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EddieshometownEddieshometown Posts: 980
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About 20-25 years ago I would be really psyched about U2 touring but this is a band I no longer know. I'm sure tickets are going to be super expensive and we would be lucky if they play 4 songs from albums prior to Joshua Tree (would love if they played Unforgettable Fire or War all the way through). The whole thing with releasing their latest album for free on iTunes was just strange. It made it seems they were ashamed of it and didn't want to charge anyone for it. I know Bono has done a lot of good for the world (AIDS, Amnesty International...) but it's hard to taken him seriously anymore. Is this too harsh?

I guess what I'm really saying is they are no Pearl Jam (and they were my favorite band back in the early 80's).
6/26/98 & 6/27/98 - Alpine Valley, 10/9/00 - Allstate Arena - Rosemont, IL 6/18/2003 - United Center, 5/16/2006 - United Center,
5/17/2006 - United Center (7th row center, caught Eddie's pick), 6/29/2006 - Summerfest with Tom Petty,
8/24/2009 - United Center, 7/19/2013 - Wrigley Field, 10/3/2014 - St Louis, 10/17/2014 - Moline (GA), 10/20/2014 - Milwaukee,
5/14/2015 - Pete Townshend/EV, 8/20/16 & 8/22/16 Wrigley Field Part 2&3, 8/18/18 & 8/20/18 Wrigley Parts 4 & 5, 9/18/2022 - St Louis
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  • EddieshometownEddieshometown Posts: 980
    Ticket prices will range from $65 to $280, depending on the market, with a limited number of $30 tickets also being available.

    They probably have 30 seats per venue at $30 to say they have seats at all price levels
    6/26/98 & 6/27/98 - Alpine Valley, 10/9/00 - Allstate Arena - Rosemont, IL 6/18/2003 - United Center, 5/16/2006 - United Center,
    5/17/2006 - United Center (7th row center, caught Eddie's pick), 6/29/2006 - Summerfest with Tom Petty,
    8/24/2009 - United Center, 7/19/2013 - Wrigley Field, 10/3/2014 - St Louis, 10/17/2014 - Moline (GA), 10/20/2014 - Milwaukee,
    5/14/2015 - Pete Townshend/EV, 8/20/16 & 8/22/16 Wrigley Field Part 2&3, 8/18/18 & 8/20/18 Wrigley Parts 4 & 5, 9/18/2022 - St Louis
  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,948
    Eddieshometown said:

    Ticket prices will range from $65 to $280, depending on the market, with a limited number of $30 tickets also being available.

    They probably have 30 seats per venue at $30 to say they have seats at all price levels

    On the last tour the GA were the cheapest tickets I thought.
  • EddieshometownEddieshometown Posts: 980
    We are going to try to have a completely different feeling from night one to night two,” said Bono, “and have some fun playing with the idea of innocence and experience. More to be revealed!”

    That can be promising. Interesting that GA are cheap. Those will go instantly.
    6/26/98 & 6/27/98 - Alpine Valley, 10/9/00 - Allstate Arena - Rosemont, IL 6/18/2003 - United Center, 5/16/2006 - United Center,
    5/17/2006 - United Center (7th row center, caught Eddie's pick), 6/29/2006 - Summerfest with Tom Petty,
    8/24/2009 - United Center, 7/19/2013 - Wrigley Field, 10/3/2014 - St Louis, 10/17/2014 - Moline (GA), 10/20/2014 - Milwaukee,
    5/14/2015 - Pete Townshend/EV, 8/20/16 & 8/22/16 Wrigley Field Part 2&3, 8/18/18 & 8/20/18 Wrigley Parts 4 & 5, 9/18/2022 - St Louis
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,058
    edited December 2014
    Eddieshometown said:

    About 20-25 years ago I would be really psyched about U2 touring but this is a band I no longer know. I'm sure tickets are going to be super expensive and we would be lucky if they play 4 songs from albums prior to Joshua Tree (would love if they played Unforgettable Fire or War all the way through). The whole thing with releasing their latest album for free on iTunes was just strange. It made it seems they were ashamed of it and didn't want to charge anyone for it. I know Bono has done a lot of good for the world (AIDS, Amnesty International...) but it's hard to taken him seriously anymore. Is this too harsh?

    I guess what I'm really saying is they are no Pearl Jam (and they were my favorite band back in the early 80's).

    I totally agree only I would take it back 32 years to when I saw them at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco for the War tour. That was a great show- the band was passionate about what they had to say about the bloodshed in Ireland and and their anti-war, anti-nationalist stance and they went out and played hard. And there wasn't a lot of big overblown glitzy stage design bullshit. Just the band, their gear and some lights. Great show that was!

    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • RyanRyan Posts: 1,117
    GA is the way to see this band. The reserved seats on the wings are the super expensive ones but GA was about $75 last time out.
    2003 - June 15 Fargo
    2005 - Sept 1 George, Sept 8 Winnipeg
    2006 - May 9/10 Toronto, June 26/27 St. Paul, July 22/23 George, Oct 21/22 Mountain View
    2007 - Aug 2/5 Chicago
    2008 - June 22 Washington, June 24/25 New York
    2009 - Aug 21 Toronto, Aug 23/24 Chicago, Sept 21/22 Seattle, Oct 27/28/30/31 Philadelphia
    2010 - May 15 Hartford, May 17 Boston, Oct 23/24 Mountain View
    2011 - Sept 3/4 Alpine Valley, Sept 11/12 Toronto, Sept 17 Winnipeg, Sept 19 Saskatoon
    2012 - Sept 30 Missoula
    2013 - July 16 London, July 19 Chicago, Oct 12 Buffalo, Dec 2 Calgary, Dec 4 Vancouver, Dec 6 Seattle
    2014 - Oct 16 Detroit, Oct 19 St. Paul, Oct 20 Milwaukee
    2015 - Sept 23 (Colbert)/Sept 26, New York
    2016 - Apr 28/29 Philadelphia, May 10/12 Toronto, Aug 20/22 Chicago
  • BentleyspopBentleyspop Posts: 10,770
    Last tour, in giant stadiums, g.a. were $50 plus fees.
    This time around, in much smaller arenas, g.a. seem to be around $85 plus fees.
  • William WallaceWilliam Wallace Posts: 553
    GA is around $70 here in europe for the U2 tour this time.
    Pretty good price!
  • weddingparadeweddingparade Posts: 1,179
    brianlux said:



    I totally agree only I would take it back 32 years to when I saw them at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco for the War tour. That was a great show- the band was passionate about what they had to say about the bloodshed in Ireland and and their anti-war, anti-nationalist stance and they went out and played hard. And there wasn't a lot of big overblown glitzy stage design bullshit. Just the band, their gear and some lights. Great show that was!

    did you see the ATYCLB tour?
    nothing fancy about that tour at all...

  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,682
    Yeah... I graduated HS in 91. I didn't like U2 much in HS because I thought they were soft. I was listening to DRI, Dead Milkmen, Fugazi, Metallica, Anthrax, etc., along with Zep and classic rock. This was all before Seattle. Then as I went to college, I grew up a bit and thought Achtung was pretty damn good, then went back to the old albums. Now for me, I think Joshua was the best album of the 80's. But to the original OPs point, this band today is so different and has been since Pop. I haven't seen them in 20 years. Are they worth seeing? Will they go back to Boy, Unforgettable, etc?
  • MRMACPHISTO75MRMACPHISTO75 Posts: 414
    GA in the UK (London shows) is £64 (inc booking fees) £55 face value. This is approx $100 with booking fees.
    4784495 - Thomas 9
  • EddieshometownEddieshometown Posts: 980
    Below are the prices at the United Center (Thanks to Pearl Jam the TM fees are shown separately).

    (100 LEVEL)
    US $95.00 - US $275.00
    US
    $95.00 Ticket + US $12.66 Fees/Additional Taxes =
    US $107.66US $275.00 Ticket +US $16.65 Fees/Additional Taxes =
    US $291.65
    CLUB
    (200 LEVEL)
    US $65.00 - US $275.00
    US
    $65.00 Ticket + US $11.97 Fees/Additional Taxes =
    US $76.97US $275.00 Ticket +US $16.65 Fees/Additional Taxes =
    US $291.65
    UPPER
    (300 LEVEL)
    US $30.00 - US $95.00
    US
    $30.00 Ticket + US $11.19 Fees/Additional Taxes =
    US $41.19US $95.00 Ticket + US $12.66 Fees/Additional Taxes =
    US $107.66
    6/26/98 & 6/27/98 - Alpine Valley, 10/9/00 - Allstate Arena - Rosemont, IL 6/18/2003 - United Center, 5/16/2006 - United Center,
    5/17/2006 - United Center (7th row center, caught Eddie's pick), 6/29/2006 - Summerfest with Tom Petty,
    8/24/2009 - United Center, 7/19/2013 - Wrigley Field, 10/3/2014 - St Louis, 10/17/2014 - Moline (GA), 10/20/2014 - Milwaukee,
    5/14/2015 - Pete Townshend/EV, 8/20/16 & 8/22/16 Wrigley Field Part 2&3, 8/18/18 & 8/20/18 Wrigley Parts 4 & 5, 9/18/2022 - St Louis
  • g under pg under p Posts: 18,196
    What some here need to remember is that rock bands or just about any musical band is that these bands make most of there money now by touring and the merchandising from touring. I saw U2 3 times on the 360 Tour and I bought tickets $55 @ Fed Ex Field MD on the floor, same in Tampa and $60 in Miami upper center.

    For a major act that year that price was beyond reasonable. ACDC the same year cheapest seat $100. The way things are in the coming future is that if you can get tickets under $100 you've got a great deal.

    Peace
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    .....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)


  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,682
    Have you guys seen the prices for the Who50 shows? Outrageous.
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,579
    I don't care i'm looking forward to seeing them again last time i saw U2 was back in 01 they did a show here at MSG in NOV after 9/11 ....
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • CJ260717CJ260717 Posts: 414
    Eddieshometown said:

    Below are the prices at the United Center (Thanks to Pearl Jam the TM fees are shown separately).

    (100 LEVEL)
    US $95.00 - US $275.00
    US
    $95.00 Ticket + US $12.66 Fees/Additional Taxes =
    US $107.66US $275.00 Ticket +US $16.65 Fees/Additional Taxes =
    US $291.65
    CLUB
    (200 LEVEL)
    US $65.00 - US $275.00
    US
    $65.00 Ticket + US $11.97 Fees/Additional Taxes =
    US $76.97US $275.00 Ticket +US $16.65 Fees/Additional Taxes =
    US $291.65
    UPPER
    (300 LEVEL)
    US $30.00 - US $95.00
    US
    $30.00 Ticket + US $11.19 Fees/Additional Taxes =
    US $41.19US $95.00 Ticket + US $12.66 Fees/Additional Taxes =
    US $107.66

    So why is there a ticket price of $275 for both the 100 and 200 level?
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,058
    weddingparade said:

    brianlux said:



    I totally agree only I would take it back 32 years to when I saw them at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco for the War tour. That was a great show- the band was passionate about what they had to say about the bloodshed in Ireland and and their anti-war, anti-nationalist stance and they went out and played hard. And there wasn't a lot of big overblown glitzy stage design bullshit. Just the band, their gear and some lights. Great show that was!

    did you see the ATYCLB tour?
    nothing fancy about that tour at all...

    No, did not. I like some of the stuff on that record. Without the frills, I'm guessing those were some good shows. Did you go?

    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • benjsbenjs Posts: 9,151
    josevolution said:

    I don't care i'm looking forward to seeing them again last time i saw U2 was back in 01 they did a show here at MSG in NOV after 9/11 ....

    Jose, my friend, if you decide you want to see them in Toronto, if I can get a pair of general admission, the second is yours, no charge, because you hooked me up in in Brooklyn!
    '05 - TO, '06 - TO 1, '08 - NYC 1 & 2, '09 - TO, Chi 1 & 2, '10 - Buffalo, NYC 1 & 2, '11 - TO 1 & 2, Hamilton, '13 - Buffalo, Brooklyn 1 & 2, '15 - Global Citizen, '16 - TO 1 & 2, Chi 2

    EV
    Toronto Film Festival 9/11/2007, '08 - Toronto 1 & 2, '09 - Albany 1, '11 - Chicago 1
  • weddingparadeweddingparade Posts: 1,179
    brianlux said:

    weddingparade said:

    brianlux said:



    I totally agree only I would take it back 32 years to when I saw them at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco for the War tour. That was a great show- the band was passionate about what they had to say about the bloodshed in Ireland and and their anti-war, anti-nationalist stance and they went out and played hard. And there wasn't a lot of big overblown glitzy stage design bullshit. Just the band, their gear and some lights. Great show that was!

    did you see the ATYCLB tour?
    nothing fancy about that tour at all...

    No, did not. I like some of the stuff on that record. Without the frills, I'm guessing those were some good shows. Did you go?

    that tour brought me back into why i was a fan in the first place. saw 5 shows
    the next tour(HTDAAB) also had minimal lights etc as well
    these new shows are back to the smaller arenas. its been 10 years since then
    also 360 tour part2 was FAB++ as they were celebrating AB's 20th anniversary
    get back on the bus man. u will wonder why u left

  • mr bunglemr bungle Posts: 1,345
    Just got my fan club tickets for L.A. :-c I can't wait to see what they have in store for us this tour. I've seen them 18 times since1992 and every tour is a whole new evolution from the last.
  • Dead Man WalkingDead Man Walking Posts: 2,762
    I have never seen U2 and if Bono keeps riding his bike as well as he does this might be the last chance to do so.

    I'm looking forward to it. I really don't care much for anything off their last 2-3 albums but I do want to see them at least once. And I was surprised too as my assumption of insane ticket prices was very inaccurate. I bought $90 tickets. I don't need to be beside Bono on stage but "decent" seats to see (arguably) one of the greatest bands ever is a price I don't mind one bit paying.
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,058
    weddingparade said:

    brianlux said:

    weddingparade said:

    brianlux said:



    I totally agree only I would take it back 32 years to when I saw them at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco for the War tour. That was a great show- the band was passionate about what they had to say about the bloodshed in Ireland and and their anti-war, anti-nationalist stance and they went out and played hard. And there wasn't a lot of big overblown glitzy stage design bullshit. Just the band, their gear and some lights. Great show that was!

    did you see the ATYCLB tour?
    nothing fancy about that tour at all...

    No, did not. I like some of the stuff on that record. Without the frills, I'm guessing those were some good shows. Did you go?

    that tour brought me back into why i was a fan in the first place. saw 5 shows
    the next tour(HTDAAB) also had minimal lights etc as well
    these new shows are back to the smaller arenas. its been 10 years since then
    also 360 tour part2 was FAB++ as they were celebrating AB's 20th anniversary
    get back on the bus man. u will wonder why u left

    Might have to take a closer look at what the lads have been up to. Thanks!

    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • benjsbenjs Posts: 9,151
    Dead Man Walking said:

    I have never seen U2 and if Bono keeps riding his bike as well as he does this might be the last chance to do so.

    I'm looking forward to it. I really don't care much for anything off their last 2-3 albums but I do want to see them at least once. And I was surprised too as my assumption of insane ticket prices was very inaccurate. I bought $90 tickets. I don't need to be beside Bono on stage but "decent" seats to see (arguably) one of the greatest bands ever is a price I don't mind one bit paying.

    Did you go night one or night two? Apparently the band are saying they want to experiment with completely different experiences between the first and second nights!
    '05 - TO, '06 - TO 1, '08 - NYC 1 & 2, '09 - TO, Chi 1 & 2, '10 - Buffalo, NYC 1 & 2, '11 - TO 1 & 2, Hamilton, '13 - Buffalo, Brooklyn 1 & 2, '15 - Global Citizen, '16 - TO 1 & 2, Chi 2

    EV
    Toronto Film Festival 9/11/2007, '08 - Toronto 1 & 2, '09 - Albany 1, '11 - Chicago 1
  • Dead Man WalkingDead Man Walking Posts: 2,762
    I bought night two. I wanted to buy night two U2 and night one Foo Fighters and have back-to-back nights off from work for concerts. Now I just need to get Foo's tickets tomorrow to make that happen.
  • benjsbenjs Posts: 9,151
    edited December 2014
    Holy shit I never thought of that. I'm taking your idea.

    Good luck tomorrow! I'll be trying the same.
    Post edited by benjs on
    '05 - TO, '06 - TO 1, '08 - NYC 1 & 2, '09 - TO, Chi 1 & 2, '10 - Buffalo, NYC 1 & 2, '11 - TO 1 & 2, Hamilton, '13 - Buffalo, Brooklyn 1 & 2, '15 - Global Citizen, '16 - TO 1 & 2, Chi 2

    EV
    Toronto Film Festival 9/11/2007, '08 - Toronto 1 & 2, '09 - Albany 1, '11 - Chicago 1
  • elenelen Posts: 188
    edited December 2014
    Presale codes work perfectly.
    Yesterday my husband and his friend got the opening dates in Vancouver and today we have secured our Glasgow tickets.
    We've paid a lot in these years for renewing the subscriptions but it was worth it.
    Post edited by elen on
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    2007: London
    2014: Milano
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  • BentleyspopBentleyspop Posts: 10,770
    Picked up 2 g.a. for Phoenix 2
    Took maybe 2 minutes
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,579
    benjs said:

    josevolution said:

    I don't care i'm looking forward to seeing them again last time i saw U2 was back in 01 they did a show here at MSG in NOV after 9/11 ....

    Jose, my friend, if you decide you want to see them in Toronto, if I can get a pair of general admission, the second is yours, no charge, because you hooked me up in in Brooklyn!
    I'm down let me know if you get lucky ....thanks for the offer
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • quasiquasi Posts: 492
    Got GA tickets for the 3rd LA show via the fan club no problem. This will be the sixth tour in a row I've seen them going back to Zoo TV.
    SEA 9/20/92, SEA 12/7/93, SEA 12/31/94 (MS), SEA 11/5/00, SEA 11/6/00, SEA 12/8/02, SEA 12/9/02, BEN 10/22/03, GOR 9/1/05, SD 7/7/06, LA 7/10/06, LA 7/12/06, LA (EV) 4/12/08, LA (EV) 4/13/08, LA 7/12/08, LA 9/30/09, LA 10/7/09, SEA 12/6/13, SEA 8/8/18
  • NWOntarioNWOntario Posts: 827
    edited December 2014
    Got Vancouver I with the presale, going for Vancouver 2 on Monday. I'm still not sold on Songs of Innocence, but at the end of the day it's still U2 live and at some point they'll play "Where the Streets Have No Name," and those two things alone make them worth seeing.

    Also: while I realize this tour won't (or can't) be quite as spectacular, 360 was one of the greatest concertgoing experiences of my life, especially the two times I was in the inner circle (including the final show in Moncton).
    Post edited by NWOntario on
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  • chittychitty Posts: 609
    Presale code is unique and only given to you if you are fan club, just like ten club? Otherwise spread the love here please
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