I think we have got lucky setlise wise as u2 were doing an even more boring setlist on their tourstart on 28-MAR-05 in San Diego ...
City Of Blinding Lights
Vertigo (mit 'Stories For Boys' Snippet)
The Cry / The Electric Co.
An Cath Dubh
Into The Heart
Beautiful Day (mit 'Blackbird' Snippet)
New Year's Day
Miracle Drug
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
Love And Peace Or Else
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Bullet The Blue Sky (mit 'The Hands That Built America' Snippet)
Running To Stand Still (mit 'Hallelujah' am Ende)
(Human Rights Video)
Zoo Station
The Fly
Elevation
(Break)
Pride (In the name of love)
Where The Streets Have No Name
One
All Because Of You
Yahweh
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I actually think that U2 mix it up a bit more. A few non-singles - album tracks.
No 'Walk On'
No 'With Or Without You'
No 'I Will Follow'
No 'Bad'
No 'Until The End Of The World'
That set list seems like half of the songs are boring. Too many songs from the new album, which are probably too mellow and quite dull when played live.
I was considering going to see them this fall, but now I'm changing my mind. The 60 bucks that I spent to see them on the 'Elevation Tour' in 2001 were all worth it. Now I'd have to pay 25% more to see such a boring set list.
Forget it, I'm saving all my money for Green Day and Queen.
No 'With Or Without You'
No 'I Will Follow'
No 'Bad'
No 'Until The End Of The World'
That set list seems like half of the songs are boring. Too many songs from the new album, which are probably too mellow and quite dull when played live.
I was considering going to see them this fall, but now I'm changing my mind. The 60 bucks that I spent to see them on the 'Elevation Tour' in 2001 were all worth it. Now I'd have to pay 25% more to see such a boring set list.
Forget it, I'm saving all my money for Green Day and Queen.
On the Elevation tour, U2 did 7-8 new songs routinely. Last night, they did 7 from HTDAAB. It's about the same in terms of new material, and I'm sure they'll adjust their set list as they go along.
There were a couple Elevation staples cut from this tour, like Bad or Walk On, but they replaced them with a few songs not performed live in quite some time such as Zoo Station and Running to Stand Still. With or Without You was even cut from the Elevation tour in 2001, so its absence here is not that unusual.
The big difference between U2 and Queen is that U2 has a new album, and thus new material, to promote. While Queen will stick to playing the greatest hits, U2 is willing to mix it up a bit more. I still plan on seeing them.
There were a couple Elevation staples cut from this tour, like Bad or Walk On, but they replaced them with a few songs not performed live in quite some time such as Zoo Station and Running to Stand Still. With or Without You was even cut from the Elevation tour in 2001, so its absence here is not that unusual.
The big difference between U2 and Queen is that U2 has a new album, and thus new material, to promote. While Queen will stick to playing the greatest hits, U2 is willing to mix it up a bit more. I still plan on seeing them.
U2 é tosco...
Bono Vox é um mala....
Bono Vox é um mala....
U2's setlist from the Elevation Tour was better.
7 tracks from the 'HTDAAB' are just borefest. The album is just way too mellow to be played live. However, I have to give them kudos for including 4 tracks from 'Boy'.
What's up with opening shows with 'City Of Blinding Lights'? Rock bands don't open shows with pop ballads. Really bad choice to open a show with a Coldplay type of song. The first sing a rock band wants to do when opening a show is to pump up the audience. I remember seeing them at the Garden 5 years ago, and the crowd when nuts when they opened with 'Elevation'.
7 tracks from the 'HTDAAB' are just borefest. The album is just way too mellow to be played live. However, I have to give them kudos for including 4 tracks from 'Boy'.
What's up with opening shows with 'City Of Blinding Lights'? Rock bands don't open shows with pop ballads. Really bad choice to open a show with a Coldplay type of song. The first sing a rock band wants to do when opening a show is to pump up the audience. I remember seeing them at the Garden 5 years ago, and the crowd when nuts when they opened with 'Elevation'.
No 'Walk On'
No 'With Or Without You'
No 'I Will Follow'
No 'Bad'
No 'Until The End Of The World'
That set list seems like half of the songs are boring. Too many songs from the new album, which are probably too mellow and quite dull when played live.
I was considering going to see them this fall, but now I'm changing my mind. The 60 bucks that I spent to see them on the 'Elevation Tour' in 2001 were all worth it. Now I'd have to pay 25% more to see such a boring set list.
Forget it, I'm saving all my money for Green Day and Queen.
ok sorry but i MUST correct you,...
U2 played With or without you, bad at Glendale Arizona on April 15th 2005,im also pretty sure they played the other three at some point aswell, but def played WOWY and Bad!
U2's setlist from the Elevation Tour was better.
7 tracks from the 'HTDAAB' are just borefest. The album is just way too mellow to be played live. However, I have to give them kudos for including 4 tracks from 'Boy'.
What's up with opening shows with 'City Of Blinding Lights'? Rock bands don't open shows with pop ballads. Really bad choice to open a show with a Coldplay type of song. The first sing a rock band wants to do when opening a show is to pump up the audience. I remember seeing them at the Garden 5 years ago, and the crowd when nuts when they opened with 'Elevation'.
AND not ALL shows opened with COBL, quite alot opened with Vertigo, like at the Amsterdam Arena in France, and at the City Of Manchester Arena, the only thing i didnt like was it was the same song to open a show and end a show.... plus i didnt like how COBL was in the middle of a setlist, doesnt sound right, i prefer it at the beginning.
and HTDAAB is not borefest in my opinion, i like it! and i agree U2 are more willing to mix things up, and arent playing full albums, and not all songs were cut, a few which you say were cut were played quite abit during teh tour, again With Or Without you for e.g. and Bad was played numerous occasions...
I think U2 should be more adventorous. I'm sick of Bullet The Blue Sky, Where The Streets Have No name and Pride In the Name Of Love- they were veteran songs on the Zoo Tv tour, never mind now. We need some songs from Pop- do something a bit different.
IMO, bands should only play songs from a new album when they get a massive audience response. Green Day was able to get away with 6 tracks from 'American Idiot' on their setlist last year because those songs truly deserved to be played.
Metallica didn't have such a brilliant album when they released 'St. Anger'. However, they gave audiences what they wanted on their promo tour by only playing 2 songs from the new album, and sticking mostly to material from the pre-Black Album era.
The Stones came up with a quite decent album, and yet they only have 3 songs from their new album on their set list.
Now, back to HTDAAB, U2 should have played no more than 4 songs from that album. 'Vertigo', 'Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own', and 'City Of Blinding Lights' should have been there, and the rest is literally a borefest. However, I would have LOVED to hear 'Fast Cars', which wasn't included on the final cut of the album, but made it into some special edition releases. Now, that is a song that truly deserves to be played live.
Metallica didn't have such a brilliant album when they released 'St. Anger'. However, they gave audiences what they wanted on their promo tour by only playing 2 songs from the new album, and sticking mostly to material from the pre-Black Album era.
The Stones came up with a quite decent album, and yet they only have 3 songs from their new album on their set list.
Now, back to HTDAAB, U2 should have played no more than 4 songs from that album. 'Vertigo', 'Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own', and 'City Of Blinding Lights' should have been there, and the rest is literally a borefest. However, I would have LOVED to hear 'Fast Cars', which wasn't included on the final cut of the album, but made it into some special edition releases. Now, that is a song that truly deserves to be played live.
Surely any U2 set would be boring by definition?
Judging by Live Aid where we get 8 minutes on one chord while Bono minces about in the crowd.
Judging by Live Aid where we get 8 minutes on one chord while Bono minces about in the crowd.
You've got a point Thanks. I can't stand the speeches bono does. It's so nauseating- I think he does it before One to bore people so they won't notice his bad guitar playing.
Surely any U2 set would be boring by definition?
Judging by Live Aid where we get 8 minutes on one chord while Bono minces about in the crowd.
Judging by Live Aid, Queen did a full GH-set. They did it at the Magic Tour and they're still doing it on the Q+PR Tour. :P
Off course U2 's setlist isn't better....not any queen track on it
I saw the show on March 1st:
01. City Of Blinding Lights
02. Vertigo
03. Elevation
04. Until The End Of The World
05. New Year's Day
06. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
07. Beautiful Day (Buenos Aires version)
08. The First Time
09. Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
10. Love And Peace Or Else
11. Sunday Bloody Sunday
12. Bullet The Blue Sky
13. Miss Sarajevo (in Italian)
14. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
15. Where The Streets Have No Name
16. One
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17. Zoo Station
18. The Fly
19. Mysterious Ways
20. With Or Without You
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21. Fast Cars
22. Yahweh
23. All I Want Is You+Love Is Blindness
It was absolutely fantastic with the band in great shape.
01. City Of Blinding Lights
02. Vertigo
03. Elevation
04. Until The End Of The World
05. New Year's Day
06. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
07. Beautiful Day (Buenos Aires version)
08. The First Time
09. Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
10. Love And Peace Or Else
11. Sunday Bloody Sunday
12. Bullet The Blue Sky
13. Miss Sarajevo (in Italian)
14. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
15. Where The Streets Have No Name
16. One
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17. Zoo Station
18. The Fly
19. Mysterious Ways
20. With Or Without You
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21. Fast Cars
22. Yahweh
23. All I Want Is You+Love Is Blindness
It was absolutely fantastic with the band in great shape.