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U2 aren’t doing a Vegas residency. Three board members of U2 Inc. are.
U2 to Perform First Concerts at MSG Sphere in Las Vegas
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cobl04
45:33
I don't give that much of a shit about no Larry. It'd be great to have him there and I'd prefer they wait til he's ready, but as long as Bono and Edge are there it doesn't bother me much. This has happened with every other band on the planet.
Any other negativity around contractual obligations or whatever can fuck off. This is exciting as hell. My favourite album of all-time. I will take this over e+i or i+e 10 days a week.
The ad was cool as fuck, how they did not get me involved is beyond me. I'm fucking obsessed with these guys man, I won a game show thanks to them! How'd they find these losers.
Any other negativity around contractual obligations or whatever can fuck off. This is exciting as hell. My favourite album of all-time. I will take this over e+i or i+e 10 days a week.
The ad was cool as fuck, how they did not get me involved is beyond me. I'm fucking obsessed with these guys man, I won a game show thanks to them! How'd they find these losers.
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DaveC
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lol man you'll do any mental gymnastics required to pretend that this isn't what it really is eh?
I've spent 20 years seeing four dudes pretend to be U2. What, I'm going to draw the line at one member voluntarily taking some time off to take care of his health?
The fuck I am
The fuck I am
I mean I said this two months ago but cranky pants over there told me I was wrong.
I also laugh at the notion that anyone thinks they're doing this without Larry's approval. Wouldn't he, ya know, quit?
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lazarus
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ok bootlicker
This, IMO, goes against the entire ethos of the band. One always felt that they would break up before continuing on without one of the founding members as R.E.M. did, and this pretty much dispels that illusion. If Larry actually quit for real I have no doubt they would want to fulfill some kind of financial obligations before ending the band with any integrity.
Extremely disappointed, and I'm mad enough at spending $50 to renew my subscription for this travesty, but I don't think I'm comfortable giving The Corporation(s) any more of it to buy tickets, not to mention wasting any more of my free time on a forum supporting them.
See y'all in another life, brothers.
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Little Steven got COVID the other night but Bruce played anyways. Let me go cancel my tickets lest anyone think I'm a Bruce bootlicker.
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It's like when you to see Hamilton and the understudy is playing the part -- and you get mad for one second -- then you realize the understudy is still singing the songs that Lin wrote, so it's almost impossible to fuck that up!
cobl04
45:33
you're acting as if he's retiring or quit and they're playing on (which, if that was the case, would be fine anyway?)
to me it sounds like he will be recovering from surgery at the time that some shows that happen to land are going on? they're opening the venue. it's unfortunate timing, but it's not that big a deal imo.
if this was a new tour, I'm certain they'd wait.
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Sure, pretend that the E Street Band with its almost 50 years of rotating lineups is comparable to a band that's had the same lineup for the same amount of time and has made that a big part of who they are. When they'd say things like it's not U2 if one of them isn't there. Well, it turns out that's only true if the cheque isn't big enough.
Rush are a much more apt comparison. Or they were, anyway. Because when their drummer was unavailable they waited. And then they retired when he was too ill to play.
In a funny way it makes sense that U2 are going to charge insane amounts of money for a second rate show in a city that exists to fleece rubes. Because a U2 show without Larry *will not* be U2 at their best.
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SoCalMusicLover
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Difference with Little Steven & Nils having Covid, is that they'll get over it, and be back on stage in a few days. Larry is going to miss every show during the run.
Again, they can't tell the owners of the Sphere that they have to wait a few months to open the venue. And I imagine backing out would likely be some sort of breach of contract, that would cost them dearly.
That said, if it was Bono or Edge, obviously they'd have no choice but to back out.
Again, they can't tell the owners of the Sphere that they have to wait a few months to open the venue. And I imagine backing out would likely be some sort of breach of contract, that would cost them dearly.
That said, if it was Bono or Edge, obviously they'd have no choice but to back out.
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I know nothing, but I did just take a look at the calendar on Terry Lawless' website. He has a tiny, cryptic "X" on every date from August 1 through November 4.
The run is 6 weekends. It's not a world tour.
prbiker15
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I’m conflicted about no Larry, but having already seen the full band twice, I’m willing to give this a shot. As Cobbler said, it is also my favorite album of all time. I wouldn’t have been tempted if it was anything else.
They’ll probably just have the temp in the background with no spotlight on him. I’m confident in their choice, regardless if he is unknown in the fan circles. He’s no Larry and will never be one, but the show must go on.
They’ll probably just have the temp in the background with no spotlight on him. I’m confident in their choice, regardless if he is unknown in the fan circles. He’s no Larry and will never be one, but the show must go on.
Just tell me when to plan to be in Vegas...
If the commercial started with your hat I would have lost it.
Hope you can figure out a way to make it stateside.
He is, after all, not on board.
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