About the acoustic portion of the show...

[theu2fly]

The First Time
Walk On
Wild Horses
Stuck In A Moment

These have been played to give Adam and Larry a break, much like they did during the Elevation tour...

Yahweh is also included too... it gives them the chance to slow things down, and use less of their energy. Whether it may or may not be Larry's fatigue.

 

[topplehatU2]

Yes, but right after a break?

 

[WildHoneyAlways]

This has been discussed to death in the Setlist forum.

 

[bigwali]

Yes, but right after a break?

Yeah, very puzzling indeed!

 

[strwar718]

larry has an injured arm i think.. either way the acoustic stuff is GREAT... i really like the first time and stuck in a moment is nice

 

[topplehatU2]

...but right after a break?

 

[bono_man2002]

Larry is still drumming in Wild Horses and Stuck In A Moment.

 

[Axver]

Yes, but right after a break?

That's why I don't buy that this is for Larry's benefit. If his arms were hurting, an acoustic set would be inserted into the main set to break up the intensity of drumming for almost 1.5 hours straight. He doesn't need a rest when he's just had one break and has another coming up before the second encore!

You go from hard work to a break and back to hard work, not from a break to a break and back to a break, unless you're a lazy bum like me.

 

[DignityPassesBy]

but there isnt a massive gap between the main set and the encore by using the encore as a bit of a break he gets about a half hour more than he usually would depending on what songs they choose and bonos speeches and stuff like that

 

[NYRangers78]

i always wondered why u2 never did an mtv unplugged or something like that....they could even do it like nirvana did with the full band...that would be kick ass.....

 

[U2Man]

You go from hard work to a break and back to hard work, not from a break to a break and back to a break, unless you're a lazy bum like me.

 

[bigwali]

larry has an injured arm i think.. either way the acoustic stuff is GREAT... i really like the first time and stuck in a moment is nice

I might guess that Larry might have carpal tunnel or tendonitis but if it's carpal tunnel or tendonitis, the only thing going to benefit Larry is 24 hour rest, not 15 minute rest so I think U2 just changed things for the sake of changing things.