final leg of the 360 tour will take place in europe
in august, september 2011 with shows in the uk and paris

so is a stones tour still realistic in 2011?

dont they use some of the same crew members?

u2 to tour



[ I want to shout, but I can hardly speak ]

I am no big u2 fan, but I cant see why so many stones fans are u2 bashers
no reason for that. 20 years difference between these bands, no competition

useless

U2 and The Stones have toured at the same time before. 1997-1998 and 2005-2006.

thats true, but its still a problem I guess
I dont see a reason for a tour in 2011

people here also saw a tour 2010, I havent seen a show in 2010. did you?

it is a good new if it means no new u2 album at least until 2012 ( the last 2 are really crap)

i cannot see where is the problem if both bands will tour in the same time. their audiences are becoming very different in the last years, i see u2 more a pop group like robbie williams, madonna etc than a r'n'r' band

it is a prob as they use the same general promoter, it might be possible, but its a fact that shouldnt be forgotten, its not about the fans, its about the ability to handle several big acts within the same time
and there will be a new u2 album this year or within spring 2011, they are already playing the new songs on the ongoing tour



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2010-08-30 15:43 by jacknapier.

Well, even if they would tour at the same time, I'd guess that would be just good for those who like both U2 and stones.. two shows by their favourite bands!

This would be third leg of the ongoing tour in Europe, if I'm not wrong.
I don't think, that they will be selling out the stadiums in Europe 3 years in a row.
Maybe they do one or two shows together, just like the ones with AC/DC. That would be nice.

Well, if one wants to complain about it fine. But all of U2's shows have sold out. Will all of the Stones shows sell out? U2 is not playing a lot of dates either. The shows are spread out. I'm not saying it is but it seems like this is going to be the last U2 tour, especially in stadiums.

HEY DUTCH GUY! DON'T GO TO A U2 SHOW THEN!

Hey Mr skipstone, last time the U2 band heard from outside stadium by innocent people shopping so not always the option. But if you like, it's ok guy. Just rock!!!! Not for Dutch guy though - too much shouting! Rock skipstone!!!

when are you shopping? at night?

it will not be the last u2 tour and there will be a 3rd european leg next year

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jacknapier
final leg of the 360 tour will take place in europe
in august, september 2011 with shows in the uk and paris

so is a stones tour still realistic in 2011?

dont they use some of the same crew members?

What's the source of your information? I am seeing no mention of this on the major U2 fan sites atu2.com, u2log.com, u2gigs.com or u2tours.com. In fact, the most recent information indicated that their tour may continue into 2012:

U2 360 Tour News Article

Rumor: U2 to Tour in 2012?

August 04, 2010

Source: U2tours.com

by m2

Speaking earlier this week to the Italian newspaper, La Stampa, U2 manager Paul McGuinness seemed to suggest that U2 will continue touring into 2012.

Italian fan site U2place.com posted the text of McGuinness' comments, and also provided us with an English translation. The relevant comment comes at the beginning of the interview, when the paper asks about Bono's health.

Mr McGuiness, please tell us how Bono is doing.

"It was a slipped disc. He's got paralyzed during daily exercise. We have had to wait for the German luminary, Professor Muller Wolhlfart, because he was in South Africa with German team during soccer world championship. We paid a lot of attention to this championship and Germany was always winning and he didn't come back! What a stress! But at the end of the day everything was fine. Of course I have had to announce about the postponement to one million of people in America but we'll be back on 2011, and even on 2012, I guess."

If true, it could mean a couple things:

1. The U2 360 Tour will end up covering four calendar years. It began in June, 2009, in Barcelona. In addition to this year's dates, U2 has already announced plans to tour North America in 2011.

2. Alternatively, assuming U2 puts out one or more new albums before 2012, any concert dates played in that year could be part of a separate tour not related to U2 360 in any way.

Either way, we can presume that any future tour plans depend a lot on how Bono's back responds to the European tour that starts on Friday.

(c) U2tours.com, 2010.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2010-08-30 20:32 by Halup.

I found a twitter posting that goes along with what jacknapier posted. It reads:

U2place claims crew says tour will end in Europe 2011 with shows in Paris, UK and Belfast and finally at a new location in Dublin.

Why not continue in 2012? Hell, they took a 7 month break.

this is an O.T thread, no?