Announcement from stage Dec 4th 7am est
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AndrewCowley
Refugee
Retirement from touring.
lazarus
Blue Crack Supplier
It would be kind of tacky to tease your retirement.
Also, Tokyo isn’t even the last stop on this tour, so why make a retirement announcement before Mumbai? Or any announcement, for that matter?
Also, Tokyo isn’t even the last stop on this tour, so why make a retirement announcement before Mumbai? Or any announcement, for that matter?
Super Yo
New Yorker
It looks like an announcement of something new.
A new album would be great, maybe an EP.
A new album would be great, maybe an EP.
This would be a great time to retire at least from touring now that they've finally toured areas of the world for the first time!
Who knows, maybe this was on the bucket list to tours southeast Asia and then hang it up. Just speculating. We'll know soon enough.
Of course they could be announcing a new leg of the JT in North America.
Who knows, maybe this was on the bucket list to tours southeast Asia and then hang it up. Just speculating. We'll know soon enough.
Of course they could be announcing a new leg of the JT in North America.
AndrewCowley
Refugee
Don't see how it can be anything related to new music. We'd know about that. This band doesn't make an album (or EP) in secret.
You don't announce a DVD / Blu Ray release during a concert.
Aside from retirement (either touring or all together), realistically what else could it be?
You don't announce a DVD / Blu Ray release during a concert.
Aside from retirement (either touring or all together), realistically what else could it be?
Achtung Baby 30th anniversary tour in 2021?
AndrewCowley
Refugee
Super Yo
New Yorker
This is the pic related to the announcement, it won’t be a retirement with a new logo.
AndrewCowley
Refugee
Odd picture.
bono_man2002
Blue Crack Addict
The Drifting Cowboys new album & 2020 tour.
prbiker15
Blue Crack Addict
A strange time and place to make an announcement as they will be wrapping up the Joshua Tree portion of the show by that time. 
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TinKnight
Refugee
Absolutely no way it's them retiring from touring. It's not even the end of this tour and if any band was going to have a pompous, self-aggrandizing farewell tour, it's this one.
If I had to bet on something, it'd be announcement of them working on new music. Sure, there's allegedly been demos and miscellaneous comments on the band working on new material, but I don't think there'd actually be anything ready to go or be comfortable making a release date.
If I had to bet on something, it'd be announcement of them working on new music. Sure, there's allegedly been demos and miscellaneous comments on the band working on new material, but I don't think there'd actually be anything ready to go or be comfortable making a release date.
DaveC
Blue Crack Addict
my guess is they're announcing some new charity thing.
I don't think a general "we're working on new material" statement would constitute "news" worthy of an announcement though.
AndrewCowley
Refugee
Especially given their history of delays, not keeping to schedule, producer swapping, endless tweaking etc...
prbiker15
Blue Crack Addict
Agreed, and it’s being broadcasted live to the rest of the world.
This could be a significant announcement, whether it’s good or bad remains to be seen.
AndrewCowley
Refugee
Maybe the tour is being extended into South American and European festivals. They could do JT + a few songs (90 mins tops) on a regular festival stage.
Maybe they have worked out that nostalgia suits them.
Maybe they have worked out that nostalgia suits them.
bono_man2002
Blue Crack Addict
https://www.reddit.com/r/U2Band/comments/e5qk54/announcement_for_tomorrow/f9lo9hj/
I don't agree with the SOA theory, but there might be the artist connection there somewhere.
I don't agree with the SOA theory, but there might be the artist connection there somewhere.
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Super Yo
New Yorker
AndrewCowley
Refugee
Ok so somebody did some fancy artwork. Exciting.
Y2K
Refugee
My money is on something like "Japanese photo exhibit soundtracked by U2 music".
dan_smee
ONE love, blood, life
It’s entirely possible with 10+ years talking about SOA that they would have it ready.
Now likely is a different story.
Given what they’ve said about SOA, I would also not be surprised if:
1) Ahimsa was on it, and
2) theory didn’t follow a traditional u2 album road and decided not to tour it.
Other theories: we know the EI DVD announcement is imminent, but I doubt this is the right forum.
The JT30 doco/tour DVD? Surely not this close to EI
Now likely is a different story.
Given what they’ve said about SOA, I would also not be surprised if:
1) Ahimsa was on it, and
2) theory didn’t follow a traditional u2 album road and decided not to tour it.
Other theories: we know the EI DVD announcement is imminent, but I doubt this is the right forum.
The JT30 doco/tour DVD? Surely not this close to EI
dan_smee
ONE love, blood, life
dan_smee
ONE love, blood, life
Just saw the announcement.
“... some news from the band”
That is actually quite ominous.
“... some news from the band”
That is actually quite ominous.
DaveC
Blue Crack Addict
if they licensed artwork there's basically zero chance that they're announcing any kind of bad news.
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