The Joshua Tree 2017 tour - general tour topic

Originally posted by cesar_garza01:I am also of the opinion that no album needs a nostalgia tour. Not Joshua Tree, not Thriller or whatever other album.
But now they're doing it, and they're flirting with yet another nostalgia tour for Achtung Baby, so who the hell knows, maybe they'll tour in 10 years only to remember the Beautiful Days, Elevations, Vertigos, etc.
3 years ago I would have said no way they succumb to nostalgia, but lo and behold.

Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
Nobody said they were "flirting" with a nostalgia Achtung tour... It was just Daniel Lanois saying he thinks they might do it. Let's not get ahead!

Originally posted by deanallison:I still can't understand why the band are getting so much criticism for this tour. It's incredible, they've been going for more than 40 years, toured every album they've ever wrote and played a fair amount of the album on the tour, they take an opportunity to celebrate one of there best albums for a couple of months and get criticised for it. Whatever reason people think they're doing it for at the end of the day the band are going out a nd playing shows, that's a big part of there job, at the same time they are putting the finishing touches to a new album which will no doubt get toured also and where the tour will feature probably most of the album. There isn't really any logic to the arguments against the tour, and it's bizarre why any u2 fan wouldn't want to see the tour unless they don't like the album.

Originally posted by flowerchild:[..]


never forget

Originally posted by deanallison:I still can't understand why the band are getting so much criticism for this tour. It's incredible, they've been going for more than 40 years, toured every album they've ever wrote and played a fair amount of the album on the tour, they take an opportunity to celebrate one of there best albums for a couple of months and get criticised for it. Whatever reason people think they're doing it for at the end of the day the band are going out a nd playing shows, that's a big part of there job, at the same time they are putting the finishing touches to a new album which will no doubt get toured also and where the tour will feature probably most of the album. There isn't really any logic to the arguments against the tour, and it's bizarre why any u2 fan wouldn't want to see the tour unless they don't like the album.

Originally posted by deanallison:I still can't understand why the band are getting so much criticism for this tour. It's incredible, they've been going for more than 40 years, toured every album they've ever wrote and played a fair amount of the album on the tour, they take an opportunity to celebrate one of there best albums for a couple of months and get criticised for it. Whatever reason people think they're doing it for at the end of the day the band are going out a nd playing shows, that's a big part of there job, at the same time they are putting the finishing touches to a new album which will no doubt get toured also and where the tour will feature probably most of the album. There isn't really any logic to the arguments against the tour, and it's bizarre why any u2 fan wouldn't want to see the tour unless they don't like the album.

Originally posted by cesar_garza01:It's not as black and white as you put it.
Let's not forget that they decided to do the nostalgia act instead of finishing a new album, delaying it indefinitely on top of past delays.
I don't want U2 to "just play shows", like any washed up band. I want them to make a new album that is fresh and relevant for these times, not living in the past. Radiohead did it. I don't see them touring with OK Computer songs only and fans being happy about it.

Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
at the same time they are putting the finishing touches to a new album which will no doubt get toured also


"Finishing touches" and "no doubt" aren't the safest concepts to include in your rant about U2 y'know?