2015 U2 Tour - General Discussion Thread VII

[nbelcik]

Actually, it is just an electric pedal/trigger, so there is no beater hitting a drum.

The beater is hitting the bottom of one of the floor toms.


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[drmjwilson1]

The beater is hitting the bottom of one of the floor toms.


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Is it possible he switched recently? I was basing my response off this recent Chicago footage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIHKJqXoc3c

But you are right, I found some footage from LA where you can clearly see the beater hit,ie) a cocktail kit.

 

[Irvine511]

Since lots of people read this thread ...

For Boston 1, this coming Friday night, I have 2 tickets -- 1 GA and 1 Loge 12 seat in row 12. I need to part with one of them. It's obviously easier to part with the Loge seat, but I'm willing to coordinate a handoff if someone is desperate for a GA. I can't decide if I want the GA experience or the seated experience. Maybe someone will help make that decision for me.

 

[weinerdog]

Since lots of people read this thread ...

For Boston 1, this coming Friday night, I have 2 tickets -- 1 GA and 1 Loge 12 seat in row 12. I need to part with one of them. It's obviously easier to part with the Loge seat, but I'm willing to coordinate a handoff if someone is desperate for a GA. I can't decide if I want the GA experience or the seated experience. Maybe someone will help make that decision for me.

Keep the GA! So many different (yet all closer) spots to experience the show from. As you've likely read, no need to queue up early either.

 

[Hewson]

I can't decide if I want the GA experience or the seated experience. Maybe someone will help make that decision for me.

I'll be in GA, that should seal the deal for you.

Spoiler

Yeah I know that makes you want to sit in Loge 12

 

[_underwhelmed]

need a reminder: which side is north and south? adam's side is...?

 

[trojanchick99]

need a reminder: which side is north and south? adam's side is...?

Edge is South
Adam is North


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[No spoken words]

Since lots of people read this thread ...

For Boston 1, this coming Friday night, I have 2 tickets -- 1 GA and 1 Loge 12 seat in row 12. I need to part with one of them. It's obviously easier to part with the Loge seat, but I'm willing to coordinate a handoff if someone is desperate for a GA. I can't decide if I want the GA experience or the seated experience. Maybe someone will help make that decision for me.

Are you a douchebag or not?

 

[weinerdog]

Are you a douchebag or not?

LOL - that took me a second

 

[Mrs. Garrison]

Is it possible he switched recently? I was basing my response off this recent Chicago footage.

But you are right, I found some footage from LA where you can clearly see the beater hit,ie) a cocktail kit.

WhooAAAAHHHHooo

thanks for posting the video i really love that tune

 

[dudeman]

Edge is South
Adam is North


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Did GA Chicago twice, once from each side. Advantage of Adam's side is that when the band is in the E stage, they're more or less facing you. They move around a fair bit so it doesn't matter too much, but that's a consideration I suppose.

I loved the GA experience- being able to move around and catch different perspectives was a cool thing. Here's a photo I managed to snag of the E stage while on Adam's side:



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[Irvine511]

Are you a douchebag or not?

I think everybody here knows the answer to that question.

 

[The_acrobat]

Do GA. Adams side near the b-stage is probably the best spot to be, aside from MAYBE in front of the A-stage. I walked in at 8:00 in Chicago, and I ended up in a great spot.


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[nbelcik]

Is it possible he switched recently? I was basing my response off this recent Chicago footage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIHKJqXoc3c



But you are right, I found some footage from LA where you can clearly see the beater hit,ie) a cocktail kit.

Hmm, I guess he did switch. In Vancouver when I saw them he was using an actual beater and not a trigger. Maybe the trigger was easier for him. I wonder when he made the switch.


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[hibricc]

Hmm, I guess he did switch. In Vancouver when I saw them he was using an actual beater and not a trigger. Maybe the trigger was easier for him. I wonder when he made the switch.


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Maybe you should ask him during the band's upcoming Reddit AMA.



(That's an ironic rimshot, in case you were wondering. I don't ever see this band doing an AMA - and certainly not LMJ.)

 

[thavidesco]

Actually, it is just an electric pedal/trigger, so there is no beater hitting a drum.

That´s what I thought originally. But why is he kicking the trigger instead of classic bass drum mechanism?. He doesn´t use any special sound banks that would the trigger activate. So what is the advance?

 

[nbelcik]

That´s what I thought originally. But why is he kicking the trigger instead of classic bass drum mechanism?. He doesn´t use any special sound banks that would the trigger activate. So what is the advance?

The trigger is operated with a bass drum pedal. He's playing the trigger like a normal bass pedal but there is no beater hitting anything. It's because having a full bass drum down on the E stage would be unwieldy. Earlier on the tour he had a pedal with a beater that would hit the bottom of the large floor tom but he seems to have gotten rid of that.


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[thavidesco]

It's because having a full bass drum down on the E stage would be unwieldy.

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Would it? I found the e stage quite comfortable with enough space. With so much crews around it shouldn´t be a problem. But in the end it doesn´t really matter.

 

[Marcust99]

Vid I shot last night in Toronto

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijV3QdVqnPU

 

[gvox]

Straight from Mike, our drummer who actually played the kit onstage last night:

"Pedal, Rowland v-drum bass pedal plus pad"




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[weinerdog]

Wait a minute...you're the Acrobat singer who got on stage last night?!

 

[corianderstem]

Straight from Mike, our drummer who actually played the kit onstage last night:

"Pedal, Rowland v-drum bass pedal plus pad"

I can't believe you dorks didn't play Volcano. I know it's your favorite!

 

[wolf]

So was Toronto 1 U2's longest concert ever? Concert started at 8:15 and did not end until 10:50! That's 2 hours and 35 minutes. To the best of my knowledge U2 has never done a 3 hour or more concert. So if Toronto 1 was not the longest, it must be close. My first U2 concert on the first leg of ZOO TV was 1 hour and 55 minutes. Toronto 1 for this tour was 40 minutes longer than that.

 

[Irvine511]

i hope they keep this up. a band with so much material really should be playing 2hr30m, easy.

 

[Galeongirl]

I can't believe you dorks didn't play Volcano. I know it's your favorite!

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I can't believe you dorks didn't play Volcano. I know it's your favorite!

and dedicated it to Nick

 

[trainmaniac]

Crystal Ballroom again tonight?

 

[mama cass]

and dedicated it to Nick

i reckon Larry was looking at gvox funny

 

[thavidesco]

Gvox was the singer on stage? If so, he did an amazing job singing Desire! The band played it also very well. It had more balls than U2 versions of it last 20 years Only one thing felt wrong. The singer had very ridiculous movements on the stage.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Ohhhhh, you