lisbon setlist here:

[Zoomerang96]

Main Set: Vertigo, I Will Follow, The Electric Co., Elevation, New Year's Day, Beautiful Day, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, City of Blinding Lights, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One

Encore(s): Zoo Station, The Fly, With or Without You, All Because of You, Yahweh, Vertigo

 

[Zoomerang96]

what i like about this set list, for those who are interested, is how the band really doesn't give away the impression that they're going through motions.

i mean, what are they gonna come up with next? every night it's a new show, new experience - a new place in time in a different venue! how can you ever predict?

spontaneous! i love it!

 

[U2Man]

http://forum.interference.com/t136505.html



Nice to know you, Zoomerang96, it's been fun...as long as it lasted....

Btw. before your head is chopped off, should I feel ashamed to say that I don't know who the guy in your avatar is?

 

[KUEFC09U2]

Zoomerang96 so i wonder what was you like duing ZooTv?

oohhh thats right we guess you dont like this tour, would never have guessed by the amount of times you post the same opinion

also i wonder, have you been following the band round the world this tour? just curious, and i wonder if you have even been to 1 show?

 

[ramblin rose]

Wow, they played Miss Sarajevo. Woo hoo!!

 

[Zoomerang96]

alright, here's the deal.

you know why their pathetic, lameass attempt at a setlist REALLY pisses me off?

it's because if i'm at a show, and i can predict exactly what song they'll play next throughout the entire evening, i feel as though they don't give a fuck about the people they're playing for.

what they played 10 shows ago is what they'll play again right here and now. they don't have the courtesy to deliver to the fans a chance at something unique. it's trademarked, it's manufactured, it's cashing in on "what works"...in their minds.

no doubt most of you will disagree, and that's fine. i truly do believe a lot of you are happy with what they're playing NIGHT AFTER FUCKING NIGHT.

but there's a few of us who think it's a farce and an embarassment that a band that boasts two decades of brilliant music can't come forward with something at least SOMEWHAT different from show to show.

the audience in toronto is not the same as it is in amsterdam. why treat them the same??

if i went and delivered the same speach to children at school in the exact same words about why war is bad to people in lison and those in st. petersburg and everywhere in between, not only would i call that pathetically out of touch, i'd call it a waste of time.

people around the world are different. people like to believe they're getting something unique.

and for 175 USD a shot, i don't think it's too much to ask for.

 

[Zoomerang96]

FUCK.

i didn't see that warning thread.

i'm dreadfully sorry for posting this then. seriously.

i wanted to rant, and i shouldn't have.

my apologies to the mods.

 

[KUEFC09U2]

alright, here's the deal.

you know why their pathetic, lameass attempt at a setlist REALLY pisses me off?

it's because if i'm at a show, and i can predict exactly what song they'll play next throughout the entire evening, i feel as though they don't give a fuck about the people they're playing for.

what they played 10 shows ago is what they'll play again right here and now. they don't have the courtesy to deliver to the fans a chance at something unique. it's trademarked, it's manufactured, it's cashing in on "what works"...in their minds.

no doubt most of you will disagree, and that's fine. i truly do believe a lot of you are happy with what they're playing NIGHT AFTER FUCKING NIGHT.

but there's a few of us who think it's a farce and an embarassment that a band that boasts two decades of brilliant music can't come forward with something at least SOMEWHAT different from show to show.

the audience in toronto is not the same as it is in amsterdam. why treat them the same??

if i went and delivered the same speach to children at school in the exact same words about why war is bad to people in lison and those in st. petersburg and everywhere in between, not only would i call that pathetically out of touch, i'd call it a waste of time.

people around the world are different. people like to believe they're getting something unique.

and for 175 USD a shot, i don't think it's too much to ask for.

you didnt answer my question, so what did you think of Zoo Tv and popmart then? and who even said the set would be the same in toronto?

 

[U2Man]

Zoomerang96, now that I was kind enough to warn you, you HAVE to tell me who the guy in your avatar is, please....

 

[Zoomerang96]

ah wait.

i didn't do anything wrong afterall. i'm not making fun of the setlist parties, that's not at all what i'm getting at.

i'm flat out fed up with the setlist, and that's all.

i think all my posts made that painfully clear.

 

[KUEFC09U2]

ah wait.

i didn't do anything wrong afterall. i'm not making fun of the setlist parties, that's not at all what i'm getting at.

i'm flat out fed up with the setlist, and that's all.

i think all my posts made that painfully clear.

yes litreally ALL your posts... we get your opinion, but please answer my question

 

[Zoomerang96]

yes litreally ALL your posts... we get your opinion, but please answer my question

your question is a very valid one.

i'd say that as stale as the sets have become on this second leg, combined with the first leg they're way more different than they were on popmart and zootv.

the difference?

well, the songs for one. 7ust how many songs do you see representing the 90's?

it should be the other way around. look at a band like radiohead...sure they play some old stuff from the bends, but the ma7ority of their stuff is their latest material.

and ultimately if a band resorts to having to play their oldest material to keep a show interesting, in their minds, don't you think that spells something much MUCH larger?

 

[1stOne]

By zoomerang96..the audience in toronto is not the same as it is in amsterdam. why treat them the same??

@zoomerang96
But the band IS the same wherever they play, why should they be different? Do you want them to re-invent themselves according to geography?

 

[KUEFC09U2]

your question is a very valid one.

i'd say that as stale as the sets have become on this second leg, combined with the first leg they're way more different than they were on popmart and zootv.

the difference?

well, the songs for one. 7ust how many songs do you see representing the 90's?

it should be the other way around. look at a band like radiohead...sure they play some old stuff from the bends, but the ma7ority of their stuff is their latest material.

and ultimately if a band resorts to having to play their oldest material to keep a show interesting, in their minds, don't you think that spells something much MUCH larger?

not really as they have represented the 90's on the last 2 tours, why not go back to playing some older stuff?

i mean your 100% entitled to think and say what you do....but many people do LOVE this tour, and seeing repeated posts on the same subject by the same people is frustrating

 

[Zoomerang96]

By zoomerang96..the audience in toronto is not the same as it is in amsterdam. why treat them the same??

@boomerang96
But the band IS the same wherever they play, why should they be different? Do you want them to re-invent themselves according to geography?

no.

i want them to do something different.

i want them to be comfortable being NOT 100 PER CENT SCRIPTED from one venue to the next.

 

[Zoomerang96]

not really as they have represented the 90's on the last 2 tours, why not go back to playing some older stuff?

i mean your 100% entitled to think and say what you do....but many people do LOVE this tour, and seeing repeated posts on the same subject by the same people is frustrating

i can understand why it's frustrating for you and those who feel the same.

however,

i wonder if it's half as frustrating as it is for people like me who know u2 simply isn't living up to their potential.

it's kind of like this...

let's take a prospect like sidney crosby. everyone's saying he's gonna be the next big thing in hockey, the next gretzky whatever.

let's say he turns out to be a solid third line centre who plays the penalty kill, and is sound defensively...but only puts up on average 35-40 points a year tops.

is he still a good, and valuable player? you bet he is!

but did he come anywhere NEAR his potential? not even maybe.

again, this thread is not to knock anyone but the band. this is not a personal attack on any group, it is merely me starting a thread to express a very serious problem regarding artistic integrity.

that is all.

 

[Zoomerang96]

question about the elevation tour.

apparently at a certain point in all the third leg shows, bono came across a US flag, wrapped himself in it, and then started "crying" into it.

i read reviews about this from people who'd been to a few shows on that last leg.

if this is indeed true, what would you call that?

 

[KUEFC09U2]

i can understand why it's frustrating for you and those who feel the same.

however,

i wonder if it's half as frustrating as it is for people like me who know u2 simply isn't living up to their potential.

it's kind of like this...

let's take a prospect like sidney crosby. everyone's saying he's gonna be the next big thing in hockey, the next gretzky whatever.

let's say he turns out to be a solid third line centre who plays the penalty kill, and is sound defensively...but only puts up on average 35-40 points a year tops.

is he still a good, and valuable player? you bet he is!

but did he come anywhere NEAR his potential? not even maybe.

again, this thread is not to knock anyone but the band. this is not a personal attack on any group, it is merely me starting a thread to express a very serious problem regarding artistic integrity.

that is all.

but why do you hang around here then if you dont think the band is doing what you want?

why should U2 try to please the minority when they can please the majority?

 

[1stOne]

no.

i want them to do something different.

i want them to be comfortable being NOT 100 PER CENT SCRIPTED from one venue to the next.

But they AREN'T comfortable being under rehearsed and spontaneous are they? That's obvious from video footage and interviews. They wouldn't enjoy performing or touring with that kind of stress. They flog their guts out show after show. I've seen 5 shows this tour, and they couldn't have been more different if they'd played a completely different set list every night.

 

[ladywithspinninghead]

no.

i want them to do something different.

i want them to be comfortable being NOT 100 PER CENT SCRIPTED from one venue to the next.

They`re perfectionists, that`s why

 

[ladywithspinninghead]

But they AREN'T comfortable being under rehearsed and spontaneous are they? That's obvious from video footage and interviews. They wouldn't enjoy performing or touring with that kind of stress. They flog their guts out show after show. I've seen 5 shows this tour, and they couldn't have been more different if they'd played a completely different set list every night.

Exactly

 

[U2Man]

He totally ignored my very good and valid question

 

[U2Man]

ah wait.

i didn't do anything wrong afterall. i'm not making fun of the setlist parties, that's not at all what i'm getting at.

i'm flat out fed up with the setlist, and that's all.

i think all my posts made that painfully clear.

I would have to disagree. You edited your first post. Did you think it would go unnoticed?






NOW, answer my question!!!!

 

[U2Man]

I've seen 5 shows this tour, and they couldn't have been more different if they'd played a completely different set list every night.

How could you know?

 

[Chizip]

its not worth it zoomerang

 

[U2Man]

its not worth it zoomerang

Chizip in Chizip-mode

 

[yimou]

but why do you hang around here then if you dont think the band is doing what you want?

why should U2 try to please the minority when they can please the majority?

Still the so called Minority should be allowed to speak up, just like the majority,, Right ??

 

[U2Man]

Still the so called Minority should be allowed to speak up, just like the majority,, Right ??

And who knows who is the minority and who is the majority, after all.....

 

[KUEFC09U2]

its not worth it zoomerang

chizip you used to be so positive and defensive of the band, what happend?

 

[Aygo]

Well, I live in Portugal, so I'm going to see the Lisbon show... Almost 48 hours to go, I can't wait more for this show!!!
Before the concert the band's going to be condecorated by the Portuguese President, Jorge Sampaio.
Well, I'll be pleased with anything that U2 brings to Lisbon... but this is the last European show, and I'd have an heart- attack (of happiness, of course!) if they brought something surprise...
I wouldn't mind if they changed Electric co by UTEOTW and 2nd Vertigo by Bad or '40'... It'd be wonderful if they got back to a 26-song show... We'll see

Cheers