Music: Re: [u2tour] Another Observation From Pittsburgh

Maybe they like Travit Tritt more :)

From: brandenburg_u2_fan <atoner79781@mypacks.net>
To: u2tour@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 1, 2011 10:07 AM
Subject: [u2tour] Another Observation From Pittsburgh

I've been trying to think of a tactful way to bring this up but I want to make sure it wasn't an anomoly. I don't want to create a firestorm like the GA procedure discussion did.

Here's the deal: We attended the concert in Pittsburgh and I distinctly noticed something that I hadn't seen at a U2 concert before. There was a distinct lack of (shall we say) diversity in the crowd at the stadium. Of all the U2 concerts we attended, that's the first time I've seen that. I can honestly say that I could count the people of color I saw on ONE HAND out of over 65,000 people - discounting the people working there. Was it the same in other venues? Not trying to be funny but I saw 10 times more black people at a Travis Tritt concert I attended recently. That bothers me because I know the actual fan base is very diverse. I don't know ANYONE black or brown who DOESN'T like U2. Tickets weren't that expensive. So I can't think of another reason we saw what we did. Any thoughts?

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