The U2 Live Audience

Originally posted by EDDMB:[..]

I not taking anything personal.I thought what yuri said was funny.And I said that.This is a good debate about a rock band.That all.It just seems..ALOT in here keep saying American audiences are lame.I beg to differ.If I said the Irish were a "lame" audience (which of course they are not),Im sure that would offend some.

Originally posted by yuri31:[..]

Back to the topic: I listened to the bootleg of Milan 1 and constantly had shivers hearing the crowd. Quite possibly the best audience of the tour so far.

Originally posted by Kernel:So thus far, which 360 bootleg best captures the crowd?

Originally posted by molang7:To be quite honest, I really thought Chicago 's audience had some great energy, but in American crowds, energy is a completely different thing than it is in Europe (or from what I've experienced while being in Europe for soccer games and the like). American crowds if you're clapping along and semi shaking your bootay, then you feel like you are "really into the concert."

What I've noticed from attending things such as Rome vs Lazio game or being in Piazza Colon watching Spain beat Germany in the Euro Cup is that no matter who is next to you, you jump along with them, and show your emotion.

For example in Chicago 1 I felt out of place jumping in the seating area. even got a dirty look from a lady next to me that I bumped into.... America has more of that "personal space" where as Europeans don't mind wearing their emotion on their sleeve.

I mean for God's sake I tried getting everyone in the inner circle to help me do a slow clap. About the 20 people in my radius joined in....the when I persistently tried, they gave me looks like I was nuts!

Originally posted by U2Seattle:[..]

You're spot on. I've gotten numerous looks for getting excited at sporting events and concerts in Seattle. I wasn't being obnoxious, just yelling and cheering! My favorite was being told to sit down when I jumped up and down after the Seahawks got a touchdown at a football game...I remember thinking "WTF, you've got to be kidding?!" I've never been to an event outside of the US, but if pictures and video are to be believed people seem to be more interested in having a good time and not so into being cool and detached.

Originally posted by emtmuse:wow a great deal of America bashing. We support U2 100% here in Boston for close to 30 years I have been a fan. I have lost my voice for days following U2 shows. leave the pit for the younger new fans who think the first U2 album was zooropa

Originally posted by MirrorballBoy:These discussions will never end. I cannot judge because I only went to one european show. To me the American crowds look or sound lame (according to the dvd's, other vids and boots). Cannot say the audiences are lame indeed....

Originally posted by prksoda00:[..]

30 seconds of texting "OMG THIS CONCERT IS LONG/LAME/THEY PLAY TOO MANY NEW SONGS/THEY"RE PLAYING OLD SONGS I DONT KNOW"
30 seconds of trying to have a conversation on their phone "BUT ITS TOO LOUD I CAN'T HEAR YOU!"