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  1. As far as USA goes, the 360 tour and success(financially) was built from the positive buzz from U2's previous 2 tours, the spectacle of this new stage and a chance to experience U2 in all its grand U2ness in an outdoor giant stadium setting for first time, at least in USA, in 12 years. Since then they have released extremely poor received back to back albums, weakest since before War. Also Beautiful Day, Vertigo, COBL, Elevation got much radioplay, still do, and nothing from last two albums have come close to it....Also, yes, U2 are trying to cash in. It comes off as a total money grab, but, they are getting old. I will allow it. Now this tour could just be a feather in the cap of their career but I am really holding out hope that this will be the best received/reviewed tour of their careers, to continue to try for the homerun every night. OK, Zoo was just some other monster that if aliens landed in a time machine and want to experience a live rock show then that is the first place I would send them. But for us U2 fans, I am hoping this "experience" will be THE pinnacle, the one that we will mention in 30 years when young'ns ask about U2.
  2. oh, and yes the Resale market here in US is just destroying the ticket process.
  3. ok last one...the US radio market is also garbage right now. U2 does get a ton of play on satellite radio, but no amount of promotion could have helped the weak reception of the last two albums. Either the songs are there or they are not, and clearly they were not.
  4. I have to disagree with your last point. If U2 had the opportunity to properly promote SOI, it would be getting a ton of radio play. However, between the rise of streaming services and satellite radio, the market of conventional radio play has all but dried up. I did research for a speech about a similar topic a few years back. Basically, with music being made more freely available every day there's no real money to be made with music distribution. All the money to be made is on the road and as far as I'm concerned U2 are still kings of the stage.
  5. There has been no news on U2.com since 24th of march, that's more than 2 weeks ago.
    we are now 5 weeks prior to the start of the new tour, it's a bit worrying, no ? Are they not ready ?
  6. I don't think it's worrying at all. what do you fear? that they cancel everything 5 weeks prior?
  7. I am always a 'glass half full' kind of chap but I have a horrible feeling about this tour. We just need something to see what progress has been made- bono's recovery, rehearsing new stuff, etc.
  8. Originally posted by zooropa93:I am always a 'glass half full' kind of chap but I have a horrible feeling about this tour. We just need something to see what progress has been made- bono's recovery, rehearsing new stuff, etc.
    It was clear from the beginning of Bono's accident that his recovery would be 'just in time' for the tour, as in 1 or 2 weeks before. So I think we have to be more patient.
  9. If Bono was not feeling up to the tour we would have noticed by now. On Photo's he's looking ok.

    Isn't it a Guy Oseary thing to hold a lot of cloack and dagger on the tour. I'm not that worried. In fact i can't wait........
  10. I'm not too worried about Bono not being fit, or even that they've slipped out of the limelight after they had so much fuel to use with that release. It's more just that weird feeling that it doesn't feel like they're about to embark on a tour.
  11. I hope it's a rough opening. That way they don't get time to overthink.
  12. Originally posted by patssox95:As far as USA goes, the 360 tour and success(financially) was built from the positive buzz from U2's previous 2 tours, the spectacle of this new stage and a chance to experience U2 in all its grand U2ness in an outdoor giant stadium setting for first time, at least in USA, in 12 years. Since then they have released extremely poor received back to back albums, weakest since before War. Also Beautiful Day, Vertigo, COBL, Elevation got much radioplay, still do, and nothing from last two albums have come close to it....Also, yes, U2 are trying to cash in. It comes off as a total money grab, but, they are getting old. I will allow it. Now this tour could just be a feather in the cap of their career but I am really holding out hope that this will be the best received/reviewed tour of their careers, to continue to try for the homerun every night. OK, Zoo was just some other monster that if aliens landed in a time machine and want to experience a live rock show then that is the first place I would send them. But for us U2 fans, I am hoping this "experience" will be THE pinnacle, the one that we will mention in 30 years when young'ns ask about U2.
    Your opinion and mine of "weak reception" seem to differ.
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