I think this would be a good idea. Maybe going forward, they could road test new songs in clubs before they are released. Really, pretty much the same idea as the Somerville theatre show in 2009 for NLOTH, except before the release and play more songs in the shows.This takes the pressure off of pleasing the casuals and takes the pressure off of needing to be perfect in front of 80,000 people.
Either way, it would be nice for U2 to do this in other contexts as well. Maybe do some East coast American gigs around St Patrick's Day or gigs wherever between tours. Nothing too big or taxing or expensive, stay out for a week or two, simple sets with minimal tour personnel and then go back home.
U2 would get the chance to play some b-sides, fan favorites, early day rockers and new songs. The set would not have to tell a story(personal section, political section, etc) to captivate an arena or stadium. Just do an intimate, high energy rock show and have fun with the catalog.
Possibilites are endless, but I am thinking something like this:
1.)11 O'Clock Tick Tock
2.)I Will Follow
3.)Three Sunrises
4.)A Sort of Homecoming
5.)Bad
6.)Every Breaking Wave
7.)Stay
8.)Desire(full band, Lovetown)
9.)Two Hearts Beat As One
10.)Gloria
11.)Streets
12.)Luminous Times
13.)Trip Through Your Wire
14.)Sunday Bloody Sunday
15.)Exit
16.)Lady with the Spinning Head
17.)Wire
18.)No Line On The Horizon
19.)Even Better Than The Real Thing
20.)Magnificent
21.)All I want is You
22.)Walk To The Water
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1.)I Wanna Be Sedated/Beat on The Brat/Friday I'm in Love/Rock The Casbah/London Calling/insert Clash, Cure, Ramones cover here.
2.)Vertigo/Stories for Boys/She loves you
Change it every night, but you get the idea. Keep the energy up, 3 or 4 out of 24 songs should be slower. Play some b sides, alot of early day rockers, whatever the latest single is, maybe even pull one of those fan made signs out of the audience on occassion.
Lets be realistic- In what other context would we ever hear Walk To The Water?
I'd love to hear your ideas in general, or make a setlist for a U2 club show here.
Either way, it would be nice for U2 to do this in other contexts as well. Maybe do some East coast American gigs around St Patrick's Day or gigs wherever between tours. Nothing too big or taxing or expensive, stay out for a week or two, simple sets with minimal tour personnel and then go back home.
U2 would get the chance to play some b-sides, fan favorites, early day rockers and new songs. The set would not have to tell a story(personal section, political section, etc) to captivate an arena or stadium. Just do an intimate, high energy rock show and have fun with the catalog.
Possibilites are endless, but I am thinking something like this:
1.)11 O'Clock Tick Tock
2.)I Will Follow
3.)Three Sunrises
4.)A Sort of Homecoming
5.)Bad
6.)Every Breaking Wave
7.)Stay
8.)Desire(full band, Lovetown)
9.)Two Hearts Beat As One
10.)Gloria
11.)Streets
12.)Luminous Times
13.)Trip Through Your Wire
14.)Sunday Bloody Sunday
15.)Exit
16.)Lady with the Spinning Head
17.)Wire
18.)No Line On The Horizon
19.)Even Better Than The Real Thing
20.)Magnificent
21.)All I want is You
22.)Walk To The Water
------------------------------------------------------------
1.)I Wanna Be Sedated/Beat on The Brat/Friday I'm in Love/Rock The Casbah/London Calling/insert Clash, Cure, Ramones cover here.
2.)Vertigo/Stories for Boys/She loves you
Change it every night, but you get the idea. Keep the energy up, 3 or 4 out of 24 songs should be slower. Play some b sides, alot of early day rockers, whatever the latest single is, maybe even pull one of those fan made signs out of the audience on occassion.
Lets be realistic- In what other context would we ever hear Walk To The Water?
I'd love to hear your ideas in general, or make a setlist for a U2 club show here.
