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I've more or less been in love with this song ever since the unfinished 2009 versions from Helsinki and Vienna were posted online, and absolutely adored the revamped version which appeared on the Songs of Innocence album. As most here will know, the "standard" live version of this song is a...

Wait what's happening? What did ye hear? O_o

Hands down one of the best gigs I've ever been to. This and Monday, but somehow the band seemed in even better spirits tonight, and that's saying a lot after Monday's spectacle. Can I just take a moment though to say that singing the opening notes to The Miracle of Joey Ramone at the end of 13...

Where are you getting ]that from? O_o

Does anyone know what kind of guitar, and what kind of sound or effect is used for the background, always backing tracked guitar in "One"? Shows up for the first time at 0:58 on the album version, always present in the live versions as well but it's very clear if you watch both Bono and Edge's...

Did Bono ever sing "can you (see the beauty)" in falsetto, on CoBL live performances? On the album version of CoBL, Bono sings "can you see the beauty inside of me" with "can you" in falsetto. I've just realised that in any video I've seen or any concert I've been to, he always drops that down...

To be honest, while I absolutely adore stadium U2 gigs, last night was extra special due to the smaller size of the venue - personally I'd hope they'd do the 3Arena again as opposed to somewhere bigger. Difficult one for them obviously, having to balance demand with the atmosphere they want for...

Wonder what the chances are of them doing extra Dublin shows next year, if they do tour again? I know they don't tend to revisit Dublin when they do second European legs, but this might be a bit different given how epically demand has outstripped capacity for the Dublin shows?

That was about as close to my dream setlist as you could get :D Mysterious Ways was absolutely epic, and I'm not sure why everyone's ripping on Elevation, best rendition of it I've ever heard. Literally the only thing that would have made it better for me would have been Bad/40, and given that...

I know Edge doesn't play it this way and every tab for the song follows the way he plays it in live performance, but when I used to play everything by ear before I discovered tabs, I basically tabbed it as open chords with a little bit of finger work to make the little melodies. Following the...

If I could add one song from NLOTH to the set it would be Breathe. Absolute cracker of an anthem, particularly live. Granted, it may not work in the indoor, smaller setting they're using for this tour - it was a real stadium rouser when they opened with it in '09. Judging from it not being...

Obviously with so many albums, they're never going to get around to covering every album every night - far from it, indeed. But having glanced at a few setlists (trying to keep spoilers to a minimum, but can't help myself) the absence of any material from NLOTH is incredibly noticeable. While...

We're Row 43! My dad reckons the whole "We may not be able to play the show in Dublin at all" thing was a pure marketing tactic and that they always knew they'd manage to make it fit ;)

Anyone know why tickets in the green blocks (further away from the stage than the yellow blocks in front) were both more expensive and considered "best available" by ticketmaster compared with the frontmost blocks? I was lucky enough to be one of the first on the site this morning and got two...

Does anyone know why tickets in the second tier were "better" (according to Ticketmaster's best available option) and also more expensive than tickets in the closer, yellow tier? Found that a bit odd, but I'm going to trust Ticketmaster's judgment even though when I looked at it last night I was...

Covered Every Breaking Wave with a full band, using elements of the original 360 version and elements of the new, Songs of Innocence version. Any comments or suggested improvements welcome! Decided not to use delay on my guitar parts because IMO two delayed guitars rarely sync up well live, but...

I have a gig on Friday, I've been practising with my Korg A3 but I've just discovered that when moved, a faulty connection causes the input jack to intermittently cut out during playing. Need to resolder this before Friday, can't risk it flaking out during a song. Anyone ever done this or know...

Bit of a dilemma here. I'm covering Mysterious Ways in an upcoming gig, with a Les Paul. Have a great setting on the A3, no problem there, but it's definitely missing the jangly-ness of the Ricky. I have access to a Behringer US600 pitch shift pedal, which has an octave harmony option. Can't...

Any sign of the full band version of Every Breaking Wave yet, or is it still the piano version? Not too keen on reading through what sound like several pages of ?.

The only thing that would genuinely upset me would be if they never played Every Breaking Wave with the full band. Been dying to hear what that would sound like with a full arrangement since they first played it in Helsinki back in '09. Not that the acoustic version isn't epic, but it'd be a...

Shame, it was a sweet idea. Although I can definitely see the argument that fans might be pissed, unless there were perhaps discounts for people buying tickets in pairs for both nights.

The three shows thing is very odd… Wasn't it supposed to be done in pairs, an innocence night an an experience night? If so, what are they going to do with odd numbers…?

Does anyone know in which interview Gerry Adams called Bono a "little sh!t?" >_> I'm writing a piece about U2's War album and its political messages, and I've stumbled across an interview with Bono from a few years ago in which he mentions Gerry Adams publicly calling him a "little sh!t" in an...

The 360 version, but with the new chorus. ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ICOERTRWdc Recorded this last night for the craic. Been playing this song a lot lately, basically by playing the acoustic guitar the same way I used to for the gentle, live Helsinki version released a couple of years ago, and adding the old bridge melody and...