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2017-10-19 - Sao Paulo
 Tour: Joshua Tree Tour 2017
Songs played: 22
Audio recordings: 0
  1. Or maybe they didn't have any more money


  2. Any chance of a Broadcast (Multishow?)
  4. Originally posted by LikeASong:How much rotation will we see in these 4 shows? No other city had so many in the whole tour...
    And I hope they finish -at least- the last of the bunch with "40".
  5. 4 concerts, i have a curious thought about the fourth setlists.....we'll see and listen them
  6. Superb graph, really thought-provoking. The problem with taking these shows to 'less wealthy' countries is, I suppose, that the overheads remain the same because the majority of the staff and the gear comes from the USA/ Europe. If U2 show up and charge pennies to see them playing on the back of a lorry then they'd be accused of disrespect. It comes down to whether people want to hear the music at or see the show.

    One thing that has become very clear to me anyway over the past few tours, is that there are a lot of very wealthy U2 fans - 'super fans' or whatever - around, attending dozens of gigs around the world, with a fair degree of access to the band and associated media coverage and self-promotion on social media. Good luck to them; I would probably do the same thing if I won the Lotto. It is a world away from the kind of ethos U2 had in the earlier years though, and a world your average Joe in Bogota or Sao Paolo hasn't a hope of accessing. Not even that far away. I'm sure there are U2 fans in Dublin that can't afford to see U2 play in Dublin anymore!
  7. Originally posted by Anam:[..]
    Superb graph, really thought-provoking. The problem with taking these shows to 'less wealthy' countries is, I suppose, that the overheads remain the same because the majority of the staff and the gear comes from the USA/ Europe. If U2 show up and charge pennies to see them playing on the back of a lorry then they'd be accused of disrespect. It comes down to whether people want to hear the music at or see the show.

    One thing that has become very clear to me anyway over the past few tours, is that there are a lot of very wealthy U2 fans - 'super fans' or whatever - around, attending dozens of gigs around the world, with a fair degree of access to the band and associated media coverage and self-promotion on social media. Good luck to them; I would probably do the same thing if I won the Lotto. It is a world away from the kind of ethos U2 had in the earlier years though, and a world your average Joe in Bogota or Sao Paolo hasn't a hope of accessing. Not even that far away. I'm sure there are U2 fans in Dublin that can't afford to see U2 play in Dublin anymore!
    The major issue with some of the South American shows is they actually charged more than they were charging in Europe and North America. Not just more as a % Of earnings but physically more money. So the poorest countries are paying the biggest ticket prices on the tour, crazy.
  8. Originally posted by deanallison:[..]
    The major issue with some of the South American shows is they actually charged more than they were charging in Europe and North America. Not just more as a % Of earnings but physically more money. So the poorest countries are paying the biggest ticket prices on the tour, crazy.
    I can only assume that there is a wealthy middle class in those countries prepared to pay the prices. It is disappointing though. Naively, the temptation is there to think that because U2 are socially conscious that they are socialists. But they're not of course, they are - unashamedly - a business, a capitalist enterprise.

    But look, regardless of class or bank balance, I hope those folks attending the gigs in Sao Paolo have a great time and that anyone who wants to hear the gig gets a chance.
  9. Interesting! I was curious to see if we where more expensive then Germany and Ireland (which I always feel like)
    And it turns out it is ... but only by a margin.

    Colombia is shocking.


    NL = GA Ticket: Euro : 77

    AVRG Monthly wage in NL : Euro: 2021

    AVR % of Monthly wage:

    3.8
  10. you know.... I saw 3 of my favorite bands just in two days last month in Rock in Rio (Bon Jovi, Aerosmith and Def Leppard) but knowing that I'm not gonna see U2 is killing me with a lot of pain and very very slow and the most painful thing is that my two favorites U2 songs are on this freaking setlist, One Tree Hill and Ultraviolet... I'm gonna die in the next days
  11. Originally posted by cqleonardo:you know.... I saw 3 of my favorite bands just in two days last month in Rock in Rio (Bon Jovi, Aerosmith and Def Leppard) but knowing that I'm gonna gonna see U2 is killing me with a lot of pain and very very slow and the most painful thing is that my two favorites U2 songs are on this freaking setlist, One Tree Hill and Ultraviolet... I'm gonna die in the next days
    Excited for you. One Tree Hill is worth the wait. Exit too.
  12. I misspelled... I'm not gonna see them
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