For the question: What would you prefer for a gift? Initially, I was going to choose Music - CD . . . . . but then I got to thinking about a CD being mailed. I've read how the mailing process (for fan club subscription gifts) has negatively affected so many people over the last 15 years. Whether its multiple time delays, incorrect items being mailed or items being damaged because the packaging was poor. I figure . . . . . . the most efficient thing to do is . . . . . log-in to my account at U2.com and download live audio files, whether they are from a concert on the current tour or from a concert in the past. I would think . . . . . . setting that up on the website . . . . . would be the easiest task and least expensive project for the people responsible for the subscription gifts. So for that survey question, I ended up choosing Music - Digital. I suspect I am in the minority on this one.
If the subscription gift is live audio files, I think fan club subscribers should be able to choose those live audio files from a variety of U2 concerts . . . . . past and present.
I think they should also offer live audio files from performances like the one that Bono and Edge did on June 30, 2018 at the Radio.com beach house on Cape Cod. There are so many of these types of performances. Many are done before a tour starts. Many include just Bono and Edge. But sometimes, it's the entire band. Many of those little performances include unique acoustic versions of songs. Obviously, many of these recent performances are available on YouTube. But what about the ones from 1990s or the early 2000s? Did someone in U2 management have the foresight to make quality recordings of these little performances? I don't know, but . . . . . I suspect recordings of those performances could somehow be acquired.
