U2 and the Irony Curtain

Hedons · 11-06-2009, 05:01 AM

Outrage over wall blocking free U2 Berlin concert
Nov. 5, 2009, 5:19 AM EST

BERLIN (AP) -- Fans hoping to catch a glimpse of U2's free concert celebrating 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall will have to "scale these city walls" after organizers threw up a massive barrier to block the view for those without tickets.

The move has triggered outrage from Berliners, who see the irony in building walls around a concert dedicated to the wall that has come down.

Music network MTV, which organized Thursday's concert in front of the Brandenburg Gate, did not respond to requests for comment.

Some 10,000 tickets were made available online for the Irish rockers' free show — and they were snapped up in just three hours.

The Berlin Wall fell Nov. 9, 1989, ending almost 30 years of east-west Cold War division.

Outrage over wall blocking free U2 Berlin concert - MSN Music News

osirus2020 · 11-06-2009, 05:44 AM

Nothing short of hilarious.

Lloydy · 11-06-2009, 07:30 AM

i saw that in metro news this morning, quality

verklingen · 11-06-2009, 07:44 AM

that's too much

myxomatosis · 11-06-2009, 08:16 AM

What a bunch of assholes. I can't imagine trying to climb a wall to see those morons anyway.

Mikey · 11-06-2009, 08:58 AM

there was a thing on tv yesterday about the berlin wall
saying how its been 20 years and all
ive tried reading it up on wikipedia but its kinda long

so long story short why was this wall there?

verklingen · 11-06-2009, 09:19 AM

^ soviets retaining the areas of germany they occupied post-ww2 and trying to position themselves for greater control. the wall was erected to keep people on their side from fleeing west

Geeno · 11-06-2009, 09:37 AM

lol verk said erected

verklingen · 11-06-2009, 09:41 AM

the erection impregnated the west with misgivings about soviet intent, so they aborted in the 3rd trimester

Sir-Ex · 11-06-2009, 10:21 AM

I like how they built a wall around a concert that was guaranteed to be sold out. So even though they made as much money as they possibly could already, they put more money into preventing people from witnessing an event that couldn't possibly pay for even though there is no threat at all to the concert making less money.

farmergiles · 11-06-2009, 10:24 AM

What do you expect from people who call themselves the edge and bono?

Sir-Ex · 11-06-2009, 10:26 AM

lots and lots of way-too mellowed out shitty over rated rock music for years to come?

Debaser · 11-06-2009, 01:41 PM

WTF, wasn't it a FREE concert? Or maybe that was just a typo....

LHM · 11-06-2009, 02:19 PM

^Haha well spotted.

Mydriasis · 11-06-2009, 02:24 PM

Bono is forever #2

Waves · 11-06-2009, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Terry

ppl still go to U2 concerts?

hell in germany u2 is just catching steam

they just got over david hasselhoff

Sir-Ex · 11-06-2009, 07:26 PM

Ok so it was a free concert. There's even less sense in building a wall around that. Bullshit bullshit U2 had a cool song on the batman forever soundtrack but thats fuck. Fuck that ginger guitarist too strangle him with his 6 strings.

José · 11-06-2009, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by myxomatosis

What a bunch of assholes. I can't imagine trying to climb a wall to see those morons anyway.

al-Mu'akhkhir · 11-06-2009, 10:30 PM

political correctness is beat... who gives a fuck

al-Mu'akhkhir · 11-06-2009, 10:31 PM

but for the record U2 is probably one of the most kickass bands ever. and I'm being completely serious. if you don't like them you're either:

a.) a virgin who has never been in love
b.) a closet or severely repressed homosexual
c.) openly homosexual

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Mikey Seasoned YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: gulf islands bc Posts: 7,442 Thanks: 1,144 Thanked 2,246 Times in 1,475 Posts	there was a thing on tv yesterday about the berlin wall saying how its been 20 years and all ive tried reading it up on wikipedia but its kinda long so long story short why was this wall there? __________________ RIP Gov

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verklingen Radical Dreamer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: texas Posts: 8,005 Thanks: 811 Thanked 1,491 Times in 946 Posts	^ soviets retaining the areas of germany they occupied post-ww2 and trying to position themselves for greater control. the wall was erected to keep people on their side from fleeing west __________________ “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” rip matt

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verklingen Radical Dreamer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: texas Posts: 8,005 Thanks: 811 Thanked 1,491 Times in 946 Posts	the erection impregnated the west with misgivings about soviet intent, so they aborted in the 3rd trimester __________________ “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” rip matt

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Sir-Ex Learner Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 11,413 Thanks: 1,725 Thanked 3,816 Times in 2,256 Posts	I like how they built a wall around a concert that was guaranteed to be sold out. So even though they made as much money as they possibly could already, they put more money into preventing people from witnessing an event that couldn't possibly pay for even though there is no threat at all to the concert making less money. __________________ Smile Ditch the cigs!!!!!!

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Sir-Ex Learner Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 11,413 Thanks: 1,725 Thanked 3,816 Times in 2,256 Posts	Ok so it was a free concert. There's even less sense in building a wall around that. Bullshit bullshit U2 had a cool song on the batman forever soundtrack but thats fuck. Fuck that ginger guitarist too strangle him with his 6 strings. __________________ Smile Ditch the cigs!!!!!!

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al-Mu'akhkhir Vem Para Ficar Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in some pussy Posts: 3,203 Thanks: 500 Thanked 351 Times in 270 Posts	but for the record U2 is probably one of the most kickass bands ever. and I'm being completely serious. if you don't like them you're either: a.) a virgin who has never been in love b.) a closet or severely repressed homosexual c.) openly homosexual __________________