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  1. If you've ever been in the back of an American stadium, you'd take the seeming separation of putting things in your ears for better sound over the sound you are getting as audience any day. No question. Not just for the real time aspect, but to get something listenable. American football stadiums are made to echo, feel big, feel important, even though it's a dumb ass form of pro wrestling with helmets, pick your heroes, pick your villains. Anyway, I have sat through the garble and interference patterns of the audience sound he's talking about and I think it's a decent solution though he has competition that doesn't require headphones with directed sound.
  3. Listen to the Joe O'Herlihy interview a few posts back... Even though it's from mid-2013 (he even mentions "album by the end of this year, tour in 2014"), I think most of his points are still valid, and it seems they put a fair amount of time into developing that system so I doubt it will get totally ditched eventually. I suspect we will get to see this concept sooner or later.
  4. I just think that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard lmao.

    A concert is a shared experience. The whole point is to get a message from the musicians to the fans, in a way that has an effect on each and every person in the audience, and that most certainly includes the effect that the audience has on one another. To meet a stranger who may disagree with you on EVERYTHING else but for those few hours you're friends, etc. etc. All of that disappears with headphones. When I first saw U2 I became best friends with 4 guys sitting behind me who were also massive fans. We sang together, we talked, we had a blast. If I have headphones, the world around me is shut out and it's just me an U2. That's cool, but if I want that experience I'll watch a DVD.
  5. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:I just think that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard lmao.

    A concert is a shared experience. The whole point is to get a message from the musicians to the fans, in a way that has an effect on each and every person in the audience, and that most certainly includes the effect that the audience has on one another. To meet a stranger who may disagree with you on EVERYTHING else but for those few hours you're friends, etc. etc. All of that disappears with headphones. When I first saw U2 I became best friends with 4 guys sitting behind me who were also massive fans. We sang together, we talked, we had a blast. If I have headphones, the world around me is shut out and it's just me an U2. That's cool, but if I want that experience I'll watch a DVD.
    I agree 100%. My best 4 minutes ever at a live show was Springsteen in Gothenburg 2012. He played a rare outtake from The river called "Where the bands are" a complete stranger Swedish girl beside me took my hand and we jumped up and down together singing our hearts out for 4 minutes in complete oblivion. Bruce always says that In concert means that he and The E street Band and the audience are all in concert together. I'm not a big fan of IEM bootlegs for this reason - the crow is part of the song IMO
  6. Originally posted by treasure:[..]
    I agree 100%. My best 4 minutes ever at a live show was Springsteen in Gothenburg 2012. He played a rare outtake from The river called "Where the bands are" a complete stranger Swedish girl beside me took my hand and we jumped up and down together singing our hearts out for 4 minutes in complete oblivion. Bruce always says that In concert means that he and The E street Band and the audience are all in concert together. I'm not a big fan of IEM bootlegs for this reason - the crow is part of the song IMO
    he he - crowd not crow
  7. A mate of mine is trying to suggest that Australia in next for the tour in early 2016. Specifically he said that Brisbane would have 4 shows in February at the Entertainment Centre. As an Aussie/Brisbane lad nothing would excite me more however I'm in two minds..

    AGAINST
    Since Zoo TV, Australia has always been towards the end of the tour - only changed for 360 due to Bono's back.
    U2 traditionally tour Australia in Nov-Jan or Feb-Mar to fit into the sports/stadium schedules
    No indoor shows have occurred in Oz in the 80's

    FOR
    Australia's dollar is forecast to drop 10%-15% - maybe U2 want to get in before it happens?
    Using the newly unveiled arena stage would mean they aren't reliant on stadium availability.
    Bringing a arena show to Oz would make us for Elevation missing us entirely and allow maximum value to be recouped from using the same design across additionally shows
    For those who aren't aware, a few different music stars come and camp in Australia for months on end. Particularly I'm thinking of Pink who did 58 shows (out of 150) in Australia for her Funhouse Tour and another 46 shows (out of 143) for her next tour - Live Nation also organize Pinks Tour

    I'm guessing only time will truly tell!
  8. I'm only guessing here but I think after 2015 they'll do the Stadium tour in Europe & NA & may not do ANZ, SA at all - then again in between Dublin '15 & start of stadium tour there's a bit of good weather in the Southern hemisphere so maybe .......
  9. Originally posted by Bloodraven:[..]
    If he gets a bionic arm I can't see why we can't get some extra ears!

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    Maybe its just that I've never had high quality earphones that really isolate the sound... I usually can still hear the traffic or whatever while I'm listening music, so I'd guess that I would still be able to hear the sound coming from the huge sound system in the stadium/arena even if I'm listening to the soundboard in the app...


    No I don't like the idea of headphones, but I seriously don't think that's what they were talking about when they were saying that everyone would be able to get the "best sound". It probably has something to do with their speaker setup.
  10. Originally posted by treasure:[..]
    I agree 100%. My best 4 minutes ever at a live show was Springsteen in Gothenburg 2012. He played a rare outtake from The river called "Where the bands are" a complete stranger Swedish girl beside me took my hand and we jumped up and down together singing our hearts out for 4 minutes in complete oblivion. Bruce always says that In concert means that he and The E street Band and the audience are all in concert together. I'm not a big fan of IEM bootlegs for this reason - the crow is part of the song IMO
    I hear the guitars ringing out again.. Ringing out down union Street..
  11. Originally posted by Scott_McD:A mate of mine is trying to suggest that Australia in next for the tour in early 2016. Specifically he said that Brisbane would have 4 shows in February at the Entertainment Centre. As an Aussie/Brisbane lad nothing would excite me more however I'm in two minds..

    AGAINST
    Since Zoo TV, Australia has always been towards the end of the tour - only changed for 360 due to Bono's back.
    U2 traditionally tour Australia in Nov-Jan or Feb-Mar to fit into the sports/stadium schedules
    No indoor shows have occurred in Oz in the 80's

    FOR
    Australia's dollar is forecast to drop 10%-15% - maybe U2 want to get in before it happens?
    Using the newly unveiled arena stage would mean they aren't reliant on stadium availability.
    Bringing a arena show to Oz would make us for Elevation missing us entirely and allow maximum value to be recouped from using the same design across additionally shows
    For those who aren't aware, a few different music stars come and camp in Australia for months on end. Particularly I'm thinking of Pink who did 58 shows (out of 150) in Australia for her Funhouse Tour and another 46 shows (out of 143) for her next tour - Live Nation also organize Pinks Tour

    I'm guessing only time will truly tell!
    Can't see it.
  12. For those looking for tickets, there's been a ticket drop for Vancouver. All extra GA's are gone now though.
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