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  1. Originally posted by deanallison:[..]
    I think the band do have a bit of a challenge to get sell out crowds for stadium gigs these days. Maybe in the US more than anywhere else but they will obviously want to play there. I think unfortunately simply touring a new album in a stadium without any massive breakthrough in terms of the set up of the stage etc will not give them the types of sales they want. I think they’ll need to come up with something that really stands out effectively putting the new album in the shadow of the tour itself, 360 definitely seemed to do this. Even though the band stuck with playing plenty of the new album in the first few legs I don’t think people were really talking about u2 touring NLOTH it was more about going to see u2 with this amazing claw and crazy set up. I think short run anniversary type shows would work as well, JT17 pushed its luck a little in having another leg which included North America but it was largely a very successful tour but I think if that was a tour in support of SOE it wouldn’t have done as well. I’m sure the shows don’t need to be a complete sell out to make them profitable but that’s really what they want to be achieving.
    If it has been 3-4 years since they last toured in the U.S. on the next tour here they could sellout stadiums in most major markets fairly easily. Most likely multiple shows. If they came back next year, maybe not. They saturated the market with I and E and the JT 2017 and that is why the E and I did not perform as well in some areas. 3 tours over a 4 year period is a lot for any artist. It wont be so saturated in 3-4 years regardless of why they are touring. I agree they will want to have some type of new live innovation (they have for most tours anyway). But they would still be a hot ticket by then regardless of the innovation.
  2. Originally posted by Blue_Room:[..]
    If it has been 3-4 years since they last toured in the U.S. on the next tour here they could sellout stadiums in most major markets fairly easily. Most likely multiple shows. If they came back next year, maybe not. They saturated the market with I and E and the JT 2017 and that is why the E and I did not perform as well in some areas. 3 tours over a 4 year period is a lot for any artist. It wont be so saturated in 3-4 years regardless of why they are touring. I agree they will want to have some type of new live innovation (they have for most tours anyway). But they would still be a hot ticket by then regardless of the innovation.
    Yeah I think you make a fair point about saturating the market, they did seem to sell a lot better in Europe though even in places they had visited for each of the 3 tours so I think the band’s popularity in the U.S. is a bit lower than they would like. That said I do think the band would still sell the majority of tickets in a stadium tour whatever the circumstances but wouldn’t be surprised in say a 60,000 capacity being somewhere nearer the 50,000 mark for attendance in certain locations, maybe even less. It was a bit worrying to see them struggling to even sell out GA in both E&I and JT17 tours at times. They’ve maybe just got to pick there states more wisely and that combined with the gap since the last visit should help.
  3. Originally posted by deanallison:[..]
    Yeah I think you make a fair point about saturating the market, they did seem to sell a lot better in Europe though even in places they had visited for each of the 3 tours so I think the band’s popularity in the U.S. is a bit lower than they would like. That said I do think the band would still sell the majority of tickets in a stadium tour whatever the circumstances but wouldn’t be surprised in say a 60,000 capacity being somewhere nearer the 50,000 mark for attendance in certain locations, maybe even less. It was a bit worrying to see them struggling to even sell out GA in both E&I and JT17 tours at times. They’ve maybe just got to pick there states more wisely and that combined with the gap since the last visit should help.
    They have always been more popular in Europe. That is nothing new. Still, considering the market saturation, they sold very well for all three tours in the U.S. There were only a handful of shows that had a notable attendance decline and that was upper bowl rear stage 2nd night E & I shows in some markets. I think the JT 17 tour sold out in most major markets and were near sellouts or performed extremely well in the non major markets with, again, maybe a couple of exceptions here or there in the U.S. Again, they were just on tour extensively in the U.S. 2 years prior to even the JT 17 tour. The normal U2 touring cycle is 3-4 years, especially if they are going to stadiums. So I don't think their popularity as a live act has really diminished in the U.S. under a normal touring cycle.
  4. Just asked Noel if he's touring with U2 this year.

    "Not for me to say"
  6. So, this does mean if so, he's not allow to say, right?

    If he wouldn't tour with them, he just could have said "no".. ?
  7. Yeah I’d say that’s basically a confirmation by omission. He could’ve just given a funny look and said “fuck no”! Similar to Paul McGuinness being asked about the Australian tour, and replying “oh I didn’t think they announced that yet”.
  8. He is officially booked until August 31. His band is covering quite a bit of ground until then.
  9. So it is possible and probable.
  10. I think it basically means yes.

    Plus noel hasn't been to Aus since 2012.
  11. Wonder if the scissors will make an appearance...
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