we'll see what happens. NSW went on hiatus in anticipation of his show, and thus didn't know Ultraviolet and TUF had found their way into the setlist and his mind was blown. it made me feel guilty.
the one thing i am slightly worried about at the moment is that i'm currently going to 3 shows, so that's probably 18 or so songs i'll hear 3 times, i just fear by the third gig it won't feel as special as it did in 06.
He at least was going to the first gig of the tour, though! Avoiding a couple of weeks of rehearsals is one thing, but at this stage, I'm just not sure you're going to avoid much. Of course, in saying that, now U2 will spite me and spring a brand new opening of Love Comes Tumbling/Boomerang II/Wire on us.
By the third gig, though, anything you HAVEN'T heard becomes extra special, so it does go both ways. Hell, I was even a bit excited by Elevation at Amsterdam II just because it was something I hadn't heard at my three previous 360 gigs. About a couple of minutes in and I'd regained my sanity, but that initial blast of "woah hey they haven't done this at the previous gigs" was cool all the same.