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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 thinkQuote:
Originally Posted by Peajay
Joshua Tree was immense but about their peak
Bad is a fantastic song , especially live , great guitar
They should retire now though
I used to love them until Bono crawled up his own arsehole.
Yer Joshua tree was the end of it for me.
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- OneQuote:
Originally Posted by Peajay
There are tickets going for over $1000, apparently. Would you go and see anyone for that amount of money?
The average price is $950 per ticket. Criminal.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peajay
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
They definitely peaked at the Joshua Tree, with Rattle and Hum and Zooropa not bad afterwards. Bit too mainstream after that.
I can't stand U2 and this is part of the reason. Such hypocritical tossers
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
the sphere looks like an insane venue though . maybe they can build one in the bay instead of a conference centre:hehe:
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
it'll take them too long to build, what with the builders and delivery lorries only being able to drive at 20mphQuote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
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.
I've seen them twice, 2005 and 2009, purely for anything they play pre-1997 - Joshua Tree is one of my all-time favourite albums, but honourable mentions for Achtung Baby! and Pop (actually a decent album).Quote:
Originally Posted by Peajay
The footage on social media of the Sphere show looks amazing - I have a tendency to pay something stupid if I find myself in the right place at the right time - but sadly no Vegas trips are upcoming.
I saw a band from a similar era at the Albert Hall a couple of weeks ago, Echo and the Bunnymen - despite not understanding anything Ian McCullough said between songs, they were ace - and the hall is a great venue.
Bought tickets to see Echo and the Bunnymen in Barcelona late last year , wankers cancelled , fortunately Barcelona was amazing .Quote:
Originally Posted by Fatty Thornton
Saw them at Bearded Theory Festival this year , totally amazing in a relatively small tent was about 3 or 4 from the front.
Tickets to see anyone who is any good or has a good reputation will start at £100 and up to £200.
Not a great U2 Fan but would pay the asking price for the experience .
Which route are you sending them?Quote:
Originally Posted by blue matt
If my memory serves me right I think they were supporting Stiff Little FingersQuote:
Originally Posted by celever
They build these places in London and there nothing ever gets over 20 MPH.Quote:
Originally Posted by blue matt
saw them on the October tour 82/83 paid about 7 quid. Can't argue with that cos they were good back then. i wouldn't pay 50p to see them today. Rather watch a new band with energy.
Here you go. Save yourself the entry fee
https://youtu.be/FlTLOYV9QZM?si=18cQ9Ep5l4Jr3Gy5
Got to +4 minutes of the above and concluded that I wouldn't pay £4 never mind £400!Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Morris
not my cup of tea but maybe a few on here interested in the manics and Suede at Cardiff castle next year
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-...dline-27853483
Ticket prices are ridiculous these days. Last year I paid $150 to see Echo & The Bunnymen. Right when tickets "became available". Got to the gig some months later and the venue was selling tickets for $49. Taylor Swift just toured and tickets for the New York shows were going for thousands. I think I read $9000 somewhere. I saw the Damned last year and tickets were only available on a specific app. They were only resaleable on that same app and only for face value. Great show too. In a basement club.
Id happily pay a grand to see a Jam or Smiths reunion. But my money is safe!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluebirdman Of Alcathays
i see the Happy Mondays / Inspiral Carpets doing the rounds next year too for those interested
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I also saw them on that tour in 1983 in the Portsmouth Guildhall, it was to promote the War Album, they were fantastic, very rocky/ punky.Quote:
Originally Posted by ToTaL ITK
Next time was Live Aid in 85 and then at Wembley Stadium in 87 for the Joshua tree tour when they had hit the big time. Again they were fantastic, though not as much fun in a massive stadium as in a smaller venue.
I didn’t like their later stuff but you’ve got to admire their longevity , the ability to keep reinventing themselves and the fact they haven’t fallen out and are still together after all this time - which is very impressive!
Bono's boys band sound a bit like early U2Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Corleone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDU4-MOFb0Y
i don't think i've listened to any of their stuff for about 20 years. A bit like the rolling stones , once they discovered the US market it was geared for the US. Not my bag anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Corleone
I saw them at the Arms Park on the Zooropa tour in 1993 and they looked totally disinterested. It was a rubbish gig.
The Stereo MC’s were supporting and were the highlight. Trouble is, I’d seen them at Terminal 396 a few months earlier.
They lost it after Zooropa, although Pop! had some decent tracks. Their newest single is like wallpaper, despite taking the melody off Blondie’s ‘Call Me’ (with Debbie Harry being credited as a Co-writer) for the chorus.
Tax dodging bastards
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Originally Posted by life on mars