Couple points:
1. I used to work for Ticketmaster and know for a fact that tours of the mammoth size (they get no bigger) of U2, they (Ticketmaster) will only receive 10-15% of the tickets for each city to sell on the day of the onsale. This leads to very quick sell outs. (LA 1 third leg Elevation sold out its ticketmaster allocation in seconds) Many tickets are held by promoters to give to radio stations, labels, VIP's, TICKET BROKERS, yes its true...and the such. It is not Ticketmasters fault that things are sold out so fast. It is the demand, and the fact that they are not the only show in town.
2. What is this reaction about? I understand that people are disappointed to not get shows on the first leg, but anyone who has been following this development shouldn't be surprised. The rumors have been pointing to this for weeks. I am sure they will hit Canada, Texas, Southeast on the third leg. And right now there are so many holes in the schedule who knows what could happen. 6 open days between Denver and Phoenix. They never play consecutive nights in those cities. I live in a state they have NEVER played and the nearest city is 6 hours. I just find it strange that people still find a way to bitch. First it was the album was taking too long (when in fact in the 3.4 years since they last toured they put out 2 albums one was a double set, 3 DVD's, several singles, a Digital Box Set, and an Ipod for Christs sake.) now its they aren't playing in my city! Hell they are the biggest damn band in the world and everyone everywhere on every continent (save Antartica..and hell there are probably some scientists there that are pissed because their propaganda code won't work) wants to see them. They could play ever single venue in North America and sell out. Someone is not going to get a show in their living room. Travel, its WAY more fun anyway. I met my wife at show I traveled to. See U2, get married.
3. Bitch on, more tickets for the rest of us.
1. I used to work for Ticketmaster and know for a fact that tours of the mammoth size (they get no bigger) of U2, they (Ticketmaster) will only receive 10-15% of the tickets for each city to sell on the day of the onsale. This leads to very quick sell outs. (LA 1 third leg Elevation sold out its ticketmaster allocation in seconds) Many tickets are held by promoters to give to radio stations, labels, VIP's, TICKET BROKERS, yes its true...and the such. It is not Ticketmasters fault that things are sold out so fast. It is the demand, and the fact that they are not the only show in town.
2. What is this reaction about? I understand that people are disappointed to not get shows on the first leg, but anyone who has been following this development shouldn't be surprised. The rumors have been pointing to this for weeks. I am sure they will hit Canada, Texas, Southeast on the third leg. And right now there are so many holes in the schedule who knows what could happen. 6 open days between Denver and Phoenix. They never play consecutive nights in those cities. I live in a state they have NEVER played and the nearest city is 6 hours. I just find it strange that people still find a way to bitch. First it was the album was taking too long (when in fact in the 3.4 years since they last toured they put out 2 albums one was a double set, 3 DVD's, several singles, a Digital Box Set, and an Ipod for Christs sake.) now its they aren't playing in my city! Hell they are the biggest damn band in the world and everyone everywhere on every continent (save Antartica..and hell there are probably some scientists there that are pissed because their propaganda code won't work) wants to see them. They could play ever single venue in North America and sell out. Someone is not going to get a show in their living room. Travel, its WAY more fun anyway. I met my wife at show I traveled to. See U2, get married.
3. Bitch on, more tickets for the rest of us.
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*agrees* im so upset right now....i can only make it to one show
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