You know what? I'm getting sick and tired of U2's pathetic Americentric tour schedules. Now with rumours of a third North American leg - I swear, those better not come true. There's just no excuse for playing the US at the expense of everywhere but Western Europe. I really don't understand why it's so impossible for U2 to play all their US dates on ONE SINGLE LEG. Heck, they did it rather nicely on War, and while that was a long time ago, I don't see why it wouldn't be feasible now.
Come on people, look at U2's incredible profits thus far. The European leg of Vertigo is the most profitable tour in European history by a country mile. There is just no excuse for not playing the Southern Hemisphere for, as of 2006 (as 2005 is already fully scheduled), EIGHT YEARS, or if you happen to live in New Zealand, THIRTEEN YEARS. They may not necessarily profit monetarily from coming down here, but I'm sick of defending that reason. We're not selling televisions or dishwashers here, people. This is fucking MUSIC. When you've just amassed a gigantic profit in Western Europe and North America, I think you can more than afford to come to the Southern Hemisphere. Anyone with any grasp on life knows that real profit doesn't come from money, and if U2 perform concerts in Australia, South America, and especially New Zealand, I imagine they'd be immensely rewarding.
So U2, get your fucking act together and visit New Zealand, Australia, South America, Central America, Africa, and Asia (including mainland Asia, not just Japan!). I realise some of those parts of the world aren't in the Southern Hemisphere, but they're out of the U2 Hemisphere. I'm just so bloody tired of what feels like every fucking US city having a concert while OVER HALF OF THE WORLD has NO U2 concerts. That's ZERO. While you New Yorkers are rocking out to seven concerts this autumn, think of the fact that there are millions of U2 fans worldwide who have no concert in their country to even attend. And don't give me this population comparison bollocks. Fact is, the US has roughly 40-50 concerts coming up while the rest of us have NONE.
Let us all sincerely hope that the rumours of U2 coming down to the Southern Hemisphere come true and that every single rumour about a third US leg prove to be absolutely fraudulent. I would be immensely happy and overjoyed if U2 did another Lovetown.
Come on people, look at U2's incredible profits thus far. The European leg of Vertigo is the most profitable tour in European history by a country mile. There is just no excuse for not playing the Southern Hemisphere for, as of 2006 (as 2005 is already fully scheduled), EIGHT YEARS, or if you happen to live in New Zealand, THIRTEEN YEARS. They may not necessarily profit monetarily from coming down here, but I'm sick of defending that reason. We're not selling televisions or dishwashers here, people. This is fucking MUSIC. When you've just amassed a gigantic profit in Western Europe and North America, I think you can more than afford to come to the Southern Hemisphere. Anyone with any grasp on life knows that real profit doesn't come from money, and if U2 perform concerts in Australia, South America, and especially New Zealand, I imagine they'd be immensely rewarding.
So U2, get your fucking act together and visit New Zealand, Australia, South America, Central America, Africa, and Asia (including mainland Asia, not just Japan!). I realise some of those parts of the world aren't in the Southern Hemisphere, but they're out of the U2 Hemisphere. I'm just so bloody tired of what feels like every fucking US city having a concert while OVER HALF OF THE WORLD has NO U2 concerts. That's ZERO. While you New Yorkers are rocking out to seven concerts this autumn, think of the fact that there are millions of U2 fans worldwide who have no concert in their country to even attend. And don't give me this population comparison bollocks. Fact is, the US has roughly 40-50 concerts coming up while the rest of us have NONE.
Let us all sincerely hope that the rumours of U2 coming down to the Southern Hemisphere come true and that every single rumour about a third US leg prove to be absolutely fraudulent. I would be immensely happy and overjoyed if U2 did another Lovetown.
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