The official U2 topic

You'll do nothing of the sort Mo, ya hear?!

Surely you've read some of Sebs reviews of Bon Jovi shows which he has criticised alot yet everyone else enjoyed immensly? Twickenham last tour for example, a good if not great show by most peoples standards but feeble by his if i recall correctly.

U2 live in person is an amazing experiance and also a great stage show. I am certainly looking forward to Dublin in 24hrs time!

andi

Aloha !

Erm, I was in the company of 2 other people who have seen U2 on every tour since 1990 and rated the show roughly the same as I did. They also thought the set was shit and Bono was wank.

And just to be clear: when we were having the "Jovitalk afterparty" at Planet Hollywood after the Twickenham shows most of us agreed with my opinion about Twickenham. And about none of us enjoyed it immensely like you're saying they did.

U2 in Dublin will be pretty different compared to U2 in Amsterdam, I guess. Still, Bono has lost it, and without their fancy lightshows there'd be nothing left of them. If U2 would do club shows it would become pretty clear of how much they need the lights, screens and fancy stages.

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

I agree with Seb on Twickenham Night 2. However, I enjoyed Night 1. Having said that, I wasn't at Amsterdam or Frankfurt, so I can see where his reviews stemn from.

And I still haven't forgiven Jon after reading what the setlist for Night 2 was supposed to be:

With regards to U2....I dunno. It just seems that it won't be as good as how they were in the past (and that's just a complete guess on my part). Oh, and if I hear any Jacko covers (although I appreciate the gesture) I might physically cry, and that's something I don't like doing in public

I did enjoy Twickenham night 2, but it wasn't as good as the Glasgow show. But Blaze that night was pretty much the best I've ever heard.

And if they played that setlist, it would have been so much better.

It was all about expectation though....

Anyway, onto topic...

I'll keep my tickets, go to the show, and then probably be justified in what I was waying in that Jovi via U2 thread - that BJ are just a so much better live band.

But if I'm proved wrong you'll also all be the first to hear about it.

You won't be proved wrong.
Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed seeing U2 live with their big stage and lights. But that is it.

I salute you,
Thunderstrucker

With regards the Bon Jovi Twickenham shows, the only people who didnt think much of these shows are the ones who have seen many shows from this tour and can therefore compare, such as the jovitalkers you talked to. The thousands of screaming (albeit ''casual'') fans around me are the people who I say enjoyed the show immensely, and that was pretty clear. Dublin was alot better, but Twickers was by no means a 'bad' show.

Anyways to get back ontopic about U2, their setlist seems good to me... a little heavy on new songs but that is always to be expected. U2 have several truely amazing songs, including the 'big 3' of the Joshua tree which in my opinion are untouchable and worth the ticket price alone, but i do agree that Bon Jovi are a better live act and have a stronger back catalogue.

I agree...to an extent. Bono has not 'lost it' but i do think that without their huge stage and light show and a handfull of their classic songs, it would be a different experience for sure. It would probably be shite actually.

andi

So, what did you think of the concert? A bit different from the other days? If yesterday's concert was like that, I can't think what they will do today and the 3rd night.

It was amazing, and Bono sounded great too. Even the weird techno remix of ''If i go crazy..'' went down well.

Worth the price of admission alone for ''Where the streets have no name'' live, which is one reason why I will always go and see a U2 show when they tour.


andi

I knew you would like them. You're an absolute joke in every sense of the word, mate.

I'm 15 but I have more maturity than someone who must be around double my age?

Read the reviews from fans in this topic. A lot of them thought U2 were poor, others thought they were good. That's not groundbreaking in my opinion. It's hit and miss, something Bon Jovi did not do on the Lost Highway tour, they were on form for pretty much every show.