(03-28-2005) Live From the San Diego iPayOne Center - Interference.com*

[HelloAngel]

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Live From the San Diego iPayOne Center

U2's eagerly awaited (now that's an understatement!) Vertigo Tour officially kicked off in extraordinary fashion in San Diego tonight at the iPayOne Center.

Watch this space for more information, news, reviews and photos as we get it, but for now, enjoy the setlist and notes from the show, courtesy of our own Contributing Editor Devlin Smith. Show was filmed. Our crew spots Steve Lillywhite, Paul McGuinness and Ned O'Hanlon. Look for our full report tomorrow afternoon. In the meantime, make sure to visit our busy, busy tour forums to see what U2 fans are chatting about!

For photos from the show, courtesy of Yahoo! go here.

Press Reviews
For U2.com's writeup, go here and here.
For MTV's writeup, go here.
MSNBC/AP review here.
NME's review.
RollingStone here.
San Diego Union Tribune here.
Los Angeles Times here.
Interference.com here.
The Times here.

Setlist
*City of Blinding Lights (Slide guitar effect from Edge)
*Vertigo/Stories for Boys
*Electric Co. ("I can see for miles and miles" - Bono Who song)
*An Cat Dubh/Into the Heart
*Beautiful Day/Beatles' "Black Bird"
*New Year's Day
(Bono doesn't talk to audience)
*Miracle Drug (Edge sang last verse)
*Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own (Bono says, "My father would have loved to have been in show business")
*Love and Peace or Else (Larry uses drum set at end of Ellipse for beginning of song, then leaves midway. Bono drums on little drum set at end) (Larry singing "Release! Release!" with Bono)
*Sunday, Bloody Sunday
*Bullet the Blue Sky (Hands that Built America/Donnie Comes Marching Home - Bono puts blind fold over eyes, drops to his knees)
*Running to Stand Still (Edge sings "la la la di days") (Movie with Global Declaration of Human Rights. Different faces reading articles)
*Zoo Station (bull-fighting w/ Edge singing thru head mic)
*The Fly (streams of light that showed slogons from ZooTV)
*Elevation (Larry w/ head mic. singing)
(end of main set)

REUTERS/Mike Blake

(Encore)
*Pride (Bono speaks on Africa on MLK's dream. "Sing for Africa")
*Where the Streets Have No Name
*One (Bono thanks "Mexican friends for coming up. We'll see you next year" and talks about the One Campaign)
*All Because of You (Bono w/ tamborine)
*Yahweh (Larry steps away from drums, playing keyboard)
*40 (Bono introduces the band and calls himself "the little lord Jesus," and leaves the stage first. Then Adam, then Edge, then Larry ends with drum solo)

 

[Azor]

Also you can go to the "As we sit..." thread for more information...

 

[Roland of Gilead]

Never in my life would I of thought I could attend a U2 concert to hear Electric Co. and An Cat Dubh played.

Here is to hoping that these rarites stick around.

 

[jet_jaguar72]

is it friday yet? anahiem here I come!

 

[Ellay]

Bono needs a haircut

 

[imwideawake]

im not sure about this setlist. I love the additions of the rarities but there are some live essentials that are missing, I know this is gonna be a bitch and moan topic, so there is my gripe, im done.

By the reviews im hearing it seems like the band want it to be great but for some reason or another its not.

I also expect that the setlist is going to have some significant differences tomorrow night. Maybe thats one thing they want to do this time? I hope so.

 

[Mullen4Prez]

Until the end of the world was NOT played

 

[MumblingBono]

Hi, first post!

Fan since 83 here.

I can't imagine a better setlist, save for finding room for "Bad". Here's hoping they keep "Running To Stand Still" by the time they hit Hartford. Such a long time to wait

 

[ultrraviolette]

Bad would be a great addition!

 

[Tech]

You guys are going to LOVE it!!!! They are so energized and have so much energy that the crowd could interact with them. Was in reserved in the back of stage and it was AWESOME. Love and Peace was AMAZING. Zoo Station, elevation, bad, etc.... it was just a great, great show!! You will enjoy so get EXCITED!!!

 

[johnottr]

Bad would be awesome, but Kite would be even better.

 

[coemgen]

Wow, Larry really did a lot more than just play drums. When I first saw that photo I thought Bono ripped someone's hand off.

 

[Tennis05]

no streets? no end of the world? what's with the "little Jesus" comment?

 

[Winnipeg97]

Yeah, where is streets? And I am trying to understand what Bono meant by calling himself the "Little Lord Jesus". Is he trying to be cynical?
On the other hand, City of Blinding Lights to open...

 

[wizard2c]

reply

Bono needs a haircut

Hi!

Certainly not his best photo......but I'm sure the show was fantastic.

carol
wizard2c

 

[wizard2c]

reply

Yeah, where is streets? And I am trying to understand what Bono meant by calling himself the "Little Lord Jesus". Is he trying to be cynical?
On the other hand, City of Blinding Lights to open...

Hi!

I wasn't there.....but I would have must preferred Vertigo leading.....I don't know there is always opening anticipation.......how was it introduced?......did the band rise from the stage.........or was it totally dark and then the lights just came on?....were there no magic acts?

I'm not being critical....I never was to a U2 concert so I'm try to imagine this all.

carol
wizard2c

 

[TheFlyOnTheWall]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/reviews/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000857057

 

[HelloAngel]

Yeah, where is streets? And I am trying to understand what Bono meant by calling himself the "Little Lord Jesus". Is he trying to be cynical?
On the other hand, City of Blinding Lights to open...

If you scroll down past the photo, you will see the Encore list where Streets was played.

 

[-macphisto-]

I was there, I got in the eclipse, front center behind one other person! Overall it was a sweet concert, I wish they would get rid of elevation, and replace it with something off Zooropa or October. Ill be going to the show tonight, hopefully they switch up the setlist! I also got to meet Bono after the concert, we waited about 11/2 hours after the concert, and he came out for about 5 minutes, and he had is smallest duaghter with him! U2 is the greatest- PEACE- must see concert

 

[Kiwi]

Check the newsgroup alt.binaries.sounds .bootlegs

(since i cant post via ).

Theres the first concert!!

Sounds not that bad as some people suggest it was (see zootopia at u2.com) I actually dont think bono's voice was bad I mean its not the 90's voice but ok.