My experience as well. Obviously the start of ZS is rousing but nothing else came close to the energy for Streets. Which is to say that even with all the flash there’s no rivaling that emotional connection with the band.
Bono’s mic didn’t seem to be working properly for the first third of the show. Sounded muffled and lots of whistling feedback. He had a couple of side bar conversations with a tech and seemed to be escorted off the stage for a moment. Made a funny comment later about the sphere falling apart.
I think there’s a middle ground.
Daddy’s Gonna Pay
Lemon
Zooropa
Beautiful Day/Vertigo/Elevation
Running/Bad
Streets
WOWY
For me, Atomic City can be the taped go-home track.
Don’t care for the new track at all. The post-punk (or whatever) style does nothing for me… Edge’s backing a-ha’s in the pre-chorus are so vapid and I’m checked out by the time Bono gets to his freedom fluff. They need to drill down on that solo/bridge portion. Spark of life there.