dougal55
War Child
Hi All!
I was getting bored at work with nada to do so I was mentally thinking of the songs that I hope would be played on the forthcoming tour esp at the shows that Im gonna attend in Manchester and in Croke Park (or Twickenham subject to ticket swap still being worked out)....
And I suddenly remembered "40" in my head..... oh man, the last time I heard that very song live was back in 1987 during Joshua Tree tour at Edinburgh and I will never forget the sights and sounds of literally thousands upon thousands of fans all singing the strain "How long to sing this song" all the way out of the stadium....to me, at that time, I thought it was really magical, wonderful and certainly the best moment of the gig that night... also at that moment I knew I would be hooked on the band since....
Anyway, though Im acutely aware that an excerpt of "40" was played as part of Bad during the Elevation tour in 2001 but I feel that the time is ripe for the full song's return to the U2 setlist for this year's Vertigo tour as its not been played in Europe nor in America since 1987 (though it has been played in South Africa during Popmart tour in 1998).... I reckon it ought to be put in the middle of a gig and not the usual ending of each gig back in the 1980's....
so intereferencers.... what do you think? You think it ought to make a comeback or be confined to the shelves for now or should it be played only a few times on this tour...? or what?
Your thoughts please......
dougal
I was getting bored at work with nada to do so I was mentally thinking of the songs that I hope would be played on the forthcoming tour esp at the shows that Im gonna attend in Manchester and in Croke Park (or Twickenham subject to ticket swap still being worked out)....
And I suddenly remembered "40" in my head..... oh man, the last time I heard that very song live was back in 1987 during Joshua Tree tour at Edinburgh and I will never forget the sights and sounds of literally thousands upon thousands of fans all singing the strain "How long to sing this song" all the way out of the stadium....to me, at that time, I thought it was really magical, wonderful and certainly the best moment of the gig that night... also at that moment I knew I would be hooked on the band since....
Anyway, though Im acutely aware that an excerpt of "40" was played as part of Bad during the Elevation tour in 2001 but I feel that the time is ripe for the full song's return to the U2 setlist for this year's Vertigo tour as its not been played in Europe nor in America since 1987 (though it has been played in South Africa during Popmart tour in 1998).... I reckon it ought to be put in the middle of a gig and not the usual ending of each gig back in the 1980's....
so intereferencers.... what do you think? You think it ought to make a comeback or be confined to the shelves for now or should it be played only a few times on this tour...? or what?
Your thoughts please......
dougal
