Opening Night Setlist Predictions

[Ifeelnumb84]

1. Where The Streets Have No Name
2. I Will Follow OR Gloria
3. The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)
4. Song for Someone
5. Beautiful Day
6. Iris (Hold Me Close)
7. This Is Where You Reach Me Now
8. Vertigo OR Elevation
9. Desire
10. New Years' Day
11. Magnificent
12. Gone
13. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
14. Pride (In The Name of Love)
15. A Sort of Homecoming
16. Every Breaking Wave
17. One

Encore:
18. Raised By Wolves
19. Bullet the Blue Sky
20. Sunday Bloody Sunday (Ferguson MO related human rights rant, because Bono)
21. With or Without You

Encore 2:
22. Mysterious Ways
23. Sleep Like A Baby Tonight w/ Lemon snippet
24. Bad
25. The Troubles
26. 40

 

[Ifeelnumb84]

Your lack of response suggests that I did this perfectly!

 

[BVS]

Too early... especially if there's a pt 2 coming out.

Plus, DON'T open with an old song!


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[powerhour24]

Especially Streets, that's a song they have to build up to, a centerpiece.

 

[Airseven]

A Lemon snippet in Sleep Like A Baby just because of the falsetto? Pass. And no chance they open with Streets.

I hope Cedarwood opens the encore.

 

[Ifeelnumb84]

1. Opening with Even Better on the 360 tour worked pretty well, and I just don't see any of the new songs as show openers. Raised By Wolves could work, but is too dark to open I think.
2. I left Cedarwood out even though I know Bono will want to work it in eventually. It is a plodding, middle of the road song like Crumbs. I respect his lyrics, but live Crumbs just doesn't do anything for me. This song will probably be the same.
3. And too early?...it's a prediction, that's how these work.
4. Someone else give it a try!

 

[Ifeelnumb84]

5. As for snippeting Lemon just because of the falsetto....I agree it's a bit too on the nose, but so was Vertigo with the Stories for Boys added in. It's just what they do (and I love it).

 

[2861U2]

Are there any new songs that might flow well into Streets? EBW and Troubles are the only ones I can picture at the moment.

 

[Chrisedge]

I think they will do Invisible (which your missing)...possibly as the opener.

 

[BVS]

I think it's almost a given, barring another album, that Miracle will be opening.


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[prbiker15]

I think they will do Invisible (which your missing)...possibly as the opener.

That would be the best opener for the next tour.

 

[cbanksy9]

Miracle can easily open the show, they can really pull off 4-6 new songs right off the top, ala ZooTV. Their that strong. Invisible could work as an encore opener.


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[Greedo]

Oddly, I think California has enough of a thrust and is light enough to open a show.

 

[Afliktor]

1. The Troubles
2. Red Light
3. MLK/Stand Up Comedy (snippet)
4. Things to Make and Do
5. Freedom for My People (extended 12 min edition)
6. Discotheque (Howie B Hairy B Mix)
7. Always/Beautiful Day (snippet)
8. So Cruel
9. Miami/California (snippet)/New York (snippet)
10. Passengers (played in its entirety)

encore:
there's no encore sorry guys

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

2 1/2 hours of Vertigo

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[Tommy WM]

1. The Troubles
2. Red Light
3. MLK/Stand Up Comedy (snippet)
4. Things to Make and Do
5. Freedom for My People (extended 12 min edition)
6. Discotheque (Howie B Hairy B Mix)
7. Always/Beautiful Day (snippet)
8. So Cruel
9. Miami/California (snippet)/New York (snippet)
10. Passengers (played in its entirety)

encore:
there's no encore sorry guys

Just the idea of finishing the show with Elvis Ate America, Plot 180, Theme From the Swan & Theme From Let's Go Native is hilarious and is sure to infuriate a lot of people. Me however, I find it bold and intriguing

 

[Babydoll]

Just the idea of setlists and all has me so excited for the tour

 

[prbiker15]

Just the idea of setlists and all has me so excited for the tour

Same here. I wonder when they're going to start doing promo stuff.

 

[Afliktor]

Just the idea of setlists and all has me so excited for the tour

in all seriousness: yes.

 

[Tommy WM]

Even though it's way too early to start guessing I'll go ahead anyway. I can only get to around song 7 because then my head starts to hurt.

1. The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)
2. Invisible
3. I Will Follow
4. Mysterious Ways
5. Magnificent
6. California (There Is No End to Love)
7. Until the End of the World

Here's hoping for Dirty Day, Gone and Last Night on Earth also.

 

[JoRu]

1. The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)
2. Volcano
3. Out Of Control
4. Mysterious Ways
5. Elevation
6. Magnificent
7. Song For Someone (acoustic)
8. Stay (Faraway, So Close) (acoustic)
9. California (There Is No End To Love)
10. New Year's Day
11. Beautiful Day
12. A Sort Of Homecoming
13. Raised By Wolves
14. Vertigo
15. Bullet The Blue Sky
16. Where The Streets Have No Name
17. I Will Follow
18. Invisible

19. The Electric Co.
20. One
21. With Or Without You
22. The Troubles

 

[domo-kun]

Your lack of response suggests that I did this perfectly!

Lets not start about your lack of patience then.

 

[Ifeelnumb84]

And your lack of a sense of humor, where did that go?

I haven't been on this board in a long time...glad to have a reason to be back and to bicker about fictional setlists.

As long as we're all in agreement that A Sort of Homecoming needs to have a sort of homecoming in a live setting, then we're good.

 

[BigMacPhisto]

I think record #2 will drop before the tour begins, so they'll play 6-7 songs a night from the combined two albums, thus leaving a lot of material on the floor. I mean, half the songs on the new album would really be a stretch for a live setting (particularly the last three).

I think Every Breaking Wave, California and The Miracle will all be around for certain though.

 

[prbiker15]

I have to get to work on these dream setlists.

 

[madonna's child]

1. The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)
2. Volcano
3. Out Of Control
4. Mysterious Ways
5. Elevation
6. Magnificent
7. Song For Someone (acoustic)
8. Stay (Faraway, So Close) (acoustic)
9. California (There Is No End To Love)
10. New Year's Day
11. Beautiful Day
12. A Sort Of Homecoming
13. Raised By Wolves
14. Vertigo
15. Bullet The Blue Sky
16. Where The Streets Have No Name
17. I Will Follow
18. Invisible

19. The Electric Co.
20. One
21. With Or Without You
22. The Troubles

I like the idea of closing with The Troubles, it is haunting much like 40. (also, I'm tired of 40.)

I want them to bring back Pride, I was surprised how much I missed it on 360.

 

[Aleh_Hewson]

I'd love to hear the full album being played somewhere. Maybe in a promo tour. I do think every single song is "live" material

 

[Babydoll]

Same here. I wonder when they're going to start doing promo stuff.

Hopefully pretty soon.

 

[Tim Wallach]

I love closing with the Troubles too. But guest singer on stage, or Edge?

 

[BigMacPhisto]

Cedarwood Road and Sleep Like A Baby Tonight have literally zero chance of making the set list. I mean, I guess they could show up as a one-off. The former is too mid-tempo without any hooks...it will bore the audience that's unfamiliar with it (and it isn't that well liked to begin with). The latter is too much of a Zooropa album track...too hard to pull off in front of 20,000 people.

Iris is also a bit too weird, even if it's far more creative than a bland ballad like Song For Someone...the latter just seems like it would work better in an arena setting.


I think the likely cuts are:

Miracle
Every Breaking Wave
California
Volcano
Raised By Wolves

Somewhat Likely:

The Troubles

Possible:

Song For Someone
Iris
This Is Where You Can Reach Me Now

No Chance:

Cedarwood Road
Sleep Like A Baby Tonight