THE DEFINITE* SETLIST FOR U2'S OPENING NIGHT OF THE VERTIGO TOUR
28 March 2005
Sports Arena, San Diego, USA
Intro: Bono reciting the phone book (with Edge continually correcting him)
1. Red Light (Bono's daughters singing the "dah dah dah" part)
2. The Fool
3. Glad To See You Go (Ramones cover, Bono and Larry duet on vocals)
4. The King's New Clothes
5. Babyface
6. The Fly (Bono solo with a triangle)
7. The Electric Co. (Edge singing, Adam on trombone)
8. City Of Blinding Lights (Larry solo on xylophone)
9. Crumbs From Your Table (Whole band on glockenspiel)
10. Drowning Man
11. Wild Honey
12. Vertibanjo
Acoustic set, played dangling upside down from a target hanging on the roof (advertising both Target and a dartboard company)
13. Zooropa
14. Viva Davidoff (Larry sleeps for most of the song)
15. I Will Follow (during which Edge drops guitar)
16. Where The Streets Have No Name
Encore #1
17. With Or Without You (first verse) --> One (first verse) --> The Refugee
18. October (Adam on piano, Larry on vocals)
19. Bullet The Blue Sky (Edge and Adam only)
Encore #2
20. Miracle Drug (with BB King and his band)
21. Bono drum solo
22. A Man And A Woman (Bono hogs the drums, Larry steals Adam's bass, Adam sings)
Encore #3
(Pissed off at having his bass stolen and being forced to sing, Adam pouts backstage for the whole of Encore #3)
23. Out Of Control
24. Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of --> Bono's stuck on the lyrics --> Bono sings Twilight while the band play out Stuck
25. Avril Lavigne cover medley (Larry storms out.)
Encore #4
(Adam returns. Larry doesn't return. Edge drums. Bono plays guitar and sings.)
26. 40
27. The Ocean
28. Is That All?
Encore #5
(Larry doesn't come back.)
29. Numb
30. In A Little While
31. Edge drum solo
32. Calling Elvis (Dire Straits cover)
33. J. Swallow
(Band depart.)
Encore #6
(Larry returns just as the outro music starts.)
34. One Step Closer (singing to outro music)
35. Grace
36. Peace On Earth
37. Bad
38. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
39. Apology to fans. Handwritten copies are given to all GA ticketholders.
*By promise and definite, I mean 'do not have a clue' but know this setlist has no chance in hell of even being played by a washed-up tribute act trying to mock U2.
28 March 2005
Sports Arena, San Diego, USA
Intro: Bono reciting the phone book (with Edge continually correcting him)
1. Red Light (Bono's daughters singing the "dah dah dah" part)
2. The Fool
3. Glad To See You Go (Ramones cover, Bono and Larry duet on vocals)
4. The King's New Clothes
5. Babyface
6. The Fly (Bono solo with a triangle)
7. The Electric Co. (Edge singing, Adam on trombone)
8. City Of Blinding Lights (Larry solo on xylophone)
9. Crumbs From Your Table (Whole band on glockenspiel)
10. Drowning Man
11. Wild Honey
12. Vertibanjo
Acoustic set, played dangling upside down from a target hanging on the roof (advertising both Target and a dartboard company)
13. Zooropa
14. Viva Davidoff (Larry sleeps for most of the song)
15. I Will Follow (during which Edge drops guitar)
16. Where The Streets Have No Name
Encore #1
17. With Or Without You (first verse) --> One (first verse) --> The Refugee
18. October (Adam on piano, Larry on vocals)
19. Bullet The Blue Sky (Edge and Adam only)
Encore #2
20. Miracle Drug (with BB King and his band)
21. Bono drum solo
22. A Man And A Woman (Bono hogs the drums, Larry steals Adam's bass, Adam sings)
Encore #3
(Pissed off at having his bass stolen and being forced to sing, Adam pouts backstage for the whole of Encore #3)
23. Out Of Control
24. Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of --> Bono's stuck on the lyrics --> Bono sings Twilight while the band play out Stuck
25. Avril Lavigne cover medley (Larry storms out.)
Encore #4
(Adam returns. Larry doesn't return. Edge drums. Bono plays guitar and sings.)
26. 40
27. The Ocean
28. Is That All?
Encore #5
(Larry doesn't come back.)
29. Numb
30. In A Little While
31. Edge drum solo
32. Calling Elvis (Dire Straits cover)
33. J. Swallow
(Band depart.)
Encore #6
(Larry returns just as the outro music starts.)
34. One Step Closer (singing to outro music)
35. Grace
36. Peace On Earth
37. Bad
38. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
39. Apology to fans. Handwritten copies are given to all GA ticketholders.
*By promise and definite, I mean 'do not have a clue' but know this setlist has no chance in hell of even being played by a washed-up tribute act trying to mock U2.
