U2 dates

[thirsty moore]

When are those Old 89 rednecks going to pair up with U2?

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Rule #1 when picking an opener. Never pick someone who will put on a better show. Kings of Leon will do just fine as the opener.
 
 

Originally posted by econo:
  When are those Old 89 rednecks going to pair up with U2?

[Fico]

Whatever happened to Snow Patrol opening??

[Barcelona]

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
  Rule #1 when picking an opener. Never pick someone who will put on a better show. Kings of Leon will do just fine as the opener.
 
   

Originally posted by econo:
  When are those Old 89 rednecks going to pair up with U2?

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I believe the Pogues opened for U2 in the late eighties, same rule would apply here with the small difference that the Pogues surely gave a better live performance.

[Bags]

Originally posted by Fico:
  Whatever happened to Snow Patrol opening??

YEAH, whatever happened to that?!?!?!

[palahniukkubrick]

Originally posted by vansmack:
   

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
  Who is the genius who paired U2 and Kings of Leon?

Not the guy who once gave them the Pixies or Love and Rockets or the Pretenders or No Doubt or Public Enemy, The Sugarcubes and The Disposable Heroes of HipHoprisy. [/b]

don't forget primus and pj harvey!

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

or Lone Justice
 
 

Originally posted by palahniukkubrick:
   

Originally posted by vansmack:
   

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
  Who is the genius who paired U2 and Kings of Leon?

Not the guy who once gave them the Pixies or Love and Rockets or the Pretenders or No Doubt or Public Enemy, The Sugarcubes and The Disposable Heroes of HipHoprisy. [/b]

don't forget primus and pj harvey! [/b]

[kosmo vinyl]

Or the Waterboys and U2... Wish I hadn't missed that show     Or Dream Syndicate and U2  but Dream Syndicate sucked pretty bad if memory serves.

[Barcelona]

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  Or the Waterboys and U2... Wish I hadn't missed that show      Or Dream Syndicate and U2  but Dream Syndicate sucked pretty bad if memory serves.

Was that around the Waterboys' "Fisherman Blues" album? If so, that would have been a good time to see both bands.

[lily1]

same here. though with a later start date for the tour, this make is more probably that i will now be able to see them on my birthday. hopefully they'll be playing either dc, toronto, vancouver or miami on april 23.
 
 smackie, how is sound quality at the big venues in san fran/san jose? better to see them at the mci center or go west?
 
 have free plane tickets, will travel!
 
 oh to see them at red rocks...but that will never happen.
 
 

Originally posted by MaLo:
  ugh, buying u2 tickets...stresses me out

[lily1]

tickets begin to go on sale on january 29.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by lily1:
  smackie, how is sound quality at the big venues in san fran/san jose? better to see them at the mci center or go west?

You'll have to ask Venerable.  The only show I've seen at the Arena's out here is Britney at Oakland Coliseum and it's a lip synch show so it's impossible to guage sound quality.

[vansmack]

These are the official dates.
 
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  23.01.2005
 'VERTIGO//2005' WORLD TOUR - EXCLUSIVE!
 
 U2 will begin the first leg of their Vertigo//2005 world tour in San Diego on March, 28th 2005.
 
 Vertigo//2005 will visit 13 cities in North America before arriving in Brussels on June 10th for the first of 24 scheduled European performances, finishing up in Lisbon in the middle of August.
 
 Here's the detail - get ready to book!
 
 NORTH AMERICA DATES AND TICKETING INFORMATION
 
 March 28th San Diego, CA - Sports Arena
 April 1st Anaheim, CA - Arrowhead Pond
 April 5th Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
 April 9th San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
 April 14th Phoenix, AZ - Glendale Arena
 April 20th Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
 April 24th Seattle, WA - Key Arena
 April 28th Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
 May 7th & May 9th Chicago, IL - United Center
 May 14 Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
 May 17 & May 18 East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena
 May 21 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
 May 24 & May 26 Boston, MA - Fleet Center
 
 Tickets for performances in Boston, Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia and San Diego will go on sale this Saturday, January 29th.
 
 Tickets for performances in Los Angeles, Anaheim and San Jose go on sale this Sunday, January 30th and tickets for New York and East Rutherford go on sale next Monday, January 31st. (All additional on sale dates will be announced in the next few weeks.)
 
 Once again, U2 will offer General Admission floor tickets giving fans the best view in the house for the lowest ticket price. Reserved seat tickets in the stands will also be available. In North America, general admission floor tickets will be $49.50 (plus applicable service fees). Additional ticket prices will vary per market. There will be an 8 ticket limit per person with a maximum purchase of 2 general admission floor tickets.
 
 EUROPEAN DATES AND TICKETING INFORMATION
 
 June 10th Brussels - King Baudouin Stadium
 June 12th Gelsenkirchen - Schalke Stadium
 June 14th Manchester - City of Manchester Stadium
 June 18th London - Twickenham Stadium
 June 21st Glasgow - Hampden Park
 June 24th Dublin - Croke Park
 June 29th Cardiff - Millenium Stadium
 
 2nd July Vienna - Ernst Happel Stadium
 5th July Katowice - Slaski Stadium
 7th July Berlin - Olympic Stadium
 9th July Paris - Stade de France
 11th July Zurich â?? Letzigrund Stadium
 13th July Amsterdam â?? Arena
 19th July Milan - San Siro
 23rd July Rome - Olympic Stadium
 27th July Oslo - Vallehovin Stadium;
 29th July Gothenburg - Ullevi Stadium
 31st July Copenhagen - Parken
 
 3rd August Munich - Olympic Stadium
 5th August Nice - Parc des Sports Charles Ehrmann
 7th August Barcelona â?? Camp Nou
 9th August San Sebastian - Anoeta Stadium
 11th August Madrid - Estadio Vicente Calderon
 14th August Lisbon - Alvalade
 
 
 Tickets for the UK shows go on sale at 9am Friday, January 28th; tickets for
 Brussels go on sale Saturday, January 29th and tickets for Dublin go on sale on Friday 4th February. (All additional on sale dates will be announced in the coming weeks.)

[Frank Gallagher]

Anyone on the fence about going to a U2 show should bite the bullet and go....I am what might be called a casual fan, "Greatest hits" cd and thats it in my collection. Without a doubt, they put on one of the best live shows in a large venue/arena so you won't be disapointed, unless you're next to a smoker/dancer/talker/snoggers/drunks, you know, the usual stuff.  

[kosmo vinyl]

Originally posted by O'Mankie:
   unless you're next to a smoker/dancer/talker/snoggers/drunks, you know, the usual stuff.    

or an obsessed fan who "touched" Bono because she was next a friend who touched him.  this was the same person that couldn't understand why I didn't want them climbing up my back in order to get nearer to Bono.  Never mind the fact that I was already three or four people away from catwalk Bono was on at that time.