U2 did not have ANY 2011 plans in the Spring of 2009. Stones and Madonna outings are just as well planned and managed as anything U2 have ever done.
Pre-Injury, what year/month were u2 going to play South America and Mexico?
You could say that about the Beatles, although it will NEVER happen. Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin are much further down the list. Both of them have a rather limited touring history compared to U2. The vast majority of Led Zeppelin's shows were in arena's. In fact, it appears Zep only ever did about 15 stadium shows in their entire career. Pink Floyd benefited enormously by being off the road for most of the 10 years between the Animals Tour and Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour. Their last two tours functioned more as re-union tours than a tour by an active band producing its best material.
For the 2 "Trio Pink Floyd" tours 16-24 years ago over 40% of each tours setlist was newer stuff. More than the current 360 setlist.
You can't pad your gross on a concert tour when you restrict yourself to only playing stadiums.
Selling tickets for less than what you sold them on Joshua/ZooTv(adjusted for inflation) is the definition of "padding" one's gross/attendance. That and selling a total of upwards of 25,000 tickets per show for around $55 OR LESS - something I'd be very surprised to see the Stones/Madge ever do.
How come Muse only played one show at Madison Square Garden in March 2010? I mean, since they were more popular like you said by then, why did they only book one show like they did on their last leg in 2007?
MSG cost an arm & leg to rent on tours so acts play fewer nights there and choose one of the other dozen arenas in the NYC area.
EVERYONE remember that Snow Patrol, interpol, and Florence In The Machine are mega arena acts in North America! LOL
Flo's non-U2 American itinerary this summer is nothing to sneeze at. All headlining except last one is a double bill with Black Keys
06/12/11 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre
06/13/11 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
06/14/11 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
06/17/11 Apple Valley, MN Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater
06/18/11 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
06/20/11 Philadelphia, PA Festival Pier
06/23/11 Boston, MA Bank Of America Pavilion
06/24/11 New York, NY Rumsey Playfield / Central Park Park 06/30/11 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Cafe / Hard Rock Live
07/01/11 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre
07/04/11 Indianapolis, IN Lawn At White River State Park Park 07/05/11 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
07/06/11 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater
MOGGIO, U2's visits on 360 to Australia, New Zealand, South America, and Mexico resemble their visits there on past tours going all the way back to ZOO TV. They also resemble tours by other artist over the past 20 years in these markets in terms of the cities that got shows.
You claimed that strategic scheduling was a new model, but these are the standard cities played when just about any artist visits these regions or countries, and its been that way for DECADES!
By the way, U2 visited the exact same cities on POPMART for Australia. Are you going to claim POPMART Australia as an example of Strategic Scheduling?
Was Puff Daddy the opener down under for Popmart?
All of U2's shows outside the United States/Canada were of course in Stadiums. All the shows were performed in a 360 configeration.
NICE was 270. DUBLIN would have probably sold out rear stage seating if not for firecode regulations.
U2 have 110 shows on this tour and essentially every show has been either soldout or at least filled up and were talking a 360 configeration in a stadium, which is incredible.
Only about 50% of 360 shows were filled to the brim "sold out". Some had upwards of 30,000 extra possible seats that could have been used.
You choose to blindly accept LN/Billboard "sell outs" and then complain about the Stones not selling a couple hundred seats in Denver.