Will U2 sell the remaining tickets to make this tour a complete sell out?

[The_acrobat]

Just because I'm bored but don't feel like going to bed yet, here's a list of comparisons from 360 Tour to JT Tour, where the stadiums were the same.

Vancouver- 63,802 (360), 45,436 (JT)
Seattle- 69,439 (360), 57,009 (JT)
Oakland/San Fran- 64,829 (360), 50,072 (JT)--- ((Different stadiums))
LA Rose Bow- 97,014 (360), 123,164 (JT 2 nights, 61,582 each night)
Houston- 58,328 (360), 47,669 (JT)
Dallas- 70,766 (360), 49,087 (JT)
Chicago- 135,872 (2 nights, 360), 105,078 (JT 2 nights)
Pittsburgh- 55,823 (360), 41,413 (JT)
Tampa- 72,688 (360), 52,958 (JT)
Miami- 72,569 (360), 48,494 (JT)
Philadelphia- 72,389 (360), 56,570 (JT)
Washington DC- 84,754 (360), 49,827 (JT)
Toronto- 58,420 (360), 52,704 (JT)
Boston- 138,805 (360, 2 nights. 69,402 individually), 55,231 (JT)
East Rutherford- 88,491 (360 1 night), 110,642 (2 nights, 55,321 each night)

That actually took longer than I thought it would, and I now feel like a big loser. You're welcome!

 

[Catman]

Well im not sure this has been posted on here yet, but anyways.

U2's Joshua Tree Tour on Track to Be Biggest of 2017 | Billboard

Lead singer Bono told Rolling Stone in May that he hopes to have Songs of Experience out by early 2018.

2018... it... is... ?

 

[bono2017]

Your actual argument is they aren't gaming and cheating, but here's how they can game and cheat.

You are still essentially agreeing with me. The most pointless dick measuring contest ever. We're making the same point and you just want to mansplain it to me as if I didn't have a damn clue what I was talking about.

Sting, the only win you get is I didn't know/care that it was 1976 that measure became standard.

You said the following before:

Its a load of bollocks.
Sold out concert tour is becoming as pointless a phrase as fake news, or liberal elites, or safe space

That simply is not true. No one is "gaming or cheating" anything. Also, this is the way it has been done since AT LEAST 1976. Billboard magazine did not have the boxscore charts before then. They may have been in Amusement Business but I have not seen back issues of Amusement Business from that far back.

 

[bono2017]

Just because I'm bored but don't feel like going to bed yet, here's a list of comparisons from 360 Tour to JT Tour, where the stadiums were the same.

Vancouver- 63,802 (360), 45,436 (JT)
Seattle- 69,439 (360), 57,009 (JT)
Oakland/San Fran- 64,829 (360), 50,072 (JT)--- ((Different stadiums))
LA Rose Bow- 97,014 (360), 123,164 (JT 2 nights, 61,582 each night)
Houston- 58,328 (360), 47,669 (JT)
Dallas- 70,766 (360), 49,087 (JT)
Chicago- 135,872 (2 nights, 360), 105,078 (JT 2 nights)
Pittsburgh- 55,823 (360), 41,413 (JT)
Tampa- 72,688 (360), 52,958 (JT)
Miami- 72,569 (360), 48,494 (JT)
Philadelphia- 72,389 (360), 56,570 (JT)
Washington DC- 84,754 (360), 49,827 (JT)
Toronto- 58,420 (360), 52,704 (JT)
Boston- 138,805 (360, 2 nights. 69,402 individually), 55,231 (JT)
East Rutherford- 88,491 (360 1 night), 110,642 (2 nights, 55,321 each night)

That actually took longer than I thought it would, and I now feel like a big loser. You're welcome!

The Dallas and Pittsburgh shows could have fit more people for the JT shows. Taylor Swift did about 60,000 people in Dallas in the 270 configuration as well as 56,000 in Pittsburgh.

 

[rennowba]

Just because I'm bored but don't feel like going to bed yet, here's a list of comparisons from 360 Tour to JT Tour, where the stadiums were the same.



Vancouver- 63,802 (360), 45,436 (JT)

Seattle- 69,439 (360), 57,009 (JT)

Oakland/San Fran- 64,829 (360), 50,072 (JT)--- ((Different stadiums))

LA Rose Bow- 97,014 (360), 123,164 (JT 2 nights, 61,582 each night)

Houston- 58,328 (360), 47,669 (JT)

Dallas- 70,766 (360), 49,087 (JT)

Chicago- 135,872 (2 nights, 360), 105,078 (JT 2 nights)

Pittsburgh- 55,823 (360), 41,413 (JT)

Tampa- 72,688 (360), 52,958 (JT)

Miami- 72,569 (360), 48,494 (JT)

Philadelphia- 72,389 (360), 56,570 (JT)

Washington DC- 84,754 (360), 49,827 (JT)

Toronto- 58,420 (360), 52,704 (JT)

Boston- 138,805 (360, 2 nights. 69,402 individually), 55,231 (JT)

East Rutherford- 88,491 (360 1 night), 110,642 (2 nights, 55,321 each night)



That actually took longer than I thought it would, and I now feel like a big loser. You're welcome!

Wow some of those attendances are a lot higher for 360. Just shows how huge that tour was. Without having a hit single and a mediocre new album aswell. Imagine if they had a huge single from nloth.

Could u2 pull off a 360 tour in stadiums now though. I really don't think they could. Not a full tour anyway. Unless they pubicly said this is our last tour.

Will the 360 tour ever be beaten by anyone? I doubt it will

 

[hasin73]

What a GIGANTIC tour the 360 tour was ! I am just curious..... can anyone please confirm this that 360 tour holds the individual venue record for each of the stadium they played ? It should be but I need confirmation.

 

[rennowba]

What a GIGANTIC tour the 360 tour was ! I am just curious..... can anyone please confirm this that 360 tour holds the individual venue record for each of the stadium they played ? It should be but I need confirmation.

They hold a lot of the records for different stadiums but not all of them

 

[The_acrobat]

I have often wondered if they would've done the 360 tour in 2005-6, would they have been even more successful?

 

[bono2017]

I have often wondered if they would've done the 360 tour in 2005-6, would they have been even more successful?

I think so. They were not prepared for the massive high demand for the Vertigo Tour. All of their tour legs underplayed the market in nearly every city they went to.

 

[rennowba]

Think they could have done anything from 01-05 and pulled it off. Commercially u2 were massive in those years. They appealed to everyone. Young and old

 

[Martinski]

What a GIGANTIC tour the 360 tour was ! I am just curious..... can anyone please confirm this that 360 tour holds the individual venue record for each of the stadium they played ? It should be but I need confirmation.

Håkan Hellström holds the record for Ullevi Stadium, wich is ~70k. I believe the 360 tour at Ullevi did something around 59k-60k, it was before they refurbished the arena in 2010 or 2011.

U2 allways underplay every market except for the US market wich it saturates, i mean 2 legs this tour for example. They allways seem to play more shows in the US even though them shows sell much slower and to a lower demand. I mean sure the logistics is easier in a country that is as big as Europe where every country is unique but still...

 

[The_acrobat]

Think they could have done anything from 01-05 and pulled it off. Commercially u2 were massive in those years. They appealed to everyone. Young and old

Agreed. I would argue they were as big in the 2000-2006 era as they were in the 1987-1993 era. Sure, ATYCLB and HTDAAB didn't produce as many hits as JT/RAH/AB did, but I think during the 00-06 they were at their peak in terms of being both a current/relevant act, as well as a nostalgia act at the same time. They had a core fan base ranging over a 20 year age gap, and especially all the Vertigo shows sold out at the speed of light.

The success of the 360 Tour was carryover from that era, and the fact that finally EVERYBODY who wanted tickets could get them. Ironically, this is when U2 ceased to be a current, relevant act. People were no longer interested in a new album from them, they just wanted to come out, hear the hits, and see the world's biggest stage production. I think if they'd have done the 360 Tour in 2005-07 instead of 2009-11, they could have done even more shows, sold even more tickets, etc.

Getting tickets for the Vertigo Tour... ANY tickets at all... was a huge pain in the ass. You had to be a ticketmaster ninja to get it right.

 

[rennowba]

Ticketmaster ninja

 

[Martinski]

Even though IE and JT are smaller tours than 360 and Vertigo, U2 still blow the competition out of the water with those tours. Biggest tour of 2017 is set to be this one.

So far not even Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Taylor Swift and so on can compete with U2 when it comes to sales.

Only band that come close is Rolling Stones. Roger Waters and Bruce Springsteen are up there sniffing too.

 

[Hewson]

Getting tickets for the Vertigo Tour... ANY tickets at all... was a huge pain in the ass. You had to be a ticketmaster ninja to get it right.

It was tough.
I did 6 of 7 Boston shows, used all my Ticketmaster ninja knowledge and tricks, wanted to hit all 7 shows, never was able to get a ticket to one of the May shows.

Only show I was able to wrangle GA was after Larry's strongly worded letter enabled former Propaganda members to have an advantage for the fall leg presales.

 

[rennowba]

Looking on the tickets sites. Been a while since I have and the shows seem to be selling really well. New Orleans lower and middle tier is nearly all gone. Just the side uppers very similar to Pittsburgh. Phoenix the same. St. Louis is the one that still doesn't look good. It doesn't look a big stadium looking on the plan and there's still plenty of lower tier seats.

Buffalo, New Orleans and Phoenix will be similar to Pittsburgh. Looking full apart from the side top tiers. Still great attendances

St. Louis is the one for me that doesn't look great. There maybe less tickets left then the other shows but because the stadium looks small it's way more noticeable

 

[Mac_Fly]

St. Louis is the one for me that doesn't look great. There maybe less tickets left then the other shows but because the stadium looks small it's way more noticeable

I'm trying to find my way to either New Orleans, St Louis or Phoenix but it's up in the air.

Because of my schedule, looks like the most likely chance for me will be St Louis . . . . . don't think I'll have a hard time getting tickets if I can make it there.

 

[Chino]

Checked San Diego and prices were lowered for the upper levels, finally. Now those are $70 and an upper section is now $100 from $165. Ticket sales look pretty good this time around compared to when they played there for ZOO TV and PoPMart.

 

[rennowba]

Tickets seem to be selling well. Always seems to be more sold whenever I check. Mainly check St. Louis,Phoenix and New Orleans.

New Orleans and Phoenix seem to be shifting tickets in those top tiers nicely. Nothing major but it always looks a lot more fuller when I look

 

[womanfish]

always looks a lot more fuller when I look

Is that a nod to Much More Better?

 

[cleazer]

Tickets seem to be selling well. Always seems to be more sold whenever I check. Mainly check St. Louis,Phoenix and New Orleans.

New Orleans and Phoenix seem to be shifting tickets in those top tiers nicely. Nothing major but it always looks a lot more fuller when I look

I guess that's what happens when you have cheap seats available and aren't just trying to charge $165 for seats in the top row.

 

[Mac_Fly]

Buffalo, New Orleans and Phoenix will be similar to Pittsburgh. Looking full apart from the side top tiers. Still great attendances

St. Louis is the one for me that doesn't look great. There maybe less tickets left then the other shows but because the stadium looks small it's way more noticeable

It appears to me that Phoenix is kinda shaky -- a LOT of lower level seats available near the stage. Won't look very good at showtime.

 

[rennowba]

It appears to me that Phoenix is kinda shaky -- a LOT of lower level seats available near the stage. Won't look very good at showtime.

I reckon they will be sold come showtime. There's only a few hundred and the upper tiers are filling up. The front section of those tiers anyway

 

[Mac_Fly]

New Orleans and Phoenix seem to be shifting tickets in those top tiers nicely. Nothing major but it always looks a lot more fuller when I look

I'm on the verge of grabbing a floor ticket for New Orleans, thought about a lower level seat. But the floor is just too tempting.

 

[Chino]

I'm on the verge of grabbing a floor ticket for New Orleans, thought about a lower level seat. But the floor is just too tempting.

How bad can ticket sales be if you can still find floor tickets a month away from the show?

 

[The_acrobat]

The thing about floor tickets is that they're credit card only entry. So the scalpers aren't touching them, for the most part.

Also, the fan base is aging. I'm only 35, but after the Cleveland show, I have decided I'm done with being in the floor. I'm not a fat, lazy person... but I've just arrived at a point where I would rather pay extra for a seat, and all the benefits of having a seat. I'm going to the Indy show, and it'll be my first time in a seat at a u2 show since the Elevation tour. Pretty excited!!!

 

[Mac_Fly]

I have decided I'm done with being in the floor. I'm not a fat, lazy person... but I've just arrived at a point where I would rather pay extra for a seat, and all the benefits of having a seat.

I felt the same way after the 360 tour, and true to form, grabbed seats only for IE and JT.

Until now.

The lure of the floor was just too much. Grabbed a ticket for New Orleans GA today.

 

[rennowba]

Tickets seems to be selling well, New Orleans and buffalo especially. Phoenix isn't as bad but still plenty left in the very upper levels on the side. St. Louis is probably still the worst one but abit better then it was

 

[Mac_Fly]

Tickets seems to be selling well, New Orleans and buffalo especially. Phoenix isn't as bad but still plenty left in the very upper levels on the side. St. Louis is probably still the worst one but abit better then it was

I should think Buffalo sales would pick up after the incredible price slash of the lower level.

Never seen anything like it -- for a U2 show anyway.

 

[Mac_Fly]

I count around 1000 tix left for the show in Indianapolis tonight, not counting floor tickets still available.

So let's say there are 2000 left, with maybe a few more to be sold before concert time.

Not too bad.

Unfortunately, the rest of the shows will not be as good, except for San Diego.

I'm hoping the Hurricane doesn't thwart my New Orleans trip.