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The_acrobat said:If the 3 Tokyo shows sell out quickly, I can totally see them adding another show. I don't have any concrete info per say, but it's just common sense. If you were U2, wouldn't you do that?
Yes, if the next scheduled concert was in the same country and only 120 miles apart, as Philly and NYC are. Different situation here, though.
I understand that U2 will likely ship their outdoor stage directly from Auckland to Honolulu, using their indoor setup for the Tokyo shows, thereby eliminating shipping time between Japan and Hawaii.
However, if U2 were to play a fourth show on the 5th, their crew must still stay in Tokyo at least through the 6th in order to tear down the Saitama stage and forward it via Narita (or via Yokohama if they use a boat) to wherever they plan on storing it, then be in Honolulu at least by the evening of the 7th in order to get ready for the Aloha Stadium stage setup commencing the next day on the 8th.
Yes, I realize that they will cross the international date line, giving them an additional 19 hours or so, but with a flying time of 9 hours between NRT and HNL, not to mention three hours' worth of transportation from their Tokyo hotels to Narita plus check-in time, and perhaps an additional two hours in customs, baggage and transportation in Honolulu, I just don't see them risking bad weather, flight delays and major jetlag by the U2 crew to potentially screw up their final show of the Vertigo Tour just to squeeze in one last Tokyo gig in front of 23,000 fans.
Hopefully, I'm wrong, though.
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