U2 - The Sphere, Stupid Ticket Prices

[Peajay]

I used to like U2 when they were good, up until the Joshua Tree. I know they'll be haters on here but the JT remains one of my fave albums ever.

I sneaked in at St Davids Hall and caught a tiny bit of their performance in 'maybe 81/82' ? Their show at the Sphere looks amazing and I would have loved to have gone but the cheapest tickets are over £400 for a restricted view.

That's obscene !

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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I used to like U2 when they were good, up until the Joshua Tree. I know they'll be haters on here but the JT remains one of my fave albums ever.

I sneaked in at St Davids Hall and caught a tiny bit of their performance in 'maybe 81/82' ? Their show at the Sphere looks amazing and I would have loved to have gone but the cheapest tickets are over £400 for a restricted view.

That's obscene !

83 St David's Hall I think

Joshua Tree was immense but about their peak

Bad is a fantastic song , especially live , great guitar

They should retire now though

[insider]

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I used to love them until Bono crawled up his own arsehole.
Yer Joshua tree was the end of it for me.

[Peajay]

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I agree, Bad is my favorite U2 track, however Streets Has No Name deserves some volume too.

[Ivortheengine]

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I agree, Bad is my favorite U2 track, however Streets Has No Name deserves some volume too.

One of the best intros to a song you’ll hear. My own favourite- One

[Bluebirdman Of Alcathays]

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There are tickets going for over $1000, apparently. Would you go and see anyone for that amount of money?

[Peajay]

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The average price is $950 per ticket. Criminal.

[Mr Soul '68]

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I used to like U2 when they were good, up until the Joshua Tree. I know they'll be haters on here but the JT remains one of my fave albums ever.

I sneaked in at St Davids Hall and caught a tiny bit of their performance in 'maybe 81/82' ? Their show at the Sphere looks amazing and I would have loved to have gone but the cheapest tickets are over £400 for a restricted view.

That's obscene !

Not only £400 for a ticket but the obscene 'theft' booking fee on top as well. It's the reason I have stopped going to gigs. The tickets are expensive enough without having to pay a 'theft fee' on top.

At the time I thought Joshua Tree was a great album. Nearly 40 years on and I'm not so sure. Caught them live at the Arms Park in July '87 by climbing over the wall, they were pretty good that night. However, the band have definitely reached their sell by date

[The Bloop]

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They definitely peaked at the Joshua Tree, with Rattle and Hum and Zooropa not bad afterwards. Bit too mainstream after that.

[JamesWales]

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I can't stand U2 and this is part of the reason. Such hypocritical tossers

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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I would pay 200 quid to see TOOL but that would be that and not if it was in London

That place is the centre of death and evil

[Rjk]

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the sphere looks like an insane venue though . maybe they can build one in the bay instead of a conference centre

[blue matt]

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I got. Olivia rodrigo tickets for next year, by the time I got through the queue, could only get £160 each seats, silly prices imho

[blue matt]

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the sphere looks like an insane venue though . maybe they can build one in the bay instead of a conference centre

it'll take them too long to build, what with the builders and delivery lorries only being able to drive at 20mph

[celever]

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When I was in Belfast around the time of the Anglo Irish agreement or something like that U2 played an open air concert in the city centre. I sat on the grass with my wife and family but we were on the wrong side of the fence (couldn't get tickets). The stage was about 20-50 yards away. Heard the music, saw the lights, but didn't see the band. I also remember my sister telling my she went to see them at the Top Rank on Queen Street before they were famous.