Sydney 1 Setlist & Watch Party

[Axver]

Thanks to someone's post elsewhere on this forum, I can't help but think of SBS as "Sunday Blooby Sunday" now!

i agree, except for Miracle Drug.
edge's solo, and singing are well worth it!

Personally, I feel Miracle Drug never really took off live. The solo should have been more powerful and the final verse more anthemic and climatic. I was let down by it live; I think it is one of the few U2 songs that isn't as good live as in the studio.

 

[wtonis]

Having Coffee in Calif at 2.20 in the morning.. It's 11.30am here and I'm having coffee at work... I have a group of students in front of me doing a testpaper ...
Setlist parties RULE

 

[U2FanPeter]

Halfway point of the setlist about now?

 

[Axver]

Rock The Casbah snippet in SBS.

Damn, and I wanted that in Brisbane! I hope I hear it at one of the upcoming shows.

 

[U2_Neat]

Personally, I feel Miracle Drug never really took off live. The solo should have been more powerful and the final verse more anthemic and climatic. I was let down by it live; I think it is one of the few U2 songs that isn't as good live as in the studio.

you have a point there, about being able to do it better on tour, but let's not forget about the HQ version... a work of art, even though they both screwed up some of the lyrics

 

[coolian2]

I hope the Rock The Casbah snippet makes it through to Auckland

 

[celticbhoy]

aboy sounded way too much like oasis for my liking !!
the miracle drug solo was the songs highlight......
give me a rockin follow or electric co any day !!

 

[Axver]

Having Coffee in Calif at 2.20 in the morning.. It's 11.30am here and I'm having coffee at work... I have a group of students in front of me doing a testpaper ...
Setlist parties RULE

Setlist parties certainly beat doing a test!

 

[Lila64]

Having Coffee in Calif at 2.20 in the morning.. It's 11.30am here and I'm having coffee at work... I have a group of students in front of me doing a testpaper ...
Setlist parties RULE

who's having coffee? (I don't drink the stuff)

I had Rock The Casbah, a year ago last Thursday

 

[celticbhoy]

bullet is next surprisingly , just got a call from a friend there

 

[Axver]

Setlist:
City Of Blinding Lights
Vertigo
Elevation
Until The End Of The World
New Year's Day
Beautiful Day
Yahweh
Walk On
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
Love And Peace Or Else
Sunday Bloody Sunday / Rock The Casbah (snippet)
Bullet The Blue Sky

 

[Maquaman]

Wow, my first setlist party. So far same as Brisbane. Chances of any changes are looking pretty slim now I would think although if there is going to be one it will be in the encore I'd say.

 

[U2_Neat]

NOW, THERE'S A SOLO!!!!

 

[The Lalat]

Personally, I feel Miracle Drug never really took off live. The solo should have been more powerful and the final verse more anthemic and climatic. I was let down by it live; I think it is one of the few U2 songs that isn't as good live as in the studio. [/B]

YEs, it is evident in the Chicago DVD. The crowd is still. Indeed one of the few U2 songs that doesn't improve live. I'd also suggest THe Sweetest Thing and even Even Better Than THe Real Thing.

 

[greety]

ok, maybe a bit off topic here, but what else is there to do to kill time::

did Bono or Edge appear at the Pearl Jam concert?

I got this message from Contact music they joined up after the gig, celebrating th eUS election result, so I was wondering..

 

[Axver]

bullet is next surprisingly , just got a call from a friend there

If your friend stays on the line long enough, can you confirm When Johnny Comes Marching Home and The Hands That Built America snippets? I don't know if liamcool intends on texting all snippets to me, and I don't want to include a snippet unless I know for sure that it was done.

 

[celticbhoy]

Bullet is such a strong song , probably u2's best live song that never made it as a single !!

 

[celticbhoy]

sorry axver , was only on for 30seconds......

 

[Mirrorballman83]

bullet live version is a must

 

[U2_Neat]

Bullet is such a strong song , probably u2's best live song that never made it as a single !!

i totally agree.
along with exit, and uteotw...

 

[Av]

uteotw and the fly live

AND ELECTRIC CO. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[The Lalat]

Bullet is such a strong song , probably u2's best live song that never made it as a single !!

But is it appreciated? When has it not appeared live since its release? It gets played more that Found and WOWY! From my experience, fans comment on it less than other songs. Are we too used to it now?

 

[Axver]

Chances of any changes are looking pretty slim now I would think although if there is going to be one it will be in the encore I'd say.

I'm remaining confident that Stuck In A Moment will show up somewhere.

YEs, it is evident in the Chicago DVD. The crowd is still. Indeed one of the few U2 songs that doesn't improve live. I'd also suggest THe Sweetest Thing and even Even Better Than THe Real Thing.

I actually think some performances of EBTTRT quite improve on the studio version, notably 1993-08-28, Dublin.

Pride, with the exclusion of some UF and Vertigo Tour performances, is dreadful live.

ok, maybe a bit off topic here, but what else is there to do to kill time::

did Bono or Edge appear at the Pearl Jam concert?

Not to my knowledge.

 

[Maquaman]

Bullet is such a strong song , probably u2's best live song that never made it as a single !!

Hmmm, close but no cigar for me. Bad gets my vote in this category.

 

[Lila64]

I've heard BTBS enough live, sorry
Give me PLEASE any day of the week

 

[matsimon]

set list of Brisbane again...

 

[Mirrorballman83]

a friend of mine there says that also if the setlist is the same of brisbane the is better than the first

Bono's amazing

 

[Axver]

Setlist:
City Of Blinding Lights
Vertigo
Elevation
Until The End Of The World
New Year's Day
Beautiful Day
Yahweh
Walk On
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
Love And Peace Or Else
Sunday Bloody Sunday / Rock The Casbah (snippet)
Bullet The Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet)
--- Human Rights segment ---

sorry axver , was only on for 30seconds......

Not to worry, Liam did text me.

 

[Maquaman]

But is it appreciated? When has it not appeared live since its release? It gets played more that Found and WOWY! From my experience, fans comment on it less than other songs. Are we too used to it now?

Funny you should say that. I've actually come to enjoy it more and more as the years have gone by. In the early days it was just another song in the show but now I actually look forward to it.

 

[The Lalat]

I've heard BTBS enough live, sorry
Give me PLEASE any day of the week

Yes Please