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    JojoRiceJojoRice Kennesaw, GA Posts: 3,961
    I thought the nest thing above the stage was cool.  As far as the hanging lights, I was fine with or without them. 
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    Planet of SoundPlanet of Sound UK Posts: 336
    Possibly indicative of setup?

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    CO278952CO278952 Orlando, FL Posts: 1,233
    I am all for a giant video screen if it’s displaying the live feed of the band 
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    LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 7,835
    BF25394 said:
    I always thought the light bulbs hanging over their heads meant they had ideas.
    Funny. I like when ev flew over my head. Last show of tour MM karate chopped one in half. I guess he didn't like them either. It had a cool effect watching them dodge them during porch jam. Yes, kind of silly.
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    RatherStarvedRatherStarved Posts: 4,237
    Planet of Sound said:
    Possibly indicative of setup?

    The U2 Vertigo 2005 tour called.  It wants its namesake inducing image back.  
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    OfThePearlOfThePearl Posts: 637
    RatherStarved said:
    Planet of Sound said:
    Possibly indicative of setup?

    The U2 Vertigo 2005 tour called.  It wants its namesake inducing image back.  
    Yeah, I'll be happy to see them, whatever they've decided on, but I'd rather it not be this.
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    RatherStarvedRatherStarved Posts: 4,237
    OfThePearl said:
    RatherStarved said:
    Planet of Sound said:
    Possibly indicative of setup?

    The U2 Vertigo 2005 tour called.  It wants its namesake inducing image back.  
    Yeah, I'll be happy to see them, whatever they've decided on, but I'd rather it not be this.
    Maybe those limited view side seats will be for the better.  
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    OfThePearlOfThePearl Posts: 637
    edited March 10
    RatherStarved said:
    OfThePearl said:
    RatherStarved said:
    Planet of Sound said:
    Possibly indicative of setup?

    The U2 Vertigo 2005 tour called.  It wants its namesake inducing image back.  
    Yeah, I'll be happy to see them, whatever they've decided on, but I'd rather it not be this.
    Maybe those limited view side seats will be for the better.  
    I was agreeing with you, that I wouldn't want that backdrop!
    Oh, I get it, with limited side view, you wouldn't see it. Took me a second.
    (But limited view is never for the better, lol.)
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    HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 4,556
    They could still sell seats behind the stage with that set up. Looks as high as the backspacer backsrop
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    bbdowell1627bbdowell1627 Posts: 156
    I’m thinking they will have pyro 🧨 with this tour - very dark and heavy feel to this album/tour 
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    opsopcopolisopsopcopolis Posts: 1,097
    I noticed that as well. I've got no problem with some new production. Curious to see what they'll do
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    tylermooretylermoore St. Joseph, MI Posts: 886
    bbdowell1627 said:
    I’m thinking they will have pyro 🧨 with this tour - very dark and heavy feel to this album/tour 
    Unless it’s done in a unique way, pyro always seems kind of corny to me. Iron Maiden has incorporated them in cool ways. Tyler the creator on his CMIYGL tour. It’s possible. Pearl Jam just doesn’t seem like a pyro band. At all 
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    rahjiimrahjiim Posts: 130
    It's just a shame that Berlin isn't becoming a "dark matter" at all.  At 10 p.m. it is still daylight.
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    BF25394BF25394 Posts: 3,328
    rahjiim said:
    It's just a shame that Berlin isn't becoming a "dark matter" at all.  At 10 p.m. it is still daylight.
    Time to put the city on the back of a truck and move it further south.
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    Father HubbardFather Hubbard Chicago Posts: 1,556
    "We’ll have some new production too. We’re working on something right now, so it will be a little bit of a different show."

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    KwienekeKwieneke Indiana Posts: 1,249
    really good article 
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    Father HubbardFather Hubbard Chicago Posts: 1,556
    Kwieneke said:
    really good article 
    Definitely gonna read through this a handful of times
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    Lerxst1992Lerxst1992 Posts: 6,138
    I thought I saw this somewhere on porch but can’t find, all the way on side tickets Manchester say limited video view.






    A new PJ concert era has arrived! And 25% fewer seats in the USA = explains the higher face value of tickets. Hope they’re ready for fans to be mesmerized by visuals and perhaps less interactive.
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    nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 7,801
    Increased production and shorter sets may take some of the magic away imo. I’ll reserve judgement though until im
    there. 
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    PJNBPJNB Posts: 12,804
    nicknyr15 said:
    Increased production and shorter sets may take some of the magic away imo. I’ll reserve judgement though until im
    there. 
    Same here. Also might mean less audibles as well and less variety night after night but again wait and see I guess. This year of all years really seems to be one of the ones where I should wait and see how May goes before making any crazy plans for the rest of the tour. 
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    Weston1283Weston1283 Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 4,632
    Guarantee they play the Sphere within the next 2 years....
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    nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 7,801
    PJNB said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    Increased production and shorter sets may take some of the magic away imo. I’ll reserve judgement though until im
    there. 
    Same here. Also might mean less audibles as well and less variety night after night but again wait and see I guess. This year of all years really seems to be one of the ones where I should wait and see how May goes before making any crazy plans for the rest of the tour. 
    I agree. The shorter sets already stopped me from going for Fenway and Baltimore and that’s only about 3-4 hours away from me. I don’t want to complain though. We’ll see what happens. 
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    washed in blackwashed in black Posts: 832
    Weston1283 said:
    Guarantee they play the Sphere within the next 2 years....
    +1 
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    bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,544
    PJNB said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    Increased production and shorter sets may take some of the magic away imo. I’ll reserve judgement though until im
    there. 
    Same here. Also might mean less audibles as well and less variety night after night but again wait and see I guess. This year of all years really seems to be one of the ones where I should wait and see how May goes before making any crazy plans for the rest of the tour. 
    Yep.  I enjoyed U2 at the Sphere, but 2 shows was enough.  Only changed two songs from Night 1 to Night 2.  It makes sense when you are spending millions on the video component of the show.  
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    bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,544
    Will be interested to see how a rock show sounds in the Sphere when you have three guitars with distortion.  U2 just had the Edge, and even with distortion their sound has a lot of clarity.
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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 29,065
    edited March 19
    The visual-stuff shot for the cover etc will obviously be on a video screen. Let's hope it's less tacky than the screensaver-nature of Metallica/Guns N Roses and such acts video production.

    The little ramp out... eh... hmm... I think it can be for something awfully staged - like when Eddie had that lamp to jump on, on que during every Porch.

    Just throw out a rug, plug in an Old Black-type of guitar and play Powderfinger like the big boys do it instead.
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    lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 11,993
    Great for my vertigo. 
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    tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 39,053
    VINNY GOOMBA said:
    There are literally thousands of seats behind the band.  If they can't sell those seats, they can't collect money on them.  If they have some sort of video wall behind them, that's an upgrade in production too.  These two things could definitely account for some of the uptick in ticket pricing this go around.
    They are collecting.  Why do you think the ticket prices went up?  Those non selling seats have to be made up for somewhere...
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    PJNBPJNB Posts: 12,804
    tempo_n_groove said:
    VINNY GOOMBA said:
    There are literally thousands of seats behind the band.  If they can't sell those seats, they can't collect money on them.  If they have some sort of video wall behind them, that's an upgrade in production too.  These two things could definitely account for some of the uptick in ticket pricing this go around.
    They are collecting.  Why do you think the ticket prices went up?  Those non selling seats have to be made up for somewhere...
    What was their excuse in 2022 and 2023 then? 
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    Lerxst1992Lerxst1992 Posts: 6,138
    PJNB said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    VINNY GOOMBA said:
    There are literally thousands of seats behind the band.  If they can't sell those seats, they can't collect money on them.  If they have some sort of video wall behind them, that's an upgrade in production too.  These two things could definitely account for some of the uptick in ticket pricing this go around.
    They are collecting.  Why do you think the ticket prices went up?  Those non selling seats have to be made up for somewhere...
    What was their excuse in 2022 and 2023 then? 
    Wasn’t this year the biggest price increase ever, by a decent margin?

    I think they plan on a varied setlist, they’ll just have certain songs on visual “autopilot” like a Disco Biscuits light show, so they can swap them in.

    This reminds me of when Rush brought strings out on tour. They always wanted to try that once so they did it a few years before…retirement.

    uh oh.
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