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Just read this...and I hope it's wrong and the band isn't really going to just do stadiums here in the U.S.
If so, I think this is either a mistake motivated by Live Nation's overestimation of U2's drawing power in the U.S., or the band is being adamant about keeping the tour short, not wanting to devote 18 months to being on the road again.
The kind of audience U2 now has -- and that can afford U2 prices -- is wide, but I'd say steers toward late 20s/30s and beyond. The older fans are less likely to be interested in the relatively shitty experience of seeing a band in a stadium with assigned seats on the floor, or even general admission (which I personally prefer), where you're left to look at the fucking jumbotron half the time to make out what's going on.
The sound also isn't as good as it is indoors.
Yes, hard core psycho-fans like folks here and yours truly will pay through the nose and attend, but I think many, many others might be inclined to skip it when they hear stadium.
And let's not forget the fact that the economy is tight and shelling $100+ for decent seats in an arena was going to be a bit of a stretch to begin with. I'm less likely to do that for the priviledge of seeing a band on a 360-degree stage, as rumored, while seated 30 yards away.
And their album has yet to come out. It's not like the single is being all that well received here.
I hope they include some arena shows in the U.S., or this could be a replay of the half-empty PopMart tour dates that sent them scurrying back to the comfort of arenas the last decade.
Anyway, I just read the article and needed to vent a bit. I imagine similar concerns have probably been brought up on this thread before and debated to death. Sorry that I didn't backread the thread first.
There is but one flag, the white flag,
Mark
Just read this...and I hope it's wrong and the band isn't really going to just do stadiums here in the U.S.
If so, I think this is either a mistake motivated by Live Nation's overestimation of U2's drawing power in the U.S., or the band is being adamant about keeping the tour short, not wanting to devote 18 months to being on the road again.
The kind of audience U2 now has -- and that can afford U2 prices -- is wide, but I'd say steers toward late 20s/30s and beyond. The older fans are less likely to be interested in the relatively shitty experience of seeing a band in a stadium with assigned seats on the floor, or even general admission (which I personally prefer), where you're left to look at the fucking jumbotron half the time to make out what's going on.
The sound also isn't as good as it is indoors.
Yes, hard core psycho-fans like folks here and yours truly will pay through the nose and attend, but I think many, many others might be inclined to skip it when they hear stadium.
And let's not forget the fact that the economy is tight and shelling $100+ for decent seats in an arena was going to be a bit of a stretch to begin with. I'm less likely to do that for the priviledge of seeing a band on a 360-degree stage, as rumored, while seated 30 yards away.
And their album has yet to come out. It's not like the single is being all that well received here.
I hope they include some arena shows in the U.S., or this could be a replay of the half-empty PopMart tour dates that sent them scurrying back to the comfort of arenas the last decade.
Anyway, I just read the article and needed to vent a bit. I imagine similar concerns have probably been brought up on this thread before and debated to death. Sorry that I didn't backread the thread first.
There is but one flag, the white flag,
Mark
