coolian2
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U2FanPeter said:
Stadium can mean arena...hell, in the US some arenas are larger capacity wise than some of the stadiums here.
U2FanPeter said:
coolian2 said:
Stadium can mean arena...hell, in the US some arenas are larger capacity wise than some of the stadiums here.
The_acrobat said:I predict an early spring arena tour to get the loser cities like St. Louis, Salt Lake City, Charlotte or one of the cities in my native Ohio out of the way, then come back after the Summer European tour for the REAL US leg.... the stadium leg. After seeing the Milan DVD, I realize that U2 do, in fact, belong in stadiums. Compare Milan with Chicago.... compare Slane with Boston.... just better in stadiums... or maybe US crowds suck. Probably a little of both.
U2FanPeter said:
Hypothetically, would Vancouver/Montreal/Toronto not be considered "USA Stadiums"?
The_acrobat said:the fact that they wanted to do a US stadium tour in 2005,
U2FanPeter said:
The opposite is also true with the full Saitama Arena recently and the 3 shows at The Amsterdam Arena in Summer 2005
martha said:
Says who?
theu2fly said:Because this would be the first time since 1997, that U2 played a full length concert in an American stadium. I mean he did bring the flag on stage, and the show was near sold out (why wasn't it sold out?)
But this makes me wonder if they'd consider playing stadiums next tour?
STING2 said:
Here are the official results for GROSS and ATTENDANCE for the Aloha Stadium show:
131. Honolulu, Hawaii : December 9, 2006 : Aloha Stadium : GROSS $4,486,532 : ATTENDANCE 45,815 : SHOWS 1 : SELLOUTS 1
U2 now have the GROSS record for the stadium. They may have the attendance record for a single show there, although I'm not positive about that.
martha said:Okay then.
So many people here like to have stadium fantasies that have nothing to do with reality. I need facts, man.
coolian2 said:
Wow, where do you get that information?
U2 now have the GROSS record for the stadium. They may have the attendance record for a single show there, although I'm not positive about that. [/B]
U2FanPeter said:
Even outgrossing football Pro Bowls? (NFL allstar games)
Did they ever host a Super Bowl?
Blue Room said:
I didnt realize this was a big debate. To me, its pretty obvious what is a stadium and what is an arena when I see it but I obviously its not to others.
For the context of this thread. Stadium venues are shows where U2 needs to use their stadium set up versus the normal arena set up (where they can hang the lights from the roof and use a smaller stage).
STING2 said:
I don't know about other non-concert events, but I do know this is the gross record for a concert there. It may also be the most heavily attended concert there in history. The only artist that might have a higher figure is a Michael Jackson show there sometime back in the 1990s.
Blue Room said:For the context of this thread. Stadium venues are shows where U2 needs to use their stadium set up versus the normal arena set up (where they can hang the lights from the roof and use a smaller stage).
U2FanPeter said:
Careful with the wording, the free beachside Britney/Destiny's Child concert circa 2000 may be more than 45k.
I'm surprised the Beach Boys never did a huge outdoor stadium sized event.
medmo said:I watched a news clip from a Honolulu tv station's website that said the u2 show now had the record for the highest concert attendance in Hawaii. Don't have a link, but I saw it, and I assume it's still out there.