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2017-05-14 - Seattle
 Tour: Joshua Tree Tour 2017
Songs played: 24
Audio recordings: 5
  3. I LOVE boots...
    Like in "bootlegs"
    Grrrr-eat song, that Get On Your Boots
    Good humor, sweet rhythm and gorgeous bass...

    Bring it on!
  4. Originally posted by BigGiRL:[..]
    I LOVE boots...
    Like in "bootlegs"
    Grrrr-eat song, that Get On Your Boots
    Good humor, sweet rhythm and gorgeous bass...

    Bring it on!
    +1
  8. so everyone understands what a S**T show seattle GA was.. i was number 212 in line (wife 213) we got there at 3pm (ish) the day before the show. iThe GA line wasn't very well organized (although they tried) and they gave up after the first 400 or so.. In the end VIc and I ended up number up to 782, this was done to ensure the line integraty as the venue started a seccond GA line.

    After queueing from 7am on Sunday, I saw the way that security had set up 12 different metal detectors and knew what was going to happen. Venue management indicated that they were going to re-organize everyone once inside.

    After going through the detector we could tell it was a cluster F**K and when we got to the 'pre-stage' queuing area It was the same...EXCEPT that a few dozen people (without any numbers) had somehow entered the GA area without a number and now were ahead of me.. (venue security DID NOT honour the numbering system! and did not re-organize individuals) AFTER 45 minutes.... the first 35-50 were let in, a security guard followed them in.. The second row of 'pre-staged' GA then we let into the venue...however instead of 35-50 being let in, about 100-200 were let in...(no security guard to stop that group from going in.. after another few minutes our row was allowed in... by now at least 300-500 GA we in the building.. some with and some without numbers. As my wife and I entered there were dozens maybe hundreds of people running in from different locations (Red Zone)... many of these were cutting out of the redzone entry and just going into the GA area. Hitting the floor I was as upset as I have every been... at the tip if the b stage there were already 2 rows deep and all the rain positions were gone, passing the B stage heading towards the main stage right in front of Bono's position was already 3 people deep. In reviewing the situation with my wife, we decided to look around the 'B' stage again and found a second row position right where the red zone and b stage joined. After a few moments we decided to go back to the sound board and enjoy the show 15 seconds later hundreds of people all ran in together, like a wave...pushing and shoving.

    Please understand that although Vancouver may have been considered a terrible GA for a lot of people; the first 400 -> 1000 'FANS' (thoses who arrived and queued all day in the rain!, were treated very very well. I assisted with that GA line for 4 days and worked with Joe and Pat and venue security and event management to get everyone to the floor safely. The front row on the main stage and most of the B stage consisted of the top 100 GA people that queue!!.. I don't know if this has ever happened before...

    I hope that the trend of multiple GA 'queueing' doesn't continue for the rest of the tour... but if it does watch out!... by the way I'm the guy who did the after-show live interviews with Remy! ~all the best, see everyone in Dallas, Toronto and Dublin

    Scott
  10. Originally posted by sholbech22:[..]
    so everyone understands what a S**T show seattle GA was.. i was number 212 in line (wife 213) we got there at 3pm (ish) the day before the show. iThe GA line wasn't very well organized (although they tried) and they gave up after the first 400 or so.. In the end VIc and I ended up number up to 782, this was done to ensure the line integraty as the venue started a seccond GA line.

    After queueing from 7am on Sunday, I saw the way that security had set up 12 different metal detectors and knew what was going to happen. Venue management indicated that they were going to re-organize everyone once inside.

    After going through the detector we could tell it was a cluster F**K and when we got to the 'pre-stage' queuing area It was the same...EXCEPT that a few dozen people (without any numbers) had somehow entered the GA area without a number and now were ahead of me.. (venue security DID NOT honour the numbering system! and did not re-organize individuals) AFTER 45 minutes.... the first 35-50 were let in, a security guard followed them in.. The second row of 'pre-staged' GA then we let into the venue...however instead of 35-50 being let in, about 100-200 were let in...(no security guard to stop that group from going in.. after another few minutes our row was allowed in... by now at least 300-500 GA we in the building.. some with and some without numbers. As my wife and I entered there were dozens maybe hundreds of people running in from different locations (Red Zone)... many of these were cutting out of the redzone entry and just going into the GA area. Hitting the floor I was as upset as I have every been... at the tip if the b stage there were already 2 rows deep and all the rain positions were gone, passing the B stage heading towards the main stage right in front of Bono's position was already 3 people deep. In reviewing the situation with my wife, we decided to look around the 'B' stage again and found a second row position right where the red zone and b stage joined. After a few moments we decided to go back to the sound board and enjoy the show 15 seconds later hundreds of people all ran in together, like a wave...pushing and shoving.

    Please understand that although Vancouver may have been considered a terrible GA for a lot of people; the first 400 -> 1000 'FANS' (thoses who arrived and queued all day in the rain!, were treated very very well. I assisted with that GA line for 4 days and worked with Joe and Pat and venue security and event management to get everyone to the floor safely. The front row on the main stage and most of the B stage consisted of the top 100 GA people that queue!!.. I don't know if this has ever happened before...

    I hope that the trend of multiple GA 'queueing' doesn't continue for the rest of the tour... but if it does watch out!... by the way I'm the guy who did the after-show live interviews with Remy! ~all the best, see everyone in Dallas, Toronto and Dublin

    Scott
    Hi Scott - digged your 360 jacket btw (saw you on Remy's Periscope).

    Man, sorry to hear you had such a crappy experience in Seattle. I've had a couple of crappy experiences myself GA queuing - always the same city (Manchester, England) - so beware if U2 play any further shows there in the coming years), and I know it can suck, especially when you've queued patiently for so long and in a fair manner.

    It's unfortunate that some venue's wont (and in fairness to them and the security sometimes logistically for whatever reasons can't) always honour the numbering systems setup whilst queuing. Multiple lines are the real issue here I suppose, and ninja openings of gates / entrances at random. Sometimes its multiple gate entrances around the venue, and other times its security creating new lines from a main line and it sucks big time. I think sadly we're going to see more of this in years to come with security issues and the struggle to get volumes of people through.

    My earliest queuing time for GA is 6am on the Vertigo tour, generally usually 7-8am same day and am usually anywhere from first 10 in the queue to first 50 at that kind of time. But the thought of queuing the day before from 3pm and then having something like that happen fills me with dread.

    Not sure what time I'm gonna queue for my GA show this year (doing Twickenham 1 GA, then Twickenham 2 seated). Don't know if I can hack pulling an all nighter at the grand old age of 44 or actually 45 by that time, and then having something like that kick off.

    One could say... "but yeah you still get in and see the show and get to enjoy the music that many folk couldn't even get tickets for", but I for one know it can put a real dampener on the event as hard as you try not to let it.

    I guess its swings and roundabouts a bit. Most of the shows I've attended down the years have been fairly well organised, but when it goes wrong it's terrible. I suppose it does help if you can get to attend multiple shows on a tour, so if the first show is a nightmare you have another that can make up for it, so I really hope Dallas, Toronto and Dublin more than makes up for Seattle for ya.
  11. I had the cast of Lost stood right behind me in Hawaii apparently. Didn't watch it though so I hadn't a clue who any of them were haha.
  12. Originally posted by robotsandmonkeys:The Seattle show was FANTASTIC - the pre-JT material and JT itself is just transcendent.

    The encore is the only problematic part of the show - it by NO means ruins it, but it's the weakest part of the show by a mile.
    Beautiful Day is DEFINITELY given new life with the re-arrangement, and while I would usually take or leave the song, now I'd be happy to keep it in.

    Elevation just has to go in my opinion. I have a bit of a bias because I always cringe at the clunky lyrics, but they don't do anything fresh with it, and the way it is presented (house lights on, black and white shots of each band member) is an obvious nod to the Elevation tour, but no thanks...I'd take something that isn't so overly played and re-tread.

    UltraViolet is the strongest song in encore, but somehow weakened by the message - I fear I'm treading on thin ice here - but the song never really came across as a song about feminism, so it seems like too much a leap to tie the two together. I liked the optics of how they performed it in 360 much better. Great song, GREAT message, but the two just don't tie together. If they kept it this way, would be better to put it after Beautiful Day - the visuals and message are more cohesive without Elevation in the middle. Just...stop playing elevation...please. Stop. Okay, I'll stop.

    One...just tired of this song at this point. Kind of let the monologue pass and song pass...though I did like the visuals from the original video and (admittedly) freaked out when the "hear us coming lord" snippet ended it

    Miss Sarajevo - I love the passengers album...there are beautiful moments and ideas in this song...to me the most impactful song visually / message-wise of the encore.

    Little Things that Give You Away - interesting to hear live but here's the problem...it's a downer of a song. And at that point after One, Miss Sarajevo, and now a new song that is a slow build and with a sad undercurrent, the encore has been in a funk for a good 20 minutes by the song is over. Not ending on a high note, but feels more like a slow drag down to the dizzying heights earlier in the show.

    Now, methinks U2 must be sensing this because they gave everyone a much needed injection of elation with I Will Follow...it was MUCH better to close with...if they ended the show with the drumstick taps of Larry Mullen I think everyone would have shuffled out with much of the elation erased.

    So...not sure how many of you got this far in my mini book...but if U2 can fix this clunky encore...they will have show that is a contender for top three tours of their entire career.


    The just need a bit of rotation on the encore, this is a tour where they have such freedom with variation on the encore as everyone will obviously be fired up from TJT.

    Throw in and rotate the likes of Zoo Station, The Fly, Walk On, City Of Blinding Lights, Magnificent and you'll have one of their greatest ever tours, it's still not shabby though!