From my negative point of view...

The only tour footage Ive seen are the Rose Bar videos, they were pretty cool and the band seemed tight, but I have no interest in the current lineup bar Axl and Tommy. The revolving door lineup just doesn't appeal to me and I wont waste time bothering with updates from guys who could be gone tomorrow.

I rarely post due to my negative attitude towards the band, however, whilst not all of the frequent updates appeal to me, I consider them all to be a huge step in the right direction in re-building bridges with the fanbase.

If the band lineup and updates both remain consistent I'm sure I'll attend a UK arena show with a positive attitude

TheSundanceKid wrote:

Bono wrote:

Not to go all U2 fan boy on you guys but $100 for a GN'R show right now is a fucking ripoff. They're stage production and show doesn't warrent that. U2's current tour is averageing $100 per ticket with floor seats going for $55-$75  and nosebleeds going for $35.  This isn't a slag on Gn'R this is a slag on all bands.  There's no way a Gn'R ticket in 2009 should cost as much or more than a U2 ticket simply based on stage production. I find it strange.

Isn't blackberry funding the tour or did they help pay for the stage?

I have been following that tour and I have not been impressed with the setlist at all. They haven't even done White As Snow yet.  I really wish they would perform Native Son instead of Vertigo, god that song sucks, but, that is wishful thinking here. Anyways back on topic.

So they are charging 100 dollars for tickets. I believe I paid eighty dollars or maybe sixty dollars in 2002.

I'm not sure what Blackberry's involvment actually is. I'm guessing they helped fund the cost to build the stages cause I know that after Europe U2 themselves hadn't broke even yet so.......

It's easy to complain about the setlist for a band like U2. They're NEVER gonna be able to please everyone. They've brought back songs like The Unforgettable Fire, UltraViolet and have started playing Your Blue Room which had never been performed untill this tour. They play five songs off the new album and have completely revamped I'll Go Crazy to make it the highlight of the night almost evey single night. That takes guts to take the current single and play it ina  manner that's almost completely unrecognizeable.  They can't play the entire new album either so the super slow White as Snow gets left out. U2's setlist might not impress you but for  a band who's technical production is that elaborate they manage to switch the set up every night, switching out songs and the order not to mention even the videos that acompany each song. Plus they're doing songs from War, UF, Joshua Tree, Rattle and Hum, Achtung Baby, ATYCLB, HTDAAB and NLOTH.   They play 5 songs off the new  album and have consitently started shows with 3 or sometimes four new songs in a row. They don't hide behind the past.  As for Vertigo, that IS Native Son with different lyrics. Vertigo rocks in concert regardless of the lyrics.

Hopefully for Gn'R fans attending these shows they follow U2's lead. It'd be great for fans if they did more Illusions and more CD songs but the sad thing is there's a REALLY GOOD CHANCE ol' Axl just gives you guys the same song and dance we saw in 2002 and 2006.