Oh brother.....
Unbelievable show last night at Gillette for so many reasons.....the sound was as perfect as any concert I've ever heard, the stage was the most insane thing I've ever seen out of my millions of concerts I've been to, and the set list was near perfect. But there was one HUGE problem....THE POLITICAL BULLSHIT!!!!
My god, what's it gonna take to get Bono to just sing songs for Christ's sake?? When I go to a concert I want music. I don't give a rats ass about Iranian women being oppressed, AIDS in Africa, or any of that other bullshit. A quick mention before something like Sunday Bloody Sunday is one thing, but to spend the whole second half of the show jamming that shit down my throat really pissed me off. Huge downer on the night.
I love this band but that shit was ridiculous. I still can't believe they ruined such a great song like Walk On by bringing all of those fans on stage holding the picture of some Iranian woman over the face. F'n ridiculous.
You DO NOT speak for everyone, do not pretend like you do.is just not what people want from a night out at a concert.
And U2 should wake up and realize there ARE people that DO skip shows because they know about the political agenda Bono spews all night. It's a damn shame.
just not what people want from a night out at a concert.
It was one thing in 2001 when it was about 9/11. That was moving, memorable, and appropriate. Something that obviously hit home with all of us. No one who ever saw that tour post 9/11 will ever forget it.
It was one thing in 2001 when it was about 9/11. That was moving, memorable, and appropriate. Something that obviously hit home with all of us. No one who ever saw that tour post 9/11 will ever forget it.
You DO NOT speak for everyone, do not pretend like you do.
I have to call bullshit on anyone who tells me they go to a concert to be informed about social injustices in 3rd world countries.
Sort of like people refusing to go to a concert they actually would want to see because 30 seconds are dedicated to social injustices....
I have to call bullshit on anyone who tells me they go to a concert to be informed about social injustices in 3rd world countries.
30 seconds, huh?? I wish.
I retract calling the OP an ignorant fool. I'm sorry for that personal attack, it was not my intention as I don't know him personally or even online here so I should not be insulting him personally.
I smell an Forum Moderator
Also Nelson Mandela was being kind of creepy.
Well there were like eight of those black guys up there, so one of them must have been Mandela.
That would be Desmond Tutu.
Giving out Zombie House Arrest masks to GA members? That's fucking creepy.
Unbelievable show last night at Gillette for so many reasons.....the sound was as perfect as any concert I've ever heard, the stage was the most insane thing I've ever seen out of my millions of concerts I've been to, and the set list was near perfect. But there was one HUGE problem....THE POLITICAL BULLSHIT!!!!
My god, what's it gonna take to get Bono to just sing songs for Christ's sake?? When I go to a concert I want music. I don't give a rats ass about Iranian women being oppressed, AIDS in Africa, or any of that other bullshit. A quick mention before something like Sunday Bloody Sunday is one thing, but to spend the whole second half of the show jamming that shit down my throat really pissed me off. Huge downer on the night.
I love this band but that shit was ridiculous. I still can't believe they ruined such a great song like Walk On by bringing all of those fans on stage holding the picture of some Iranian woman over the face. F'n ridiculous.
I love this band but that shit was ridiculous. I still can't believe they ruined such a great song like Walk On by bringing all of those fans on stage holding the picture of some Iranian woman over the face. F'n ridiculous.
Well there were like eight of those black guys up there, so one of them must have been Mandela.
But something about last night just rubbed me the wrong way. No idea why it did but it did. I was just in the mood for a night of great music but it seemed like that stuff kept getting in the way. I'm sure in time I'll brush all of that off and just remember what really matters, which is how incredible they sounded, how great the setlist was, how amazing the visual experience was, and how close to the stage I was.
Also Nelson Mandela
No, not new to U2, and no, not my first tour. Well aware of Bono's M.O.
I guess when you see as many concerts as I do then go back to a U2 show for the first time in 4 years it just reminds you how fucking obnoxious it is that they can't just put on a normal concert. Leave that shit out of the show, it's not the time or place for it.