ouizy
Rock n' Roll Doggie
Saturday night and I am bored, so:
I am ready to be crucified for this, but doesn't it just seem like this tour is being set up to really just be as efficient and easy for the band as possible, and less about the fans?
North America Leg One: 34 shows - 9 cities (so far...)
Europe Leg Two: 33 shows - 10 cities (so far...)
New York City now has (8) eight shows booked. Eight. Miami? Zero. Dallas? Zero. Seattle, Philadelphia, Washington DC? Zero. Actually, in the US, the only city they are playing between New York and Los Angeles is, well, Chicago.
How much of a 'tour' is then actually? They have been much more expansive in the past, but this smells like something different all together.
Bono was just quoted in Rolling Stone that he is trying to get ready because they are bringing something 'incredible' on the road. I sure hope so.
They have said they were going to 'alternate' set lists. OK, sounds great - if they did two shows per city. With eight in NYC, are they going to alternate four times? I just cannot see the band pulling a Pearl Jam and crafting different set lists for each night. I sure hope I am wrong, because if I am they will dig out a ton of old tunes (perhaps all of them...)
I think they proved a valuable rich-man model on the last tour. Try to sleep in the same bed for as many nights as possible - they would play a US city and quickly fly back to NY to crash. Rather than stay in smaller cities, also because most of them have homes in NYC. Does that make sense when you have your own plane, yes, but 9 cities total? It just seems odd. Why make your fans travel to you rather than the other way around?
Somehow I see a converse correlation to them loading their latest album on everyone's iOS device. Make sure everyone has their music, but then only play a handful of places. Just odd. Maybe, just lazy.
And I live in NYC...
To me, they again have something to prove.
Any thoughts?
I am ready to be crucified for this, but doesn't it just seem like this tour is being set up to really just be as efficient and easy for the band as possible, and less about the fans?
North America Leg One: 34 shows - 9 cities (so far...)
Europe Leg Two: 33 shows - 10 cities (so far...)
New York City now has (8) eight shows booked. Eight. Miami? Zero. Dallas? Zero. Seattle, Philadelphia, Washington DC? Zero. Actually, in the US, the only city they are playing between New York and Los Angeles is, well, Chicago.
How much of a 'tour' is then actually? They have been much more expansive in the past, but this smells like something different all together.
Bono was just quoted in Rolling Stone that he is trying to get ready because they are bringing something 'incredible' on the road. I sure hope so.
They have said they were going to 'alternate' set lists. OK, sounds great - if they did two shows per city. With eight in NYC, are they going to alternate four times? I just cannot see the band pulling a Pearl Jam and crafting different set lists for each night. I sure hope I am wrong, because if I am they will dig out a ton of old tunes (perhaps all of them...)
I think they proved a valuable rich-man model on the last tour. Try to sleep in the same bed for as many nights as possible - they would play a US city and quickly fly back to NY to crash. Rather than stay in smaller cities, also because most of them have homes in NYC. Does that make sense when you have your own plane, yes, but 9 cities total? It just seems odd. Why make your fans travel to you rather than the other way around?
Somehow I see a converse correlation to them loading their latest album on everyone's iOS device. Make sure everyone has their music, but then only play a handful of places. Just odd. Maybe, just lazy.
And I live in NYC...
To me, they again have something to prove.
Any thoughts?