Why they are enforcing such a tight limit on tickets for different venues? Who knows? But this excerpt from Diana Scrimgeour's "U2 Show" book might shed some light on it:
From an interview with Paul McGuinness: "We had some difficulties with the Elevation tour, though, where the heart was the most kind of desirable place for a member of the audience to stand. We found that some of the audience traveled with the tour and would queue up for tickets at each venue. The same people would end up in the front row every day. That was a problem because they would sometimes sit there and watch the band and when something happened that was unexpected or different they would shake their heads and be almost put out. That's offputting for the band too. It's a constant battle to try to keep the show fresh."
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From an interview with Paul McGuinness: "We had some difficulties with the Elevation tour, though, where the heart was the most kind of desirable place for a member of the audience to stand. We found that some of the audience traveled with the tour and would queue up for tickets at each venue. The same people would end up in the front row every day. That was a problem because they would sometimes sit there and watch the band and when something happened that was unexpected or different they would shake their heads and be almost put out. That's offputting for the band too. It's a constant battle to try to keep the show fresh."
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