The_acrobat
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Obviously, the ideal situation for Australians and Asians would be for them to come into town, play multiple nights at the local arena, and throw the setlists in a blender each night. Something similar to the arena leg of the Vertigo tour, or even the SOI tour. But that's not going to happen.
For U2 to go to Australia, they want to make maximum dollars. That means doing big shows, charging high prices, and do it in a relatively short space of time. That's why the Joshua Tree Tour would make the most sense, from a ticket selling perspective. Or some kind of Greatest Hits / Career Comprehensive type of show. If they attempt to take Innocence & Experience down under and expect to sell out stadiums, they're going to be disappointed with the sales. At some of the first shows in 2018, they were playing 12 new songs, between SOE and SOI... and ZERO songs from the Joshua Tree. I'd be willing to bet that if some of the casual fans knew that prior to, they wouldn't have bought tickets. I actually preferred the IE/EI tours over JT myself, but I'm a hardcore fan, and I happen to like the new albums.
I hope they don't just do a rehash of the JT tour. U2songs said this tour would have it's own unique name, so it seems unlikely that it'd be just the Joshua Tree Tour. I'm excited to see what they come up with, even though I won't be going to any of the shows myself.
For U2 to go to Australia, they want to make maximum dollars. That means doing big shows, charging high prices, and do it in a relatively short space of time. That's why the Joshua Tree Tour would make the most sense, from a ticket selling perspective. Or some kind of Greatest Hits / Career Comprehensive type of show. If they attempt to take Innocence & Experience down under and expect to sell out stadiums, they're going to be disappointed with the sales. At some of the first shows in 2018, they were playing 12 new songs, between SOE and SOI... and ZERO songs from the Joshua Tree. I'd be willing to bet that if some of the casual fans knew that prior to, they wouldn't have bought tickets. I actually preferred the IE/EI tours over JT myself, but I'm a hardcore fan, and I happen to like the new albums.
I hope they don't just do a rehash of the JT tour. U2songs said this tour would have it's own unique name, so it seems unlikely that it'd be just the Joshua Tree Tour. I'm excited to see what they come up with, even though I won't be going to any of the shows myself.