Neilz said:
1) Every U2 show has a conceptual idea ever since their Unforgetable Fire tour
2) The outdoor Joshua Tree tour was the first with catwalk and b-stage
3) Eversince the videowall was invented (around Zoo-TV) every major band uses
them live
4) Even during the War tour U2 used accesories! Think of the white flags!
Looking at the above Zoo-TV and Popmart seem to look a hell of a lot like the
War and Joshua Tree tour don't you think :-D
You are really making stupid Zoo-TV - Popmart comparisons as they are not alike
in any way! How naive can you be!
(ps.. Still waiting on a reply from doctorwho, beause just what I expected.. Big mouth, but no reply..)
1) No. Zoo TV was the first to have a concept.
2) No. That was Zoo TV.
3) We're not talking about other bands are we? They repeated the screen thing on Popmart.
4) Um, trabants and lemons do not equal waving a white flag.
I was saying Popmart stage borrowed A LOT of ideas from Zoo TV, I did not say the were alike. (The band themselves said they wanted to outdoo Zoo TV). Try reading more carefully next time.
Bonosleftone: it's not about who was at the show. We have all seen the pictures and can make our opinions.
This is NOT Elevation part II - the stage itself is round and lit up (the target upon which they play), which U2 didn't have before, the lightbulb curtains are new, they did not have the acoustic part. Last but not least, the setlists are completely different.
As for the oval, AGAIN, yes it is inspired from the heart. Still, it beats having a usual straight catwalk and a B-stage and it's more fresh as an idea.
Someone said this tour is like "Popmart for arenas" and those curtains reminded me of the Popmart screen, definitely.