Agree with both.
That's what I sometimes cannot understand about this forum: Intead of laughing something just off, people act as if their lives are depending on a U2 concert.
Seriously, if no one wears that stupid mask, they will drop this idea very soon, so let's just b-o-y-c-o-t it.
Yes! Rebellion against U2!!!
And I LOVE Walk On!
"Am I buggin' you, don't mean to bug ya...OK Edge put your mask on!"
damn, now I feel all insensitive and shit
I bet it was the Brainiac that picked GOYB as first single
Do you know people?
I think she and her situation are important, and while normally I'd say it's good to call attention to her situation, in this case I have to say:
OH JESUS GOD, NO.
Ridiculous and dare I say a little embarrassing that this is what they came up with?
yeah, but look at it this way - U2 can inject politics into a concert - the "one" campaign bit. They can make the audience aware of an issue they're aware of and encourage them to support it.
But U2 can't make a concert into a political rally. Even the Sarejevo broadcasts weren't rallies - they were at worst, a chilling buzz-killing peek at the world, at best an informative explanation and demonstration of the horrors of a certain war and genocide. But the BAND did it, it was still a show.
U2 is trying to co-opt us into a political rally in the middle of the concert. And I support her, and I support Burma, and there needs to be more reported on it. But this is not the way to do it. Make people genuinely informed via the show. Don't co-opt your revelers into a pre-planned rally.
If Larry wears this mask, then I will not rest until I am on stage and naked at a U2 concert. That is a promise.
Oh yeah, this is the perfect time to let all the aggression out
I think someone needs some decaf.......
I can care less about the plight of Burma and this mask idea is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Seriously. I'm paying money to go to this concert to be entertained, not lectured.
Maybe, just maybe this is a way to support burma and pay tribute to Michael Jackson. After all Jacko, and his kids were always wearing masks. I think we are not digging deep enough here, this could be Bono's most brilliant idea yet.
Yeah, I just took my happy pills. They make this board so much easier to handle.
OK, seriously, it's one thing to be annoyed by these ridiculous masks, but the plight of Burma is certainly something that should get attention, and U2 have been campaigning for this cause for years. It's especially dramatic now because she has been arrested. U2 concerts have never been solely about entertainment. If you want entertainment without politics, u2 is the wrong band for you. I always find it funny how long it takes some fans to find that out.
I can care less about the plight of Burma and this mask idea is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Seriously. I'm paying money to go to this concert to be entertained, not lectured.
Yeah, I just took my happy pills. They make this board so much easier to handle.
OK, seriously, it's one thing to be annoyed by these ridiculous masks, but the plight of Burma is certainly something that should get attention, and U2 have been campaigning for this cause for years. It's especially dramatic now because she has been arrested. U2 concerts have never been solely about entertainment. If you want entertainment without politics, u2 is the wrong band for you. I always find it funny how long it takes some fans to find that out.
you cant talk like THAT around here
he is definitely not a real U2 fan
I think it was more a prophecy of swine flu especially since they filmed the DVD in Mexico.
I just had a terrible thought. Does anyone suppose Bono gives a speech about this and then the band proceeds to put the masks on themselves?
i do feel really bad for that one lone fan that puts on his/her mask thinking everyone else is doing it.
As long is most of the show is great I'll be happy. I may move my bathroom break from Pride to Walk On though.
you know that I was joking?