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So why did The Stones do the European stadium tour this summer?

Well, it is interesting that the pattern which seemingly applied for American market was not continued in Europe. European leg was pretty much 'traditional' stadium tour with (almost dramatically) lower ticket prices and bigger crowds. I don't know why.

It could be that the experience they had from America wasn't so pleasing one as they had wished for. They had some problems in selling out the shows, and probably AEG was not too happy with the results either. It is also rumoured that the European arena tour later in the year (2013) did not happen since they couldn't find a promoter. Then who knows if Jagger simply wasn't too into performing to rather lame crowds (some reports seem to claim that expensive seats seemed to dictate rather much the nature of the audience) and was more thrilled with his festival crowd experiences in England. (We also remember the hassle Mick's will to have T3 ticket holders in the front of stage in Hyde Park caused). Probably he just likes bigger, more enthusiastic crowds? Another thing to consider is that there is not so big arenas in Europe as there are in America.

My picture still is that the new concept they tried in America wasn't simply so successful as they hoped for and therby they took back the old and safe one (to get that, say, 5 million bucks per gig).

Anyway, who knows if U2 took the lesson from Stones' America tour and don't try so much barbrastreisendize the ticket prices. They sound high, but still rather moderate compared to Stones' prices (if memory serves).

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Tickets in London are not too expensive apparently they start at 30.quid. Will give it a try. They are not my favourite band, but I believe it will be a good show.

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Tickets in London are not too expensive apparently they start at 30.quid. Will give it a try. They are not my favourite band, but I believe it will be a good show.

I think I'd be up for the same experience this time...as long as the sound is good.

I have no burning desire to see the band up close for hundreds of dollars.

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I have loved every U2 show I have seen... $300 per ticket... those days are over for me... Unless it is in my living room.

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Very interesting to read peoples views on Bono. Some of them I totally agree with and others not so much. Personally I've always thought he was trying to be like John Lennon is some type of way, just modernized with a similar if not same agenda. In this way I like him for trying to help or save the world. On the other hand I don't like to hear him sing out several hallelujah's during songs I normally love (in concert). Not that I'm against God, quite the opposite actually, but I don't need to hear about it either, not at a Rock And Roll show. The Stones obviously wouldn't do this, though I doubt they're against religion. Very smart of them to keep these things private. Back to U2 music, I hope the next album is more rocking since it's titled Experienced. I keep my fingers crossed.

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America.



I don't know what the reason is, but if you look at Sprigsteen, he pretty much always does arena shows in the US and 90 percent (or more) of his European gigs are at stadiums.

Bruce managed to enrage a third (or more) of his U.S. fans with his politics in recent years. Not only doesn't he play stadiums here anymore he often has a hard time selling out an 18,000 arena.

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America.



I don't know what the reason is, but if you look at Sprigsteen, he pretty much always does arena shows in the US and 90 percent (or more) of his European gigs are at stadiums.

Bruce managed to enrage a third (or more) of his U.S. fans with his politics in recent years. Not only doesn't he play stadiums here anymore he often has a hard time selling out an 18,000 arena.

That's a largely bogus assertion.

He played American baseball and football stadiums two years ago and sold out a good many of them, and had the most-attended tour of that year.

[en.wikipedia.org]

There were a few dates down south that didn't sell out...no surprise there, as they hate EVIL LIBRULS! But then, they also have no taste in music, so no great loss either.



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my problem is that starting somewhere around the late 90's the show turned into "singalong with bono night"

i get that its awesome that 50,000 people are on their feet,know every word to every song but at some point people need to shut the hell up..
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Can't stand them.
Bono is nauseating and I just can't get into a band that doesn't have a legitimate rock or blues bases guitar player. The edge is just horrible. If there's anyone out there that DOESN'T deserve a nickname its him

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frankotero
Very interesting to read peoples views on Bono. Some of them I totally agree with and others not so much. Personally I've always thought he was trying to be like John Lennon is some type of way, just modernized with a similar if not same agenda. In this way I like him for trying to help or save the world. On the other hand I don't like to hear him sing out several hallelujah's during songs I normally love (in concert). Not that I'm against God, quite the opposite actually, but I don't need to hear about it either, not at a Rock And Roll show. The Stones obviously wouldn't do this, though I doubt they're against religion. Very smart of them to keep these things private. Back to U2 music, I hope the next album is more rocking since it's titled Experienced. I keep my fingers crossed.

His birthday is coming up, correct? - Dec 25 - day Jesus (Bono) was born

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Sounds a bit like they are kind of borrowing slightly from the Stones model of 2002, with multi-night stands in towns, more than one night in a city, maybe making the travel a little bit easier on the band, and putting a bit of variety in the set lists? Remember how the Stones hyped it that way, in 2002, that you were getting a different type of show?

If you start U2 from the beginning of their Vegas years, and the Stones of 2002 at that point in their Vegas years, both bands are at about the same point in the timeline by now. The stage show can't get any bigger or more elaborate, the travel is a drag for aging guys, and maximizing the money is super important.

Definite parallels to 2002 in my mind.

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Can't stand them.
Bono is nauseating and I just can't get into a band that doesn't have a legitimate rock or blues bases guitar player. The edge is just horrible. If there's anyone out there that DOESN'T deserve a nickname its him

The Edge also needs to realise that we know he's bald. He's fooling no-one with that stupid hat. And he dresses like a ****.

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Amusing to see all the effort some people put in hating U2:-) Makes me laugh.
I like what I like and what I don't like I really don't bother with.

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OK, second most famous Gibson Explorer user is on Tour again soon...

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Amusing to see all the effort some people put in hating U2:-) Makes me laugh.
I like what I like and what I don't like I really don't bother with.

Stones fans are threatened by any band that can still fill stadiums and isn't looked at strictly as a nostalgia act.

The fact that U2 surpassed the Stones for the top-grossing tour of all-time only made the die-hards here hate them more.

You see the same hateful vitriol heaped on Springsteen and McCartney here. It's pretty sad actually, and EXTREMELY transparent.

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What's this tour called? Haters Gonna Hate?

I guess it's not surprising that Stones fans have strong reactions to non-Stones music and bands, but "hate" is a pretty strong word for U2, Bono, the Edge, etc.


Like most bands, they have their good and they have their bad . . .





Full disclosure, I've seen them once live--Pop Mart tour--and was completely bored by it.

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Most overrated band in the world......after the horrible INXS.

No, that would be the Beatles. But you are close!