Friday, 31. July 2009
Topic: MUSIK - on July 31, 2009 at 11:59:00 AM CEST
U2's latest tour – ludicrous, expensive and a bit hypocritical
Considering their reputation as the most socially aware band on the planet, U2 have been doing their best to inflame at least one section of society with their latest venture. Protesters in Dublin this week picketed the Croke Park stadium where the dismantling of the world's most expensive – and most preposterous – rock show, including a giant electronic "claw", required almost two days of continual activity and the relentless rumble of juggernauts down narrow lanes. All of this presumably left a giant dent where a dainty little carbon footprint should have been.
