NYC #8 Setlist Party

[ClaytonsKitten]

Exactly. It's a completely different experience being there, vs. judging from your comfy sofa.

This. Being at Chi1 and Chi2 was amazing. One was in club seats, the second was in GA. Both nights were AMAZING. I was blessed. So so so blessed.

 

[prbiker15]

Madison Square Garden - New York City, NY - July 31, 2015

---------- People Have the Power ----------
01 - The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)
02 - Out of Control
03 - Vertigo / God Save the Queen (snippet)
04 - I Will Follow
05 - Iris (Hold Me Close)
06 - Cedarwood Road
07 - Song for Someone
08 - Sunday Bloody Sunday / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet)
09 - Raised by Wolves / Psalm 23 (snippet)
10 - Until the End of the World / Love and Peace or Else (snippet) / Words (snippet)
---------- INTERMISSION: The Fly (Gavin Friday Mix) ----------
11 - Invisible
12 - Even Better Than the Real Thing
13 - Mysterious Ways / Burning Down the House (snippet)
14 - Desire
15 - Party Girl
16 - Every Breaking Wave
17 - Bullet the Blue Sky / 19 (snippet)
18 - The Hands That Built America (snippet) / Pride (In the Name of Love)
19 - Beautiful Day / Hungry Heart (snippet) / New York, New York (snippet)
20 - With or Without You
---------- Stephen Hawking Video ----------
21 - City of Blinding Lights
22 - Mother and Child Reunion (snippet) / Where the Streets Have No Name

 

[Liesje]

So maybe I'm weird but I'm actually happy they didn't do shows in pairs with highly varied setlists or I would have felt left out not being able to see pairs of shows. I did see three shows within one week and even with the base setlist not varying much or at all, I think I enjoyed myself more than the previous two tours. Part of that was probably the ease of the GA experience and the weather not being unbearably hot for my shows, or literally freezing.

 

[Axver]

That's fine, but its something that has been discussed to death

I don't aim to wade into the rights or wrongs of the discussion; I was just pointing out that you and some other people keep repeating something that's actually wrong. The tour announcement explicitly indicated two different shows with a quote from Bono. You can still find it on U2.com, reproduced on U2gigs, etc. That's all.

 

[daygloeyes2]

Same could be said about Bono's speeches. Which you have bitched about a great deal.

 

[VintagePunk]

I'd say in general Vertigo's third leg was more adventurous than the first, but in terms of variation during lengthy runs (like those 5 consecutive NYC shows), they didn't go that nuts with changing up the order. I think Chicago 4 on the first leg had a more surprising altered order, as did Dublin 3 on the second leg. It had a very unusual set for the stadium leg, with the only European performances of Gloria or An Cat Dubh/Into The Heart. Gloria still hasn't been played in Europe since Lovetown, outside of that one show!

All 8 of my Vertigo shows were that leg, and it was just an amazing run, setlist wise, so I think my (unfair, probably) bias comes into play, when judging other legs of tours. I honestly feel very privileged to have seen the shows I did, that tour/leg.

Apropos of nothing, Setlistfm has a feature where you can select a tour to find out an "average" setlist of any band on a tour. I looked at one for U2 for this leg, and it's funny. Doesn't take into account spots that are totally static or interchangable. So, for example, they had both Gloria and Electric Co in U2's setlist for this tour.

 

[KUEFC09U2]

I don't aim to wade into the rights or wrongs of the discussion; I was just pointing out that you and some other people keep repeating something that's actually wrong. The tour announcement explicitly indicated two different shows with a quote from Bono. You can still find it on U2.com, reproduced on U2gigs, etc. That's all.

 

[KUEFC09U2]

Erm has bono just sang the proper words to streets?

 

[Daddysgonnapay]

U2 I&E Tour..is not a concert but an IDEA!!

 

[U2Girl1978]

Anyway, everyone gets a month or so off from bitching about the band soon

What will you do in the meantime???

 

[Axver]

I'm really not sure what I'll do for an Australian leg. There are a bunch of songs I really want to see, mainly from the rotations. On the other hand, I don't care to go to a whole bunch of gigs to get near-identical sets in the hope of one big surprise in the rotations. If I'm going to buy tickets to multiple shows, I really want to see some changes from night to night. I don't mean an entirely different set, but I do mean not hearing the same nineteen songs every night for four or six or whatever nights.

 

[daygloeyes2]

I was stuck at work for most of the night.


I haven't caught up yet, but I'm assuming this was needed at some point.

 

[KUEFC09U2]

What will you do in the meantime???

I plan on doing some insufferable wanking

 

[Edge_Orchestra]

New and Improved Interference set list parties.

Now with extra bitchy.

DISCLAIMER:
Which is aimed at no one in particular. Lest anyone get even more bitchy.


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[DRay9911]

still haven't found...

 

[bobsaget77]

No One tonight? Thank god!!!!


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[DRay9911]

bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce

 

[U2Girl1978]

Bruce!!!!

 

[allaras]

Bruceeeeeeeeee

 

[prbiker15]

Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce.

 

[ClaytonsKitten]

BRUCE.

And they're doing ISHF of course.

Let's hope for 40.

 

[prbiker15]

Madison Square Garden - New York City, NY - July 31, 2015

---------- People Have the Power ----------
01 - The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)
02 - Out of Control
03 - Vertigo / God Save the Queen (snippet)
04 - I Will Follow
05 - Iris (Hold Me Close)
06 - Cedarwood Road
07 - Song for Someone
08 - Sunday Bloody Sunday / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet)
09 - Raised by Wolves / Psalm 23 (snippet)
10 - Until the End of the World / Love and Peace or Else (snippet) / Words (snippet)
---------- INTERMISSION: The Fly (Gavin Friday Mix) ----------
11 - Invisible
12 - Even Better Than the Real Thing
13 - Mysterious Ways / Burning Down the House (snippet)
14 - Desire
15 - Party Girl
16 - Every Breaking Wave
17 - Bullet the Blue Sky / 19 (snippet)
18 - The Hands That Built America (snippet) / Pride (In the Name of Love)
19 - Beautiful Day / Hungry Heart (snippet) / New York, New York (snippet)
20 - With or Without You
---------- Stephen Hawking Video ----------
21 - City of Blinding Lights
22 - Mother and Child Reunion (snippet) / Where the Streets Have No Name / California (There is No End to Love) [snippet]
23 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (with Bruce Springsteen)

 

[U2Girl1978]

I guess they might end with this song.

 

[VintagePunk]

I'm really not sure what I'll do for an Australian leg. There are a bunch of songs I really want to see, mainly from the rotations. On the other hand, I don't care to go to a whole bunch of gigs to get near-identical sets in the hope of one big surprise in the rotations. If I'm going to buy tickets to multiple shows, I really want to see some changes from night to night. I don't mean an entirely different set, but I do mean not hearing the same nineteen songs every night for four or six or whatever nights.

I think the thing to do is to realize which band it is that you are going to see, go in expecting fairly static setlists, and then be pleasantly surprised if it's not.

 

[Lila64]

 

[_underwhelmed]

Hey I love this band more than anything...but I'd take a more varied set list any day of the week. You can't be everything to everyone; the concept of playing the same 20 songs each night so someone doesn't get 'left out' is a lame excuse. (And the majority of those songs have been in heavy rotation for two decades now) They aren't a movie or a play where everything is supposed to be the exact same night after night and you know exactly what you get. But this band operates in their comfort zone with the stage show and I get it. I don't expect a lot of variety, but I also don't try and excuse their uninspired set list.


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[Lila64]

 

[bobsaget77]

I was hoping Bruce was going to do guest vocals on Lemon just for the falsetto part.


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[allaras]

They're up to something

 

[DRay9911]

bono's asking for something different