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  1. Originally posted by germcevoy:[..]

    I wouldn't be travelling to America just to see U2. Wouldn't be worth the risk of a crap crowd or a crap performance. I do plan a trip to America though some time and if I could bend it slightly to coincide with a U2 gig then that would be golden.


    I have planned many trips around a band or a sports team.I have 4 children,I take them to Hershey Park every year,I plan the trip when Dave Matthews Band or Pearl Jam are there.U2 played there in 92,but I got shut out.I love goin to London,why not go when one of your favorite British bands,like Oasis or Radiohead are there. I will do that when U2 are in Dublin.When,I dont know.
  2. Originally posted by EDDMB:[..]

    I have planned many trips around a band or a sports team.I have 4 children,I take them to Hershey Park every year,I plan the trip when Dave Matthews Band or Pearl Jam are there.U2 played there in 92,but I got shut out.I love goin to London,why not go when one of your favorite British bands,like Oasis or Radiohead are there. I will do that when U2 are in Dublin.When,I dont know.


    seeing U2 in America does't draw me in. Travelling through Europe next year to see them does and thats what I plan to do.
  3. 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!
  4. Sigh I think I probably should just make the effort and update my personal page.

    I've been to 4 gigs so far on this tour and while I haven't seen U2 in America I have seen REM in the states. The crowd was pretty poor for that one but then again REM weren't exactly on fire that night.

    I prefer to focus on the current and past U2 gigs though. Well actually lets just focus on gigs in general. It has to be stated that the crowd at a gig definitely has a huge say on the quality of the spectacle. You mentioned MSG after 9/11, how there wasn't a dry eye socket around. The band definitely have a part to play but so do the crowd too. The least brilliant concert out of the 4 for me was Croke II, which also happened to be the worst crowd of the four nights I went to.

    And so far on this leg it just appears that the crowd is staring and watching rather than joining in. There's a good chance that the gigs you've mentioned are the exception to the rule rather than the case in point.

    And it's not a case of picking on America because its America. The crowds just aren't as good, perfect example being the regular walk outs to get a beer during YBR, or leaving as MOS comes on. Look at the review posted earlier for Charlottesville where there were a few comments below. Out of the four of them three of them give no mention to the band, instead preferring to talk about problems with car parking.
  5. Originally posted by KaiserJose:

    I don't know if i'd put to much stock in that review. Is it any surprise that the people who had a really bad experience are the one's who are taking to an internet review to complain about it? not in my opinion.
  6. Originally posted by KaiserJose:Sigh I think I probably should just make the effort and update my personal page.

    I've been to 4 gigs so far on this tour and while I haven't seen U2 in America I have seen REM in the states. The crowd was pretty poor for that one but then again REM weren't exactly on fire that night.

    I prefer to focus on the current and past U2 gigs though. Well actually lets just focus on gigs in general. It has to be stated that the crowd at a gig definitely has a huge say on the quality of the spectacle. You mentioned MSG after 9/11, how there wasn't a dry eye socket around. The band definitely have a part to play but so do the crowd too. The least brilliant concert out of the 4 for me was Croke II, which also happened to be the worst crowd of the four nights I went to.

    And so far on this leg it just appears that the crowd is staring and watching rather than joining in. There's a good chance that the gigs you've mentioned are the exception to the rule rather than the case in point.

    And it's not a case of picking on America because its America. The crowds just aren't as good, perfect example being the regular walk outs to get a beer during YBR, or leaving as MOS comes on. Look at the review posted earlier for Charlottesville where there were a few comments below. Out of the four of them three of them give no mention to the band, instead preferring to talk about problems with car parking.


    Sigh..........As I said,I have seen U2 many,many times over in NYC/NJ,Boston,Albany and Philly.The NYC/NY and Philly gigs were great.The post 9/11 shows were fantastic,but so were the many,many shows they played before,and after 9/11.If you want to see an American audience go wild here,go see the master,Bruce Springsteen.No European act can match the E street band live.
  7. Originally posted by KaiserJose:Sigh I think I probably should just make the effort and update my personal page.

    I've been to 4 gigs so far on this tour and while I haven't seen U2 in America I have seen REM in the states. The crowd was pretty poor for that one but then again REM weren't exactly on fire that night.

    I prefer to focus on the current and past U2 gigs though. Well actually lets just focus on gigs in general. It has to be stated that the crowd at a gig definitely has a huge say on the quality of the spectacle. You mentioned MSG after 9/11, how there wasn't a dry eye socket around. The band definitely have a part to play but so do the crowd too. The least brilliant concert out of the 4 for me was Croke II, which also happened to be the worst crowd of the four nights I went to.

    And so far on this leg it just appears that the crowd is staring and watching rather than joining in. There's a good chance that the gigs you've mentioned are the exception to the rule rather than the case in point.

    And it's not a case of picking on America because its America. The crowds just aren't as good, perfect example being the regular walk outs to get a beer during YBR, or leaving as MOS comes on. Look at the review posted earlier for Charlottesville where there were a few comments below. Out of the four of them three of them give no mention to the band, instead preferring to talk about problems with car parking.


    Also,REM have been done for many years.The last good cd by them was in the mid 90's.They were great in the 80's,dont judge the US by a bunch of has-beens.
  8. Hahahaha. I love how this has turned into a Europe vs U.S. debate.

    They've been to other countries too!

    My top 5 cities I would want to see U2 abroad:

    1. Dublin
    2. Milan
    3. New York
    4. Berlin
    5. Tokyo
  10. Originally posted by EDDMB:[..]
    We can also argue that Mexico 97,very good show indeed,was not half the show Sarajevo was.So a DVD release doesnt mean it was THE show of the tour.



    Never said it was.
  11. Originally posted by EDDMB:We can also argue that Mexico 97,very good show indeed,was not half the show Sarajevo was.So a DVD release doesnt mean it was THE show of the tour.
    Of course it's not.
    Boston............
  12. Originally posted by EDDMB:[..]

    Bizzare?????..Dont you think they would at least TRY to film a great show from the tour???????.Hamilsh said they filmed the wrong show.They should film a couple of shows,as they did in 2001.Sane was 3 times the crowd of Boston.I guess not..because you have never seen a show here.As I said,I have seen many concerts in Europe.Im not missing the point.You are.


    How do they know in advance what is going to be a great show??!! There's absolutely no way of predicting what chemistry will emerge between band and crowd.

    I suspect the decision is based on numerous things far too mundane to discuss here. And wrong topic.

    Suffice to say that I think what a number of us is saying is that if you look at the DVD's as a representation of a crowd then all the non-American DVD's have great crowds and the 2 American DVD's have lame crowds. That is a fact. It does not mean that all American crowds are poor.
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