U2 Continues To Amaze With New & Old Songs

As they tend to do, Bono and the gang shook up their setlist for the second night in Helsinki, Finland. The August 21st concert brought the world premiere of “Every Breaking Wave,” the 360 Tour debut of “I Will Follow” and the return of  “No Line On The Horizon” and “Pride (In The Name Of Love).”

“I Will Follow” took its historic, early spot in the set replacing “New Year’s Day.” “Sunday Bloody Sunday” was dropped from the show for the first time since the 360 Tour began in early 2009.
“Pride” took its position following the “Crazy
Tonight (Remix).”

U2 truly mixed up the setlist and the songs by debuting a semi-acoustic (“a sort of Busker version” according to Bono) “No Line On The Horizon.” The song had not been played live since the second leg’s closer in Vancouver last year. It didn’t come off perfectly, but Bono and Edge put new emotion into the song with Adam and Larry joining in part way through the piece.

Taking the place of “North Star” tonight was another new, unreleased song, “Every Breaking Wave.” It is a sorrowful ballad, performed by Bono and Edge. Toward the end of the song Bono told Edge to adjust a chord for his finish. Following the song, Bono told the Helsinki crowd, “No one’s heard that before…including the two of us.”

No Line On The Horizon

Every Breaking Wave

Helsinki, Finland Night 2 Setlist
21 August 2010
Intro/ Space Oddity

1. Return of The Stingray Guitar
2. Beautiful Day / Singing In The Rain (snippet)
3. I Will Follow
4. Get On Your Boots
5. Magnificent
6. Mysterious Ways / My Sweet Lord (snippet) / Norwegian Wood (snippet)
7. No Line On The Horizon (semi-acoustic)
8. Elevation
9. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
10. Every Breaking Wave
11. Glastonbury
12. In A Little While
13. Miss Sarajevo
14. City Of Blinding Lights / Singing In The Rain (snippet)
15. Vertigo
16. I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight (Remix) / Discotheque (snippet)
17. Pride (In The Name of Love)
18. Trouble In The World (snippet) / MLK
19. Walk On

Encore
20. One / Rain (snippet)
21. Where The Streets Have No Name
22. Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me
23. With Or Without You
24. Moment Of Surrender / Singing In The Rain (snippet)

Thank you to U2Gigs for their continued live coverage and video and to Krista Baumane for the photos.

–by kramwest1