U2 Fan Discussing Issues with New Tour featuring Nightly Set Changes

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  • KV4053
    KV4053 Mike's side, crushed up against the stage Posts: 1,510
    MT132914 said:

    bands that play the same set each night is due to visuals that go along with the show, ie specific lighting, videos, backdrops etc, just look at AC/DC, Iron Maiden, The Who, Kiss, Aerosmith, the concerts are more of a production, than band playing music. U2 are great live, they put on a great show.

    Agreed.
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  • maverick
    maverick Posts: 1,253
    I wouldn't be surprised if the Songs of Experience album is released when the Apple iWatch is released in the Spring.
    If that happens, both albums would be out before the tour starts and night 1 shows could be more focused on the innocence LP and night 2 more focused on the Experience LP.
  • lolobugg
    lolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,195
    U2 are out of touch with reality........
    that is all

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  • rock4ever
    rock4ever Posts: 239
    ldent42 said:

    What the hell is a Zooropa

    Zooropa - was one of the U2 tours like U2 360
  • rock4ever
    rock4ever Posts: 239
    some of the tickets for Europe are like €33 for bottom price i think up to €190 ( that was for Barcelona , Im looking at Paris for a cheap seat , its my birthday on the 14th so gonna hop over the water to the Bercy , seen them on the 360 in Amsterdam ( not great that night ) Snow Patrol much better so going to try again
  • maverick
    maverick Posts: 1,253
    Keep in mind...
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,111
    MT132914 said:

    bands that play the same set each night is due to visuals that go along with the show, ie specific lighting, videos, backdrops etc, just look at AC/DC, Iron Maiden, The Who, Kiss, Aerosmith, the concerts are more of a production, than band playing music. U2 are great live, they put on a great show.

    really good point. There's nothing wrong with this approach but I like the PJ technique better: here we are, take it or leave it. Nothing fancy, just five guys rocking out.
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  • PeArLgOoNeR
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    mcgruff10 said:

    MT132914 said:

    bands that play the same set each night is due to visuals that go along with the show, ie specific lighting, videos, backdrops etc, just look at AC/DC, Iron Maiden, The Who, Kiss, Aerosmith, the concerts are more of a production, than band playing music. U2 are great live, they put on a great show.

    really good point. There's nothing wrong with this approach but I like the PJ technique better: here we are, take it or leave it. Nothing fancy, just five guys rocking out.
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  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    U2 blows...

    AND it is pretty ridiculous to take up the cause of poor africans then charge $300 for nosebleeds... what a joke
  • texasistheSTEVEN
    texasistheSTEVEN Posts: 1,111
    Bono is such a cretin. Tax dodger and a hypocrite and how anyone can pay money to watch that clown onstage is so far beyond my comprehension
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  • shecky
    shecky San Francisco Posts: 2,638
    The first and only time I've seen U2 live was in the mid 1980s.
    They've put out some really great songs over the years since.
    I just bought a ticket to see them this tour for $65. ($86. total with taxes & fees) and that wasn't even the cheapest seat available!
    The stage set up is "in the round" so how bad can the seat be?
    I know what the band looks like so I don't need to see them close up - I'll be there for the MUSIC and I bet it's going to be AWESOME!!!
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,111
    edited December 2014
    texasistheSTEVEN said:

    Bono is such a cretin. Tax dodger and a hypocrite and how anyone can pay money to watch that clown onstage is so far beyond my comprehension

    I guess all these people are beyond your comprehension..... (u2.com): Following overwhelming fan demand, including a record-setting 118,000 fans queuing online to purchase tickets in New York, two new shows have been confirmed in New York, Boston, Montreal, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Berlin & Paris
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,642
    The U2 fan who said that is just silly.
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  • benjs
    benjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,359
    josevolution said:

    bootlegger10 said:

    josevolution said:

    Yeah I had two tickets section 213 msg total after fees $ 624 , no way can I justify paying that for any band at all ... It's a shame really ..

    Unless they view these ticket prices as socialism and they have a robin hood complex where they are going to use it all for the poor, then these prices are ridiculous and they are excluding a lot of their fan base from the opportunity to see them.

    Although, all the shows have sold out for the most part it sounds like so perhaps the prices aren't that bad.
    Exactly the fans are paying so if the demand is there they have no reason to charge lower prices but it really is a disgrace ....Take a look at stub hub @-)
    Something interesting about Stubhub is that if you make an account, you can openly see what the low, median and high prices are for both tickets which sold, and ones remaining unsold. For example, the median value for unsold tickets in Toronto is $245, with prices as low as $100, and as high as $11,600. For sold tickets, they have gone for as low as $95, and as high as $995, with a median of $151.89.

    Looking at the costs on Ticketmaster, prices range from $46.50-$298.50. Key points:
    -Unsold tickets are unsold for a reason: the price/value is not there, therefore the buyers aren't.
    -People are willing to pay almost twice face value for the worst seats in the house - therefore, the lowest- and second lowest-priced tickets are underpriced
    -Over half of Stubhub buyers for the Toronto show have bought tickets worth less than the middle price point (based on face value including fees)

    What do I get out of this? U2 could actually make more money:
    -Their $46.50 and $113.25 tickets could very easily be raised by $10-20 and to arrive at their optimal profit point.
    -Looking at the section-by-section low/median/high sold prices, in the upper levels, people are paying $100-200 per ticket: 1.5ish-4x face value.
    -Same deal for lower levels, people are paying $200-600 per ticket: 1.7ish-5x face value.

    I really don't find U2's pricing scheme disgraceful: people are responding with their wallets, and the clear message is that the perceived value is actually greater than what U2 puts their ticket prices at.
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  • shecky
    shecky San Francisco Posts: 2,638
    Jeez, what a long winded report!
    It could've just been summed up in the last thirteen words:
    "the value is actually greater than what U2 puts their ticket prices at."
    Obviously U2 are attempting to give everyone a chance to come to the show.
  • benjs
    benjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,359
    shecky said:

    Jeez, what a long winded report!
    It could've just been summed up in the last thirteen words:
    "the value is actually greater than what U2 puts their ticket prices at."
    Obviously U2 are attempting to give everyone a chance to come to the show.

    I like details, evidence, and explanations. I figured some else might too. Thankfully, no one forced you to read my long-winded report!
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  • PP193448
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    Lighten up dude. Thanks for the info ticket man.
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  • Peacefrog1975
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    No thanks…
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,887
    edited December 2014
    I used the U2 fan club to get tickets. I used to only renew it on years where they toured but the last few years the yearly gift has been pretty cool (U22 Live CD, U2 360 tour book with another live cd, some book last year, and this year a double live vinyl from an old show). Apparently there's a bit of senoirity but it's minor. IE if you joined the club before they announced the tour you get to buy your tickets a day or two before people who joined after. This made it really easy to get floor tickets and they were $68 + ticketmaster fees. I've been getting floor tickets for the last few tours. I think it's interesting. The seated seats (especially the closer ones) cost an arm and a leg, but they always keep the floor tickets affordable (thus I always go for floor).

    As for different setlists. I think the quote was "a different feeling" each night. I'm not sure how much they would actually mix up the setlist. They've never been that kind of band. Maybe swap a few songs... I have to travel to Vancouver for the show so I'm only going to the 2nd one. Like another poster said if it really is two different shows then I really will feel like I missed something.
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  • AO253126
    AO253126 Posts: 366
    FWIW, I paid $86 apiece for two floor tickets via the fanclub. That's about what I paid for PJ tickets this year, and is a pretty good deal in both cases.

    I do wish U2 had better merch. Their t-shirt designs pale in comparison to PJ and they really have nothing else (like posters, stickers, pins, other event-specific stuff) to speak. Of course, I don't need to worry about in line 5 hours either for said t-shirt and sticker, so that's good too :)

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