The screen can sit behind the stage perfectly easily.
Though I mean my comments more with reference to the reuse of the Vertigo b-stages.
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The screen can sit behind the stage perfectly easily.
Though I mean my comments more with reference to the reuse of the Vertigo b-stages.
DaveC
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i hope my ticket is one of the lucky ones to get inside the ellipse
Outdoor stages and indoor stages aren't built the same, for obvious reasons. You don't have to weather proof indoor stages.
So short of setting up the claw, which would have been a bit much, this was the next best option I suppose.
Miringeltje
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Does this explain why Edge was photographed at the Sacramento airport?
dan_smee
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I completely understand why they went back to their most recent practical outdoor setup. What I don't understand is why they didn't either:
1) just build something generic from scratch considering it is a one off, or
2) paint it so it at least looked like it belonged with their current branding. Just make the red bits yellow.
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1) just build something generic from scratch considering it is a one off, or
2) paint it so it at least looked like it belonged with their current branding. Just make the red bits yellow.
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Dragonfave
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A reminder that the band will be rehearsing today (probably on the main stage) at 4 PM Pacific time.
dan_smee
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That looks kind of cool. Ticket holders - remember than Edge hangs out on the left ovary.
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Nick66
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"When we were teenagers in Dublin, we said we'd never do naff stuff ... doing rubbishy things for money."
-Bono
-Bono
Hewson
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On the several lobsters Bono will be eating backstage.
zoopop
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Turns up 'Song For Someone'
Nick66
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I wonder if at some point tonight, Bono will look out into the sea of lanyard badge wearing, selfie taking, Snapchat texting salespeople who are half mumbling the words to a song they really don't know, and think to himself "WTF am I doing?" and realise he's become the Bank of America "One" guy, covering his own songs.
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elevated_u2_fan
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I like the fact that they are saying "its all for charity", I realize there is a huge grey zone there but whatever. The concept of selling out in the rock community is incredibly stupid imo and a waste of time. In the case of U2 that ship has pretty much sailed at this point anyhow.
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romi
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the childrens hospitals here are a great charitable cause. they do a lot of research and save a lot of lives. no better domestic charity than helping kids not die.
Salesforce gives a lot to them.
Salesforce gives a lot to them.
Nick66
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There's certainly nothing wrong with the charity, or Salesforce giving to them.
Yahweh_OMG
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Anyone knows why it says Geneva theatre??
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romi
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Name of a theater that used to be at that site.
They covered the ovaries with white, and the stage background was just a video. So the only thing Vertigo Tour themed is the walkways.
And why would they build something one off? That's pretty fucking expensive. They had two options here... rent the generic outdoor stadium stage setup for one gig, or recycle some old parts to make something unique.
Certainly the something unique was the right way to go
Oregoropa
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Do they play tonight?
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prbiker15
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Tomorrow. 
corianderstem
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Seriously.
brooklynmike
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Shit. Apparently you can't get into the show without ID proving you were the original purchaser of the ticket, which in this case was around $1,300 or so for the full event. I'm not too far away so I was hoping to find one online but that plan is shot. Periscope it is!
Nick66
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Actually I think the ticket for the full event was closer to 1,800. Which is why I'm a bit confused as to how the concert itself is for charity.
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LuckyNumber7
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That's the typical cost of a conference. $1000-2000 a head. Covers rentals for x amount of days, food/catering, staffing, staging, speaker fees, etc. They're not cheap to organize.
So U2 are on at a shade after 8pm tomorrow local time, yes? That's 2pm Melbourne time, which works out good for me.
Geez, in my line a 3-4 day conference is expensive if it costs AU$300 (which is apparently about US$230 at the moment). I point-blank refused to go to one in a couple of months that's over $400 because get fucked, nobody charges that much.
Geez, in my line a 3-4 day conference is expensive if it costs AU$300 (which is apparently about US$230 at the moment). I point-blank refused to go to one in a couple of months that's over $400 because get fucked, nobody charges that much.
LuckyNumber7
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What kind of conference?
I was just at AIAA SPACE in California. That was a 4-5 day conference. I believe the rates were anywhere from $1200-1500 depending upon registration type. Typically those fees are sponsored by whatever institution you're from of course. Personally, I was in on a master's student rate, so I paid $200 but I had to pay out of pocket unlike most people there.
I've seen other 3 day conferences fun like $500-600 as well. There was an ASCE Engineering for Extreme Space Environments conference that something I worked on was being presented at. They didn't have student rates though so I didn't go.
Fair note, these are tech conferences. So perhaps it depends upon the conference type? But the AIAA SPACE one that I was at was massive. So, size obviously plays a factor.
brooklynmike
Refugee
Well, it depends on what kind of conference it is. I've seen some conferences up to $20,000 per person. But they're specialized, and between the info you learn and contacts you make, could be a drop in the bucket if you put it into action.
Dreamforce at $1,800 could be a steal. For me it would more likely be an $1,800 U2 concert.
Dreamforce at $1,800 could be a steal. For me it would more likely be an $1,800 U2 concert.
prbiker15
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Seeing on Twitter that there's some soundchecking going on.
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Yeah these are History conferences, for the various peak bodies and specialist groups in Australia and New Zealand. I normally pay around $150-200 for the discounted postgrad/early career researcher rate. The conference dinner is an optional extra of about $70-100 more, and I often skip it to go to the unofficial alternative and eat for $20 at a pub - plus you often meet more interesting people that way.
Do you mean to say the larger ones are the more expensive ones for you? Because usually our largest annual conferences enable the organisers to spread the costs across as wide a pool of attendees as possible.
That said none of this covers accommodation, which is always up to attendees to organise. I've heard of large History conferences in the States booking out an entire hotel for delegates. That would never happen here. The best you can hope for is that the organisers negotiated a discount with nearby hotels/motels or with one of the hosting university's halls of residence.
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