U2: No Line on the Horizon - March 3rd, 2009
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Re: U2: No Line on the Horizon - March 3rd, 2009
Exclusive: U2 To 'Kiss The Future' On Global Stadium Tour
I don't see any dates yet, but the part mentioning "stadium-only" venues sounds interesting...
U2 will be playing in a setting unique among all previous tours, by any artist. The tour will be global and lengthy. U2 will stay in Europe through Aug. 22, then hit American shores on Sept. 12 with a show at Soldier Field in Chicago. The band will play in North America until Oct. 28 and plans on working the globe until the fall of 2010.
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Re: U2: No Line on the Horizon - March 3rd, 2009
Exclusive: U2 To 'Kiss The Future' On Global Stadium Tour
I don't see any dates yet, but the part mentioning "stadium-only" venues sounds interesting...
I don't see any dates yet, but the part mentioning "stadium-only" venues sounds interesting...
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Re: U2: No Line on the Horizon - March 3rd, 2009
They played Soldier Field in Chicago back in, I think, the Zooropa tour. The worst show I've seen from them, from viewing distance to sound quality.
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Re: U2: No Line on the Horizon - March 3rd, 2009
Yeah, I'm out if it's stadiums. The stadium here (Toronto's Skydome/Roger's Centre) sounds like SHIT, with horrible echoes and bad viewing distance too... I'm in love with the new record and see U2 everytime they come, but if that's where they play, I'm out. (just skipped buying Coldplay tix for the same reason - stadiums suck!)
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I haven't been to a stadium show since I "saw" the Who in 1982. My tolerance for crappy concert experiences is much lower now. I'll skip.
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I think I'm in the same boat on this one. FOr a stadium-sized gig in the LA area, my guess would be either Dodger Stadium or the Rose Bowl. Saw the Cure at both and the acoustics weren't bad, but the view was laughable. If I'd stayed in the parking lot and listened, it would have been almost the same experience.
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Re: U2: No Line on the Horizon - March 3rd, 2009
After the experience of Popmart, I'm a little surprised they're going back to stadiums in the US, especially since the material on this album doesn't seem like it would be stadium-friendly.
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^ I think that's due to them not wanting to charge too much for tickets in this economy, but still raking it in by playing to huge crowds.
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Re: U2: No Line on the Horizon - March 3rd, 2009
Yeah, I'm out if it's stadiums. The stadium here (Toronto's Skydome/Roger's Centre) sounds like SHIT, with horrible echoes and bad viewing distance too... I'm in love with the new record and see U2 everytime they come, but if that's where they play, I'm out. (just skipped buying Coldplay tix for the same reason - stadiums suck!)
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Re: U2: No Line on the Horizon - March 3rd, 2009
If the tix end up being $30 to $55, for sure...but everyone else playing Skydome has tix for the standard $100 plus tax service, so I'll wait and see if U2 ACTUALLY end up being different from the norm.
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Re: U2: No Line on the Horizon - March 3rd, 2009
Date Venue City State Country PUBLIC ON-SALE
30 June 2009 Camp Nou Barcelona ES Wed. 25 March
07 July 2009 San Siro Milan IT Fri. 13 March
11 July 2009 Stade De France Paris FR Fri. 20 March
15 July 2009 Charles Ehrmann Nice FR Fri. 20 March
18 July 2009 Olympic Stadium Berlin DE Fri. 27 March
20 July 2009 Arena Amsterdam NL Sat. 14 March
24 July 2009 Croke Park Dublin IE Fri. 20 March
31 July 2009 Ullevi Stadium Gothenburg SE Fri. 13 March
03 Aug 2009 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen DE Fri. 27 March
06 Aug 2009 Slaski Stadium Chorzow PL Fri. 20 March
10 Aug 2009 Stadium Makimir Zagreb HR Fri. 27 March
14 Aug 2009 Wembley Stadium London GB Fri. 20 March
18 Aug 2009 Hampden Park Glasgow GB Fri. 20 March
20 Aug 2009 Don Valley Stad.Sheffield GB Fri. 20 March
22 Aug 2009 Millenium Stad. Cardiff Wal. GB Fri. 20 March
12 Sep 2009 Soldier Field Chicago IL US Mon. 30 March
16 Sep 2009 Rogers Centre Toronto ON CA Mon. 30 March
20 Sep 2009 Gilette Stadium Boston MA US Mon. 30 March
24 Sep 2009 Giants Stadium New YorkNY US Mon. 30 March
29 Sep 2009 FedEx Field WashingtonDC US Mon. 6 April
01 Oct 2009 Scott Stadium Charlottesville VAUS Sat. 4 April
03 Oct 2009 Stadium Raleigh NC US Mon. 6 April
06 Oct 2009 Georgia Dome Atlanta GA US Mon. 6 April
09 Oct 2009 Raymond James Tampa FL US Sat. 18 April
12 Oct 2009 New Cowboys Stad.Dallas TX US Mon. 20 April
14 Oct 2009 Reliant Stadium Houston TX US Mon. 20 April
19 Oct 2009 Ok. Mem. StadiumNorman OK US Sat. 4 April
20 Oct 2009 U. of Phx. Stad.Phoenix AZ US Mon. 20 April
23 Oct 2009 Sam Boyd Stad. Las Vegas NV US TBD
25 Oct 2009 Rose Bowl Los Angeles CA US Mon. 6 April
28 Oct 2009 BC Place Stad. VancouverBC CA Mon. 6 April
30 June 2009 Camp Nou Barcelona ES Wed. 25 March
07 July 2009 San Siro Milan IT Fri. 13 March
11 July 2009 Stade De France Paris FR Fri. 20 March
15 July 2009 Charles Ehrmann Nice FR Fri. 20 March
18 July 2009 Olympic Stadium Berlin DE Fri. 27 March
20 July 2009 Arena Amsterdam NL Sat. 14 March
24 July 2009 Croke Park Dublin IE Fri. 20 March
31 July 2009 Ullevi Stadium Gothenburg SE Fri. 13 March
03 Aug 2009 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen DE Fri. 27 March
06 Aug 2009 Slaski Stadium Chorzow PL Fri. 20 March
10 Aug 2009 Stadium Makimir Zagreb HR Fri. 27 March
14 Aug 2009 Wembley Stadium London GB Fri. 20 March
18 Aug 2009 Hampden Park Glasgow GB Fri. 20 March
20 Aug 2009 Don Valley Stad.Sheffield GB Fri. 20 March
22 Aug 2009 Millenium Stad. Cardiff Wal. GB Fri. 20 March
12 Sep 2009 Soldier Field Chicago IL US Mon. 30 March
16 Sep 2009 Rogers Centre Toronto ON CA Mon. 30 March
20 Sep 2009 Gilette Stadium Boston MA US Mon. 30 March
24 Sep 2009 Giants Stadium New YorkNY US Mon. 30 March
29 Sep 2009 FedEx Field WashingtonDC US Mon. 6 April
01 Oct 2009 Scott Stadium Charlottesville VAUS Sat. 4 April
03 Oct 2009 Stadium Raleigh NC US Mon. 6 April
06 Oct 2009 Georgia Dome Atlanta GA US Mon. 6 April
09 Oct 2009 Raymond James Tampa FL US Sat. 18 April
12 Oct 2009 New Cowboys Stad.Dallas TX US Mon. 20 April
14 Oct 2009 Reliant Stadium Houston TX US Mon. 20 April
19 Oct 2009 Ok. Mem. StadiumNorman OK US Sat. 4 April
20 Oct 2009 U. of Phx. Stad.Phoenix AZ US Mon. 20 April
23 Oct 2009 Sam Boyd Stad. Las Vegas NV US TBD
25 Oct 2009 Rose Bowl Los Angeles CA US Mon. 6 April
28 Oct 2009 BC Place Stad. VancouverBC CA Mon. 6 April
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Re: U2: No Line on the Horizon - March 3rd, 2009
Pretty cool stage design, but I was disappointed to see the stage isn't going to be in the center of the stadiums. Which will ruin some of the 360 aspect. I will probably go see the Tampa or Atlanta show.
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Re: U2: No Line on the Horizon - March 3rd, 2009
Now... Seeing as one of the articles I've read has indicated they will be touring until fall 2010, I assume they will return to the U.S. sometime in 2010.
As it currently stands, there are no locations even remotely close to me (northeast Ohio). During the "Vertigo" tour, I drove to Philadelphia to see them at the Wachovia Center. This time around, I had planned on buying tickets to shows in both Cleveland and Pittsburgh, and considered getting some to the Columbus show as well.
Unfortunately, with this "stadium only" tour... I have a feeling I'll either be driving a few states, or missing out entirely.
As it currently stands, there are no locations even remotely close to me (northeast Ohio). During the "Vertigo" tour, I drove to Philadelphia to see them at the Wachovia Center. This time around, I had planned on buying tickets to shows in both Cleveland and Pittsburgh, and considered getting some to the Columbus show as well.
Unfortunately, with this "stadium only" tour... I have a feeling I'll either be driving a few states, or missing out entirely.
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Yeah, Rose Bowl sucks for concerts - I actually saw U2 at the Rose Bowl for their Joshua Tree tour, and it's pretty much the worst concert venue I've ever been too.
*oops, I actually meant the LA Coliseum (I get the USC/UCLA home-stadiums mixed up) - but they're equally bad for concerts.
*oops, I actually meant the LA Coliseum (I get the USC/UCLA home-stadiums mixed up) - but they're equally bad for concerts.
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Not too excited about this. My choices are the Rose Bowl or Sam Boyd stadium in Vegas. I almost want to wait and see what they have in mind for the 2nd leg of the tour will be when they return the following year.
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Re: U2: No Line on the Horizon - March 3rd, 2009
Rose Bowl for me! Last (and only) live show I saw was Popmart at the Colliseum and it blew, but I always blame that on my seats which were high and almost directly left of the stage. And I always blame that on my friend who bought 6 tickets instead of the 3 that we needed because a scalper asked him to.
Anyway, I can't pass up this chance. Who knows, with the guys aging and such, how many more tours they will be able to do in the future.
Anyway, I can't pass up this chance. Who knows, with the guys aging and such, how many more tours they will be able to do in the future.