Except the show last night sucked. I was unsatisfied with them largely, it became a formulated piece of shit to me. The only good part was Edge. Bono couldn't sing, and Edge showed him up multiple times. Bono didnt play to the crowd at all. Way to show us you love us, his proclaimed favorite city in Canada.

 

Larry was tired and didnt care. Adam was Adam. I was mad, I could have watched Rose Bowl as it was the EXACT SAME.

 

I don't know what you expected. Most bands work out a core set list and switch up a few songs each night. That's how they do it. I can only think of a few bands that drastically alter their set list night to night. Coldplay are no different.

 

As for the band, Larry is always aloof while Adam always maintains an even tempered personality. Bono's voice may have been off, but it couldn't have been that bad.

 

I have heard complaints that the show may be too big and it is hard for the band to connect with the fans. I felt a bit that way myself. But it's the greatest fucking rock band in the last 30 years. You were lucky to even be in the stadium. If you can't at least appreciate that, it is all on you.

Good points.

 

I know leading up to the show I avoided this thread, atu2.com and u2.com because I wanted the show to be a surprise. I mean it really is kind of your own fault if you follow setlists nightly and come to know what they'll play.

 

I could see if you went to every second show on the tour how it could have been repetitive. But if it was the only show you saw on the tour, I don't see how you can complain about it being predictable.

 

And the sound must have been reallllly bad if the youtube broadcast was as good as going :P

 

Plus you were that guy who leaves sports games and concerts early! haha

I didnt follow the set list. I watched a world first, the greatest band on earth play on YouTube for free. The sound was good, thats the one thing I disagree with people on, where I was at least. I expect a core, I saw Coldplay who didn't mess things up. U2 are above using comfort and lighting cue to not jumble it up a bit. They only have 14 albums to work with opposed to 4.5.

 

Adam has the flu apparently. Larry was normal to me, from the DVDs I've seen. Bono was off and Edge doesn't have the head mic to be on the ramp more, its so he can save Bono's ass and harmonize with a real voice.

 

I expected more from them. I enjoyed The Edge. I only leave concerts that I know how are ending and want to beat the rush out. I left night one of Coldplay 30 seconds early, night two I was on the floor for 30 more minutes after the show.

 

Sporting games, sometimes.

Oh right Im wrong it wasnt the exact same. They didnt show the video of the guy at the end of IALW, and they didn't do the Zoobaby. Other then that it was the exact same. Oh yeah and a Happy Birthday for Bill Gates.

 

I will never spend money on this band again. I now feel happy pirating their music.

 

Best part of the concert, leaving after Streets and getting home before the concert was over.

 

yes,stay at home.FAGGOT

yes,stay at home.FAGGOT

 

nice to see that the "real" U2 fans are out in force.

yes,stay at home.FAGGOT

 

 

calm down. u2 can't please everyone. you just gotta let comments like his pass you by.

alot of people who went to wembley to see coldplay and U2 said the coldplay show was better for one very simple reason, you could tell it means so much more to them to play in front of 80 000 of their own fans. for U2 selling out a massive football stadium is just another day at the office. yes, im sure they appreciate every moment of it, but the fact that this has become the norm for them is reflected in their performances. i guess at the same time we shouldn't forget that this band has been touring for almost 30 years. they're bound have an off night sometimes.

I've seen both U2 and Coldplay in Wembley, both shows as well and I don't really agree about U2 playing a stadium like normal work. You can't compare what meant for Coldplay to play in Wembley to want meant for U2. Wembley is London and Coldplay's home, you should compare how it is for U2 to play at Croke Park, as far as I know from a lot of people who went to see them in Dublin any concert there is uncomparable with any other show of the tour because it's their home :)

Well the 2 Wembley shows were different set-lists :)

yes,stay at home.FAGGOT

 

I fully intend to with this band from now on. I have been spoiled by Pearl Jam, Rob Thomas and Bryan Adams. A show not coregraphed to the second. A Jeans, T-shirt, go out play on a simple stage, no major lighting and visual effects. One where they can play music they want and aren't tied to their fucking lights.

 

Yes Coldplay is just as guilty, but they also didnt spend $110 million on a stage and lights. The claw was cool for the BEP and thats about it. U2 need to go back to the music and not lighting cues. If I wanted a show I'd go to Broadway.

 

I want to see 4 guys play from their hearts, not to generate profit. Coldplay played Wembley with their hearts, U2 did not. U2 played Barcelona with their hearts, U2 did, only because it was a monday for them.

^I feel the exact same way. I thought NLOTH was just ok on the album... LOVED it live. Vertigo and Get On Your Boots are far from my favorite songs, but are reaallllly good live. I do like Elevation, though, live or not. :P

i actually loved NLOTH on 1st listen!

 

...or maybe it was cos i had the volume up high when it came on, but it definitely left an impact...tho i think as of today, it still has not been released as a single (tho i don't really follow what singles U2 have out, so not very sure on this).

 

Get On Your Boots i didn't like on 1st listen. still doesn't really get to me as much as the other tracks on the new album. i thought that Magnificent is the more superior track. & i do also like the music video made for I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight. :D

I fully intend to with this band from now on. I have been spoiled by Pearl Jam, Rob Thomas and Bryan Adams. A show not coregraphed to the second. A Jeans, T-shirt, go out play on a simple stage, no major lighting and visual effects. One where they can play music they want and aren't tied to their fucking lights.

 

Yes Coldplay is just as guilty, but they also didnt spend $110 million on a stage and lights. The claw was cool for the BEP and thats about it. U2 need to go back to the music and not lighting cues. If I wanted a show I'd go to Broadway.

 

I want to see 4 guys play from their hearts, not to generate profit. Coldplay played Wembley with their hearts, U2 did not. U2 played Barcelona with their hearts, U2 did, only because it was a monday for them.

thisthisthisthis

 

 

 

edit: I hate Magnificent. Awful song. Worse than Get On Your Boots ...but that's my opinion

I fully intend to with this band from now on. I have been spoiled by Pearl Jam, Rob Thomas and Bryan Adams. A show not coregraphed to the second. A Jeans, T-shirt, go out play on a simple stage, no major lighting and visual effects. One where they can play music they want and aren't tied to their fucking lights.

 

Yes Coldplay is just as guilty, but they also didnt spend $110 million on a stage and lights. The claw was cool for the BEP and thats about it. U2 need to go back to the music and not lighting cues. If I wanted a show I'd go to Broadway.

 

I want to see 4 guys play from their hearts, not to generate profit. Coldplay played Wembley with their hearts, U2 did not. U2 played Barcelona with their hearts, U2 did, only because it was a monday for them.

 

This is getting to be silly. You had a bad experience...I get it already. But to say that they have no heart, and imply that they are hiding behind a stage show, is a joke. Why do you think 90,000 people in every city cram into a stadium to see this band? It's because they are one of the greatest live bands of all time.

 

I would have phrased it nicer than Dejan, but I agree with his sentiments. If you don't want to go see the band the next time they come around, then don't go. I am positive your seat will be filled by someone else.

I love U2 and i think every album cannot be grammy winner.

No Line On The Horizon is very good.

I didnt follow the set list. I watched a world first, the greatest band on earth play on YouTube for free. The sound was good, thats the one thing I disagree with people on, where I was at least. I expect a core, I saw Coldplay who didn't mess things up. U2 are above using comfort and lighting cue to not jumble it up a bit. They only have 14 albums to work with opposed to 4.5.

 

Adam has the flu apparently. Larry was normal to me, from the DVDs I've seen. Bono was off and Edge doesn't have the head mic to be on the ramp more, its so he can save Bono's ass and harmonize with a real voice.

 

I expected more from them. I enjoyed The Edge. I only leave concerts that I know how are ending and want to beat the rush out. I left night one of Coldplay 30 seconds early, night two I was on the floor for 30 more minutes after the show.

 

Sporting games, sometimes.

Please remove the U2 concert from your "Concerts" list, you don't deserve that honor up in that cheesy list you got there.

 

People out of Canada and US would give anything to see U2 at a concert in the 360 Tour, so be a little bit appreciated and stop complaining, you lazy ass.

The whine was a bit dry, maybe a chablis? :laugh3: I thought the performance was fantastic, and when one considers the great efforts they go through to do every show, it's quite amazing they have such great stamina! Hats off to U2 and Coldplay, for the fantastic performance, and for a superb sushi dish, served with the finest marinara sauce.:P

I don't know if this has been posted yet, but I love this article. I remember Bono talking about the enormous cost of the PopMart tour, as well. Granted, they will probably reap great profits down the road, but with an overhead like this, it is still taking a huge risk.

 

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U2 has yet to make profit from 360 tour

By Alex Young on September 28th, 2009

 

 

Due to a reported $750,000 daily overhead and three $30 million claws, U2 has yet to make a profit on its currently ongoing 360 world tour, despite having already played 32 stadium shows across the U.S. and Europe.

 

Speaking to Reuters (via Gigwise), the band’s manager Paul McGuinness explained that it wouldn’t be later this year before Bono and Co. begin to see a profit.

 

The engineering problems are enormous and costly. We had to find a way for it to be aesthetic and figure out a way of doing video,” McGuiness explained. “That cylindrical screen we have — that didn’t exist, we had to get somebody to invent that. We had to design this four-legged thing (the claw) — and build three of them.

 

He went on to note that even after all debts are paid off, major profits aren’t necessarily a sure thing. “(It won’t) exactly (be) gravy, because whether we’re playing or not, the overhead is about $750,000 daily. That’s just to have the crew on payroll, to rent the trucks, all that. There’s about 200 trucks.. Each stage is 37 trucks, so you’re up to nearly 120 there. And then the universal production is another 50-odd trucks, and there are merchandise trucks and catering trucks.”

Wow, I wasn't aware that so much went into the whole thing! Thanks for posting this, bjaiken. - quite a spectacle to see it all - and now I understand a little bit of what it entails to make it all come together!

- I've never been to one of their concerts, but some day, it would be nice. ;)

I am sure that by the end of the tour, U2 will make more than $50 million.

All money aside, it's ultimately a great show, and they give a lot of what they make back to their fans - in one way or another.

I am sure that by the end of the tour, U2 will make more than $50 million.

 

Probably, but there is not a whole lot of room for things to go wrong when you are dropping $750,000 per day. Keep in mind, that is NOT just on concert days; it is at all times.

I cant argue they do what they believe in. I just dont believe in it.

I'm just trying to imagine dropping $750,000 a day..:toff: Well, that's only $520.83 a minute, about what it costs to call Ireland from here.:laugh3: Or, only $8.68 a second. Every second, another $8.68. Someone's managing this pretty well, I would imagine?

I cant argue they do what they believe in. I just dont believe in it.

 

You can't please everyone.

And the moral of the story is: if you try to please everyone, you only end up pleasing the horned toads. (they make it across the road with fewer flats, because they're sharp.)

Just enjoy the music Malcolm - pretty good stuff, if you ask me. If you ask Bono, well, to paraphrase, "We're the best band in the world. The Best, Bar None." Of course, that means they have to live up to those standards, so perhaps it's a good reinforcement tool!

I'm just trying to imagine dropping $750,000 a day..:toff: Well, that's only $520.83 a minute, about what it costs to call Ireland from here.:laugh3: Or, only $8.68 a second. Every second, another $8.68. Someone's managing this pretty well, I would imagine?

 

Paul is one of the best in the business.

 

I don't like 360 based on it being big for the sake of being big. ZooTv was big to make fun of themselves.

 

Popmart was big to make fun of media and the world.

 

It seems to me 360 is just to cram more people into the stadium, its cool granted. Just not my thing.

 

By the way, Im critical because I expected better. One day I will see them again when they get over this spending money for the sake of it.

 

U2 will profit because those numbers dont include merchandise. Which saved their asses with PopMart.