July 16th, 17th, 2010 - Montreal - Hippodrome - Page 5

LarryMullen's POPAngel · 10-27-2009, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ladywithspinninghead

I'm not going if they do

*bigsuck*

Pretty much this.

I'm not exactly up for this cluster.

ladywithspinninghead · 10-27-2009, 07:01 PM

So no need for you to hang around Toronto for 2 weeks then

LarryMullen's POPAngel · 10-27-2009, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ladywithspinninghead

So no need for you to hang around Toronto for 2 weeks then

As much as I'd love to, no bueno...

subnet · 10-27-2009, 07:02 PM

someone translate this page

U2 - Montr�al et Qu�bec? | Nouvelles | Musique | Cano�

ladywithspinninghead · 10-27-2009, 07:18 PM

In a nutshell, the annual summer festival in Quebec City is going to approach U2 about playing there, before their date in Montreal because they have a show in NYC a few days later. U2 hadn't been discussed as a potential act until they announced their Montreal date yesterday.

Paul McCartney played there last year and 260,000 people showed up.

Also - towards the end of the article, it says Montreal's venue has yet to be determined but it looks like the Olympic Stadium is out because U2 prefers open air shows and according to the Olympic Stadium PR guy, their roof is never opened.

Canadiens1131 · 10-27-2009, 07:42 PM

Well, yeah the roof on Olympic Stadium does not open anymore; period. That said u2 would have played under a closed roof at the Skydome had it rained.

They won't play Quebec City. Thy have just got their hopes up because the current mayor has big ideas about a 2020 Olympics bid, their horrible NHL team retuning, and now this. It's all talk.

ladywithspinninghead · 10-27-2009, 07:46 PM

Yeah, the roof thing didn't make much sense to me - U2 will play there if it's the only acceptable venue

dreameral · 10-27-2009, 08:14 PM

Well they're playing in Vancouver, and I pretty sure the roof doesn't open there

SUPER_SUPER_FAN · 10-27-2009, 09:10 PM

they prefer to play open to the sky

Dallas: roof closed because Jerry did not want his new TV getting wet

Toronto : good weather, thank god ,allowed it to be open

Amsterdam: roof closed despite the band begging for it to be open . City regulation according to crew member who i shared a flight with

Vancouver: no choice as far as roof . BUT they are planning on spending a month there to finish the next album ( some great studios out there ) . So i am wondering if they got a show simply because they were going there anyway ?. Same as Nice , France. Its a horrid stadium , small etc etc . But they get a show only because they get to spend some extra time at summer home . If they did not own homes there that stadium would never get a show.

MissVelvetDress_75 · 10-27-2009, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ladywithspinninghead

I'm not going if they do

*bigsuck*

ugh! I may have to pass if that is their venue choice.

Dakotalola · 10-27-2009, 10:03 PM

Well, let's see what's decided and what the layout looks like. They could fence it all off to be like a football field with those big barriers.
**hopeful**

digitize · 10-27-2009, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SUPER_SUPER_FAN

they prefer to play open to the sky

Dallas: roof closed because Jerry did not want his new TV getting wet

Toronto : good weather, thank god ,allowed it to be open

Amsterdam: roof closed despite the band begging for it to be open . City regulation according to crew member who i shared a flight with

Vancouver: no choice as far as roof . BUT they are planning on spending a month there to finish the next album ( some great studios out there ) . So i am wondering if they got a show simply because they were going there anyway ?. Same as Nice , France. Its a horrid stadium , small etc etc . But they get a show only because they get to spend some extra time at summer home . If they did not own homes there that stadium would never get a show.

They also opened the roof in Houston. It was closed when I got there, but they opened it about twenty minutes before Muse came on.

Anyway, it sounds like Olympic Stadium is a total pit of despair, so we can't blame U2 for doing all they can to find another venue. It sounds like they'll bring in their own stands and de facto construct their own stadium around the race track.

Canadiens1131 · 10-27-2009, 10:22 PM

According to the article Metallica had 43K people on the grass at Parc Jean Drapeau. That's surely more than the Hippodrome's open ground can fit, no? (Big O can do 60-65K). The only issue I see with Jean Drapeau being whether there is enough level ground for the claw, and whether getting all those trucks out there and parked somewhere useful for construction is going to be a logistical nightmare.

I kinda like the venue mystery

digitize · 10-27-2009, 11:00 PM

Maybe U2 will just find some open field on the outskirts of Montreal, build their own stadium for the show(s), and sell it to some rich person/organization/government after that.

That should be their next touring concept, actually... they build a stadium that can hold 85,000 people (including GA), with concert-tailored acoustics, and they build it and take it down in a flat field outside of each city.

U2BROTHR · 10-27-2009, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canadiens1131

According to the article Metallica had 43K people on the grass at Parc Jean Drapeau. That's surely more than the Hippodrome's open ground can fit, no? (Big O can do 60-65K). The only issue I see with Jean Drapeau being whether there is enough level ground for the claw, and whether getting all those trucks out there and parked somewhere useful for construction is going to be a logistical nightmare.

I kinda like the venue mystery

This is why I mentioned that park. I'm the U2 fan. My wife loves Radiohead. We did Radiohead in Montreal, and despite the crazy rain, the concert at Parc Jean Drapeau was amazing. In the paper.....they talked about the 33K at Radiohead and how they were second only to Metallica.

This Hippodrome is unreal though. Like everyone knows that Olympic Stadium (where I saw a Popmart show) will most likely not be the venue.

I'm so curious to see what actually happens. As a Toronto to Montreal tourist.....I can't wait to go.....depending on the venue.

aw fuck...who am I kidding....MTL would be awesome...period.

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10-27-2009, 07:01 PM	#62
ladywithspinninghead Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,135 Local Time: 08:22 PM	So no need for you to hang around Toronto for 2 weeks then

10-27-2009, 07:02 PM	#64
subnet Refugee Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In God's Cottage Country Posts: 1,960 Local Time: 08:22 PM	someone translate this page U2 - Montr�al et Qu�bec? \| Nouvelles \| Musique \| Cano�

10-27-2009, 07:18 PM	#65
ladywithspinninghead Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,135 Local Time: 08:22 PM	In a nutshell, the annual summer festival in Quebec City is going to approach U2 about playing there, before their date in Montreal because they have a show in NYC a few days later. U2 hadn't been discussed as a potential act until they announced their Montreal date yesterday. Paul McCartney played there last year and 260,000 people showed up. Also - towards the end of the article, it says Montreal's venue has yet to be determined but it looks like the Olympic Stadium is out because U2 prefers open air shows and according to the Olympic Stadium PR guy, their roof is never opened.

10-27-2009, 07:42 PM	#66
Canadiens1131 Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ‫‬‪‫‬Montreal, Canada Posts: 8,449 Local Time: 07:22 PM	Well, yeah the roof on Olympic Stadium does not open anymore; period. That said u2 would have played under a closed roof at the Skydome had it rained. They won't play Quebec City. Thy have just got their hopes up because the current mayor has big ideas about a 2020 Olympics bid, their horrible NHL team retuning, and now this. It's all talk.

10-27-2009, 07:46 PM	#67
ladywithspinninghead Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,135 Local Time: 08:22 PM	Yeah, the roof thing didn't make much sense to me - U2 will play there if it's the only acceptable venue

10-27-2009, 08:14 PM	#68
dreameral Babyface Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 21 Local Time: 12:22 AM	Well they're playing in Vancouver, and I pretty sure the roof doesn't open there

10-27-2009, 09:10 PM	#69
SUPER_SUPER_FAN The Fly Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: TORONTO Posts: 43 Local Time: 07:22 PM	they prefer to play open to the sky Dallas: roof closed because Jerry did not want his new TV getting wet Toronto : good weather, thank god ,allowed it to be open Amsterdam: roof closed despite the band begging for it to be open . City regulation according to crew member who i shared a flight with Vancouver: no choice as far as roof . BUT they are planning on spending a month there to finish the next album ( some great studios out there ) . So i am wondering if they got a show simply because they were going there anyway ?. Same as Nice , France. Its a horrid stadium , small etc etc . But they get a show only because they get to spend some extra time at summer home . If they did not own homes there that stadium would never get a show.

10-27-2009, 10:22 PM	#73
Canadiens1131 Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ‫‬‪‫‬Montreal, Canada Posts: 8,449 Local Time: 07:22 PM	According to the article Metallica had 43K people on the grass at Parc Jean Drapeau. That's surely more than the Hippodrome's open ground can fit, no? (Big O can do 60-65K). The only issue I see with Jean Drapeau being whether there is enough level ground for the claw, and whether getting all those trucks out there and parked somewhere useful for construction is going to be a logistical nightmare. I kinda like the venue mystery

10-27-2009, 11:00 PM	#74
digitize Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 7,526 Local Time: 07:22 PM	Maybe U2 will just find some open field on the outskirts of Montreal, build their own stadium for the show(s), and sell it to some rich person/organization/government after that. That should be their next touring concept, actually... they build a stadium that can hold 85,000 people (including GA), with concert-tailored acoustics, and they build it and take it down in a flat field outside of each city.