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Old 11-05-2009, 05:02 AM   #661
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Old 11-05-2009, 08:27 AM   #662
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And if you believe every show was a sellout and you think U2 has played to largest crowd for a concert by single artist in USA then I have a great deal on some swamp land opps I mean developable land in Florida I would like to sell you.....

It is funny that a band of u2 level has to play with the #'s just to make it all look so good. Just play the shows count the money and head back to Ireland and save the world....
I blame live Nation as much as U2 for deceiving the public. They got to make it look good for 2010. Keep the fever running!!!!!
Goldman Sachs might be a great sponsor for 2010.
It's funny, I read this post but I was scrolled down so far that I could not see the poster on this comment but....I had no doubt when I scrolled up that I would find this post attributed to Badu2fan. Does the negativity never end?


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And if you believe every show was a sellout and you think U2 has played to largest crowd for a concert by single artist in USA then I have a great deal on some swamp land opps I mean developable land in Florida I would like to sell you.....

It is funny that a band of u2 level has to play with the #'s just to make it all look so good. Just play the shows count the money and head back to Ireland and save the world....
I blame live Nation as much as U2 for deceiving the public. They got to make it look good for 2010. Keep the fever running!!!!!
Goldman Sachs might be a great sponsor for 2010.
All tickets put on sale were bought, so yes, every show was a sell out. Certainly not all of them were full house sell out. As for Pasadena, the industry considers it the largest attended (paid) concert by a single artist ever in the US so that´s enough for me.


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Old 11-05-2009, 05:24 PM   #664
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Why is it an unfair comparison? In fact, given the size and success of this tour, the Stones are the only other group to compare U2 with. How many artists can sell 50,000 tickets in Norman Oaklahoma and sell 50,000+ tickets in France, Canada, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland, Croatia, ect...

The Stones, U2 & maybe Madonna...MAYBE
Stones do not sell out in Europe! even on their own patch in UK they failed to sell out a whole stadium and in Paris it was less than half full!

U2 are way ahead of the Stones in Europe


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And if you believe every show was a sellout and you think U2 has played to largest crowd for a concert by single artist in USA then I have a great deal on some swamp land opps I mean developable land in Florida I would like to sell you.....

It is funny that a band of u2 level has to play with the #'s just to make it all look so good. Just play the shows count the money and head back to Ireland and save the world....
I blame live Nation as much as U2 for deceiving the public. They got to make it look good for 2010. Keep the fever running!!!!!
Goldman Sachs might be a great sponsor for 2010.
I'd like to see "Enron Presents: The U2 360 Tour" personally. Would have been epic in Houston.


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Just a couple of minor corrections to the list. The show at the Georgia Dome did not set the attendance record. That still belongs to the Backstreet Boys at a little over 73,000. The show at the BC Place Stadium does not appear to have set the gross record. That still belongs to 3 Tenors show with over $7 million in gross.



U2 360 TOUR

1ST LEG EUROPE

June 30, July 2, 2009
Barcelona, Spain
Camp Nou
GROSS: $19,825,497 (RECORD)
ATTENDANCE: 182,055 (RECORD)
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2
Average Ticket Price: $108.90

July 7-8, 2009
Milan, Italy
Stadio San Siro
GROSS: $15,168,799 (RECORD)
ATTENDANCE: 153,806 (RECORD)
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2
Average Ticket Price: $98.62

July 11-12, 2009
Paris, France
Stade De France
GROSS: $20,902,760 (RECORD)
ATTENDANCE: 186,544 (RECORD)
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2
Average Ticket Price: $112.05

July 15, 2009
Nice, France
Stade Charles Erhmann, Nice
GROSS: $6,261,208 (GROSS)
ATTENDANCE: 55,641 (GROSS)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS :1
Average Ticket Price: $112.53

July 18, 2009
Berlin, Germany
Olympic Stadium
GROSS: $9,169,830 (RECORD)
ATTENDANCE: 88,265 (RECORD)
SHOWS :1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $103.89

July 20-21, 2009
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam Arena
GROSS: $12,583,998
ATTENDANCE: 125,866
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2
Average Ticket Price: $99.98

July 24-25, 27, 2009
Dublin, Ireland
Croke Park
GROSS: $28,815,352 (RECORD)
ATTENDANCE: 243,198
SHOWS: 3
SELLOUTS: 3
Average Ticket Price: $118.49

July 31 - August 1, 2009
Goteborg, Sweden
Ullevi Stadion
GROSS: $11,047,995
ATTENDANCE: 119,297
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2
Average Ticket Price: $92.61

August 3, 2009
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Veltins-Arena
GROSS: $7,292,826 (RECORD)
ATTENDANCE: 73,704 (RECORD)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $98.95

August 6, 2009
Chorzow, Poland
Slaski Stadium
GROSS: $6,414,960 (RECORD)
ATTENDANCE: 75,180 (RECORD)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $85.33

August 9-10, 2009
Zagreb, Croatia
Maksimir Stadium
GROSS: $12,700,784 (RECORD)
ATTENDANCE: 124,012 (RECORD)
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2
Average Ticket Price: $102.42

August 14-15, 2009
London, United Kingdom
Wembley Stadium
GROSS: $20,680,860
ATTENDANCE: 164,244
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2
Average Ticket Price: $125.92

August 18, 2009
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Hampden Park
GROSS: $5,290,103
ATTENDANCE: 50,917
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $103.90

August 20, 2009
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Don Valley Stadium
GROSS: $5,147,896
ATTENDANCE: 49,955
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $103.05

August 22, 2009
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Millennium Stadium
GROSS: $7,041,576 (RECORD)
ATTENDANCE: 66,538 (RECORD)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $105.83

U2 360 TOUR: 1ST LEG EUROPE STATS

GROSS: $188,344,444
ATTENDANCE: 1,759,222
Average Gross: $7,847,685
Average Attendance: 73,301
Average Ticket Price: $107.06
Shows: 24
Sellouts: 24

2ND LEG NORTH AMERICA

September 12-13, 2009
Chicago, Illinois
Soldier Field
GROSS: $13,860,480 (RECORD)
ATTENDANCE: 135,872 (RECORD)
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2
Average Ticket Price: $102.01

September 16-17, 2009
Toronto, Ontario
Rogers Centre
GROSS: $9,571,672
ATTENDANCE: 115,411
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2
Average Ticket Price: $82.94

September 20-21, 2009
Foxboro, Massachusetts
Gillette Stadium
GROSS: $12,859,778 (RECORD)
ATTENDANCE: 138,805 (RECORD)
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2
Average Ticket Price: $92.65

September 23-24, 2009
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Giants Stadium
GROSS: $16,128,950
ATTENDANCE: 161,810
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2
Average Ticket Price: $99.68

September 29, 2009
Landover, Maryland
Fedex Field
GROSS: $6,718,315 (RECORD)
ATTENDANCE: 84,754 (RECORD)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $79.27

October 1, 2009
Charlottesville, Virginia
Scott Stadium
GROSS: $4,738,695
ATTENDANCE: 52,433
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $90.38

October 3, 2009
Raleigh, North Carolina
Carter-Finely Stadium
GROSS: $4,962,240 (RECORD)
ATTENDANCE: 55,027
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $90.18

October 6, 2009
Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia Dome
GROSS: $5,746,430 (RECORD)
ATTENDANCE: 61,419
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $93.56

October 9, 2009
Tampa, Florida
Raymond James Stadium
GROSS: $6,399,375 (RECORD)
ATTENDANCE: 72,688 (RECORD)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $88.04

October 12, 2009
Dallas, Texas
Cowboys Stadium
GROSS: $6,664,880 (RECORD)
ATTENDANCE: 70,766 (RECORD)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $94.18

October 14, 2009
Houston, Texas
Reliant Stadium
GROSS: $5,985,101 (RECORD)
ATTENDANCE: 58,328 (RECORD)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $102.61

October 18, 2009
Norman, Oklahoma
Ok Memorial Stadium
GROSS: $4,395,085 (RECORD)
ATTENDANCE: 50,951
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $86.26

October 20, 2009
Glendale, Arizona
University of Phoenix Stadium
GROSS: $4,912,050 (RECORD)
ATTENDANCE: 50,775 (RECORD)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $96.74

October 23, 2009
Las Vegas, Nevada
Sam Boyd Stadium
GROSS: $4,641,280 (RECORD)
ATTENDANCE: 42,213
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $109.95

October 25, 2009
Pasadena, California
Rose Bowl
GROSS: $9,960,036 (RECORD)
ATTENDANCE: 97,014
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $102.67

October 28, 2009
Vancouver B.C.
B.C. Place Stadium
GROSS: $5,748,919
ATTENDANCE: 63,802
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $90.11

U2 360 TOUR: 2ND LEG NORTH AMERICAN STATS

GROSS: $123,293,286
ATTENDANCE: 1,312,068
Average Gross: $6,164,664
Average Attendance: 65,603
Average Ticket Price: $93.97
Shows: 20
Sellouts: 20

U2 360 TOUR: TOTAL STATS TO DATE

GROSS: $311,637,730
ATTENDANCE: 3,071,290
Average Gross: $7,082,676
Average Attendance: 69,802
Average Ticket Price: $101.47
Shows: 44
Sellouts: 44

Huge numbers for the first 44 shows of the tour!

In total, the tour so far has set the gross record for 22 different stadiums. The tour has set the attendance record for 16 different stadiums. A total of 31 different stadiums have been played on the tour so far.


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Old 11-06-2009, 06:13 PM   #667
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Las Vegas, Nevada
Sam Boyd Stadium
GROSS: $4,641,280 (RECORD)
ATTENDANCE: 42,213
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $109.95
Turning Las Vegas Into Babs-ylon - Pop music: Barbra Streisand's first paid public concerts in 24 years occur this weekend at MGM Grand. 'There hasn't been an event with this type of demand in years,' says a rival hotelier. - Los Angeles Times

Streisand got a bigger payday and gross than U2 for a single night headliner show in Las Vegas. No boxscore was made public. I've brought this up to Malb. before and he'll talk about special gigs, tours and only gigs with boxscores ever happened.


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Old 11-06-2009, 07:31 PM   #668
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Turning Las Vegas Into Babs-ylon - Pop music: Barbra Streisand's first paid public concerts in 24 years occur this weekend at MGM Grand. 'There hasn't been an event with this type of demand in years,' says a rival hotelier. - Los Angeles Times

Streisand got a bigger payday and gross than U2 for a single night headliner show in Las Vegas. No boxscore was made public. I've brought this up to Malb. before and he'll talk about special gigs, tours and only gigs with boxscores ever happened.
U2's record is for SAM BOYD STADIUM!!!! All the "records" listed above are for the VENUE being played, not the city or market being played!


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Old 11-06-2009, 07:49 PM   #669
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Just a couple of minor corrections to the list. The show at the Georgia Dome did not set the attendance record. That still belongs to the Backstreet Boys at a little over 73,000. The show at the BC Place Stadium does not appear to have set the gross record. That still belongs to 3 Tenors show with over $7 million in gross.
I can't think of any single BC Place event that did more than 63,000. I don't think the Pope did more than that in the mid 80's.

I think 63,000 may even Western Canada entertainment record.

The Seattle record is probably the Stones in 81 at 68,000 and Billy Graham/Johnny Cash at 74,000(free?). Curious to see how U2360 do at Qwest Field next year.


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September 16-17, 2009
Toronto, Ontario
Rogers Centre
GROSS: $9,571,672
ATTENDANCE: 115,411
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2
Average Ticket Price: $82.94
Who holds the gross/attendance records?


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Old 11-07-2009, 01:16 PM   #671
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I can't think of any single BC Place event that did more than 63,000. I don't think the Pope did more than that in the mid 80's.
Records for the gross and attendance at venues include combined events. U2 played to nearly 80,000 people at two shows back in 1992. Michael Jackson I think has the record for attendance at BC Place Stadium with nearly 100,000 for 3 shows from the Jacksons tour in 1984.

But, it is true that for a single show, the attendance would be a record.


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Who holds the gross/attendance records?
This is one I have not looked at yet.


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The problem we're having is that this is the 2nd or 3rd thread we've tried to have on this topic and unfortunately every thread ends up derailed with the same meaningless and off-topic discussion.
I understand how these two can go off topic for a good 5-10 pages. I have seen it happen in both threads here and in the UKMIX forums. However, to Maoi's defense, he did open a new thread to address his long...very long....standing interaction with Moggio and you locked it (the one about predictions). While there are times that posters post inappropriate comments about others or U2, these two actually have arguments that usually avoid insults (although I do think his logic is flawed at times).

Would it be possible to unlock the other thread, so as to isolate that conversation and not close down this one or any others involving the tour. I think we can keep this open to continue discussing rumors about new dates and sales of tickets as they are reported.

Lastly, if the other thread gets out of hand, people will stop reading it or posting and it will drop off on its own. Who knows, if the two of them go at it for 100 pages, maybe one of them will give in


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Sorry, but no. Multiple threads that have had to be closed on the same subject is enough. I've actually left this thread open, so there's no need for another thread.

If it becomes necessary to close this thread also then that's what will happen.


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October 20, 2009
Glendale, Arizona
University of Phoenix Stadium
GROSS: $4,912,050 (RECORD)
ATTENDANCE: 50,775 (RECORD)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $96.74
This may have been brought up before in this thread, but 50,775 attendees at the University of Phoenix Stadium is definitely NOT a sellout.

Makes me wonder what else McGuinness & Co. are fudging.


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