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Experience and Innocence tour
 Legs (3): Promo tour, Leg 1: North America, Leg 2: Europe
Shows: 75
  1. Originally posted by MarkPeterborough:If the Augmented Reality means that we will each be issued with some kind of special headset to watch the show through it would explain the rather expensive ticket prices.
    The reason for expensive tickets is not that. It has a name, Greed, and a surname, Livenation.
  2. There was a series of documentaries on bbc tv recently which actually said that bands have inflated ticket prices to recoup the money they perceive to be 'lost' through lack of cd sales. (nothing to do with shit albums of course).
  3. That might very well be a reason. Bands have been making most of their money out of live performances since the rise of internet downloads back in the early 00s, so the increase in ticket prices has been steadily focused towards patching that money hole of albums not being sold in millions anymore.
  4. Originally posted by LikeASong:That might very well be a reason. Bands have been making most of their money out of live performances since the rise of internet downloads back in the early 00s, so the increase in ticket prices has been steadily focused towards patching that money hole of albums not being sold in millions anymore.
    Yea but it’s a select few who actually price gouge as bad as this. U2, McCartney and GnR come to mind of bands that charge over 330 for a ticket. I know I’ve said this a million times here but it really just rubs me the wrong way. You don’t beat scalpers by becoming scalpers but whatever. I’ve tried to stay off threads lately because I have nothing nice to say about u2 in this point of time.
  5. Originally posted by MoFoNYR15:[..]
    Yea but it’s a select few who actually price gouge as bad as this. U2, McCartney and GnR come to mind of bands that charge over 330 for a ticket. I know I’ve said this a million times here but it really just rubs me the wrong way. You don’t beat scalpers by becoming scalpers but whatever. I’ve tried to stay off threads lately because I have nothing nice to say about u2 in this point of time.
    don't stay off for that reason you musn't let the "everything is great" bunch rewrite history.
  6. Originally posted by MoFoNYR15:[..]
    Yea but it’s a select few who actually price gouge as bad as this. U2, McCartney and GnR come to mind of bands that charge over 330 for a ticket. I know I’ve said this a million times here but it really just rubs me the wrong way. You don’t beat scalpers by becoming scalpers but whatever. I’ve tried to stay off threads lately because I have nothing nice to say about u2 in this point of time.
    Tickets are more expensive in general, but you're right pointing out that it's just a couple of big names who price them as absurdly as we are seeing. Don't forget the Stones. And others like Van Morrison, Bob Dylan and similar acts are going the same path, although in their case it's even worse since there's not even a cheap GA to get!

    You shouldn't stay away from here (or anywhere else) btw, why should you? U2 are an important part of your life and you have all your right to express your disappointment with their music and/or the way they run their business. Just don't engage with the "happiness & flowers" bunch who'll bash your negative opinions and all will be fine.
  7. Originally posted by OneLight:[..]

    I'll settle for 2.5 hours... The last time I saw Springsteen & E-Street in 2016 they played for 3.5 hours...with no break. Those guys are hard core. The only difference since 2014 was that Springsteen didn't do the back bend on tip toe all the way to the floor like he did then. He still crowd surfs though... [image]



    Only 3.5 hours. Must have been a curfew

    I was at his longest show ever in Helsinki 2012. 4 hrs & 6 mins + a 30 min acoustic surprise pre-show around 17.30. Now that's hard core !!
  8. We have to remember too that Edge appears to think that they haven't played The ground beneath her feet live and that Streets was left out of a tour so it's anyone's guess what he might consider to be a rarity
  9. that would be the "we forgot to play one song" tour between 1st and 4th July 1987.
  10. ...a tour, nevertheless, that has a stunning 50% of it's shows officially released...
  11. ... still behind Metallica, Phish and Pearl Jam in all of their tours
  12. Originally posted by LikeASong:That might very well be a reason. Bands have been making most of their money out of live performances since the rise of internet downloads back in the early 00s, so the increase in ticket prices has been steadily focused towards patching that money hole of albums not being sold in millions anymore.
    It could be that and to re coup the 'street value' of a ticket. There is no reason why Secondary sellers should profit from a show they had nothing to do in the creation with.
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