allbecauseofu2
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despite these rumors, i believe that theres only one way i would believe they would just retire out of nowhere. I think that, due to the ego of the band, they might retire if a album/demand for tour was poor. Let me list some things that i can't see u2 ever doing or agreeing to do by force.
I'm in the us, so i'm going by how numbers work in the us.
Lets say they had a album that peaked at like, 56 on the charts, sold like 150,000 copys and then disappeared . complete flop. Their are bands that do certain things when they haven't had a hit in years.
1. play outdoor theaters in a package tour with other groups in a effort to sell tickets. Like most 80's hair metal bands, old pop acts, etc. Summer concert series presented by some lame ass sponsor. Or, if they do play bigger venues, must have a hot band as opening or co headliner.
2.Because no one cares about new music from old bands, they play 2,3 songs from new album, and then all old hits. No deep cuts, or rare songs, nothing. Nostalgia shows.
3.Because the band has nothing going on, they play a old, classic album in its entirety. Sometimes they do this even if they just put out a album. Like judas priest just release a double cd concept album, and midway through the tour they decide to play a old album in its entirety. Wow, way to push the new stuff.
4.Play only one era of your music. Like how iron maiden plays these tours that are recreations of tours from the 80's.
5. Play your new album in its entirety to spite your fanbase that only wanna hear the old stuff. Like what iron maiden did before said 80s tour. And they play a few old hits after everyone has fallen asleep while they played the new album.
6. Play whatever you want. Not because you want to or have to, but because no one cares and you only have ultra hardcore fans attending the shows. Like the dead or the cure, or pearl jam, who have cult fan bases who accept whatever they play. At some 5,000 or less seater.
I'm sure theirs some other gimmicky stuff that i am forgetting , but basically if u2 is ever in these siturations after a flop album, I would believe that it could lead to them retiring. i think they couldn't function in that environment. They can;t be told they are irrelevant. If they were told, that they had do one of the following things i listed above, goodnight. lol. No way is u2 doing that shit. Imagine u2 doing a recreation of the joshua tree tour, with no stage set and just the big tree thing in the background. Playing only 80's songs. I can;t see them ever doing that. That would mean they didn't matter anymore.
I'm in the us, so i'm going by how numbers work in the us.
Lets say they had a album that peaked at like, 56 on the charts, sold like 150,000 copys and then disappeared . complete flop. Their are bands that do certain things when they haven't had a hit in years.
1. play outdoor theaters in a package tour with other groups in a effort to sell tickets. Like most 80's hair metal bands, old pop acts, etc. Summer concert series presented by some lame ass sponsor. Or, if they do play bigger venues, must have a hot band as opening or co headliner.
2.Because no one cares about new music from old bands, they play 2,3 songs from new album, and then all old hits. No deep cuts, or rare songs, nothing. Nostalgia shows.
3.Because the band has nothing going on, they play a old, classic album in its entirety. Sometimes they do this even if they just put out a album. Like judas priest just release a double cd concept album, and midway through the tour they decide to play a old album in its entirety. Wow, way to push the new stuff.
4.Play only one era of your music. Like how iron maiden plays these tours that are recreations of tours from the 80's.
5. Play your new album in its entirety to spite your fanbase that only wanna hear the old stuff. Like what iron maiden did before said 80s tour. And they play a few old hits after everyone has fallen asleep while they played the new album.
6. Play whatever you want. Not because you want to or have to, but because no one cares and you only have ultra hardcore fans attending the shows. Like the dead or the cure, or pearl jam, who have cult fan bases who accept whatever they play. At some 5,000 or less seater.
I'm sure theirs some other gimmicky stuff that i am forgetting , but basically if u2 is ever in these siturations after a flop album, I would believe that it could lead to them retiring. i think they couldn't function in that environment. They can;t be told they are irrelevant. If they were told, that they had do one of the following things i listed above, goodnight. lol. No way is u2 doing that shit. Imagine u2 doing a recreation of the joshua tree tour, with no stage set and just the big tree thing in the background. Playing only 80's songs. I can;t see them ever doing that. That would mean they didn't matter anymore.