Here's an idea. We need a "shadow tour" to accompany the actual one, b/c it's clear to see that hardly any actual U2 fans will be attending the indoor tour. Since so few folks were actually able to get tix, and I read tales now of *fan club tickets* being put up for resale by TM, (wonder why there was a 2-ticket presale limit?) it seems we are owed a free mini-gig by the band in each city they play, so actual fans can see them live.
Most of the seats this tour will be filled by rich folk, hipsters or otherwise, politely nodding their heads and sipping beer with bored looking faces. And that's just for the "rock" shows. I wonder just how loud the relative silence in the arenas will be, as the band will be expecting sing-alongs for the acoustic shows but very few people in the stands will know any of the words--or even care. I hope they don't think that any of this will be their fault.
I think it was noted by the band during the last tour at the tepid audiences for many shows, the lack of audience response. Granted, No Line wasn't one of their gems, but there were a few great ones on there.
Someone needs to warn Bono as he lies in bed in Dublin: don't expect too much from the U2 audiences this tour, b/c you simply will not see them. They won't be there.
This just might be the first U2 tour with more fans outside the arena than in. And just a thought to those lucky to still have unused presale codes--or those who still have allotted tickets to buy--if these are the prices, jacked-up nosebleeds and otherwise, for the ARENA tour, what will the stadium ones be?!?!