Originally posted by miryclay:I don't anyone forced U2 to tour JT17. I think they mutually agreed with Live Nation.
Originally posted by deanallison:[..]
Maybe but it seems odd that only a few months back Bono would say ‘It’s nice to work without a purpose…it’s not like somebody is coming up and saying we have to have a U2 album or we have to have a U2 tour’.
That seems to me like a suggestion they were told when they had to tour in recent years.
Originally posted by podiumboy:The question is, was SOE delayed to make way for the JT17 tour, or was JT17 scheduled because SOE was delayed?
My guess is that some corporate LN guy made a presentation about with 2017 being the anniversary of JT, they could make more money touring stadiums and playing JT. It was probably too good of a deal to pass up, and it was obviously very successful for them. It allowed them to fill stadiums in places like Indianapolis, Buffalo, Louisville, Kansas City etc, where honestly they would’ve struggled to fill arenas in those cities with Innocence and Experience.
So they pushed SOE back, and then the money they made in 2018 was icing on the cake.
Originally posted by miryclay:[..]
Nope, that is just an artist being against the world.
Originally posted by TheRealEdge:new tour or new music?
well a new tour i would definitely go to
new music? as long as it's not dull acceptable bland corporate shite as i'd rather they split up
a full-blown ab tour? only if is it's done tastefully and not a cringe-worthy re-hash of the original
definitely don't want a stage show as bad as the jt tour re-hash - one fucking big screen and that's all! it was like going to the movies not a concert
Originally posted by SJKamal:And they were going to sign a new deal with Live Nation until Covid disrupted things
Originally posted by podiumboy:The question is, was SOE delayed to make way for the JT17 tour, or was JT17 scheduled because SOE was delayed?
My guess is that some corporate LN guy made a presentation about with 2017 being the anniversary of JT, they could make more money touring stadiums and playing JT. It was probably too good of a deal to pass up, and it was obviously very successful for them. It allowed them to fill stadiums in places like Indianapolis, Buffalo, Louisville, Kansas City etc, where honestly they would’ve struggled to fill arenas in those cities with Innocence and Experience.
So they pushed SOE back, and then the money they made in 2018 was icing on the cake.
Originally posted by miryclay:[..]
When was recording of SOE complete?
Originally posted by u2wanderer1:[..]
October 2017 was when they finished it. In September they were still making changes and settling on songs. “You’re the Best Thing” underwent major changes the week before it was released.