some of the material that was played

    Can't see it . Even if they were thinking of it I'd say covid has put a stop to it especially the way the US is. These yours take a lot of advance planning I'd imagine


  • #3891
    innuendo141
    Registered Users Posts: 1,039 ✭✭✭innuendo141


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    A tour celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Achtung Baby in 2021 similar to the JT revisited tour

    Is it realistic or could you say the E&I tour was kind of it with some of the material that was played

    The "Zoo" section of the e&i Tour was an absolute blast and the highlight of the shows I saw. I'm hoping there is some sort of version of a Zoo anniversary, but surely U2 fatigue is a risk at this stage what with all the shows and tours.


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  • #3892
    fafy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,289 ✭✭✭fafy


    They have overtoured, and need a long, long break.

    Adam interviewed in Rolling Stone the other day, saying a Zoo TV Tour remained a possibility, but i can ‘t see them playing live again until 2022.

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/adam-clayton-quarantine-life-u2s-siriusxm-channel-future-plans-1022148/


  • #3893
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,880 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    The wallet hurts when they play live


  • #3894
    MisterAnarchy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,233 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    fafy wrote: »
    They have overtoured, and need a long, long break.

    Adam interviewed in Rolling Stone the other day, saying a Zoo TV Tour remained a possibility, but i can ‘t see them playing live again until 2022.

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/adam-clayton-quarantine-life-u2s-siriusxm-channel-future-plans-1022148/

    They havent over toured Europe ,quite the opposite I'd say.
    They have completely over toured the US though .

    The 12 year contract with LiveNation expired in April so the band arent under any pressure to tour .
    That contract was the reason for the Joshua Tree tour ,Livenation demanded the band do another tour to fill their coffers.

    With Covid-19 about ,alot of the big acts will take a break until 2022.
    I'd like to see the band move away from Livenation and get rid of that snake oil salesman Guy Oseary that they have as manager.
    Money talks though .

    Incidentally Zooropa was released this day 27 years ago .


  • #3895
    daithi7
    Registered Users Posts: 1,302 ✭✭✭daithi7


    MisterAnarchy wrote: »
    Incidentally Zooropa was released this day 27 years ago .

    One of the weakest U2 albums imho.... some serious gash on it!!


  • #3896
    The Nal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,012 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    daithi7 wrote: »
    One of the weakest U2 albums imho.... some serious gash on it!!

    One of my favourites! One or two weaker tunes alright but some bangers on there. Pop aside, its better than anything they've released since.


  • #3897
    RolandGoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 716 ✭✭✭RolandGoose


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    A tour celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Achtung Baby in 2021 similar to the JT revisited tour

    Is it realistic or could you say the E&I tour was kind of it with some of the material that was played

    I'd welcome an Achtung Baby anniversary tour with open arms!

    Unlikely tho as Adam referred to it as "Another Nostalgia Tour", reading between the lines, but that didn't sound too positive. They done there best to keep away from that nostalgia territory with the Joshua Tree tour, especially Bono.

    More interesting is Adam saying they got a new album together and were finishing it before lockdown. Very interesting, I guess once they rested up after E&I, they hit the studio. Great news!


  • #3898
    JoeExotic81
    Registered Users Posts: 340 ✭✭JoeExotic81


    I'd very much welcome a new, scaled down version of U2, now that they are free from live nation's money vomiting contract.

    I was surprised by the energy of them and the buzz from the e+I shows however. The I+e and jt30 shows left me somewhat cold. Great in the moment, but not seismic the way a U2 show was prior to the 360 tour.

    No more greatest hits tours though please. I'd rather them wait and try and see if they've anything left creatively, and build the tour around that.

    I had a feeling after the live BBC show in the songs of experience promotion tour that it'd be epic to see them tour with an orchestra. It would embrace the idea of growing old gracefully. Twined with the best of their acoustic work. But like I said, the energy of e+I surprised me. Just a lot of the content seemed tired.


  • #3899
    Seve OB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,064 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    daithi7 wrote: »
    One of the weakest U2 albums imho.... some serious gash on it!!

    Blasphemy


  • #3900
    MisterAnarchy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,233 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    RolandGoose wrote: »
    I'd welcome an Achtung Baby anniversary tour with open arms!

    Zoo TV would be hard to beat ,I still rate it as their most impressive tour visually .
    The outside leg was groundbreaking for the time ,introducing the B stage to the industry among other things.
    The topics the tour introduced are more relevant that ever today .

    Edge said this last week
    At some point, I’d love to do something again with the Zoo TV idea. It’s weird how it’s come around. It was very prescient. We had no ideas at the time that the world was going to become…that was all about cable news and that overload. Now look where we are. It’s like times a thousand. It’s like Moore’s Law as applied to data. But not the quality, unfortunately, that’s the thing that is really shocking. There’s really little quality information out there. So much of it is corrupted.


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  • #3901
    fafy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,289 ✭✭✭fafy


    MisterAnarchy wrote: »
    They havent over toured Europe ,quite the opposite I'd say.
    They have completely over toured the US though .

    Agreed, way Over toured in US

    But even in Europe, From 2015 to 2018, they played 85 gigs in Europe, across 3 tours, including 9 gigs in Dublin. There are very few acts, if any, have played that many Arena/stadium sized gigs in that 3 year period across Europe.


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