Ever seen any1 at a U2 gig do this?

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Leave early, as in fall for the whole "goodnight" bollox they pull every time 2 or 3 times a night.

Seriously, I've seen it back at Popmart, my first gig, when even as early as the fake bye bye they do after With or Without you, guys left!
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Looked up into the stands, and a fair few had gone, whether to avoid traffic, or just plain ignorance. I'm pretty sure a few fell for it though. Seeing as I wasn't sure, lol, I stayed around at the "real" end for an extra 10 minutes. Although I still do that at any U2 gigs, mostly through exhaustion and the fact that I can't move
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Another sickner here, a friend of mine, her sister, she was lucky enough to get a ticket to Slane1, what did she do?? She left before U2 came on, honestly
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So, anyone here actually fall for it??

I'm with Bono's idea at Slane2, "how about we don't bother doing that off stage- on stage stunt and stay and play??"
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Yeah, I've seen a few people in the stands get up to leave. I feel like yelling at them..."what are you THINKING???? They're going to come out and play some more songs...this is U2 were talkin about people! How can you miss even a moment of a live show you paid for????"

lol. silly people.

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slane 2 was great hehe

I stayed mainly becuase i was stuck at the front standing on my bag *so i was taller hehe) and couldnt move!

I didnt see ANYONE doing that!

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Originally posted by bono-vox:


I didnt see ANYONE doing that!


Hehe, maybe cos they either COULDN'T cos they were submerged under a flow of people, or they had a brain and were not gonna leave until that eejit started shouting about the exits, cos it was the BEST GIG EVER!!!!

Ahem, sorry, got Slane2 bootleg today, brought back memories, twas good
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Originally posted by lazyboy:
Hehe, maybe cos they either COULDN'T cos they were submerged under a flow of people, or they had a brain and were not gonna leave until that eejit started shouting about the exits, cos it was the BEST GIG EVER!!!!

Ahem, sorry, got Slane2 bootleg today, brought back memories, twas good
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rofl that guy at the end, Ladies and Gentlemen can i have your attention please, there are 2 main exits, grrrr, i heard him go over and over and over that wee saying SO much and seeing we were at the front we were like the last ppl leaving, grrrrr! but i enjoyed myself
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where did u get the bootleg from?


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The perpetually handsome Mullen appears to have stopped ageing around the time of The Joshua Tree.
"It doesn't matter what songs we sing.
I'm a drummer. Chicks dig me." -Larry
Larry likes to play drums." - Bono
"Larry's always been noticed cos he's the pretty one." - Adam
"Bono, if you still haven't found what you're looking for, look behind the drumkit." - Boy George
A man so handsome, he will never be let sing in this group!"
-Bono, introducing Larry at Irving Plaza, NYC 2000
 
Originally posted by lazyboy:
until that eejit started shouting about the exits,
bwahahahaha

I'd forgotten about him!!! How many friggin times did he need to tell us where the exits were?!?!?! That was so surreal, cause we were right there in that crazy moment experiencing U2 like that, then it was the very big come down to earth with the local old irish guy calling out his lil messages on the loud speaker
hahahaha too funny
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I think that at every concert I have been to some people have left before the last encore. It is completely psycho, because whoever the band or singer is, the chances are that some of the best stuff will come in the encore.

Maybe they need to get to their cars first.
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I've seen people leave early from every concert I've ever been too. What a waste!

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Originally posted by bono-vox:

rofl that guy at the end, Ladies and Gentlemen can i have your attention please, there are 2 main exits, grrrr, i heard him go over and over and over that wee saying SO much and seeing we were at the front we were like the last ppl leaving, grrrrr! but i enjoyed myself
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LMAO yes, my husband and I were reciting it along with him by the time we finally squeezed our way out of the exit (Dublin to the right, Belfast and points north to the left)

Like we all needed to be in a hurry anyway. I think it took me 3 hours to get out of Slane.

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Originally posted by zooropamanda:
That was so surreal, cause we were right there in that crazy moment experiencing U2 like that, then it was the very big come down to earth with the local old irish guy calling out his lil messages on the loud speaker
hahahaha too funny
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Kinda Father Teddish, jaysus! He was only doin his job guys!
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I spent my time begging for water off the guys at the other side of the barrier, and when I saw what they were scrapping that water outta when the crowd dispersed?? Cattle trough!!!
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I drank so much of it too!
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Mooooooooooooo!
And had to look for my trodden on friends, lol, met them back at the trough, and then the long walk back to the bus, awwww, I'd do it a million times over again!
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I actually saw people doing this at Miami 02-12-01!!!! I couldn't believe it! People leaving early from the very last show of the tour! I wanted to yell at them! I was on the floor and couldn't leave even if I wanted to (WHICH I DIDN'T). I held on till they asked me to leave. How can you not?

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This thread brought to mind the deafening crowd noise you always hear while the band is offstage... and yet, I can never see anybody near me actually shouting (hey, we all know they're coming back).

Anybody else suspect that it's a PA track?
 
i had to leave the heart once, it was right in the beginning of the song 'walk on' and that was the closer to the show. i was getting dizzy cuz some really big guy was standing behind me and he really smelled awful and i tried to tough it out but i didnt want to look like an idiot and pass out in front of adam so i left the heart early, sat down in the lobby with my head in between my legs and waited for my friend to find me after the show. i wasn't too happy that i missed the last song, and i hope that never happens to me again.

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Originally posted by scatteroflight:

Maybe they need to get to their cars first.
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Anyone who has seen a show at Foxboro Stadium would understand this logic...I'd never do it at a U2 show, but on a weeknight it can make a 2 plus hour difference at that wonderfully located facility.
 
Originally posted by lazyboy:

Ahem, sorry, got Slane2 bootleg today, brought back memories, twas good
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Grabs the bootleg and runs away*
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[This message has been edited by Aine (edited 12-20-2001).]
 
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