Anyone else disappointed that no Xmas songs were played?

[redhill]

They usually play something around Xmas time.

I was really hoping for I Believe in Father Christmas....

 

[U2FanPeter]

Did they put an Xmas tree ontop of the 360 claw like they did for Seattle Popmart show on Dec 12th 1997?

 

[Axver]

They usually play something around Xmas time.

No they don't.

Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) on 20 December 1987 and White Christmas on 16 December 1989 are the only examples of U2 performing a Christmas song at a full tour gig.

Otherwise, Bono just throws around snippets, like he did in Perth.

 

[digitize]

Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) would have been fun, but hardly expected. I think the set yesterday was a good set to end the leg on, with kind of a Christmas-y mood anyway.

 

[bono_man2002]

I am so disappointed. Never going to a U2 show again!

 

[dan_smee]

Fuck am I happy they didn't waste a spot in the set with a kitschy, lame xmas song!

 

[Galeongirl]

Fuck am I happy they didn't waste a spot in the set with a kitschy, lame xmas song!

^that pretty much.

 

[Sicy]

I am so disappointed. Never going to a U2 show again!

This made me laugh

 

[corianderstem]

I'd love to be at a December show where they busted out with Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).

If they're going to do some sort of Christmas thing, I'd prefer they do that rather than snippetry of carols or something.

 

[bono_212]

I'd be disappointed if there was no snippetry of Christmas songs. It's fun, no reason for people to get bitchy about fun.

 

[Vlaco]

I'd be disappointed if there was no snippetry of Christmas songs. It's fun, no reason for people to get bitchy about fun.

I prefer a U2 song to some corny Christmas song.

 

[Vlaco]

Fuck am I happy they didn't waste a spot in the set with a kitschy, lame xmas song!

 

[bono_212]

I prefer a U2 song to some corny Christmas song.

Jesus, they're fucking snippets, calm down.

 

[Axver]

I'm surprised at how controversial snippetry has become around these parts lately.

 

[bono_212]

This is just stupid though. To be pissed off at them for snippeting *DECENT* Christmas songs IN DECEMBER?!? OH the horror.

 

[powerhour24]

I think they did the right thing acknowledging the season with the snippets, though it would be fun to see them play Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) or Father Christmas... put probably moreso if it was at some other sort of appearance, because I agree the audience is gonna want to see U2 songs performed.

 

[Vlaco]

Jesus, they're fucking snippets, calm down.

I think you're overreacting much more than I am. I just give my opinion. I usually like snippets, I just don't like Christmas songs (snippet or not).

 

[Sicy]

Baby Please Come Home is a good one.

 

[powerhour24]

Christmas hater .



J/K, I'm not big into Christmas music.

 

[powerhour24]

Damnit, now it looks like I called Sicy a Christmas hater!!

 

[Vlaco]

This is just stupid though. To be pissed off at them for snippeting *DECENT* Christmas songs IN DECEMBER?!? OH the horror.

No one talks about being pissed off at them for snippeting Christmas songs. Some of us rather hear U2 without Christmas snippets. What's the big deal?

 

[bono_212]

That it's 30 seconds of a song only for a couple of shows before Christmas. How you could feel cheated or upset by that is beyond me.

 

[Vlaco]

Christmas hater .



J/K, I'm not big into Christmas music.

I'm not a Christmas hater at all. The point is: you hear them anywhere, any time, each and every single year, over and over again.

 

[Vlaco]

That it's 30 seconds of a song only for a couple of shows before Christmas. How you could feel cheated or upset by that is beyond me.

Again, I don't feel cheated or upset by it, I rather hear a U2 song without Christmas snippets. Just like I prefer a certain U2 song to another.

 

[Galeongirl]

Hey guys, I never said I minded snippets!! All I'm saying is I'm glad they didn't do FULL christmas songs. Snippets I don't mind, it's a nice touch, but a full song? No thanks, I'd rather hear plenty of others..

 

[blueeyedgirl]

Jeez, a lot of debate by a lot of people who weren't at the last show. I was there, yes I am gloating, and I enjoyed it all, Christmas snippets and all....

 

[BVS]

You know who else hates these snippets?







































































This guy:

 

[Popmartijn]

Hey guys, I never said I minded snippets!! All I'm saying is I'm glad they didn't do FULL christmas songs. Snippets I don't mind, it's a nice touch, but a full song? No thanks, I'd rather hear plenty of others..

I rather hear U2 play a Christmas song in full in concert than no song. But if that's not possible then the snippets are a nice touch (Bono did a bit of Do They Know It's Christmas in Sydney 1, which was also nice).

 

[Popmartijn]

because I agree the audience is gonna want to see U2 songs performed.

I think the majority of the audience want to see U2 perform. Slight difference. I also think the audience doesn't mind if the set contains 1 (Christmas) cover and 23 originals.
I mean, I didn't feel cheated when I heard them do Knockin' On Heaven's Door in Moscow, even though it wasn't a U2 song. It was great seeing U2 do some cover.

 

[cobl04]

I am so disappointed. Never going to a U2 show again!

+1

This is just stupid though. To be pissed off at them for snippeting *DECENT* Christmas songs IN DECEMBER?!? OH the horror.

he didn't say he was cheated, upset or pissed off at all. he just casually mentioned that he'd rather hear a U2 song than a christmas song, which is a perfectly reasonable thing to say.