I'll certainly give you that. Touring is freaking hard no matter what you're out there for. It's certainly not giving up.i get there's a difference of opinion - but i don't need to see "new" to be entertained. and i don't consider a band playing their own songs to be them turning into a tribute band of themselves.
touring for touring's sake is not giving up.
and yeah, I get it. It is just a difference of opinion. I don't watch a whole lot of sports for the same reason. I'm not expecting to see anything different/new from week-to-week. So what's the point. Granted, U2 is something more magical than that in a live setting; hence the debate I'd have to have with myself.
Essentially I'd love a U2 hits tour, if they went away for a longer period of time; which it's already been pointed out, they don't really have that luxury.