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LETTER TO U2 24th September 2019 Tuesday. My brother has today bought two tickets for us two to go see U2. Bless him from the deepest depths of my soul. And I have been alternating between giggling like a little child to sobbing with loud howls and moans like a mourning mother ever since I have received the message. Right now, as I type this, I am crying quietly and smiling at the same time, tears rolling down uncontrollably. Its the Red zone.. Part of the proceeds are going to Bono’s Red campaign! Most up front area at the concert. The snobs who don’t know U2 from Coldplay half the time, if they even know it at all, will be at the very back with their food stalls and restrooms and cozy sofas. Excellent. I will be rocking my crutches on the frontlines. There’s even a backstage tour as part of the package for that zone. Will the boys be there backstage when we tour it?!! I will see Bono and I will make sure he sees me. Even if only for a second. I need to keep this short. So.. U2, all four of U I have been a devout worshipper of your music and you guys since the age of 14 when the Joshua Tree originally came out and swept the Grammies. I am 46 now. It was very difficult in India in the late Eighties to get hold of Western music. But I did what I could to get up to speed as soon as I could! And have partaken your every work with utter eager hunger. I have lived your songs through good times in my life and the bad. Apart from your most awesome music, your ever changing flavours, I admire deeply that you guys have stuck together so long. In spite of the huge success! That is so commendable in itself. No awards for that though. J I quote your lyrics, Bono, like a priest quotes from the bible. Every time I introduce U2 to a new listener who takes a liking and starts becoming familiar with more than just your biggest hits, I feel like a preacher who has just won a convert and assured his own place in heaven. I have a decent collection of U2 collectibles. Vintage posters ad vinyls and show tickets from shows I haven’t been to. Calendars, mugs, tshirts.. . what not! I just love you guys from the bottom of my heart for your work and your loyalty and work ethics. Now I think an introduction is long overdue. My name is Kuljeet. I have been living in Navi Mumbai since I was three or so. On your way to the venue from Mumbai city, you will cross a creek over a bridge and go through a toll station. I live just across it. I have been on crutches all my life. But I have crawled up mountains and down the hills to the river sides. I have been places no crutches have seen before. I have lived a full life and travelled much more than any other person with similar disability that I have ever seen. I have a thousand friends everywhere. And I make a thousand more everywhere I go. Though I don’t go out much these days J Despite having lost my legs in infancy to polio and my father when I was five to a cardiac arrest, I am mostly a positive person people will tell you. A tad loud and outspoken, but mostly a happy person. I sing and play a few chords on the guitar and yes, a lot of U2 covers that I love to perform. Still haven’t found, Running to stand still. One, Streets, In God’s Country, So Cruel. Trying to Throw Your Arms to name just a few. Have done a techno version with a techno musician friend of your “Your Blue Room”. And a home acoustic recording of “City of Blinding Lights”. I just cant ever tell you how much I love your music I returned from a few years living and working in the Middle East about seven years ago. And have been a woodworking artist for the last five or so. I go by the handle ‘aariwala’ on instagram and other places. It means ‘the guy with the saw’. I am going to make you guys a memento that I hope to gift to you. I would never be able to put into words what it would mean for me to be able to meet you guys in person. I don’t even know how to have the audacity to ask if I could. But I will smile constantly till the day I die just on that one memory alone. I promise.

I have a question about U2 | (RED) Zone Package and specifically what you have the impression of buying concert tickets from the current tour. What is the chance of going behind the scenes? How many people can go behind the scenes? How long before the concert were you on the spot?

Get Out of Your Own Way… Get to the Show! U2 Experience & Innocence Tour 2018 SJ RedZone/GA/Seats U2’s Surfs Up Friend! Go! Don’t overthink, just Go & Experience the Show! Now, I’ll tell you why: I went, because I love their music: Adam’s flowing bass lines, Larry’s precision soulful drumming, Bono’s poetry, and Edge’s meticulous quest for new soundscapes. To be honest, I was also excited to see what Joe & Willie’s staging, sound, and lighting creation for this album tour:how they put their Experience into Art. I was intrigued: How could they put such an album with Sometimes Dark Contemplative Moments, Bright Moments into Performance Art? Oh, and did I share most of said album scared the * out of me? It hit home on so many levels. Ultimately, I went, because Science says I’m not suppose to be here: My body isn’t going to make it. Each year I proved them wrong. By the Grace of God and new Scientific breakthroughs. Unfortunately, MF is winning, but I’m still fighting. Too many things to do! So, I decided to celebrate, and go. Either these were my next or last shows- I was going. So glad I did! Parking was easy! Yea! We found all the attendants at the venue helpful and the RED volunteers were informational & well informed. The ladies managing the ONE desk were keepers-inspired by what good philanthropy can do! The SAP greeter employees Love U2 and were so happy & excited to be there & help anyone. So much better than the the last 2 tours where things seemed a little more chaotic. When you walk down into the venue, beyond the amazing rigging, lighting, and hanging speakers, you can see that all areas of the venue have a great view of the stages, platform, and large screen that raises & lowers dividing & then joining North Side GA with South Side GA. GA is the way to go: great views!(The second nightie sat to watch the light show & friend took pics from low) The Red Zones were smaller to me in stage rail access than the Innocence tour, but there was more machinery, security, workers and a nice U2 community. Beverages could be purchased for RedZone & that was helpful too. I saw one attendant have a step stool for a little boy to see the concert bordering the GA&RedZone gate:a very nice idea. Cool to see so many more new young people in the GA & on the floor of the REDZone. Enthusiasm was in the air!All were there for the music!!! All were there to sing, dance, and celebrate:…& I must say they new all the words to each song: U2 should be quite chuffed about that. :-) There was the 2 usual RedZone/GA problems: #1 If you are on the rail of either Zone or GA- remember this is a visual experience too- so there are U2 cameras zipping around, up/down filming the stage & audience, so try not to get behind them or be patient for them to move.(Not a Big Deal) #2: Non-engaging guy whose sole intent on filming the band with his phone, every song, and every movement of the backstage crew up front, even their technical computer gear & operator for cameras, what their computer screens had on them with his phone and pushing people to get his shots with small stuffed backpack that hit us when he moved: 4 people could of easily filled the rail. Not Cool! Be thoughtful to those around you. We all would like a cool pic or two, but in reality, it obscures the view of everyone behind you.Take your pic & put it away. We want to watch the show- experience the music & performance-not look at bad shot/filming through a bad phone screen. No one does!!! We love getting up close, studying the bass & guitar techniques, passionate vocals, and Larry’s cadence; we love supporting U2, ONE, and RED, but it spoils it when you can’t see the show. REDZone & Security need to fix that now,Please. ? Maybe it’s the reason U2 had the clever U2eitour app to be used at home w/album and before the show-not during. Everyone is watching and then somebody decides to put a phone in your view- it ruins the moment for everyone on the floor! U2, right now, on stage,(even the crew) gave off a very Cool Open Zen Vibe all night. Groovy Rockin’ Catz.Even though they are a four piece: They were One. U2 were in sync, chill, excited, and professional. A determined unity I had not seen in a while. That Oneness, transferred to the audience. The Love was in the room. You cld feel it, with the imagery on the screen & music during the Preshow. (Great Preshow Music by the way! Loved the new indie selections and new wave’s Gary Newman’s “Cars”.:-D!) As the anticipation excitement builds, and the first background sounds and Bono’s first lyric from”Love is all we have left.” Tears well up in my eyes, with understanding. I understood the background noises and what I saw on the wall screen before Bono AR spirit came out of the screen, and reached out to the audience to join U2’s journey. I have experienced that sound many times- I was intrepid of what was to come next. As U2 shared this experience with us, I relived the trials I faced to keep alive and it’s true: When your facing your mortality, when you are fighting to breathe, fighting pain, and at the same moment…All you See is the people and places you have loved in your heart. That Love can be possible anywhere - everywhere in that moment and in the world and needs to happen now. Then, the driving bass of Blackout, awakes one up to seeing the band members inside the moving screen caged walkway, trying to break free from the shadows to the Lights of Home,(Like in an Anton Corbijn photograph) segue into It’s A Beautiful Day. The sun’s rays spreading joy and hope enlightening the life in front of us. Though out the performance, favorites were celebrated, like “I Will Follow” (Thank you!), Gloria, Edge’s growling guitar on Elevation, and Until the End of the World, and Acrobat. I was intrigued how on the circle stage the AR brought Mepho.2018 to life and he definitely was a shot of top hat selfie-gluttony wasn’t he? Never know what is going to pop out of TopHat’s mouth!:-D I LOVE the DOBRO Edge! Great Spaghetti Western Feel on Lights of Home. A Dobro!? Dudes you Hit it! Then, then the way the signature 60's groove change, ”Free Yourself to Be Yourself!” and ending alt. keyboard flutter from the 70’s! Brilliant! People at front stage would of liked to see a bigger picture of him on the screen at the beginning of the song, but I understand Willie’s moving circle of lights & disco ball that flowed into the music. Maybe we will see the return “Lemon” or “DGPFYCC” or “ZooStation” 2018? I’d love to hear more U2&Kygo colab, snippets from ATTYCLB and HTDAAB albums, but maybe we will see that in future tour/venues. (Edge&Dallas have more AXEFX2s than me, so far, thus, it could happen.;) )? Fans hoped Kendrick Lamar might appear and sing XXX, since he was in the area, but no dice, maybe later? There were many good moments and favorite singles that we could see represented on the walkway screen. Those, will be yours to discover on your ride.(Hehe) We also pondered how many times the mesh screen wall would keep dividing North and South Sides of the venue, two different sides- two different view points?Was this on purpose again?: Were we both seeing the same images on each side? We could see glimpses of citizens across the walkway when the screen was partially up: singing together as a piece of hidden choir, hidden partially by mesh fences- with Hope in their Voices and Love in their Hearts. The lighting and Sound were spot on, each year they bring in new cutting technology that find us melting into one rollercoaster adventure with U2. (Actually, U2, you can turn it up even Louder, if you’d like…and yes gentleman…you can Mic up & Turn up everything in each of your mix (lol)…including the Drums….Don’t panic, just kidding Joe ;)) ? Ultimately, I think you should go. Songs of Experience is an OutStanding Concert Album. Be prepared for new experiences, feelings,and thoughts. U2 wove the journey inside the ebb and flow their rolling tide. Go, share a ride on the wave that U2 is traveling on, follow the break to the shore, and find Ordinary Love, because “Love is Bigger than Anything in it’s Way”.

For the past two tours I was in the first group to purchase tickets. On my computer and refreshed exactly on time. Both tours got Red Zone tickets (Innocence and JT in at the MSG and Meadowlands respectively), today I got on for MSG for Experience and no Red Zone tickets were coming up. I had to change from "Best Available" to specifically hitting radar button for Red Zone seating. Had to change number of tickets from 2 to 1. 1 came up available and then switched back to 2 as quantity and got them. This was at 10:09am. Took 9 minutes so something was glitchy in the system. Also no GA tickets were coming up available. None. Only VIP $695 party tickets and the same lower section, 115. The release of tickets for this presale, at least in the first 9 minutes was limited, wonky, glitchy and something is still amiss despite attempts to offer longest term fans a pre-presale, verify fan only through TM and you lower supply to them...??? Something smells fishy. Hope this helps others who want this "experience" too. :-) Grateful I found what I'm looking for...

anyone knows how to get in the redzone in santiago? i didnt see a redzone ticket in the internet page when i was buying the ticket

Hello, I am selling my RedZone tickets for PARIS on July 25th. 2 RZ Tickets - I sell at a paid price to trustworthy U2 fans Payment by Paypal. I am located in Hamburg / Germany I see them in Amsterdam, I'm very happy. 645 eur + 15 Eur (insurance cancellation) = 660 Eur Original Ticketmaster Price for 2 Tickets

Looking for one RZ ticket for Thurs, 6/29 show. Willing to meet at the stadium or in Manhattan to pick up. Thanks!

Need 1 or 2 Red Zone tickets to DC show at FedEx field June 20th.

REALLY want Red Zone but I'd be interested in any lower level seats as well. Thank you!

Hi, I'm looking for 2 or 4 Red Zone tickets for U2 in the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam! Any show. So the 8th, 9th, 12th or 13th of September 2015. Please contact me if you have 2 or 4 of these Red Zone tickets for any U2 show in Amsterdam for sale and we can work out the payment. Thanks!

Anyone know if RZ ticket holders can access the general GA areas during the show?

Coming all the way from Miami Beach with an extra Red Zone Ticket for Friday Night ... Looking for a plus 1 with tips on local must-do's for a Vancouver first timer. PM name/email if interested.

Coming all the way from Miami Beach with an extra Red Zone Ticket for Friday Night ... Looking for a plus 1 with tips on local must-do's for a Vancouver first timer. PM name/email if interested.

We are looking for 2 redzone tickets for June 24th in Chicago.