Shuttlecock VIII: Did We Just Die?

[No spoken words]

If they pull out Fast Cars, I will just die.

I never got to hear that live.

I've heard that, but, good to read about songs you're dying to hear live/past concert experiences. Thanks for sharing.

I did, first time it was performed. I don't remember much about it other than being shocked they were actually playing it.

NOBODY GIVES A SHIT ABOUT YOUR STORIES

I trade all of your songs for Bad. It's my white whale.

I hope you get to hear it one day, it's sublime. You'll hopefully hear it in NYC. Thank you for sharing with us.

I've had that one as the closer

I KILL YOU

I mean, glad you got to hear that in Chicago.

 

[monkeyskin]

· Love Is Blindness (1)

Impromptu no less? If they can pull that out their hats after 13 years, what else could they do?

One band I saw ages back let ticket holders vote for the top 3 songs they wanted to hear at their show, and then made sure to play those which weren't already covered by the set staples. Imagine if U2 devoted their traditional 2-3 song rotational segment to a list tailored to each individual crowd? Organizing it in advance even gives them rehearsal time.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

NOBODY GIVES A SHIT ABOUT YOUR STORIES

I was the only person in my section of GA that seemed to know what it was and was singing along. It was pretty crazy, let me tell you.

 

[BoMac]

I've only seen one Springsteen show (in Moncton, no less), but he did this request thing with signs, which I thought was extremely cool. If only U2 could pull something like that.

At a Radiohead show in Montreal in 2001, the band was all set to play The Bends (according to the printed setlist), but I heard some yell "Juuuuuuuuust!!!!", so Thom nodded, switched guitars, and they played Just.

 

[lazarus]

What Vertigo show did they close with Love is Blindness??

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

At a Radiohead show in Montreal in 2001, the band was all set to play The Bends (according to the printed setlist), but I heard some yell "Juuuuuuuuust!!!!", so Thom nodded, switched guitars, and they played Just.

At the HTTT show I saw in Toronto they had to stop mid-song because of some medical emegency in the crowd. As soon as it was taken care of 1-2-3 and they started the song again right where they left off without batting an eye.

 

[bono_212]

Deciding whether or not to see U2 tonight based on the soundcheck is really going to blow up in my face. I just know it. I don't like what I've seen on there that much. & I just know that if I don't go there going to play out of control and bad. And the troubles with Lykke Li. Maybe volcano but I could give or take that one.

Also, sweet, google voice to text knows how to spell Lykke Li

 

[bono_212]

Basically we are about to enter one of two realities. In the reality where I do go to the show tonight, the setlist will be:

The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)
The Electric Co. / Send In The Clowns (snippet) / I Can See For Miles (snippet)
I Will Follow
Iris (Hold Me Close)
Cedarwood Road
Song For Someone
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Raised By Wolves / Psalm 23 (snippet)
Until The End Of The World
(Intermission)
Invisible
Even Better Than The Real Thing
Mysterious Ways / Young Americans (snippet)
Elevation
Ordinary Love
Every Breaking Wave
Bullet The Blue Sky / 19 (snippet)
The Hands That Built America (snippet) / Pride (In The Name Of Love)
Beautiful Day / California (There Is No End To Love) (snippet)
With Or Without You

encore(s):
City Of Blinding Lights
Mother And Child Reunion (snippet) / Where The Streets Have No Name / California (There Is No End To Love) (snippet)
One


In the reality where I don't go:

The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)
Out of Control
I Will Follow
Iris (Hold Me Close)
Cedarwood Road
Song For Someone
Sunday Bloody Sunday/When Johnny Comes Marching Home (Snippet)
Raised By Wolves / Psalm 23 (snippet)
Until The End Of The World
(Intermission)
Invisible
Even Better Than The Real Thing
Mysterious Ways / Young Americans (snippet)
Volcano
Ordinary Love
Every Breaking Wave
Bullet The Blue Sky / 19 (snippet)
The Hands That Built America (snippet) / Pride (In The Name Of Love)
Beautiful Day / California (There Is No End To Love) (snippet)
With Or Without You/Shine Like Stars
Bad

encore(s):
Miracle Drug
Mother And Child Reunion (snippet) / Where The Streets Have No Name / California (There Is No End To Love) (snippet)
The Troubles (W/Lykke Li)

 

[david]

What Vertigo show did they close with Love is Blindness??

2006-03-01 - Buenos Aires

 

[liamcool]

What Vertigo show did they close with Love is Blindness??

This one.

Here's a video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKdSaoUzoe4

 

[corianderstem]

I did, first time it was performed. I don't remember much about it other than being shocked they were actually playing it.

That's how I remember hearing Your Blue Room in Chicago. That and trying to text Diemen "WHY DID YOU LEAVE CHICAGO AFTER THE FIRST SHOW YOU ARE MISSING IT!!!!!"

 

[No spoken words]

That's how I remember hearing Your Blue Room in Chicago. That and trying to text Diemen "WHY DID YOU LEAVE CHICAGO AFTER THE FIRST SHOW YOU ARE MISSING IT!!!!!"

I was very very happy as this was being played. Even with mofo standing right next to me.

 

[namkcuR]

This one.

Here's a video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKdSaoUzoe4

I feel like this is a glorified snippet.

 

[No spoken words]

Basically we are about to enter one of two realities. In the reality where I do go to the show tonight, the setlist will be

FFS, just drive and go to the show. If you don't go, are you doing anything better??? Enough.

 

[namkcuR]

I was very very happy as this was being played. Even with mofo standing right next to me.

Yeah, I went to one of the first leg NYC 360 shows, and they'd been playing YBR off and on for the couple of weeks leading up to it, so I didn't know if I'd get it or not. When they started playing it, I yelled pretty loud. I'm not sure my brother - who was with me - knew the song. I must've looked/sounded like a crazy person to those around me. It was awesome hearing it love though. I consider myself fortunate considering the relatively small number of times they played it.

 

[corianderstem]

Me too. Also, Sinead O'Connor doing the vocal on it was aces. I quite like the live version.

 

[No spoken words]

Yeah, I went to one of the first leg NYC 360 shows, and they'd been playing YBR off and on for the couple of weeks leading up to it, so I didn't know if I'd get it or not. When they started playing it, I yelled pretty loud. I'm not sure my brother - who was with me - knew the song. I must've looked/sounded like a crazy person to those around me. It was awesome hearing it love though. I consider myself fortunate considering the relatively small number of times they played it.

Those moments are pretty cool, though. At least I think so.

I cannot really recall too many songs that drew more bafflement than YBR and so it really felt like it was a gift for the diehards.

 

[martha]

Holy shit. I looked at the soundcheck thread.

 

[Axver]

Impromptu no less? If they can pull that out their hats after 13 years, what else could they do?

One band I saw ages back let ticket holders vote for the top 3 songs they wanted to hear at their show, and then made sure to play those which weren't already covered by the set staples. Imagine if U2 devoted their traditional 2-3 song rotational segment to a list tailored to each individual crowd? Organizing it in advance even gives them rehearsal time.

I'd love U2 to do similar, though I fear they wouldn't do the "not already covered by the set staples" thing, a whole bunch of people would vote for Pride, Streets, and One, and we'd consistently have awesome songs like A Sort of Homecoming placing fourth and never getting played.

I feel like this is a glorified snippet.

So do I. The problem is that it's clearly separate from AIWIY so there's no other way to list it.

 

[martha]

It's not as crowded tonight. More empty seats, fewer people milling around. WTF is Ticketmaster trying to pull with no ticket drops today?

 

[phanan]

That was cause they knew I was there and it were my burfday.

I was there too. It was a train wreck, but still cool to hear.

 

[joyfulgirl]

In case you were wondering what this guy is doing while U2 are touring:
Paul McGuinness: The Business of Music

Too bad I'll be in Derry not Dalkey that day.

 

[martha]

Pretty much the whole row of 300 dollar seats behind me is empty.

 

[bono_212]

Well, they're certainly not selling them here.

 

[bono_212]

Hey there's stellan slarsgard again. Same guy, seriously.

 

[No spoken words]

Hey there's stellan slarsgard again. Same guy, seriously.

Say hi to Fred for me.

 

[LemonMelon]

stellan slarsgard

That's probably his actual name.

 

[bono_212]

Say hi to Fred for me.

Yes stuck out here with me, at least.

 

[No spoken words]

I like Vertigo a lot more than I probably should.

 

[No spoken words]

Yes stuck out here with me, at least.

You're making new friends.