Music: Re: [u2tour] Re: Any more North American Dates?

Is it crazy to think that U2 might headline a night at the Bonnaroo festival in 2011? Bonnaroo will probably happen the weekend of June 10 - 12......and all of those dates are available on the U2 calendar.

Of course they wouldn't use the Claw stage at the festival but maybe they would headline the main stage one night? That would be cool.

--- On Thu, 10/28/10, nsheers <nsheers@sidley.com> wrote:

From: nsheers <nsheers@sidley.com>
Subject: [u2tour] Re: Any more North American Dates?
To: u2tour@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, October 28, 2010, 11:34 AM

Here's a recap, based on the facts as we know them today:
(1) The Pittsburgh show has been announced as the "final US show of the 2011 tour." Could that change? Sure, but it's probably unlikely given the announcement. But things have been changed before, as we all know.
(2) Based on the production issues of the 360 stage, with the three stage sets, but only one video set, that travel around from site to site, unless they are playing back-to-back dates in the same venue, they have to allow a minimum number of days for the video to travel to the next site, generally a minimum of 2 off days. (There have been exceptions, though, albeit only once on the current 2010 leg, of a single off day between close cities. Frankfurt to Hannover being the latest. It happened a bit more on the 2009 leg, maybe 4 times. I don't know what accounts for their ability to do a show with only one day off, other than close proximity between cities.) Based on the 2 day off minimum, there are still a few gaps in the North American tour dates in 2011:
(2.1) The US leg is scheduled to start May 21 in Denver, but that is six days after the second Mexico City date; in theory, they could add a date on May 18 before the Denver show, but with customs between Mexico and the US, that may be doubtful.
(2.2) There is a big gap between the June 7 Oakland show and the June 17 Anaheim show, enough for 2 cites, one with multiple shows. One might expect a site generally near California, given where they are before and after the gap.
(2.3) There is another big gap between the June 18 Anaheim show and the June 26 East Lansing show, but it is only big enough for one city on a two day off schedule, albeit it could be a city with multiple shows. Rumor has it that they will play Baltimore on June 22.
(2.4) There is a final gap between the July 14 Philly show and the July 20 East Rutherford show. That would permit a show on July 17. There is a rumor circulating that they will play St. Louis on that date, but I haven't seen anything putting meat on those bones like we have seen for Baltimore.
The good news is there are still at least 3 or 4 more gaps that can be filled for the North American leg of the 2011 tour, though 1 or 2 of those may already be spoken for.

--- In u2tour@yahoogroups.com, adrianfmbarrett@... wrote:
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> Well,I'm only going by what it says on U2.com ......
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> From: "Beth Anderson" <souprqt@...>
> To: u2tour@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, 27 October, 2010 13:29:58 GMT +00:00 GMT Britain, Ireland, Portugal
> Subject: Re: [u2tour] Any more North American Dates?
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> I read what Tigag said and my heart sank. Can't possibly be true.
> Unless.....Pitt isn't the last date?!
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> On Oct 27, 2010, at 7:28 AM, Nancy Webb wrote:
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> > NNNOOOO!! Say it ain't so! That's when they need to come to
> > Boston!!!!!
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> > www.facebook.com/u2boston
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> > Join the FB group, "Bring U2 to Boston"
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> > Thanks!
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> > Nancy W
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> > --- On Tue, 10/26/10, Tigag < tigag@... > wrote:
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> > From: Tigag < tigag@... >
> > Subject: Re: [u2tour] Any more North American Dates?
> > To: u2tour@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 9:46 PM
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> > St. Louis July 17th. You heard it here 1st
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> > From: Marilee Jacobs < mljacobs25@... >
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> > To: u2tour@yahoogroups.com
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> > Sent: Tue, Oct 26, 2010 10:15 am
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> > Subject: RE: [u2tour] Any more North American Dates?
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> > Good Morning all from next city on U2's tour! Has anyone seen the
> > new offer on Ticketmaster ?? The 2011 North American Tour Program-
> > did anyone buy it?? It's 30.00. Just curious....I do feel Nashville
> > moved up in the ranks now to first tier cities! And reading
> > everyone's comments-I'd say yes to Boston because they are playing
> > at Vandy-Neely Stadium which in U2 world is tiny-40,000-not much
> > bigger than an arena-so I'd speculate they may be just looking for a
> > venue.
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> > Marilee
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> > To: u2tour@yahoogroups.com
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> > From: Jsmith5764@...
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> > Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:38:12 -0400
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> > Subject: Re: [u2tour] Any more North American Dates?
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> > My gut feeling is that theyll keep adding more additional dates in
> > the US - here is whay I have a hunch. The first leg of the tour m,
> > the stage costs were actually putting the tour in the hole. That was
> > published on Pollstar a few months ago. To only play a few dates as
> > planned right now in the US would be leaving alot of money on the
> > table. My bet and of course I cant know for sure is that theyll
> > finish in Boston as they have before.
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> > ----- Original Message -----
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> > From: tonia mancino
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> > To: U2 Tickets
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> > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 1:11 AM
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> > Subject: [u2tour] Any more North American Dates?
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> > Hi All,
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> > Anyone have a good idea if any more dates are going to be added? I
> > have one presale code left and just saw the Nashville show got
> > added. I am torn as to whether to take what I can get or hold out in
> > case they play somewhere closer to where I live in the Northeast!
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> > Thanks,
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> > Tonia
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