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Joey788 said:I saw something on a Rolling Stones DVD where the band had fans vote every night for a song for the Stones to play.
Which later was admitted to have been rigged.
Joey788 said:I saw something on a Rolling Stones DVD where the band had fans vote every night for a song for the Stones to play.
4U2Play said:Top 10 Ways To Improve A U2 Concert
10. Cannons during "Elevation"
7. Adam speeches
1. Flying drumkit
4U2Play said:Top 10 Ways To Improve A U2 Concert
10. Cannons during "Elevation"
9. Bono stagediving
8. No security barriers, let fans lean on the stage, like at Bruce
7. Adam speeches
6. Reverse setlists on back-to-back dates
5. Hats
4. "U2" in big, flashing lights at the back of the stage, like KISS
3. Edge front and center singing "Seconds" or "Van Diemen's Land" again
2. Ellipse lottery over the net the day before the show, no waiting around all day in line
1. Flying drumkit
mysterious_jen said:u2
on a stage
in this country.
anything else is BONUS SUPERWIN.
Haven't got time to read all 7 pages here and don't know if Axver's mentioned it already but Lovetown (which to my mind are the best U2 gigs I've ever seen) didn't have to rely on all the ZooTV hoopla. Just the guys on a stage, big colourful backdrop yes, but no gimmicks, no flashy OTT light production. Just 4 blokes playing the songs. And guess what, we the crowd were captivated. Maybe you Gen Y'ers have a short attention spanRob33 said:Axver, big stage productions don't do anything to the music, literally...it's not like UTEOTW sounds better when there is a ZooTV like stage production haha...i mean, a big production simply adds more to the experience...I'd bet 80% or more of U2's entire fanbase would rather see ZooTV like production over a small, carpets and bullshit production...
4. "U2" in big, flashing lights at the back of the stage, like KISS
MooMoo! said:I agree with what some have said about the enclosed spaces on Elevation and Vertigo. It creates too much of a frenzy for people getting in there. Id like to see something along the lines of a catwalk rather than a circle.
4U2Play said:Top 10 Ways To Improve A U2 Concert
9. Bono stagediving
pepokiss said:
no way... too fat
Moser said:
Yes, but the "2/3" of fat America can cushion the fall.
MooMoo! said:Id like to see something along the lines of a catwalk rather than a circle.
mofo82 said:
I just watched an hour-long special of the Foo Fighters at Madison Square Garden, I think from late 2007. They had one straight walkway running from the stage all the way to the rear of the arena, and then they cut to a song where they played in the round right in the center of the arena. I liked it because it didn't segregate the crowd as much as the setup of inner circle>outer circle.
Still, the band created the heart/circle ticketing system so they didn't have the same people in front night after night. I wonder how that system could be initiated without sectioning off people like the heart did. It would be a near free for all again without a heart/ellipse.
Moser said:
Yes, but the "2/3" of fat America can cushion the fall.
luna_lovegood said:
Fat fucking chance though. We won't get then back for another tour or two.
Axver said:Big stages with elaborate lighting and visuals:
1. Up the ticket price.
2. Constrain the setlist, at least in U2's mind.
3. Take the focus off the band.
4. Can be used by the band as a crutch.
5. Are unnecessary.
What about seeing bands in pubs?adypole said:
It might not be necessary but it makes is more of a show, more of an experiance. if I wwanted only the band at a show I may as well just play one of there CDs!
adypole said:if I wwanted only the band at a show I may as well just play one of there CDs!
No spoken words said:They should play on a train that constantly zig-zags across North America. Put them in the middle car, so it's theater in the round. This will be a double decker train as well, so the car above them will have a transparent floor, so fans can look down Larry's shirt to see his Moobs. The train will figure out a way to cross the Atlantic, stopping at Zoo Station and going around Europe/Asia from there. Hey, Axver, fuck you, they're not coming to Australia or New Zealand, sorry.
KhanadaRhodes said:they can play on my deck. i'll decorate it with lights and stuff beforehand to make it look all festive. i can even do strings to make it resemble the curtain used during the vertigo tour
but i get to pick the guest list
mofo82 said:
I just watched an hour-long special of the Foo Fighters at Madison Square Garden, I think from late 2007. They had one straight walkway running from the stage all the way to the rear of the arena, and then they cut to a song where they played in the round right in the center of the arena. I liked it because it didn't segregate the crowd as much as the setup of inner circle>outer circle.
phillyfan26 said:They tried minimalist as best as they could on Elevation, and failed miserably.