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I was going for with or without
It's the little things... ahhhhhh you know the rest
Those US shows for the 2nd leg went on sale at the end of 2009 and people purchased them with the expectation of a similar setlist to the 2009 setlist. The shows were originally supposed to happen in the summer of 2010, but were delayed one year because of Bono's back problem. But still, the ticket sales for both US legs nearly all come from 2009.
Those US shows for the 2nd leg went on sale at the end of 2009 and people purchased them with the expectation of a similar setlist to the 2009 setlist. .
This whole post makes absolutely no sense.
360 Tour beats out JT Tour because they played to the entire stadium vs an endstage show. Also, because there were half as many shows.
Not because NLOTH vs JT as albums.
As far as the EI and IE tours are concerned, if the prices were more reflective of the Vertigo tour arena prices, we'd be seeing Vertigo tour sellouts.
I'm not sure a majority of people buying tickets for stadium shows were primarily thinking "I get to hear 6 songs off the new album" as much as "I'm going to a U2 show." But two years between shows is still a lengthy period of time to change plans or expectations for both sides, imo.
BizzareI was going for with or withoutconcert grossyou, but that works too.
Right...when Larry is 60, U2 will morph into a jazz band, something Larry wanted from the very beginning“I don’t want to be in a rock band when I’m 60.” -Larry, around 2001 (I think)
So has this rumor gotten any additional support or is still mostly speculation?
The tickets were non-refundable and purchased in late 2009. For this discussion, the only thing that matters is why they purchased them in late 2009. It was a tour for NLOTH, and people assumed they be getting a similar show to what they saw in 2009 of if they did not see what was presented at the Rose Bowl which was broadcast on youtube. A lot of NLOTH songs were played at that Rose Bowl show.
Although embarrassing, on the surface it does look like a new tour for a new album, NLOTH beat out a retro nostalgia tour for U2's most popular album. But momentum from the previous Vertigo Tour and HTDAAB album probably impacted 360s results as well.
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Maybe you could educate my mind
These stats that he extols
Can't Sting but I've got soul
The gross
Is adjusted for inflation
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U2 demand is in the hole
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Ticket sales in the dumps
Cause CD sales are in a slump
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So has this rumor gotten any additional support or is still mostly speculation?
So has this rumor gotten any additional support or is still mostly speculation?
Adjusted for inflation, U2 are now older than the stones
I remember thinking most of the NLOTH songs fell pretty flat with the crowd. Opening with 4 songs from that album was a ballsy move, but people weren't into it. When I saw the tour 2 years later they opened with 4 AB songs, and people went apeshit... including me!
Some random dude posted on Facebook that Larry wanted to retire... So the answer to the question is no, there's no validity to the specific rumor, nor was there ever any validity to it.
Well, there were ways of getting rid of tickets back then, non-refundable or not. It's not like StubHub didn't exist back in 2010 or 2011. Heck, even I bought two GAs from a sibling when they couldn’t attend one of the rescheduled dates.
But yeah, I doubt many fans were going into 2011 expecting the exact same show or the one that maybe 10% of them watched on YouTube or DVD. Whether or not most of them did hold onto those tickets for a year and a half or not, chances are many weren't hoping to hear songs from a 2+ year old album that didn’t capture the pop culture zeitgeist like previous ones. Most of us in that respect probably already saw the tour on that first leg anyway.
Overall, I doubt many of the tens of thousands at any given stadium show were going to riot over not seeing Unknown Caller or Breathe because they weren't getting the 2009 set. Or cared that much or even remotely cared, other than just wanting to see the band in some capacity. And even if they delivered the 2009 set all over again, we'd be talking about why they didn't "change it up" after a year or two, how they're terrible people and didn't fan the flames of hipster street cred like Pearl Jam does, etc. etc.
I honestly don't think a large majority of people going to a 360 show were going because they wanted to hear nloth material. It would be a small minority in my opinion. Most people going we're going to hear the same tracks played on the Joshua tree tour ( obviously bar the 2nd half of the record)
The vertigo tour would be the last tour we're you would have a lot of people buying a ticket because of new material
The 360 tour sold tickets because it was u2, casuals wanted to hear the classics, the stage ( everyone I knew was blown away by the stage set up) cheaper tickets. The last reason anyone brought a ticket was because of no line on the horizon.
You can paint the sales up all you want it's a forgotten album in U2's library and you may never hear a track live from the record again. In my opinion it's easily in their bottom 2 albums
Sting's been hammering this point for years. He fully believes this.
I remember thinking most of the NLOTH songs fell pretty flat with the crowd. Opening with 4 songs from that album was a ballsy move, but people weren't into it. When I saw the tour 2 years later they opened with 4 AB songs, and people went apeshit... including me!
You could argue that NLOTH was more successful than JT or AB, because their subsequent tours didn't draw as many people or dollars. And that would be false.
Adjusted for inflation, axver has 10 million posts
The tickets were purchased at the end of 2009 for the second leg that eventually did not take place until 2011. Sure, people can resell their tickets, but that is irrelevant to U2 and Live Nation. The ticket was purchased in 2009 and they have your money and there is no refund. The only thing that matters is why the ticket was originally purchased in the first place. Whether the ticket was resold or what the original ticket purchaser was expecting by 2011 is irrelevant.
Tickets for the previously scheduled performances will be honoured at the door. Tickets for the rescheduled performances will be available at www.livenation.com and all usual outlets. Refunds if required available at point of purchase