How many times have you seen U2 live?
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Mauwer
War Child
Lovetown `89 (1x)
Lovetown `90 (1x)
ZooTV 1992 (1x)
Zooropa 1993 (4x)
Popmart 1997 (3x)
Elevation 2001 (3x)
Vertigo 2005 (3x)
360 2009 (2x)
360 2010 (1x)
I/E 2015 (2x)
21 Shows so far
Still to come JT 2017 (2x)
Lovetown `90 (1x)
ZooTV 1992 (1x)
Zooropa 1993 (4x)
Popmart 1997 (3x)
Elevation 2001 (3x)
Vertigo 2005 (3x)
360 2009 (2x)
360 2010 (1x)
I/E 2015 (2x)
21 Shows so far
Still to come JT 2017 (2x)
coolian2
Blue Crack Supplier
How many years removed from an album that had two stadium songs, which got dropped anyway, were the shows? Might as well go with the fuck it setlist.
cobl04
45:33
Thanks to Bono's back surgery there was an eight-month gap between legs. So third-leg Europeans, Australians, Kiwis and South Africans got fucking terrible in-between setlists, where the focus seemed to be on as much ease as possible (Mercy aside, that was awesome). Then the fucking 20th anniversary of Achtung arrived and every setlist from the start of 2011 to the end of the tour was great.
charleswise
Acrobat
Miami will be 56.
coolian2
Blue Crack Supplier
Did you have fun?
cobl04
45:33
ughhhhh fuck you haha.
each show (I saw Melb 1, Melb 2, Bris 1) was worse than the one before it, but I genuinely don't think, as a U2 fan, that you could not enjoy a show. Those setlists were as bad as they get but still so many great moments.
each show (I saw Melb 1, Melb 2, Bris 1) was worse than the one before it, but I genuinely don't think, as a U2 fan, that you could not enjoy a show. Those setlists were as bad as they get but still so many great moments.
BWU2Buffs
War Child
So my quick scan shows someone @ 93 most so far... not that it's a contest, but I'm curious if anyone knows anyone personally that has seen more... anybody north of 150 or 200?
I remember reading a story out here once around Elevation maybe... someone found a way to see like 20+ shows on one tour leg, sleeping on concrete around arenas and finding ways to score tickets... it was a long and very fun post to read detailing this person's experience.
On a separate note, anyone have a spouse or significant other that thinks north of 10 is madness? I won't say I do, but I might..
I remember reading a story out here once around Elevation maybe... someone found a way to see like 20+ shows on one tour leg, sleeping on concrete around arenas and finding ways to score tickets... it was a long and very fun post to read detailing this person's experience.
On a separate note, anyone have a spouse or significant other that thinks north of 10 is madness? I won't say I do, but I might..
popacrobat
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
Been to 58 concerts & a Letterman taping so far, with three on tap for this summer.
11 Oclocktictoc
The Fly
July 18th in Philly will be my 18th show since 1985....
If you're going to your first U2 concert, you want to hear them play Sunday Bloody Sunday and Pride. But if you're well into the double digits, it really would be sweet to hear ASOH live.
That said, I absolutely cannot complain. I was there for the shocking live debuts of both Your Blue Room and The First Time, two of the most holy-shit-I-cant-believe-theyre-actually-playing-that songs ever.
But I love the Streets and the Beautiful Days and the Elevations just as much every single time I go, and would even have a great time at a concert where the setlist was Vertigo x20.
Looking forward to a great time this weekend in Chicago, regardless of whether they're the exact same sets as the two Texas shows or not.
horsey
Babyface
Mar 07, 1992 - Hampton, VA
Mar 18, 1992 - East Rutherford, NJ
Aug 15, 1992 - Washington, DC
Aug 16, 1992 - Washington, DC
Oct 07, 1992 - Birmingham, AL
Aug 27, 1993 - Dublin, Ireland
Aug 28, 1993 - Dublin, Ireland
Nov 10, 1997 - Tampa, FL
Nov 12, 1997 - Jacksonville, FL
Oct 08, 2005 - New York, NY
Oct 10, 2005 - New York, NY
Oct 11, 2005 - New York, NY
Oct 14, 2005 - New York, NY
Nov 16, 2005 - Tampa, FL
*next*
Jun 14, 2017 - Tampa, FL
Mar 18, 1992 - East Rutherford, NJ
Aug 15, 1992 - Washington, DC
Aug 16, 1992 - Washington, DC
Oct 07, 1992 - Birmingham, AL
Aug 27, 1993 - Dublin, Ireland
Aug 28, 1993 - Dublin, Ireland
Nov 10, 1997 - Tampa, FL
Nov 12, 1997 - Jacksonville, FL
Oct 08, 2005 - New York, NY
Oct 10, 2005 - New York, NY
Oct 11, 2005 - New York, NY
Oct 14, 2005 - New York, NY
Nov 16, 2005 - Tampa, FL
*next*
Jun 14, 2017 - Tampa, FL
KEVIN051269
Refugee
So my quick scan shows someone @ 93 most so far... not that it's a contest, but I'm curious if anyone knows anyone personally that has seen more... anybody north of 150 or 200?
I remember reading a story out here once around Elevation maybe... someone found a way to see like 20+ shows on one tour leg, sleeping on concrete around arenas and finding ways to score tickets... it was a long and very fun post to read detailing this person's experience.
On a separate note, anyone have a spouse or significant other that thinks north of 10 is madness? I won't say I do, but I might..
A good friend of mine is near 200 shows, starting back in 1981 I believe, couple of others are past 100
For the record my next show will be my 40th, which started with 3 shows on the original JT tour
coolian2
Blue Crack Supplier
On a separate note, anyone have a spouse or significant other that thinks north of 10 is madness? I won't say I do, but I might..
My partner is impressed at how many shows I've gone to, despite not being a bit interested in U2. Bearing in mind I'm only at seven.
Her reaction? You've done it. You enjoy it. I won't complain as long as I get to come with you.
coolian2
Blue Crack Supplier
If I saw this entire tour and they start to drop in Desire or Angel of Harlem, I'll still have heard One Tree Hill more. I've heard One Tree Hill more than some of the regulars.
Still, play Elevation or Pride? HELL YEAH.
I saw Your Blue Room debut too. The bigger surprise was the night before. The Maya Angelou encore video set to The theme from The Swan? Holy fuckballs
waynetravis
Blue Crack Supplier
360:
Sheffield
Las Vegas
Pasadena
Anaheim x 2
I+E:
London
Glasgow
JT:
London
Bonus: saw Bono and Edge at the Clinton foundation concert.
I'm sure I've heard at least 1 song off every album live.
One of my managers is going to every show for the JT in Europe and it's not the first tour he's done this!
Sheffield
Las Vegas
Pasadena
Anaheim x 2
I+E:
London
Glasgow
JT:
London
Bonus: saw Bono and Edge at the Clinton foundation concert.
I'm sure I've heard at least 1 song off every album live.
One of my managers is going to every show for the JT in Europe and it's not the first tour he's done this!
jphelmet
Refugee
Made the trip from Atlanta to see opening in Vancouver and then Seattle. Those two were 31 & 32.
Wide Awake n AZ
The Fly
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BWU2Buffs
War Child
Thanks for sharing that... a friend of mine saw a show in Fort Collins, CO one time... he suggested they played several songs twice that night in 1980 or 1981... Vertigo X 2 has roots from way back in the day I suppose though I never looked up the U2Gigs database to see if this was fact or alternative fact...
bono_212
Blue Crack Distributor
Guy in front of me at Pasadena 1(who wouldn't stop shifting around to take 5000 pictures of the show) was at his 202nd show...So my quick scan shows someone @ 93 most so far... not that it's a contest, but I'm curious if anyone knows anyone personally that has seen more... anybody north of 150 or 200?
I remember reading a story out here once around Elevation maybe... someone found a way to see like 20+ shows on one tour leg, sleeping on concrete around arenas and finding ways to score tickets... it was a long and very fun post to read detailing this person's experience.
On a separate note, anyone have a spouse or significant other that thinks north of 10 is madness? I won't say I do, but I might..
.Wide Awake n AZ
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for me, it will always be about the show I didn't see (Tempe $5...well, 2 shows, I guess). I have the ticket, untorn...I could have easily gotten a ticket for the other night. But snow up north and parents = I didn't get to go.
I feel like JT30 (Pasadena 1) helped fill that hole in my life. But I still get a little sick to my stomach when R&H goes color or I watch the One Tree Hill video from that show...
Zoo TV was my first, so that is pretty fantastic. My first concert ever was Pink Floyd (Delicate Sound tour at Phoenix Muni), so I have good stories, but that missed $5 show still bugs the shit out of me.
I feel like JT30 (Pasadena 1) helped fill that hole in my life. But I still get a little sick to my stomach when R&H goes color or I watch the One Tree Hill video from that show...
Zoo TV was my first, so that is pretty fantastic. My first concert ever was Pink Floyd (Delicate Sound tour at Phoenix Muni), so I have good stories, but that missed $5 show still bugs the shit out of me.
U2bpbear24
War Child
'05 Chicago
'05 Chicago
'05 Chicago
'09 Chicago
'09 Chicago
'15 Chicago
'15 Chicago
'15 Chicago
This Saturday (6/3 Chicago) will be my ninth.
I'm sensing a pattern here...
'05 Chicago
'05 Chicago
'09 Chicago
'09 Chicago
'15 Chicago
'15 Chicago
'15 Chicago
This Saturday (6/3 Chicago) will be my ninth.
I'm sensing a pattern here...
So my quick scan shows someone @ 93 most so far... not that it's a contest, but I'm curious if anyone knows anyone personally that has seen more... anybody north of 150 or 200?
I remember reading a story out here once around Elevation maybe... someone found a way to see like 20+ shows on one tour leg, sleeping on concrete around arenas and finding ways to score tickets... it was a long and very fun post to read detailing this person's experience.
On a separate note, anyone have a spouse or significant other that thinks north of 10 is madness? I won't say I do, but I might..
i have two friends who are either approaching that territory or who are already north of that 150 number. i reference them any time my wife complains about my wanting to go see U2 for the 23rd and 24th time.
cobl04
45:33
So my quick scan shows someone @ 93 most so far... not that it's a contest, but I'm curious if anyone knows anyone personally that has seen more... anybody north of 150 or 200?
I remember reading a story out here once around Elevation maybe... someone found a way to see like 20+ shows on one tour leg, sleeping on concrete around arenas and finding ways to score tickets... it was a long and very fun post to read detailing this person's experience.
On a separate note, anyone have a spouse or significant other that thinks north of 10 is madness? I won't say I do, but I might..
there was a dude who used to post here.... I think his name was cathal or something. he was writing a book about couchsurfing and seeing hundreds of shows.
Outsider
Refugee
18 for me.
Vertigo - 2
360 - 6
i+e - 8
JT2017 - 2
Vertigo - 2
360 - 6
i+e - 8
JT2017 - 2
coolian2
Blue Crack Supplier
Ah yes. If I recall correctly he was the one who got indignant people were listening to the Auckland 360 rehearsals.
corianderstem
Blue Crack Distributor
That's Cathal, he went to every 360 show and wrote a book about it. He's a lovely guy.
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