Hey everyone,
I recently compiled some information about the songs that have opened or closed U2 concerts and I thought it would be of interest to some of you here. Unfortunately, it's quite on the large side, so I'll simply link you to the full information.
Songs that have opened/closed U2 concerts.
Here are the basic statistics for those who do not wish to read the whole thing.
Top ten openers
1. Zoo Station – 157
2. Elevation – 117
3. Where The Streets Have No Name – 112
4. 11 O’clock Tick Tock – 94
5. (TIE) Gloria – 93
5. (TIE) Mofo – 93
6. Out Of Control – 53
7. The Ocean – 36
8. Stand By Me – 20
9. Bullet The Blue Sky – 14
10. Hawkmoon 269 – 8
(Total openers: 48, of which 24 were used just once.)
Top ten closers
1. 40 – 310
2. Walk On – 109
3. Can’t Help Falling In Love With You – 84
4. Love Is Blindness – 66
5. The Ocean – 47
6. I Will Follow – 24
7. One – 21
8. (TIE) Unchained Melody – 20
8. (TIE) Wake Up Dead Man – 20
9. Out Of Control – 19
10. 11 O’clock Tick Tock – 12
(Total closers: 63, of which 33 were used just once.)
Hope some of you found this information to be of interest, and if you have any corrections to offer, please do not hesitate to leave them in a comment.
Have a good one,
André
I recently compiled some information about the songs that have opened or closed U2 concerts and I thought it would be of interest to some of you here. Unfortunately, it's quite on the large side, so I'll simply link you to the full information.
Songs that have opened/closed U2 concerts.
Here are the basic statistics for those who do not wish to read the whole thing.
Top ten openers
1. Zoo Station – 157
2. Elevation – 117
3. Where The Streets Have No Name – 112
4. 11 O’clock Tick Tock – 94
5. (TIE) Gloria – 93
5. (TIE) Mofo – 93
6. Out Of Control – 53
7. The Ocean – 36
8. Stand By Me – 20
9. Bullet The Blue Sky – 14
10. Hawkmoon 269 – 8
(Total openers: 48, of which 24 were used just once.)
Top ten closers
1. 40 – 310
2. Walk On – 109
3. Can’t Help Falling In Love With You – 84
4. Love Is Blindness – 66
5. The Ocean – 47
6. I Will Follow – 24
7. One – 21
8. (TIE) Unchained Melody – 20
8. (TIE) Wake Up Dead Man – 20
9. Out Of Control – 19
10. 11 O’clock Tick Tock – 12
(Total closers: 63, of which 33 were used just once.)
Hope some of you found this information to be of interest, and if you have any corrections to offer, please do not hesitate to leave them in a comment.
Have a good one,
André
