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  1. Originally posted by MWSAH:In the end..it's all about the money

    And after Red Rocks, Paris, Sydney, Mexico City, Slane Castle, Boston, Chicago and Milan..they though Los Angeles would look nice. And they will sell it anyway. And it wasn't that bad actually.


    Very true.I thought it was a very good show.I just wished they played Your Blue Room.But,its up there as a very good show from this tour.Im sure the day it comes out,I will be in Best Buy picking up a copy,or 2.They have a bit of a break now.Kinda reminds me of the end of the ZooTV tour,1992.The band came back out on tour 6 months later with a new cd,Zooropa in 1993.The setlist,stage setup was the same,but ,with new songs.Maybe SOA will be released before the summer 2010 360 tour takes off.Similar circumstances.
  2. Kinda funny how many people post saying that the audience at the show they personally attended was "the best", "excellent", "DVD-worthy." Bolsters my confidence that if I buy tickets to a U2 show anywhere in the world I will hear/witness/participate in a fantastic show.

    The thing about the Rose Bowl show is that, unlike a typical U2 show, those in attendance were sort of "sharing" the band with 10 million fans in 188 countries. This was so different from a U2 concert (or frankly, any other concert).

    At all other concerts, there's that bond between the band and the audience sort of like "tonight you get your turn to have us to yourselves tonight." Sunday at the Rose Bowl was different. It was like a worldwide celebration of U2, the band, their passions, beliefs, causes, etc., and their fans. As one of the 97,000+, it was a beautiful night -- the concert, the party, the community sharing together (in person and via internet). A privilege.
  3. Since this is a live audience debate I thought I'd changed the tune with something that annoyed me a while back.

    I attended all three Croker dates, the last two were GA, one near the walkway, one in the pit. Both amazing concerts but neither what I expected from the crowd. On both occasions I came across very few Irish people. That shouldn't be an issue but it was. This was supposed to be a celebration of U2 coming home to their own people; a people that sing and drink (not necessarily in that order) at least as much as any other people in the world.

    On both nights though (25 & 27) there were weak crowds for two main reasons; one Croker is a corporate stadium and as such was full of corporate people who are casual fans. In fact they were so casual they may as well have not worn clothes at all. The second, and in my opinion, greater reason, was the number of foreign people there. Something was lost. Irish people aren't the noisiest (South American crowds put anyone to shame) but we're noisier than most even if we are largely tone-dead. It was distinctly quiet in both the main GA area AND, particularly, the pit. Instead of a crowd singing and jumping along we were treated to a group of quiet photo-takers, who rather live in the moment decided to record the concert they were physically present for.

    It was pathetic. I felt embarrassed for these people. Patriotism is often a bigoted affair, but for whatever psychological reasons there's automatically a connection when you're with a fellow countryman, let alone 80,000 cheering on the most successful thing out of the country since Guiness. I feel 'our tribe' was somewhat tainted those nights by people who should really be in a cinema, sitting quietly recording whatever.

    The performances meant that the gigs were only slightly tainted, but frankly, however xenophobic it is, the experience of U2 going home will always be superior with a home crowd.
  4. Absolutely on the money kaiser. Huge let down. Mine was the only Irish accent I heard within a 15 foot radius on the field (kinda true of Dublin itself tho). Since Vertigo, U2 in Dublin has become a tourist attraction (murdering that homecoming feeling). Bono did well on the Friday with the Auld Triangle (too many bewildered faces in the crowd tho).

    U2 in Dublin is dead I think. Certainly not a homecoming anymore.
  5. Originally posted by germcevoy:Absolutely on the money kaiser. Huge let down. Mine was the only Irish accent I heard within a 15 foot radius on the field (kinda true of Dublin itself tho). Since Vertigo, U2 in Dublin has become a tourist attraction (murdering that homecoming feeling). Bono did well on the Friday with the Auld Triangle (too many bewildered faces in the crowd tho).

    U2 in Dublin is dead I think. Certainly not a homecoming anymore.


    Wow.Sorry to hear that.I had always wanted to attend a U2 show in Dublin.Maybe now I will settle seeing them here, in New York City.Their second home.
  6. Originally posted by EDDMB:[..]

    Wow.Sorry to hear that.I had always wanted to attend a U2 show in Dublin.Maybe now I will settle seeing them here, in New York City.Their second home.


    That's Boston, dude.
  7. Originally posted by EDDMB:[..]

    Wow.Sorry to hear that.I had always wanted to attend a U2 show in Dublin.Maybe now I will settle seeing them here, in New York City.Their second home.


    when the closest place you can see U2 is in Dublin, somethings wrong if you want to go elsewhere for your U2 kicks
  8. I understand (and partially agree with) what you're saying about latest Dublin's audiences.

    Nevertheless, if a date for Dublin-2010 pops finally up, I am there for sure. Seeing U2 in Ireland, whether the audience is into it or not, is a must for me. I promised myself many years ago that I have to see them there at least once in my life, and that's exactly what I want to do. I don't care about the concert itself, it will be some kind of spiritual meeting between my life and my dreams...
  9. I'm certainly not apologizing for being a "foreigner in the GA" in Dublin. And the band didn't care either. 65€ from me is the same as 65€ from someone from Ireland.
  10. Originally posted by haytrain:I'm certainly not apologizing for being a "foreigner in the GA" in Dublin. And the band didn't care either. 65€ from me is the same as 65€ from someone from Ireland.


    just right and correct. The Irishness of the home gigs has gone though. That in itself is a huge shame but nothing can (or should) be done to reverse it. 3 U2 gigs does a lot for the local economy . Those same 3 gigs full of locals wouldn't generate the same $$.

    I'd like to have seen a proper homecoming gig though.
  11. Originally posted by germcevoy:[..]

    just right and correct. The Irishness of the home gigs has gone though. That in itself is a huge shame but nothing can (or should) be done to reverse it. 3 U2 gigs does a lot for the local economy . Those same 3 gigs full of locals wouldn't generate the same $$.

    I'd like to have seen a proper homecoming gig though.


    Pretty much impossible to do now though, right? Unless you're asking for passports at the door. You said yourself that very few Irishmen would line up all day for a spot in the GA. Then again, you managed to do pretty well for yourself after showing up at 3pm, right?
  12. Originally posted by haytrain:[..]

    Pretty much impossible to do now though, right? Unless you're asking for passports at the door. You said yourself that very few Irishmen would line up all day for a spot in the GA. Then again, you managed to do pretty well for yourself after showing up at 3pm, right?


    I was inn the bar , , , ,(religion before religion right?)

    I wouldn't ever suggest restricting a gig to a certain nationality. Nothing can be done. U2 in Dublin isn't what it was. Milan is my must see U2 place now (see the contradiction? . . .)
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