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#1 Posted: 5/27/2009 6:19:41 PM Anyone going to this. Either overseas or here in the states? Id like to go, and probably will. never been to their live shows, but I hear they are utterly amazing. |
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#2 Posted: 5/27/2009 8:27:32 PM  |
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#3 Posted: 5/27/2009 8:41:36 PM
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#4 Posted: 5/28/2009 5:17:27 PM
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#5 Posted: 5/29/2009 2:03:00 AM QUOTE Originally Posted by RJSmith: No, I hate U2, especially Bono - selfrighteous box.
Completely agreed. His ego mkes Earth look small.
My first year in college, I brought U2 Boy and October into a group that loved the Clash, Echo and the Bunnymen, etc....great 80s garbage.
Anyway, Bono is a hardon selfserving butt wipe with ears.
Someone show me what cash he has contributed to his photo opportunity cuases.
I'd love to see it.
darn U2 since "Achtung Baby"
Bunch of sell out hypocrite lying sack of garbage fake philanthropists.
(did I leave anything out?)
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#6 Posted: 5/29/2009 2:05:32 AM QUOTE Originally Posted by Henry-Lilly: I saw them on David Letterman last month and they rocked the house. I'd like to see 'em
I saw the "War" tour and "The Unforgettable Fire" tour (twice)
Unforgettable Fire was just friggin incredible! 
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#7 Posted: 6/18/2009 1:17:37 PM Sorry to say but since U2 became Americanized they became very wealthy, their music has gone in the toilet, yet the people buy their garbage anyway, and they could give a garbage about their fans.
Their band is ALL about promotion and selling. How many versions of the same song can they sell their fans. You can pay $39.99 for a new cd/dvd but you already have every song/same version except one. Is that song worth the price? U2 had a contest about naming their new cd and my title was "Sell Outs", not because they sold out their concerts but because they did something they swore didn't matter to them, they became mainstreem, and sold out their long standing fans Their new music can't even be compared to their old stuff...not even close.
I remember my 1st U2 concert at the Paradise Theater in Boston and later in life I've attended 12 more.
Sadly, if you walked up to me and handed me tickets today I'd politely hand them back to you cause I'll be busy that night.
Lastly, cause I'm bitching, U2 used September 11th to their advantage. They were the heroes who came to the rescue!! Problem is they aren't from NY, they aren't from the US!!! I became a Bon Jovi supporter since then. |
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#8 Posted: 6/18/2009 1:52:43 PM BTW, I'm blasting WBCN and WZLX as I type. |
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#9 Posted: 7/11/2009 1:55:42 AM I have seen U2 5 times in concert and each show has been amazing.... i'm going to see them in october in vegas of all places.... one of my best friends is probably the biggest U2 fan of them all.. he has tickets to see them at i believe 11 tour dates in north america... I will be joining him in vegas this fall and can't wait..... i love outdoor concerts.... |
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#10 Posted: 7/13/2009 10:03:01 AM i like the older U2 stuff, im sure they will play a lot of that... |
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#11 Posted: 7/14/2009 12:24:05 PM QUOTE Originally Posted by chilitokid: Sorry to say but since U2 became Americanized they became very wealthy, their music has gone in the toilet, yet the people buy their garbage anyway, and they could give a garbage about their fans.
Their band is ALL about promotion and selling. How many versions of the same song can they sell their fans. You can pay $39.99 for a new cd/dvd but you already have every song/same version except one. Is that song worth the price? U2 had a contest about naming their new cd and my title was "Sell Outs", not because they sold out their concerts but because they did something they swore didn't matter to them, they became mainstreem, and sold out their long standing fans Their new music can't even be compared to their old stuff...not even close.
I remember my 1st U2 concert at the Paradise Theater in Boston and later in life I've attended 12 more.
Sadly, if you walked up to me and handed me tickets today I'd politely hand them back to you cause I'll be busy that night.
Lastly, cause I'm bitching, U2 used September 11th to their advantage. They were the heroes who came to the rescue!! Problem is they aren't from NY, they aren't from the US!!! I became a Bon Jovi supporter since then.
That's pretty harsh....but I can't say I disagree.
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#12 Posted: 7/16/2009 1:32:37 PM  south park
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#13 Posted: 9/19/2009 12:02:30 AM passed on Sunday and Monday concerts even though I had free tickets to both shows. My friend who offered them to me thought he'd surprise me because he knows I like them (their old stuff). The expression on his face was priceless when I told him.."I'll pass". |
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#14 Posted: 9/21/2009 11:50:33 AM My friends went to the concert last night at Gillette. 2 car loads started their adventure after the Pats lost to the Jets. One car left from the Boston area and went through Boston, down 93 to 95 and to Rt 1. They left at 4:30 and arrived in their seats at 10:05, missing half the show. Beers were a measely $8.50 and coffee $5. But what the hell thats peanuts compared to the ticket price, right? They arrived home at 4:00am. Wow in essense they traveled 80 miles round trip in 9.5 hours to see a poor performance, lots of echo.
If someone reads this because they're going tonight I recommend going 495 to route 1. That's the route my other friends took and didn't hit any traffic and they travelled from NH. |
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#15 Posted: 9/21/2009 3:11:12 PM QUOTE Originally Posted by chilitokid: My friends went to the concert last night at Gillette. 2 car loads started their adventure after the Pats lost to the Jets. One car left from the Boston area and went through Boston, down 93 to 95 and to Rt 1. They left at 4:30 and arrived in their seats at 10:05, missing half the show. Beers were a measely $8.50 and coffee $5. But what the hell thats peanuts compared to the ticket price, right? They arrived home at 4:00am. Wow in essense they traveled 80 miles round trip in 9.5 hours to see a poor performance, lots of echo.
If someone reads this because they're going tonight I recommend going 495 to route 1. That's the route my other friends took and didn't hit any traffic and they travelled from NH.
5.5 hours to go 40 miles? So they averaged less than 8 miles per hour. Holy garbage.
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#16 Posted: 10/23/2009 2:14:44 PM A heads up for U2 fans this Sunday night.....a free concert
depesche2 my friends are still complaining about it even today. |
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#17 Posted: 10/30/2009 7:15:23 AM |
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#18 Posted: 10/30/2009 10:29:29 PM QUOTE Originally Posted by wizardofroz:
U2's music post-1990 was pure crap. Up until the late 1980s, U2 put out some of the best and most original music of our lifetime.
Not a fan of Achtung Baby (1991)?
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#19 Posted: 10/31/2009 1:08:43 AM Wednesday June 23rd Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton Alberta
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#20 Posted: 10/31/2009 5:14:36 AM QUOTE Originally Posted by depeche2:
Not a fan of Achtung Baby (1991)?
 I'll give you that one, but anything after that is unacceptable.
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#21 Posted: 11/8/2009 4:55:08 PM |
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