For me after seeing many many (Who, Stones, Springsteen, Floyd, Mettalica etc) tours all of U2's the 360 tour was by far the best. Two on the floor/infield front row outer ring. However the best was in the stands lower level where one could take in the true concept of the 360 claw, it was awesome.
I really wanted to love the 360 show but it bored me to tears. I found it really choreographed and a bit dull. But I was right up near the stage and I heard from friends who had seats farther back that it was better to be farther away than closer to be able to take in the whole spectacle. My favourite tours so far are Joshua Tree, ATYCLB, Vertigo and Popmart. Im excited about the new tour. Going to both shows in Vancouver. 1 night on the floor and the next in rafters.
Been a U2 fan since 87 and never missed a tour. Ticket prices are obscene for this tour. $312 for upper level seats at MSG! No thanks, for $75 or so PJ plays for 3+ hours and wipes the floor with U2.
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Great NYTimes article on the band's upcoming tour starting May 14th in Vancouver.
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They better come down here to Florida, the 360 Tour in Miami was sold out and best one of the three I saw.
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*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
what a great article. thanks for posting this here's what perked my interest. this tour is going to be awesome.
The initial idea was to work up two entirely different concerts, but U2 worried about leaving out staples or having fans think they’d gotten the second-best show. As of last week, it planned instead to have a relatively fixed first half and a varying second one — separated, for the first time on a U2 tour, by an intermission. The band is also planning to work the entire room. Running nearly the length of the coliseum floor was U2’s triple platform: a large rectangular stage (a strip of which could light up as “I” for Innocence), a smaller round stage (“e” for experience) and, between them, a walkway that’s wide enough to become a third stage, sometimes sandwiched between LED video screens.
The tour’s most striking innovation isn’t immediately obvious. U2 has moved its sound system to arena ceilings: an oval of 12 speaker arrays that sends the music downward evenly everywhere in the arena. When I walked all around the coliseum as the band played, the music was uniformly transparent and strong, the volume constant from front to back. “If you’re trying to blast sound the length of the venue from the stage, the venue sometimes wins and you get mud,” the Edge said. “With this, you don’t have to have it so loud — you’re getting good quality sound from something that’s much closer to you than normal.”
The band calls the walkway the divider stage because that’s what it does midway through the concert — turning into a barrier that separates the audience completely.
I wish the band would just stripp it down to them on a conventional stage , I know this will be a great tour but to me big production shows aren't my cup of tea I'm going to have to scalp at MSG for one of the shows ...
*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
Saw some vids of Vancouver. Looked very cool. Setlist not very different then normal, but let's see. Hope they will do other setlists every day, same as PJ.
I am not seeing them. $300+ for a 100 level seat?? Fuck you U2. Outrageous. I did have 2 cheaper GA tix in my cart, but Ticketmaster had an error and i lost them. Oh well. Still haven't been and be to see U2, and at those prices perhaps I never will. I wouldn't spend more than maybe $90 to see them.
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With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
Did you check stunhub? For Boston shows, upper deck seats are going for $35 each and GA floors aren't even sold out
That is very nice for Boston! Both Vancouver shows sold out in minutes. I wasn't checking for last minute deals though. Obviously did not see them, which i guess is just as well, since I am sick.... that might have been my last chance though. Maybe I should have made it happen.
Still... U2 shouldn't be pricing their tix like that. It's just wrong IMO. I wish people would stop paying for them. It would be so easy to lower dumb concert ticket prices, if only people were able to cooperate with each other en masse. Sigh.
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With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
Their tickets are expensive, but they sell so one can't fault them for their pricing structure. If they sell the tickets for 100... the scalpers sell them for 300. Why should the scalpers reap the available profit? It's not 'wrong'... they're on point.
The show last night was awesome. I've seen them three times and this one was my favourite show. You should have gone. You would have liked it.
I went to both shows in Vancouver and last night, show #2, was everything you want and expect from a U2 show. It was incredible. I always wish they had a more varied set list but it didn't really matter. They sounded amazing and I had a great time. What a show.
I went to both shows in Vancouver and last night, show #2, was everything you want and expect from a U2 show. It was incredible. I always wish they had a more varied set list but it didn't really matter. They sounded amazing and I had a great time. What a show.
Yep. I am going to see them twice, Netherlands and Belgium. I sure hope they will have some variation between those shows. Bono said at the start that the two days would be TOTALLY different, that isn't the case. They still pull off a great show though.
Their tickets are expensive, but they sell so one can't fault them for their pricing structure. If they sell the tickets for 100... the scalpers sell them for 300. Why should the scalpers reap the available profit? It's not 'wrong'... they're on point.
The show last night was awesome. I've seen them three times and this one was my favourite show. You should have gone. You would have liked it.
I'm sick. In wouodn't have enjoyed anything last night. I am also broke. :( I am sad i didn't get to go, but it wasn't really an option.
I disagree that bands should make their tickets outrageously expensive just because the scalpers will. I think that's flawed logic.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
Their tickets are expensive, but they sell so one can't fault them for their pricing structure. If they sell the tickets for 100... the scalpers sell them for 300. Why should the scalpers reap the available profit? It's not 'wrong'... they're on point.
The show last night was awesome. I've seen them three times and this one was my favourite show. You should have gone. You would have liked it.
I'm sick. In wouodn't have enjoyed anything last night. I am also broke. :( I am sad i didn't get to go, but it wasn't really an option.
I disagree that bands should make their tickets outrageously expensive just because the scalpers will. I think that's flawed logic.
The logic is really simple: they set a price that has no problem selling. The tickets are obviously not overpriced or the shows would have had empty seats (I didn't see one).
I can think of countless professions that gouge consumers- many are necessary forcing one to spend the cash. U2 set their prices and they sold out. How can you complain about that? When you are the largest act from the last three decades, you should charge more than the typical band for your shows- especially when they deliver ass they do.
The show was bloody awesome. I've spent 275 in way worse ways than watching U2 after a six year hiatus.
Their tickets are expensive, but they sell so one can't fault them for their pricing structure. If they sell the tickets for 100... the scalpers sell them for 300. Why should the scalpers reap the available profit? It's not 'wrong'... they're on point.
The show last night was awesome. I've seen them three times and this one was my favourite show. You should have gone. You would have liked it.
I'm sick. In wouodn't have enjoyed anything last night. I am also broke. :( I am sad i didn't get to go, but it wasn't really an option.
I disagree that bands should make their tickets outrageously expensive just because the scalpers will. I think that's flawed logic.
The logic is really simple: they set a price that has no problem selling. The tickets are obviously not overpriced or the shows would have had empty seats (I didn't see one).
I can think of countless professions that gouge consumers- many are necessary forcing one to spend the cash. U2 set their prices and they sold out. How can you complain about that? When you are the largest act from the last three decades, you should charge more than the typical band for your shows- especially when they deliver ass they do.
The show was bloody awesome. I've spent 275 in way worse ways than watching U2 after a six year hiatus.
I supper artists doing their best to keep the price of face value tickets as low as possible so that the majority of people can enjoy the art. Making tickets thst expensive in incredibly exclusive, and indon't think that's right. I hate seeing concerts turning into events that poorer people simply cannot afford.
Wow... I'm not sure I'd pay $275 for any concert even if i did have the money to burn. It just seems way too expensive for what it is.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
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Great NYTimes article on the band's upcoming tour starting May 14th in Vancouver.
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
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*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
here's what perked my interest. this tour is going to be awesome.
The initial idea was to work up two entirely different concerts, but U2 worried about leaving out staples or having fans think they’d gotten the second-best show. As of last week, it planned instead to have a relatively fixed first half and a varying second one — separated, for the first time on a U2 tour, by an intermission. The band is also planning to work the entire room. Running nearly the length of the coliseum floor was U2’s triple platform: a large rectangular stage (a strip of which could light up as “I” for Innocence), a smaller round stage (“e” for experience) and, between them, a walkway that’s wide enough to become a third stage, sometimes sandwiched between LED video screens.
The tour’s most striking innovation isn’t immediately obvious. U2 has moved its sound system to arena ceilings: an oval of 12 speaker arrays that sends the music downward evenly everywhere in the arena. When I walked all around the coliseum as the band played, the music was uniformly transparent and strong, the volume constant from front to back. “If you’re trying to blast sound the length of the venue from the stage, the venue sometimes wins and you get mud,” the Edge said. “With this, you don’t have to have it so loud — you’re getting good quality sound from something that’s much closer to you than normal.”
The band calls the walkway the divider stage because that’s what it does midway through the concert — turning into a barrier that separates the audience completely.
THIS is pretty damn AWESOME......
PEACE
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
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I am not seeing them. $300+ for a 100 level seat?? Fuck you U2. Outrageous.
I did have 2 cheaper GA tix in my cart, but Ticketmaster had an error and i lost them. Oh well. Still haven't been and be to see U2, and at those prices perhaps I never will. I wouldn't spend more than maybe $90 to see them.
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Still... U2 shouldn't be pricing their tix like that. It's just wrong IMO. I wish people would stop paying for them. It would be so easy to lower dumb concert ticket prices, if only people were able to cooperate with each other en masse. Sigh.
The show last night was awesome. I've seen them three times and this one was my favourite show. You should have gone. You would have liked it.
I disagree that bands should make their tickets outrageously expensive just because the scalpers will. I think that's flawed logic.
I can think of countless professions that gouge consumers- many are necessary forcing one to spend the cash. U2 set their prices and they sold out. How can you complain about that? When you are the largest act from the last three decades, you should charge more than the typical band for your shows- especially when they deliver ass they do.
The show was bloody awesome. I've spent 275 in way worse ways than watching U2 after a six year hiatus.
Wow... I'm not sure I'd pay $275 for any concert even if i did have the money to burn. It just seems way too expensive for what it is.