Originally posted by SJKamal:Those Auckland shows still made them $7m. I don't think the management really care if the worst seat in the house was being sold for £3 a couple of hours before the show. Those shows were still a "success".
Originally posted by ASortOfDesire:Regardless of the pandemic, U2 would have been on a several year break anyway. 2019 marked their third straight year of touring and the end to a 5 year period in which they toured four times and released two new albums.
If history is anything to go by there won't be a new album let alone a new tour for a few years, at which point the pandemic will be less severe (in some parts of the world anyway) and U2 will be free to perform again.
Originally posted by SJKamal:Whilst I agree that picturing stadiums at full capacity is hard now, aren't the Super Bowl having 20K fans back this Sunday? And WWE are planning to have 20K fans in attendance in April. Slowly but surely the World will get back to normal, and with U2 providing one of the highest incomes they will definitely be involved. 2022 seems very pessimistic, and even 2023 could be a stretch, but we will see them again.
Plus you know they supposedly signed a new 10 year deal with LiveNation right before Covid started.
Originally posted by bonoschild:[..]
I would love to know what their end of the bargain is, regarding time frames, albums to release, touring, etc.. yeah Covid put a wrench in everything, but a contract is a contract. Still wish they had released (or maybe would?) release an album during these times. Would be a good shot in the arm for interest in them and, dare I say the four-letter word, relevance LOL
Originally posted by bonoschild:[..]
I would love to know what their end of the bargain is, regarding time frames, albums to release, touring, etc.. yeah Covid put a wrench in everything, but a contract is a contract. Still wish they had released (or maybe would?) release an album during these times. Would be a good shot in the arm for interest in them and, dare I say the four-letter word, relevance LOL
Originally posted by fastcars:Maybe LiveNation doesn’t see a bright future in the music industry and voids all contracts on their way to file for bankruptcy.