Rehearsals in SLC

[Bean_Counter]

I vaguely recall a ‘rumor’ that when U2 was rehearsing for the Vertigo tour in LA that they opened the arena on the final night for people to come in and catch the final rehearsal.

Can anyone confirm that this happened; and if so, did they do the same thing for the beginning of the 360 tour last year? There is precedence for this as I believe they allowed people in for the last night of the Hershey rehearsals in ’93….

I am driving to SLC for the 360 opening and am wondering whether it is worth the extra day off of work to go in a day early to possibly catch an ‘extra show’.

Thanks.

Bean

 

[Shawn Bonneau]

Yes. They played the LA Sports Arena two nights before opening night. On ZooTV, they also did a couple of open to the public rehearsal shows at what is now the Jenkins Arena

SMB

 

[ramblin rose]

Can anyone confirm that this happened; and if so, did they do the same thing for the beginning of the 360 tour last year? There is precedence for this as I believe they allowed people in for the last night of the Hershey rehearsals in ’93….

The did a rehearsal show in Barcelona but only the folks from the Special Olympics were allowed in. A lot of us waited outside to see if they would open it up but they didn't

 

[Bean_Counter]

Were the shows at the normal show time of ~8:30 or 9:00, or did they start earlier in the evening?

Bean

 

[RedRocksU2]

Rosa, you went to Spain? Nice.

 

[ramblin rose]

Were the shows at the normal show time of ~8:30 or 9:00, or did they start earlier in the evening?

Bean

Yeah it started around regular show time which in Barcelona was closer to 10PM.

Rosa, you went to Spain? Nice.

Yeah, it was great!!

 

[RedRocksU2]

Damn, so jealous.

 

[lauramullen]

I met Rosa in Dublin!

 

[ramblin rose]

See you in SLC or Anaheim??

 

[lauramullen]

Anaheim, I can't go to SLC. I want to, but can't get work off.

 

[ramblin rose]

See you there!!

 

[Chrisedge]

And the Vertigo final rehearsal (3/26/2005) started around 6pm. They let us in around 5:30pm, there was around 800 of us in the arena.

 

[one4u2]

See you there!!

and when will I be seeing you this time around since I missed you in Dublin? Will you be in NJ?

 

[quadcaster]

I was at the final rehersal before vertigo 5th leg started in Brisbane (as were quite a few people). It was a closed rehersal, but theres a small hill next to the QSAC stadium, which allowed us to see the top of the stage including the screens they showed the band on. So we all stood there in the rain for an hour or so. Twas amazing I'll never forget it.

 

[U2FanPeter]

Hire a hot air balloon.

 

[bt2184]

I doubt they will be rehearsing in SLC, they will be staying in L.A. and will probably be rehearsing there, although they will have a soundcheck in Salt Lake.

 

[U2FanPeter]

I doubt they will be rehearsing in SLC, they will be staying in L.A. and will probably be rehearsing there, although they will have a soundcheck in Salt Lake.

There'll be 2-3 days of rehearsal with full production.

I htink they picked SLC because they won't bootleg rehearsals. It's a city full of "good christians", you know!!

 

[AiRMaRcI9o0]

There'll be 2-3 days of rehearsal with full production.

I htink they picked SLC because they won't bootleg rehearsals. It's a city full of "good christians", you know!!

You mean Mormons.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

have db9 put you on his shoulders. should be able to see the entire stadium from there.

 

[zuropa_fit]

You mean Mormons.

[off topic] Aren't Mormons technically Christian? [/off topic]

 

[BVS]

Let's stay on topic...

That subject gets quite heated.

 

[Unknown Caller]

[off topic] Aren't Mormons technically Christian? [/off topic]

Yes.

Let's stay on topic...

That subject gets quite heated.

Yes.

 

[Pop Artist]

I'm pretty sure they will rehearse on-site at least the day before, it's been seven months and with some changes they will need to re-block stuff. Hence why I am getting there a day earlier than I might have otherwise.

 

[powerhour24]

I bet they'll rehearse in Anaheim, I mean the shows there are only 48 hours after SLC.

 

[Super Yo]

YouTube - u2 360 salt lake city_avi

"Equipment in the parking lot now, but nothing in the stadium yet"

 

[digitize]

Oh Christ, here we go again.

 

[Super Yo]

Oh Christ, here we go again.

And you know, nothing's better than see U2 again on the road.

I fucking love this band.

 

[secretly alone]

YouTube - u2 360 salt lake city_avi

"Equipment in the parking lot now, but nothing in the stadium yet"

"Five seconds later, still nothing"...

 

[powerhour24]

 

[Mrs. Garrison]

i think they ran a red light on the way to the stadium.

nice video