Re: NO ONE CARES ABOUT U2 ON A STONES SITE!
Date: March 30, 2005 11:06
Life is about learning. If you go to one Stones show only per tour, and no other bands, then yo are an amateur show wise. You will probably sit or stand way back in the crowd, you will pay extra for tickets, and you will worry for weeks and months how to get tickets once they show up for sale. And you will not know the venue, how it works, where it is easiest to get a good view and so on.
If you go and see other bands, talk to other hard core fans about U2 and other bands, and experience how the crowd, ticket sale, show and all of that work, then life is easier.
Mick went to see U2 on their previous tour, to get ideas. I assume any creative person want to pick up ideas and technology from others in the same business area. Like if Orpheum is good or bad, if MSG is good or bad, if Amsterdam Arena is good or bad etc. And if the front pit ticket system is good or bad, how it works, when you should show up in order to get to the front and so on.
I don't mean to say this is the place for U2 show reports, but some kind of information and feedback from other great tours is important in order for "us" to get the best out of "our" tour. After all, a lot of the stuff U2 do, vs. security, ticket sales, fan club site, good and bad experiences, will be experienced by "us" on the Stones tour soon to be announced.
Bjornulf