Blue Room
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
Well, according to someone who posted in the DC thread, the setlist was definitely changed apparently due to the late start.
I hope thats all it is. Although, what I have been hearing through the grapevine is that U2 are not really delving into the soundchecks and exploring different songs/concepts (other than YBR obviously in Chicago) like they have on past tours. I guess the focus is the stage production this time out and that is fine, it is awesome to say the least. But I would hate to see the setlist regress. They had a pretty good base going with the setlist and they need to stick to that structure if they are not going to experiment with it versus dropping new material.
I think if there were time constraints then something else should have been given the axe versus NLOTH. Like I said, if its back the next show and going forward than it must have been the time constraint as you say. I really hope thats the case.