We know the band was still working out the show and the setlist in the beginning of these tours (unlike the other tours).
With that said, why is Popmart's first leg considered the ugly duckling of U2's live music and Vertigo's first leg, well, isn't ? The same thing happened, even if it was a more intimate tour and a less elaborate stage setup. The band wasn't 100% operational early in the tour, which happens on most U2 tours, only more so on these two times.
Do you think that a well-performed first leg of Popmart in the US would have made a difference with Pop in America and did U2 shoot themselves in the foot ? Was/is Popmart their last ever chance with stadiums there ?
Also, did U2 shoot themselves in the foot with the underprepared first leg of Vertigo (with a very good reason though) ? Should they have waited extra time with the DVD of the tour and maybe film a show later in that part of the tour, or maybe even film a show in the 2nd, 3rd leg tour ? Was this Hamish Hamilton's last U2 DVD (notice not all of Milan was published, and even that was only a bonus on U2:18) ?
Unfortunately, there was also the lottery system malfunction and the pre-sale confusion that maybe alienated some fans. Do you think the band will have to be extra careful with ticket sales and whatever system they use for the fans, as not to lose what they so carefully built with the sucess of ATYCLB and Bomb, their reclaimed popularity in the US ?
Discuss if you wish.
With that said, why is Popmart's first leg considered the ugly duckling of U2's live music and Vertigo's first leg, well, isn't ? The same thing happened, even if it was a more intimate tour and a less elaborate stage setup. The band wasn't 100% operational early in the tour, which happens on most U2 tours, only more so on these two times.
Do you think that a well-performed first leg of Popmart in the US would have made a difference with Pop in America and did U2 shoot themselves in the foot ? Was/is Popmart their last ever chance with stadiums there ?
Also, did U2 shoot themselves in the foot with the underprepared first leg of Vertigo (with a very good reason though) ? Should they have waited extra time with the DVD of the tour and maybe film a show later in that part of the tour, or maybe even film a show in the 2nd, 3rd leg tour ? Was this Hamish Hamilton's last U2 DVD (notice not all of Milan was published, and even that was only a bonus on U2:18) ?
Unfortunately, there was also the lottery system malfunction and the pre-sale confusion that maybe alienated some fans. Do you think the band will have to be extra careful with ticket sales and whatever system they use for the fans, as not to lose what they so carefully built with the sucess of ATYCLB and Bomb, their reclaimed popularity in the US ?
Discuss if you wish.
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