U2 to Perform First Concerts at MSG Sphere in Las Vegas

[prbiker15]

Bet your asses I already registered for Verified Fan.

 

[allaras]

Very timely U2 ad. Have they been shooting down U2 all week?

 

[TinKnight]

Honestly, kinda the best they can do. Any longer and people would have been bitching endlessly.

 

[TinKnight]

https://www.msgentertainment.com/th...aunch-the-worlds-most-state-of-the-art-venue/

"The announcement comes with confirmation that Larry Mullen Jr. will take time out to undergo and recuperate from surgery in 2023. These Las Vegas shows will see Larry and the band welcome drummer Bram van den Berg who will be sitting in to join Bono, The Edge and Adam Clayton onstage at MSG Sphere."

LARRY NOT ON BOARD

 

[DeVaul]

They are really teasing an unidentified balloon?!?

Boneheaded marketing? Some things never change

 

[prbiker15]

Full teaser:

https://youtu.be/peMw65Pljoc

 

[SoCalMusicLover]

They're obviously not ready to confirm the dates.

 

[prbiker15]

https://www.msgentertainment.com/th...aunch-the-worlds-most-state-of-the-art-venue/

LARRY NOT ON BOARD

Oh shit…

 

[bono_man2002]

https://variety.com/2023/music/news/u2-achtung-baby-concerts-without-larry-mullen-1235520643/

Without Larry?

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Larry would have taken the touchdown

 

[SoCalMusicLover]

With a drummer almost nobody has heard of.

 

[prbiker15]

There’s going to be a lot of bitching during the next 24 hours about no Larry. I’m personally going to try to aim for the last shows, whenever those dates are actually announced.

 

[RoKKeR]

No Larry... wow

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I truly hope that no Larry keeps some fans away.

Because I fucking want tickets badly.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Full version of the commercial

https://youtu.be/peMw65Pljoc

Some familiar faces

 

[DeVaul]

I wasn’t going to be sitting close enough to see Larry anyway but this still reeks of contractual obligation. Funny how both revival tours were tied to that…

 

[TinKnight]

I like that none of this promo material has mentioned SoS

 

[trevgreg]

With a drummer almost nobody has heard of.

The ripe age of 40 and about to get a lot more followers now.

https://instagram.com/bramjozefvandenberg?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

 

[bono_man2002]

Yeah, I’m a bit weirded out by the fact that they could not wait till Larry was recovered to schedule the shows?

 

[clerks]

The timing of that ad when the balloon aliens are here was insane. Also that U2 is named for spy planes. But sure let's focus on Larry...

 

[david]

You can’t make this sh!t up.

 

[RoKKeR]

I like that none of this promo material has mentioned SoS

Lol I actually agree, that would have been less than ideal.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

The timing of that ad when the balloon aliens are here was insane. Also that U2 is named for spy planes. But sure let's focus on Larry...

Right?? We're shooting down balloons left and right and they had that commercial in the can for weeks lol

Maybe Bono really is illuminati

 

[TinKnight]

As someone who was but months old during the start of the Zoo TV Tour, I'm very excited I will get to see *some* facsimile of it.

 

[SoCalMusicLover]

Yeah, I’m a bit weirded out by the fact that they could not wait till Larry was recovered to schedule the shows?

It's tied to the opening of the Sphere, and they're not going to hold the opening to wait for Larry to recover.

I imagine if this were a regular tour, they would have put it off, but it's opening a new venue, and they were probably told they had no choice.

 

[namkcuR]

I'm sure it's been in the can for awhile. All they could have done is cancel the ad altogether.

 

[trevgreg]

Looks like U2.com subscribers as of today will have dibs before the Verified Fan sale too.

https://www.u2.com/help?utm_source=...ngbaby_sphere_announce&cmp=1&utm_medium=email

Q - People are being invited by Ticketmaster to register on Verified Fan. How does this affect U2.com subscribers?
A - As U2.com paid subscribers have the opportunity to be first to access tickets in the U2.com subscriber presale it is not essential to register on Verified Fan.

 

[SoCalMusicLover]

I'm sure it's been in the can for awhile. All they could have done is cancel the ad altogether.

It actually turned out to be kind of brilliant. Think about how much people are going to be talking about it given the recent "balloon" events.

 

[clerks]

I couldn't even watch this whole thing... U2 finally did something that annoyed me. Ha.

But I am pumped it's officially AB.

 

[DaveC]

i hope they also bring out Sharon and Lois for these shows