Place your bets! When will the next U2 tour begin?

[Elvis]

In which month and year do you think the next tour will start?

You only get one vote, so make it count!

[The Wanderer]

i said march of 2004 because i don't think there will be a new album out until late next year, and U2 won't tour again without having ample time for their album to get exposure and sink in with the masses

[Cowgirl]

do we win a prize if we guess right?

[walkon11]

I go 04/04...I would love to be wrong and have it be sooner, but it seems logical since there is no new album, and they usually start their tours in the spring anyways.

[rafmed]

My picks are that U2 will have a brand new album by the autum of 2003, and will tour starting march of 2004.

[Jody]

New album released late 2003 and tour starting April 2004.

*starts saving*

[wertsie]

4/2004...only because I can't see them touring as early as this spring, and it seems like their tours have tended to start in the spring lately...

[blondeann13]

I hope it's sooner!

[pinkfloyd]

my bet , they will hit us this , or next year with major world tour . why , cause they have no time to waste , in 2005 they will look much older then now , they gotta " not to let it get away " . it's just a thought , but all these breaks they are not so good for the band , common U2 get angry!!! , say " fuck ya all " , and make a solid world tour , time is thief . cause if they will leave us with no tour in next two years , i think they will split up

[Bonochick]

May of 2004 is my guess.

[KhanadaRhodes]

all those choices...wowee!

anyway, i voted for 5/04 just cuz that's when i want them to start. i'll be outta school, so maybe if they didn't come here (ha! i doubt they will anyway) i could travel to see them in atlanta or something.

[Joshua_Tree_Hugger]

I said o2/o4.

New album out '03, new tour '04 (I hope!)

[Laura M]

04/2004- my 19th b/day month

[follower]

I have no idea, really. And to be honest, I don´t care. Too disappointed with the last one, don´t wanna feel that way again.

[cass]

for my sake....asap, PLEASE!!!!!!
for their sake....when they are good and ready

I'm with follower, I really hoped they would come to Oz on the
last tour. i respect whatever decisions they make, but the wait can get...well..... I don't want to feel like that again.

[BigMacPhisto]

Record companies don't like bands releasing albums a year after the previous release. Plus, U2 has been known to take a while in the studio. So, I'd expect the new album to come out in Early 2004 with the tour starting July 2004.

[Joshua_Tree_Hugger]

Originally posted by follower
I have no idea, really. And to be honest, I don´t care. Too disappointed with the last one, don´t wanna feel that way again.

What are you talking about?! The Elevation Tour was great!

It was the second most highest-earning tour EVER (second only to the Rolling Stones)!

[Joshua_Tree_Hugger]

Originally posted by BigMacPhisto
Record companies don't like bands releasing albums a year after the previous release. Plus, U2 has been known to take a while in the studio. So, I'd expect the new album to come out in Early 2004 with the tour starting July 2004.

But ATYCLB was released TWO years ago and U2 have released three simultaneous albums in three years already (Boy/October/War).

[madonna's child]

April 2003

[Blue Room]

Originally posted by Joshua_Tree_Hugger


But ATYCLB was released TWO years ago and U2 have released three simultaneous albums in three years already (Boy/October/War).

Yes but that was when they were just starting and trying to get noticed. Since they became successful the trend is to take their time in the studio because they can afford to. Larry himself said it takes at least 2 years for them to make a record properly.

They were on tour until December of last year. That combined with Bono's globe trotting indicates to me there wont be a new album until at the very earliest late fall 2003.