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  1. What do you make of them? Are the Europeans more rocking than the Americans? Do the Brazilians rule all?

    We touched on this in an (off topic) discussion somewhere so might aswell move it here.

    Only experienced U2 in 2 countries (Spain and Ireland). The Barcelona crowd was a lot better than my (underwhelming) experiences in Dublin a month later. Not enough Irish in the house to call it an 'Irish' crowd.

    Dublin gigs are only geographically hometown gigs nowadays anyway.

    Whats your thoughts?
  2. I saw the concerts in Milan, London, Amsterdam and Gelsenkirchen.
    The Italian and the Dutch were great, i was very dissapointed with the English and German people!!


  3. Which is somewhat sad.

    My only experiences were in Boston, and on night 1, even within the pit, the crowd was shit where I was. Nobody jumping, everyone taking videos or photos instead. Night 2 I could see directly into the pit, and while it was somewhat better, on the whole there were still more people standing taking videos than jumping, waving their arms, or generally looking like they were enjoying themselves. I don't know if this more prevalent in America, just Boston, or everywhere?

    But again, that was just two shows in one city. From listening to the NY bootleg, it sounds like they had all the energy, plus some, that Boston didn't have on night 1.

    I've never experienced a European show, but still, broadly generalized, and by word of mouth on forums, and bootlegs, I'd take a U2 European show over an American show based on audiences. Italy in particular.
  4. I too can only base my opinion on what I've seen on DVD when it comes to America/Rest of World

    ZooTV - Aussie audience, very active

    Popmart - Mexico audience, go nuts. Santiago is even better.

    Elevation - Boston audience - 'it's going off in the heart' - but sadly, nowhere else. Slane better.

    Vertigo - Chicago audience - dead. As a door nail. ////// Brazilian (etc) audience in U23D - (esp Streets) - oh. My. God.

    I've been to gigs in London (Wembley, Earls Court) and Cardiff and the Cardiff audience were way better. Very active, lots of jumping and singing - by god.

    It felt like London may suffer a little from the (perceived) American experience - too much corporate stuff, too many rich 'ooh, it's U2; let's go, why not'.

    I suspect it's just all to do with culture and how such events are viewed.

    It matters bollocks all as long as you enjoy your gig.
  5. The best audience from any dvd has been Irish but alas I fear we may never see such a crowd in this country ever again. The occasion was special, with more of an emotional tie compared to any other U2 gig.

    At all 3 nights in Croker and I was generally disappointed in what was too much of a corporate and, forgive me, foreign crowd. Nothing against foreigners, I just felt some of the connection with the home crowd was lost as a result, particularly given there were barely any Irish in the pit or close to it on all 3 nights.

    The worst though have to be American audiences. One image sticks to mind; Chicago DVD, the Zoo TV encore (and in particular when the camera shows the pit at the start of 'The Fly'). Even the pit wasn't moving. I felt embarrassed. For the band but more for the crowd.

    Throw that back to Zoo TV where even the wild and wacky songs such as Numb got more reaction.
  6. Well, mostly European gigs are more lively than American gigs. Has to do with passion or something. Latin people, like Spaniards, Italians, Mexicans and Brasilians are always full of emotion and passion. Americans are more sober, I guess.

    Only witnessed U2 in Holland and the Dutch was quite joyful. But, European audiences might suck too..[offtopic]witnessed Coldplay here in Holland and the crowd was Lame with a big L[/offtopic]

    don't start about Coldplay now
  7. Originally posted by MoFoNYR15:I really hate hearing how American audience aren't as good. I seen u2 over 10 time in NY n the crowds were amazing. And u can't judge from a DVD because of the way it's shot n the audio mix always contains barely any audience. I will say that EVERY audience isn't as good as it used to be because of technology. IMHO without camera phones, video, audio recorders every audience would be better cuz everyone would just enjoy the concert instead trying to catch that perfect shot the whole night. Of course then we wouldn't have bootlegs, pics, real time setlist etc.... So it's a catch 22. God bless technology n I don't know wat I would do without it but I feel this def affects audiences. I caught myself doing it n put my phone away immediately n got lost in the music.

  8. We.


  10. Em hang on.

    Starting from the 90's we've had DVD's from Australia, Mexico, Ireland, Milan (sort of), South America and two from the States. It just so happens that the two worst audiences were in the US.

    While I won't generalise completely this shouldn't be totally ignored either.
  11. Originally posted by djrlewis:I too can only base my opinion on what I've seen on DVD when it comes to America/Rest of World

    ZooTV - Aussie audience, very active

    Popmart - Mexico audience, go nuts. Santiago is even better.

    Elevation - Boston audience - 'it's going off in the heart' - but sadly, nowhere else. Slane better.

    Vertigo - Chicago audience - dead. As a door nail. ////// Brazilian (etc) audience in U23D - (esp Streets) - oh. My. God.

    I've been to gigs in London (Wembley, Earls Court) and Cardiff and the Cardiff audience were way better. Very active, lots of jumping and singing - by god.

    It felt like London may suffer a little from the (perceived) American experience - too much corporate stuff, too many rich 'ooh, it's U2; let's go, why not'.

    I suspect it's just all to do with culture and how such events are viewed.

    It matters bollocks all as long as you enjoy your gig.


    What you say is true.To a point of course.Hamish admitted on the Boston DVD that they blew it.The shows in NYC were better.And also,I saw the band at MSG after 09.11.01.None of the shows you mentioned will EVER come close to the passion,emotion,the tears that were shed at that show that night.The band have stated numerous times that the 3 shows from MSG (10.24.25,27.01) WERE THEIR BEST.
  12. Originally posted by EDDMB:[..]
    MSG after 09.11.01.None of the shows you mentioned will EVER come close to the passion,emotion,the tears that were shed at that show that night.


    Exceptional circumstances that we all hope to God will never be repeated.


    MSG is the one place in America I would like to see U2 perform.
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