Elbow support U2

Subject: Elbow support U2 Mon 09 Mar 2009, 15:46

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7931974.stm

I know there are a few U2 fans around here who might be interested in this. Snow Patrol have supported them before, but Black Eyed Peas are a strange choice Neutral

Subject: Re: Elbow support U2 Mon 09 Mar 2009, 16:07

al wrote:: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7931974.stm

I know there are a few U2 fans around here who might be interested in this. Snow Patrol have supported them before, but Black Eyed Peas are a strange choice

Has it been announced who is supporting where yet?

Subject: Re: Elbow support U2 Mon 09 Mar 2009, 16:15

The SP board says Elbow are joining U2 for the European part of the tour..I guess an official email would be sent when dates are set?

Subject: Re: Elbow support U2 Mon 09 Mar 2009, 16:29

I can't wait to see how Elbow deal with U2's ridiculous 360 stage set-up.

Subject: Re: Elbow support U2 Mon 09 Mar 2009, 16:46

Wow, that would be fab!

Subject: Re: Elbow support U2 Mon 09 Mar 2009, 17:04

Misspelt Yoof wrote:: I can't wait to see how Elbow deal with U2's ridiculous 360 stage set-up.

Maybe like Sizer Barker on Gabriel's round stage back in 2004 What a Face

Subject: Re: Elbow support U2 Tue 10 Mar 2009, 18:30

Oh please in Berlin!!!! Very Happy

Subject: Re: Elbow support U2 Tue 10 Mar 2009, 19:21

ElbowFreak wrote:: Oh please in Berlin!!!!

Yes, Berlin please, I'll be there ( if I get tickets) Very Happy

Subject: Re: Elbow support U2 Tue 10 Mar 2009, 19:32

But that would ruin myself, I'm afraid...U2 have surely higher ticket prices than Coldplay or REM... affraid

Subject: Re: Elbow support U2 Tue 10 Mar 2009, 19:50

Unfortunatelly. Propably between 50-150 €. :S

Subject: Re: Elbow support U2 Wed 11 Mar 2009, 16:25

TamedLamia wrote:: But that would ruin myself, I'm afraid...U2 have surely higher ticket prices than Coldplay or REM...

Well, I saw in the paper today that 10,000 tickets for the Irish show will go on sale for €30 - that is not bad at all!

Subject: Re: Elbow support U2 Thu 12 Mar 2009, 08:25

Yeah, thay have said that the tickets will be relatively cheap.

Bono wrote:: We've got something very special planned, something we've been working on for many years, a whole way of trying to do shows outdoors and make them very intimate.

We're trying to work on some cheaper ticket prices because this is the recession. We're also going to have some very expensive ticket prices, because rich people have feelings too.

Subject: Re: Elbow support U2 Mon 16 Mar 2009, 11:06

Elbow will be supporting at Wembley and Sheffield.

Subject: Re: Elbow support U2 Mon 16 Mar 2009, 12:29

Misspelt Yoof wrote:: Elbow will be supporting at Wembley and Sheffield.

Aye, just seen this on the official site.
Could be interesting, I know a couple of my mates (big U2 fans) were talking about going to either London or Sheffield the other night. I haven't seen U2 live for twenty odd years. Hmm.. scratch

Subject: Re: Elbow support U2 Mon 16 Mar 2009, 16:43

I am so up in the air about this. I've seen U2 a few times and they are really good live. But I'm really not likeing their new stuff at all. And I'm not a fan of huge stadium shows....a few friends are thinking about it. I supose if I have the company I will go, but if it's solo, then no.

A toughie...

Subject: Re: Elbow support U2 Wed 18 Mar 2009, 12:51

I presume U2 have booked more than the one date Wembley. Will Elbow be supporting at any subsequent dates too?

Subject: Re: Elbow support U2 Wed 18 Mar 2009, 16:36

I think it's just the one Wembley show.

Subject: Re: Elbow support U2 Wed 18 Mar 2009, 18:41

They're supporting at Sheffield as well

Subject: Re: Elbow support U2 Thu 19 Mar 2009, 08:32

sundaygirl wrote:: I think it's just the one Wembley show.

I know that they have also booked the Stadium for Saturday 15th.

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Looking at the tour schedule, there are no other shows 'officially' booked between 14th and 20th August, so I'm guessing the 15th and 16th are potentially free for U2 at Wembley too (nothing booked officially on Wembley website for those days). With the cost involved in setting up that stage, they'd be stupid not to fill the stadium for 3 days...and I'd guess Elbow would be there each night. I do want to see them, but I worry that the U2 crowd might not be too receptive to much of Elbow's 'quieter' work, which may not suit such a huge stadium, and us Elbow fans could get mightily annoyed surrounded by chattering U2 fans....

Saying that, I'm going to V Festival the following weekend, and I suppose the same could be said of Oasis fans, but I'm a bit more hopeful about the fans there being there to support Elbow too.

On a different note, I did love the review of the Wembley Arena show in The Times....and especially the girl (Jo) who commented on the review, complaining about Guy being called 'portly' and 'looking like a builder', along the lines of 'Don't pick on my lovely Guy!!' :-)

Subject: Re: Elbow support U2 Thu 19 Mar 2009, 10:02

bowjam wrote:: Looking at the tour schedule, there are no other shows 'officially' booked between 14th and 20th August, so I'm guessing the 15th and 16th are potentially free for U2 at Wembley too (nothing booked officially on Wembley website for those days).

The band have 100% booked the stadium for the 15th. I understand that there will only be the two days at Wembley. I presume Elbow will be supporting at both days, but I don't know for sure. It would be good to know before tickets go on sale tomorrow. Where's Craig when you need him?!

Subject: Re: Elbow support U2 Fri 20 Mar 2009, 09:02

Seetickets are only selling seated tickets... at £150 each.

Subject: Re: Elbow support U2 Fri 20 Mar 2009, 09:53

Oh my God! My friend got me a ticket to the Sheffield show!!! Woo Hoo! Gues I'm gong after all!!

Subject: Re: Elbow support U2 Fri 20 Mar 2009, 15:46

Got Sheffield tickets today! Taking my big brother for his birthday. It's 22 years since he took me to see them at Wembley on the Joshua Tree Tour - my first ever gig! So it's about time I returned the favour!!

Subject: Re: Elbow support U2 Fri 20 Mar 2009, 16:35

Ah that's so great! Joshua Tree was my first tour too. Met one of my best friends in line getting tickets and we ended up going to the show together.

22 years?!? Has it been THAT long? Eeeek! Shocked

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