Comments on: U2 Set To Bore Festival Goers At Glastonbury

By: john

john — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:21:51 +0000

Hooray! They’ve pulled out. Result!

By: Casey

Casey — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:14:33 +0000

There are a few problems with Matt’s article:

1. While U2′s audience may be dominated by the 30+ crowd, there are still plenty under 30 (and there’d be more if ticket prices weren’t so ridiculously high).

2. Bono’s been keeping his preaching in check this tour (unlike the last tour, where he was often insufferable).

3. I doubt the average attendee this year owned a Springsteen album, yet he managed to hold the crowd and U2 will do the same.

By: Thad

Thad — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:55:19 +0000

This bloke has no idea what he’s speaking about, to have U2 play Glastonbury is amazing… certainly better of a choice than that of Jay-Z!

By: Jackie

Jackie — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:41:51 +0000

Whoever came up with this article doesn’t know anything! U2 are awesome and they sold out basically every show on their 360 tour, this goes to show that they still are the best and ALWAYS will be! The people at the Glastonbury festival are in for an amazing show and are lucky to see the greatest band on earth perform in front of them. So stop hating on U2( and Bono especially-I didn’t know it was a bad thing to help save lives and help create a better future for people) and please, get a life.

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:19:31 +0000

Bono haters? This is a new breed to me. I have been to so many U2 concerts. it is a reason to plan a vacation, and most of my friends go as well. While at the concerts, Which are all SOLD out at least 6 months to a year in advance, there is a great friendship felt through the crowd. We are all there for a reason, our own reasons, but none of these people that consistently pay massive amounts for tickets and continually make these concerts a SOLD OUT EVENT are there to be a Bono Hater. We all know Bono is passionate about his life, his music, his talent, his causes, and our world. There is nothing wrong with that, and if the younger crowd, under 30 like Matthew Laidlow described in his column hate Bobo as much as Matthews seems to dislike him, then I guess the concert would be crazy to headline such an incredible group. These people should feel Lucky they can see a great band such as U2 and have the experience as only U2 can deliver. There is a reason the shows sell out totally, and have been for years and years. Its not the POP Charts, or the #1 songs, its the fans and how they enjoy the music and the entire concert experience. I was lucky enough to see U2 at Slane Castle in Sept 2001, and that was an all day concert. I will never forget it. It is just sad to me to read such hateful, deliberate words about a band that has only chosen to do good things with their talents, and to help so many millions have a great concert experience. Maybe Matthew should actually go to a U2 concert…

By: theblokewith the beard

theblokewith the beard — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:30:41 +0000

The recent 360° tour was a sell out in stadiums all over the world. I was at one gig where I didn’t see any farm animals and did see people under 30. On the contrary I still remember the night several months later.

There will be other headliners on other Glastonbury stages on Friday night – it is the choice that makes Glastonbury such a huge event. It sounds like this Mathew Laidlow was laid low before previous Glastonbury festivals. He should get a life and learn to enjoy music instead of criticising what other people enjoy.

By: Jan

Jan — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:21:57 +0000

Hopefully the tosser that wrote this doesn’t go, there is nothing worse than being around people that are negative who like to ruin a great atmosphere.

By: Marien

Marien — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:40:36 +0000

U2 are the best-selling band in the world, they are since more than 20 years ago, their last two legs of their present tour have been the most profitable in history, its memebers don’t take part in any kind os scandal or antisocial behaviour, they don’t appear in public under the effects of any unknown substance, they don’t fight each other or abandon the band to get later reunited, they just make music and take part in humanitarian campaigns, yes I can definetely understand why “journalits” hate them, it must be very difficult to sell stuff like “Bono and his family are in their home”, but, frankly, I can’t understand the hatred, if you don’t like them, their music or their ideology it is OK, nobody says you have to, but why the hatred? If I felt something like that about an artist I would get it checked by a therapist.

By: TheBelcher

TheBelcher — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:54:02 +0000

Ryan M is an apple-polishing little stub on Algore’s nub. Boner hasn’t had a hit since The Joshua Tree and is simply an overrated, BORING “celebutard”, and U-TWAT has been washed up for years. It’s time Boner give Yoko Ono her goggles back.

By: Bronzed Demi-God

Bronzed Demi-God — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:46:02 +0000

Ryan and Bono sitting in a tree
K-I-S-S-I-N-G

By: Ryan M

Ryan M — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:43:31 +0000

this is just hateful and unsubstantiated. U2 continues to sell out stadiums around the world so your opinion seems to be the exception.