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New York: Millennials, Gen X, Baby Boomers all nestled in MSG is late July, and the band is about to perform its last show in during the sold out week in New York.
What's next screams a fan? The future! That's what comes next. Questions should the band go large? Or return to smaller venues?
Time plays a wicked game with bands, as they get older, their audiences do too, and yet some may not be along for the ride as U2 starts to privot towards the future some could say they have heard that sound before others will embrace it as new fresh innovative, maybe even insightful.
U2 / Bono/ U2TOURFANS / Mark Peterson
The band has its challenges coming forward in this new millennial music world. Downloads increase, less direct purchasing and the thirst for live music ever increasing.
Bono view of the future has grown increasingly important. One could wonder if this obsession with legacy could halt the creative flow of the band as it tries once again to reinvent its self the future blazes forward.
U2 inches closer towards that October date, and fans grow restless for that U2 release. Given the timeline and the narrative from the band we could expect to see something very shortly. Betting on the live dates coming up, the boys could test some new songs just has we heard over the weekend.
The possibility has moved from maybe to a strong yea something is about to happen. Summer is about to end, The Hamptons becomes a ghost town, Fire Island awaits our return as we all ease back into full-on work mode.