U2 has announced what may be the band's highest grossing tour ever, the 360 Tour. They will play stadiums across the world and nation, including 10 US cities....but NOT, of course, Denver, Colorado. Forget that Denver boasts not only the Pepsi Center, the Colorado Convention Center, the band's self-proclaimed favorite venue Red Rocks, and the seasonal Pavillions (all of which would be excellent candidates for large-scale, sell-out stadium shows), but it also has a reputation for successful stadium events, the 2009 DNC serving as proof of this, or that Colorado allegedly has one of the most fertile, noteworthy music scenes in the region. Despite these things, U2 will not make a stop in Denver on their all-important 360 tour.
I bring this to attention NOT out of disappointment that I will not be seeing the U2 360 Tour; I find both stadium concert's and Bono's god complex repulsive, but to provide further evidence of my theory that Colorado is not an attractive up-and-coming music scene, as popular discourse seems to suggest. I was, as predicted, thoroughly challenged several postings back for suggesting the opposite may be true, but I am daily reminded why Colorado has and always will be a typical 4.5-5 milllion population state. Indeed, with the ski and other outdoor recreation industries we attract the attention of rich visitors and important people from far and wide, but this cannot make up for the reality of our undiverse population. Culture simply is not a natural biproduct of our industries as it tends to be in states with larger cities with more diverse influences.
I must also make another stab at Bono for being a big liar in stating that Red Rocks is his favorite venue to play....apparently not favorite enough to include in the revenue driven 360 Tour. Not a problem, but lets be sure that we call U2 by its name: a sell out pop band that uses humanitarian efforts as a key component of its marketing strategy.
All in all, when it comes to the Colorado music scene, I still haven't found what I'm looking for.
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