Sometimes I think it'd be nice to be surprised. On the rare occasion when something has happened that has been missed by all the spoiler whores (like when U2 did a secretive soundcheck in Coimbra and played Boy Falls From The Sky), it's quite fun.
There's also the point that sometimes rehearsals and soundchecks are the only way to hear some songs.
And the way U2 fans blab, it's hard to avoid spoilers even if you try.
yeah, i mean to each his own but it doesn't bother me. no matter what i'm surprised when i find out, whether it's on here or hearing it live. i don't go out of my way to find out spoilers otherwise but it's always neat to know what they rehearse, even if it turns out to be something that's never played for an actual concert. i don't liken it to sneaking a peek at a present or something, but again that's just me.I don't understand the "I prefer to be surprised" arguement. If you are attending the first show, fine, but I mean, you're going to find out at some stage, so the surprise is when you find out, whether you read about rehearsals or not. I was definately surprised yesterday when I heard about Scarlet
The setlist parties go a bit doolally when there's a surprise. Many U2 fans (especially those not in attendance) judge a concert's quality by the surprise songs i.e. Helsinki 2 was better than Helsinki 1, Brussels 2 better than Brussels 1 etc ...
Achtung Aucklanders. Bit of help please Cathal has texted me about a interference gathering he is trying to find in Auckland. He is in a pub called 'The Muddy Farmer' but it seems u2 fanless. Can anyone point him in the right direction? He says he will buy everyone a drink when he gets there!
Achtung Aucklanders. Bit of help please Cathal has texted me about a interference gathering he is trying to find in Auckland. He is in a pub called 'The Muddy Farmer' but it seems u2 fanless. Can anyone point him in the right direction? He says he will buy everyone a drink when he gets there!
I don't understand the "I prefer to be surprised" arguement.
I was definately surprised yesterday when I heard about Scarlet
He says he will buy everyone a drink when he gets there!
There will defintely be more fans there tonight after the concert.
cathalmc said:Don't understand or don't agree?
Ah, it's don't understand. Nice one.
you didn't understand him, he said he didn't understand the need personally to wait for the concert to be surprised.
I hope I'm really not so grumpy or condescending in person