As I've written elsewhere, nightly rotations of the warhorses could be quite easily achieved.
Beautiful Day - One (courageous/crazy to leave either of these out).
OOC - IWF
WOWY - AIWIY
EBTTRT - The Fly
Pride - NYD
SBS - BTBS (although they may want both, as they fit the theme of the show)
Mysterious Ways - COBL
Angel of Harlem - ISHFWILF
Vertigo - Elevation (please no, Volcano would be a better swap)
Bad - RTSS
Streets has to stay.
I couldn't agree more about your logic. I don't think they should even have to mention the thought of two different nights but rather just do it for them and the fans. U2 has one hell of a catalog of classics to really please everyone (well, maybe not some here).
My thoughts are similar to yours but here is what I came up with:
Most of the SOI songs should be set every night:
SFS
EBW
Iris
Ceaderwood
RBW
California(it's not a regular but it should be)
Then the classics that will please almost everyone should be set:
Streets
Beautiful Day
With or Without you
Pride
Now the Change ups:
The Miracle vs This is Where You Can Reach Me Now (different opener is a big change but why not set the tone of changing things up).
Invisible vs The Crystal Ballroom (both well liked b-sides from the new album)
SBS vs NYD (both classics from War)
Even Better Than vs Discotheque (both have that party feel and both are popular U2 songs)
I Will Follow vs Gloria (that's a cool change up)
Electric Co vs Out of Control
UTEOTW vs Wild Horses ( both popular songs from AB)
Vertigo vs Elevation (both 2000's rock songs that are live monsters)
Desire vs Angel of Harlem
Bullet the Blue vs Volcano
Bad vs Two Hearts Beat as one vs A Sort of Homecoming (yes, you can rotate more than two songs)
Mysterious Ways vs Acrobat be Ultraviolet Rays
City of Blinding Lights vs Walk On
Still Haven't Found vs One
That's 24 songs a night and a total of 40 songs for them to "learn" with confidence and a change of 50% of the set list a night.
Be honest, casual fan or hardcore fan, who wouldn't love the second show I have above???
This is Where you can reach me now
Out of Control
Elevation
Gloria
Iris
Ceaderwood Road
Song for Someone
New Years Day
Raised by Wolves
Whose Going to Ride Your Wild Horses
The Crystal Ballroom
Discotheque (yeah, back to back baby!!!)
Acrobat
California
Every Breaking Wave
Desire
A Sort of Homecoming
Pride
Beautiful Day
With or Without You
-----Encore-----
Volcano
Walk on
Where the Streets Have no Name
One
In the end, I'll enjoy whatever they play.
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