Originally posted by SJKamal:[..]
Yes.
Originally posted by LikeASong:I've had quite the discussion with an Indian guy that says they're affordable... Only to end up with the same conclussion: these tickets are affordable if you're part of the 20% of the population who is actually rich (to their standards).
https://twitter.com/U2santos/status/1174229728397602817
https://twitter.com/ishanprakash/status/1174241539347947521
https://twitter.com/ishanprakash/status/1174244724284317696
https://twitter.com/U2santos/status/1174246586920124416
https://twitter.com/U2santos/status/1174247131990896640
https://twitter.com/ishanprakash/status/1174248147310321665
https://twitter.com/U2santos/status/1174248716548677633
Originally posted by markreed:How many "final" shows is this again? four?
Originally posted by SJKamal:[..]
Isn't this the first time they've actually branded it as a "final show" this tour?
Originally posted by Ricku2:[..]
so 20% of 1 billion people can afford to pay these prices? than there's a big target group. Why can't you just understand this simple logic? it's just this or nothing at all for India. The bills have to be paid and The Joshua Tree tour is quite a big production.
Originally posted by LikeASong:"Those in poverty line wouldn't have heard of U2 anyway" seemed to me like the most elitist, snobbish and arrogant thing to say, but I preferred not to answer that part.
Originally posted by Remy:[..]
"Mumbai is the perfect city to end our JT 2019 tour, " says Larry Mullen
Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
I do understand it, and I know it's just business for the U2 corporation. I'm just pissed that a band that are advocates against poverty, equality and fair trade aren't doing anything from their side to prevent this from happening. They could have absorbed some of the production costs easily to make tickets more affordable to Philippins, Indians and the like. They did it in Sarajevo 97. They just don't give a fuck anymore.
Originally posted by Ricku2:[..]
or they could have skipped India, just like they did in 1997. It's not that they don't give a fuck anymore, it's just you exaggerating things a bit.