LuckyNumber7
Blue Crack Addict
"At risk" is a loose way of saying "anything can happen." More people win a lottery than die by terrorism, I imagine.
6 feet under?
I'd consider my chances of attending a u2 concert to be roughly the same as being struck by a car or by lightning.
Bono To Peform From Bulletproof Iron Lung
You're being a bit fucking harsh on lightning there Kieran. It's got a bigger chance of finding you than U2 does.
During “Elevation,” Bono brought several ardent fans on stage. In light of recent events, does an act have to rethink letting fans that close?
We never really sat down and had that conversation because I think it will be a really difficult one for us to even think about. Our relationship with our fans is so special to us and there is a huge amount of trust that goes both ways, so I would hate to ever imagine the need to roll back on that kind of freedom. So far I feel like we’re fine, but we had this very strange incident in Sweden [last September] where someone ended up in the venue with a [dismantled] firearm. We actually had to pull the show. We managed to reinstate the show within a couple of days and, in that instance, it was the most innocent of situations, someone just misjudging. Obviously security is paramount at a U2 show and we take it incredibly seriously, as any artist does these days, so we could not take a chance. But that is the only time ever that there’s been a sort of credible, serious threat or potential threat at a U2 show. We’re probably lucky, and we don’t take it for granted by any means, but we very much rue the day that we may have to change any of the ways that our shows are operated because it does mean a lot to us, the connection between the fans and ourselves.
To me, the quote that says: "we very much rue the day that we may have to change " tells me that at least 1% the possibility of limiting fan interaction is in their mind. Good for them.
based on past behavior Bono is far more likely to get himself killed doing something stupid then by some crazed fan.