Setlists for a hypothetical late 2019 tour of Australia, NZ, Asia
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The fuck is a kerb?
Hewson
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A place alongside which to pass out after a night of heavy Foster's drinking.
Channel 9 ended up showing a version of that Abbey Road Studios SOE promo show, but it was on New Year's Eve so either nobody watched it or they stumbled on it and
What is they did an e/i show, but did it on a stage shaped like a kangaroo? Bono could emerge from the pouch at the start.
Hewson
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Better yet a kangaroo holding a Foster's can.
The pouch can be the B stage and Edge can go to the Foster's can to play the solo in Pride.
lazarus
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Fair enough, and to be clear, I’m not so sure myself that they’re just going to call this “Experience and Innocence” or the inverse and leave it at that. It’s a fairly unique situation timing-wise. I honestly hope to be surprised because it will at least mean we’ll be hearing something different.
The_acrobat
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The best U2 setlist I’ve ever seen was done by a U2 cover band that I saw last year. It’s like they just took Boy-Achtung, threw the better songs from those in a blender, and that was their setlist. They also threw in Vertigo, COBL, BD and Elevation, but that was all they did from post Achtung. Played about 20-25 songs, no flowing narrative, just playing U2 songs. You had IWF into The Fly into Desire into Gloria into BD into SBS into WOWY into EBTTRT, that sort of thing. It was awesome, and I wish U2 would do that. That’s what this hypothetical tour should be. Just a celebration of their whole career. They could call the tour “U2: A Celebration”. And not play “Celebration”.
Side note, the 3 “musicians” were perfectly on point. Their “Edge” had his shit together. But their “Bono” was rather unfortunate sounding.
Side note, the 3 “musicians” were perfectly on point. Their “Edge” had his shit together. But their “Bono” was rather unfortunate sounding.
cobl04
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It is safest to assume it is not happening. We've been in this situation many, many times before and almost always come up empty-handed.
The_acrobat
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Don't forget the abandoned stadium tour of 2002. We even had some actual dates for several shows across Europe that summer, as well as the timeframe of October for South America/Mexico. For whatever reason, it never happened. This could be nixed too.
However, at this point, it does seem like it might be happening this year. Paul McGuinness even accidentally confirmed it, sort of. Still, nothing is official until it's official.
However, at this point, it does seem like it might be happening this year. Paul McGuinness even accidentally confirmed it, sort of. Still, nothing is official until it's official.
DaveC
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lol the last few pages of this thread.
i don't have any real evidence to sway me this way but i suspect that if they went to aus/nz they wouldn't market the tour as an extension of any previous tour. it would probably just be something like "U2 Asia-Australia 2020" printed on the tour shirts and posters under some generic black-and-white photo of the band staring off into the middle distance.
i don't have any real evidence to sway me this way but i suspect that if they went to aus/nz they wouldn't market the tour as an extension of any previous tour. it would probably just be something like "U2 Asia-Australia 2020" printed on the tour shirts and posters under some generic black-and-white photo of the band staring off into the middle distance.
lazarus
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Well you can't celebrate "their whole career" and not play anything recorded after 2004. Whether you like that material or not.
confluencekid
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The Rock have a 'big' announcement 8am nz time tomorrow morning. Most people think it's Metallica but you never know? You'd think if it was U2 then an ozzie station would also be advertising an announcement?
And now for the thousands in attendance millions... AND MILLIOONS of Rock fans watching from home, here's four Irish dudes about to rock all over your candy asses. If ya smellllllllelelelelelelelelelelelaaa..
https://twitter.com/TripleMSydney/status/1103503863649320960
[TWEET]1103503863649320960[/TWEET]
But U2songs reckons there won't be any U2 announcements for at least a few weeks.
ChargedVT
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Hot favourite is Metallica
Hewson
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Metallica it is:
I wonder if they'll play karaoke One
All this talk of the Joshua tree u2 being a draw and soi / soe u2 not being a draw. Don’t people realise the draw is u2 not the current album that’s been released or any old album. The fact u2 are touring is the draw.
I’m sure u2 won’t have any problem selling shows in a country their big in and haven’t been to for years . Doesn’t matter what they play the fact it’s u2 will be enough.
If someone says popmart
popmart was totally different to today. U2 were still a relevant band then , a current band. People cared a lot about new material. Now they are a legends act that people will go and see just in case it’s the last chance they ever get to see them live. Popmart was over 20 years ago
I’m sure u2 won’t have any problem selling shows in a country their big in and haven’t been to for years . Doesn’t matter what they play the fact it’s u2 will be enough.
If someone says popmart
popmart was totally different to today. U2 were still a relevant band then , a current band. People cared a lot about new material. Now they are a legends act that people will go and see just in case it’s the last chance they ever get to see them live. Popmart was over 20 years ago
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The_acrobat
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You’re right, to an extent. U2 are a huge draw just by their name alone. However, look at the 2017 tour. They were filling stadiums in place like Louisville, Kansas City, Buffalo, etc. That was done because of the Joshua Tree. If the Experience and Innocence Tour would’ve set up in the same stadiums, I doubt they would’ve come close to having the same numbers.
A JT/Greatest Hits type tour in Australia could be the difference between playing 2 stadium shows in Sydney and playing 3. This tour needs to generate a lot of money because a lot of travel is involved, among other factors.
A JT/Greatest Hits type tour in Australia could be the difference between playing 2 stadium shows in Sydney and playing 3. This tour needs to generate a lot of money because a lot of travel is involved, among other factors.
cobl04
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More rumours again this morning!!!
And a mate of mine who works at Triple M has also heard them...
And a mate of mine who works at Triple M has also heard them...
Calling it now, U2 will play the exact same venues in each city. It's too tempting an opportunity for them to try to usurp all Metallica's attendances in identical circumstances about a month later. Would it also be more likely logistics-wise since Metallica and U2 are both tied to Live Nation? Possibly?
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cobl04
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Where the fuck is thatsnotmypuppy so he can either confirm this for us so we stop stressing or just put us out of our fucking misery.
I think your right in a North American market cause theve toured so much there over the years. The Joshua tree tour was something different that a generation of fans hadn’t seen.
Where as in Australia/Asia/NewZealand places u2 haven’t been for a long long time , the name u2 will sell the tour alone I think
The_acrobat
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Good point. ^
Here’s something to chew on; u2start user “Remy”, who seems to be somebody in the know about this, says that in addition to AUS/NZ, there will be 4 Asian cities visited. Singapore is known to be one. However, he says he thinks Tokyo WILL NOT be one of the cities. The plot thickens...
Here’s something to chew on; u2start user “Remy”, who seems to be somebody in the know about this, says that in addition to AUS/NZ, there will be 4 Asian cities visited. Singapore is known to be one. However, he says he thinks Tokyo WILL NOT be one of the cities. The plot thickens...
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