That was the initial plan but during rehearsals in April the band/Bono already said that they changed that thought because they didn't wanna give people the feeling they'd be missing out on the better night.
Fingers crossed they eventually go back to their original plan. Things seem to be a tad boring already.
Nobody promised you anything.
There is no sham.
You are the one who chose to buy tickets. On whatever assumption you made is not U2's fault.
And that is such a terrible line of thinking by Bono and U2. It suggests they aren't capable of putting together two equally great set lists which we know isn't true. They don't even need to make the sets casual fan friendly one night and hardcore fan friendly the next. They could do both, both nights and have vastly different sets. It is a shame they pulled back on the original idea but at the same time is anybody really surprised they did?
If things are a tad boring then why are the shows getting excellent reviews? Even from die hards?
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Nobody promised you anything.
There is no sham.
You are the one who chose to buy tickets. On whatever assumption you made is not U2's fault.
I attended both nights in Phoenix and I don't feel shammed at all.
Expecting performers to perfect completely different set lists each night in one city for every city in one tour is not realistic.
It makes for an overachieving day dream as well.
Nobody promised you anything.
There is no sham.
You are the one who chose to buy tickets. On whatever assumption you made is not U2's fault.
I agree that there's no point crying about the issue, the shows are excellent and I was in Vancouver myself and had a great time. They changed 6 songs which is more I could ask for and all that... no need to write any more, everyone has read how good the current shows are.
BUT
To be fair, I'm not saying anyone has had a guarantee that this is what U2 were gonna do but Bono/U2 repeatedly advertised this two-show concept before/during their ticket sale back in December. Obviously this idea of "two different nights" will be a reason many purchased two-night tickets.
I'm not bitter about it whatsoever and I'm looking forward to all the other concerts I'll be attending, but fair enough they did sell something else in the beginning. I don't go about selling a product either and changing the specs months after the sale...
But they didn't advertise it at all? They mentioned it as an idea they where THINKING of but they never said they where definitely going to do it
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I just don't understand any of these people who say if they knew the sets would be almost identical they wold not have purchased tickets to both shows. Really? Please. I don't buy that. I think that's them just justifying their disappointment and somehow lending false credence to their compliant to validate themselves more. I mean really if you have the time and money and love u2 you'd pass on the second show just because they played the same songs you've grown to love over the years? I don't think so.
That's quite good for a band like U2. Not worth complaining about.Vancouver - 6
San Jose - 5
Phoenix - 7
it would be great if they threw in Tick Tock.
But they didn't advertise it at all? They mentioned it as an idea they where THINKING of but they never said they where definitely going to do it
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I just don't understand any of these people who say if they knew the sets would be almost identical they wold not have purchased tickets to both shows. Really? Please. I don't buy that. I think that's them just justifying their disappointment and somehow lending false credence to their compliant to validate themselves more. I mean really if you have the time and money and love u2 you'd pass on the second show just because they played the same songs you've grown to love over the years? I don't think so.
I agree with Hallucination, but the "2 different shows" idea was what sealed the deal on my second ticket purchase. Would I have bought 2 tickets without that idea? Probably, but I bought 2 tickets without any hesitation because of the idea.
The PJ argument will never work - I love Bono&Co but they will never be able to be as flexible as such bands.
They cannot be: think about Edge's setup, he's carrying an army already for 20-30 songs, I cannot imagine the work Dallas would have to put in to shuffle 90-100 songs. Besides that Bono isn't the greatest w/ lyrics (of course teleprompters help) and last but not least I'm happy if Adam gets through a setlist without loosing the plot in one of the songs entirely I can't imagine him having a +50 song repertoire...
We can be very happy if they mix up 6-7 songs each night and have a 40-50 song pool for the tour.