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Johnny Abruzzo wrote:Anyone know what time tonight? Interpol 7:30? U2 9:00?0
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coming home from the philly concert now. I got to see my zooropa and HMTMKMKM. I'm in heaven. Nearly cried for zooropa, especially when the lyrics popped up cuz they mean so much to me. Can't wait for NJ!PJ: 9/29/04, 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/18/13, 8/7/16
eV: 8/4/08, 8/5/08, 6/21/11
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Goddam - that show was fucking awesome.Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila, PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25
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Newch91 wrote:Bathgate66 wrote:Achtung Baby shirts?
So theyre selling throwback shirts?
cool !
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Here it is:Newch91 wrote:Look what they're selling at the shows!! That #14 shirt!!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/atu2com/5756194046/
funny, i still have my original achtung shirts. Also , the one with Bono the Fly on the rear. last time, I wore it to NJ to see U2, and there were some folks from overseas that wanted a picture of my T Shirt. Funny !For the ones who had a notion, a notion deep inside
That it ain't no sin to be glad you're alive
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Philly
Main Set: Even Better Than The Real Thing, I Will Follow, Mysterious Ways, Until the End of the World, Get On Your Boots, Magnificent, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Stay, Beautiful Day - Space Oddity, Elevation, Pride, Miss Sarajevo, Zooropa, City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo - It's Only Rock and Roll, I'll Go Crazy (remix) - Discotheque - Life During Wartime - Psycho Killer, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Scarlet, Walk On
Encore(s): One, Hallelujah - Where the Streets Have No Name, Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me, With or Without You, Moment of Surrender, Happy Birthday
Comments: Magnificent is played in its album style, not the remix, and is played for the first time since June 17 in Anaheim. At the end of the show, Bono leads the crowd in singing Happy Birthday for Nelson Mandela, who turns 93 in four days.For the ones who had a notion, a notion deep inside
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First of all the show was awesome! Secondly I was amazed at how good my spot was. We got there around 2pm and ended up around 7th row in the inner circle. Just an amazing night.0
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ryanjep wrote:First of all the show was awesome! Secondly I was amazed at how good my spot was. We got there around 2pm and ended up around 7th row in the inner circle. Just an amazing night.
Weekday. Most of us were working at 2pm.
Whatever - I had a great time and am so glad I got to see them.
I didn't know they weren't always playing Magnificent - really glad I heard that one!Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila, PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/160 -
Newch91 wrote:Bathgate66 wrote:Achtung Baby shirts?
So theyre selling throwback shirts?
cool !
EDIT:
Here it is:Newch91 wrote:Look what they're selling at the shows!! That #14 shirt!!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/atu2com/5756194046/
Chris - Sorry, I did look, but did not see that shirt, they only had the 360 tour shirts at the stand near us. We weren't able to wander around too much, since we were on the front rail and had to hold our spots, and at the end I didn't see any stands that were still open. I did manage to get the one I wanted, the one in my avi
I'll check again for you next week in NJ, I don't think we will do the extreme GA line up, so we should be able to look around more. I think I want to pick up another one I saw, navy blue with yellow 360 Tour logo on it.
But really - you ought to try to get there yourself, it was an amazing show!0 -
last night was an amazing show, we checked into the general admission line Wednesday afternoon at about 3pm and got #77 and 78 in line. Then had to be there at 4:30am to start the long wait in the blazing sun. We ended up getting on the rail of the outer circle, best place to see the show.
this was our view of the stage:
wish I would have brought my camera in, all I had was my phone:
this is a view from behind the stage, but will give you a good sense of the spectacle of the whole thing:
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rick1zoo2 wrote:Newch91 wrote:Bathgate66 wrote:Achtung Baby shirts?
So theyre selling throwback shirts?
cool !
EDIT:
Here it is:Newch91 wrote:Look what they're selling at the shows!! That #14 shirt!!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/atu2com/5756194046/
Chris - Sorry, I did look, but did not see that shirt, they only had the 360 tour shirts at the stand near us. We weren't able to wander around too much, since we were on the front rail and had to hold our spots, and at the end I didn't see any stands that were still open. I did manage to get the one I wanted, the one in my avi
I'll check again for you next week in NJ, I don't think we will do the extreme GA line up, so we should be able to look around more. I think I want to pick up another one I saw, navy blue with yellow 360 Tour logo on it.
But really - you ought to try to get there yourself, it was an amazing show!Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
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Even though I've been a fan since The Joshua Tree was new, and I grew up watching Under a Blood Red Sky, Rattle and Hum and Zoo TV (I still have them all on VHS), I have yet to see this band live. I guess it's because I have a feeling that they couldn't live up to how awesome I thought they were when I was young. Or it's because I like other bands better now.
No really, I do want to see them, but not with this fucking robot claw from District 9 monstrosity. I hope their next tour takes the modest approach.0 -
OK now i am stoked.
Who else is going to New Jersey?
Bruce apprearance ?For the ones who had a notion, a notion deep inside
That it ain't no sin to be glad you're alive
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Bathgate66 wrote:OK now i am stoked.
Who else is going to New Jersey?
Bruce apprearance ?i can't wait! after the concert in philly i've been so excited for this concert. i've been listening to U2 nonstop, mostly Boy and Zooropa. i'm gonna camp out and get a good spot, i'm getting a new camera, i'm just sad i got into U2 so late in life and never got a chance to go to see them before the 360 tour. i promise to make up for lost time though during the next tour though!
PJ: 9/29/04, 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/18/13, 8/7/16
eV: 8/4/08, 8/5/08, 6/21/11
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washedinblack91 wrote:Bathgate66 wrote:OK now i am stoked.
Who else is going to New Jersey?
Bruce apprearance ?i can't wait! after the concert in philly i've been so excited for this concert. i've been listening to U2 nonstop, mostly Boy and Zooropa. i'm gonna camp out and get a good spot, i'm getting a new camera, i'm just sad i got into U2 so late in life and never got a chance to go to see them before the 360 tour. i promise to make up for lost time though during the next tour though!
awesome !
I've been lucky enough to have seen them regularly on every tour ,
since Joshua Tree Tour of 1987.
( Okay showing my age here )
Always one of the more entertaining shows ,
even tho the show generally doesnt vary much , like Pearl Jam or Springsteen do.
So I assume youll be in one of the inner circles then washedinblack? Since you are camping out.
Thats pretty diehard.
I , on the other hand, am old , and need that little piece
of real estate that is my actual seat , for 2 or 3 hours .
Everyone pretty much stands from beginning to end anyway, it always happens.
I'm hoping to find a tailgate to encounter in the lots out there in the Swamps of Jersey .
Last week , I got lucky and pulled up a pair in the lower bowl,
directly behind the stage. Section 101 i believe.
Cannot wait.
Enjoy the show washedinblack.
:thumbup:For the ones who had a notion, a notion deep inside
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http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/125650253.htmlWhy U2 is the only band worth $100+
They’re nowhere near my favorite band. They’re not even my favorite among the shrinking pool of music stars able to fill stadiums anymore. Still, whenever anybody asks who in the concert business is really worth paying $100 to $250 to see from Sec. 214, Row Y, my one and only answer is always U2.
OK, so I personally don’t pay for most of my concert tickets these days. Any print journalist circa 2011 is well aware of the value of a dollar, though. More important, anybody who sees 100-plus concerts a year undoubtedly has a higher standard for what makes a quality show.
U2 excels in every arena.
When you see U2, you’re actually getting U2, the same four lads who met as fluffy-haired Dublin teenagers, who have stayed alive and remained friends despite many odds and at least one ego. You aren’t getting Bono and the Edge with John Bonham’s son and the Replacements’ bassist, plus a troop of backup singers to cover Bono’s missed notes.
That’s not the only reason U2 is worth the big bucks over the Rolling Stones or the Who (who actually are two of my all-time favorites). Both of those legendary bands put out classic albums for two decades but have since issued lots of forgettable rubbish. U2 has remained fairly consistent. There are five or six songs from 2009’s underrated “No Line on the Horizon” that I would like to hear Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium. Even U2’s worst record, “Pop,” had three songs on it worth hearing live.
“Pop” is also a good example of how U2 always makes its shows interesting, even if the public is disinterested in its latest album. The accompanying PopMart tour in 1997 was bloated, gaudy and damn silly — and it was a blast.
Most of today’s top touring acts can’t think beyond adding more pyro or dancers to offer a bigger concert production. U2, however, always seems to come up with something inventive. It often does so at its own expense: 1992’s Zoo TV trek was famously a financial boondoggle; the 360° Tour has eaten through a lot of cash, too.
Even with all those pricey distractions on the PopMart and Zoo TV tours, fans at those shows still felt the same emotional connection to U2 as they did back when the quartet’s flashiest production stunt was Bono picking up a spotlight to shine on the Edge.
From the moment U2 started playing to massive audiences, it created a fervency up to the nosebleed sections. The band’s anthemic sound and rally-cry songs play a big role in that. So does Bono, who knows how to work a room. He charmed Bill Clinton into helping end the Bosnian war and George W. Bush into curbing the African AIDS epidemic, after all.
With all that said about U2’s worth, here’s the really surprising thing about the band: Its concerts are relative bargains.
The average price for a ticket on its current tour is $88, according to concert journal Pollstar.com, compared with $126 for Roger Waters and $93 for Bon Jovi. Yes, there are $250 seats for U2, but there are a lot more between $30 and $95. In that regard, the Irish quartet is a lot like blue-collar heroes Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam, the only other acts that consistently work big venues so well.
Springsteen and Pearl Jam, though, don’t rise out of mirror-ball lemons or captain mega-claw spaceships at their concerts. Borrr-ing!Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
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so does that "claw" thing actually do anything?8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PATres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
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eeriepadave wrote:so does that "claw" thing actually do anything?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImdxusEEsfQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13CboispPcU
the claw part itself is more like a physical structure to hold it all up plus it holds videographers. and it has a disco ball and this.. light thing on top.PJ: 9/29/04, 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/18/13, 8/7/16
eV: 8/4/08, 8/5/08, 6/21/11
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washedinblack91 wrote:eeriepadave wrote:so does that "claw" thing actually do anything?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImdxusEEsfQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13CboispPcU
the claw part itself is more like a physical structure to hold it all up plus it holds videographers. and it has a disco ball and this.. light thing on top.
For the first time of 3 shows I sat in the stands dead center upper row on the rail. From there I was able for the first able to see the full effect of the Claw structure. Even though a bit over the top....I must say it was
AWESOME!
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July 17, 2011 - St. Louis, MO, US (Busch Stadium) with Interpol
Even Better Than The Real Thing
The Fly
Mysterious Ways
Until The End Of The World
I Will Follow
Get On Your Boots
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
Beautiful Day
Elevation
Pride (In The Name Of Love)
Miss Sarajevo
Zooropa
City Of Blinding Lights
Vertigo
I'll Go Crazy / Discotheque
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Scarlet
Walk On
Encore
One
Where The Streets Have No Name
Encore 2
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
With Or Without You
Moment Of Surrender
4 shows left (2 for me), next up is New Meadowlands Stadium, NJ Wednesday July 20. A bunch of us will be there in GA, but most will not do the all day long line up again.0 -
Officially have my tickets for U2 in Moncton, last show of the tour!0
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