They do give the fans their money's worth. By getting innovative stage design and having a great frontman. They're not PJ or Bruce, and they never were re: setlists or marathon shows. Deal with it.
Larry needs an hour of physio before *and after each show, and was, by his own words, "dead beat" at the time of first indoor leg of Vertigo tour. Maybe, just maybe, he can't do half hour more on a regular basis. Maybe, just maybe, they want to pace themselves given Bono's health episode.
Who set the bar for a great show at 2,5 anyway ? Have you never seen a 2 hour great show ?
Bruce or Vedder talk as much as Bono, easily. BTW one of which is busy rocking out on Broadway, while the other tours far less (and both haven't released new stuff in years). But go ahead and label the one with 2 albums and 3 tours in 4 years lazy.