Is it just me or...

[DignityPassesBy]

Does there seem to be to big a gap between March 02 - Buenos Aires and March 17 - Auckland. Are there any shows that haven't been announced or rumoured (they're leaving ticket sales a little late if so) or is this rehearsal time or what it just seems like to long between shows

 

[lemon_vr6]

Probably something to do with the distance between the shows and moving all the crap halfway across the world.

 

[Axver]

Probably something to do with the distance between the shows and moving all the crap halfway across the world.

Doubtful. On Popmart, they managed to go from Santiago to Perth (a longer distance than Buenos Aires to Auckland) in just six days.

 

[God Part III]

Wasn't there a rumour about India...?

 

[Utoo]

US stadium tour.

 

[MsGiggles]

Does there seem to be to big a gap between March 02 - Buenos Aires and March 17 - Auckland. Are there any shows that haven't been announced or rumoured (they're leaving ticket sales a little late if so) or is this rehearsal time or what it just seems like to long between shows

They'll be staying at my house during that time

 

[zoopop]

Plus, they have more than one stage for this leg. Who knows??

 

[Miricale_Drug]

only one video scren though ;

 

[Lila64]

Re: Re: Is it just me or...

They'll be staying at my house during that time

They'll be playing in my backyard. However, no wristbands will be given out and no lining up til the morning/day of the show

BTW, I can be bribed

 

[partygirl43]

Re: Re: Re: Is it just me or...

They'll be playing in my backyard. However, no wristbands will be given out and no lining up til the morning/day of the show

BTW, I can be bribed

 

[ponee]

maybe Bono is actually going to take a holiday in Africa that he has been talking about all tour

 

[sue4u2]

no doubt it has to do with other committment's.. or time off.. period..
Who can blame them?

 

[DignityPassesBy]

have they ever played in India before?

 

[Axver]

have they ever played in India before?

Nope. They've never played mainland Asia (unless you count Tel Aviv, Israel).

 

[ntalwar]

Wasn't there a rumour about India...?

More rumors about India from Time:

Snippet:
"After decades of being the only significant English-speaking market in the world to be ignored by nearly everybody else, India is suddenly the flavor of the new century. Vogue will launch an Indian edition next year. Every rock act of note plays Bangalore: the Rolling Stones were here three years ago and U2 will perform in the autumn. "


http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/article/0,13005,901060213-1156508,00.html

 

[lazarus]

Jeez...how much longer can they possibly drag this thing out?

Odd that they would decline to play in New Orleans for Jazzfest and then randomly show up months later in India.

Would be a hell of a cool trip though, plus a perfect opportunity to bring back Crumbs From Your Table, which kicked so much ass when it was played.

Sweetest Thing just came on the radio at work. I guess you just take what you can get...

 

[yolland]

Bangalore is anything but a "crumbs-from-the-table" type of place--it's the driving engine of India's enormous software export industry, packed with shopping malls, public gardens and skyscrapers, with very little extreme poverty in evidence. They don't call it Silicon Valley for nothing.

 

[ntalwar]

Some of the other acts that played Bangalore in the past few years have been The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Roger Waters, and Mark Knopfler. Google, Microsoft, Oracle, etc. have a major presence there.

 

[yolland]

^ Yes as well as several homegrown giants like Infosys and Wipro.

Autumn, huh? I may actually be in Bangalore next fall...that would be awesome to see them play there.