corianderstem
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Huh. Thanks, LivLuvandBootlegMusic. Guess I need to live up to my word and stop my bitching.
Hawkfire said:U2 are catching up to the Stones with each new undertaking...the long slow demise to utterly irrelevant corporate rock behemoth is near completion.
indra said:
What I would think would be ideal for U2 to do is strip their live shows down to the essence of U2 and drop all the massive stage show. Their music should be able to carry the show, and I'm sure the emotion generated is due to their music, not the light show, etc., anyway. Madonna might need all the bells and whistles to make an exciting show, I doubt U2 does.
VertigoGal said:does anyone know what their profit margin for this tour will be? I still don't see why they can't just announce that, after all expenses are paid, the proceeds will go to a certain charity. Oh well
ramblin rose said:I spent about $5,000 for 1 week in NY & Boston to see 5 shows....5 star hotels, meals, t-shirts (+other bullshit memorabilia), transportation.......
Can't wait to spend more in Barcelona & the 2nd US leg.
1stOne said:
ramblin rose...I reckon I'm not far behind you...NY, Man1, Man2 Twickers, Barcelona. Where are staying in Barcelona? I'm at the Grand Marina Hotel on the sea front. I'm hoping the band will be staying there
trainspotter said:
Its not too short a flight away from the South of France, so they might not even be in town
ramblin rose said:
Why in the world would you expect them to donate the proceeds to charity? I have no idea why someone would actually want or expect them to do that. It makes no sense to me, sorry.
LivLuvAndBootlegMusic said:
Yes, I have, and I've also read an intro level Economics textbook and like it or not, everything the band is doing makes perfect, logical sense.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I swear I've read in multiple threads and news articles that some shirts were more expensive b/c Edun was manufacturing them w/ organic materials in "fair trade" factories
the soul waits said:
I honestly didn't know that Edun manufactured the t-shirts. If that's true, well, it might be a good idea to make that VERY clear at the t-shirt selling booth. Because if I had known, I might have forked out the money to buy one - instead, I was thinking they were pushing it a bit (a lot!) at those rates.
bono_gal said:
Check the label
I did and it says something like...this t-shirt was made in a non-sweatshop environment.
Also, you were at a concert, a U2 concert. Did you really manage to think about where those T-shirts were made?
I couldnt get round the fact that i was going to see U2 perform live!!
the soul waits said:
I didn't bother to check the label, since I didn't have the slightest clue that it may have been made by Edun. There was a line for the t-shirt booth that was VERY long-I glanced over the crowd to check out the prices and then decided it was too expensive.
Don't you think it might have helped the Edun-project if there was some kind of awareness-advertisement out there, in a visable way?
U2Girl1978 said:U2 Tickets are relatively tame compared to the old goats called The Rolling Stones. $3000-$5000 for tickets. Come the fuck on!
Hawkfire said:Does Pearl Jam charge $90 for T-shirts? Will they ever? Do they charge $150 for seats? Will they ever? Of course not. They care about their TRUE fans and their FREE website and fanclub routinely get their fans the best seats