Shuttlecock XIV: Bono the Vampire Slayer

[martha]

I think we should prob keep the spoiler tags. Because once the shows start, we should be able to discuss the shows with others who have seen them and not make this a thread the rest of us are afraid to go into.

I do too.

Although I have no willpower.

 

[u2popmofo]

I have a spoiler.

Spoiler

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

I can't believe they rehearsed Goldeneye with Bono on vocals.

 

[prbiker15]

Spoiler

A SORT OF HOMECOMING - that is all.

 

[cobl04]

Spoiler

A SORT OF HOMECOMING - that is all.

FUCK OFF???!?!?! Are you being serious?!?!?!

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

He is surely...and don't call him serious.

 

[cobl04]

All of a sudden, me spending like $1000 to fly from Melbourne to see this show is not looking so stupid.....

 

[david]

I'm so hard right now.

 

[corianderstem]

Spoiler

I will literally die or shed one single tear if that happens in Vancouver. Holy shit. I will also try and take a picture of NSW's reaction, as he is staying spoiler-free.

 

[cobl04]

Ohhhhh man. That poor bastard is going to lose it if they do it and he's there.

 

[LemonMelon]

 

[lazarus]

Fuck the temptation to look is killing me.

What if I read rehearsal spoilers but just don't look at the setlists once the tour actually starts?

 

[lazarus]

I will literally die

Imagine what will happen to Sil

 

[LemonMelon]

OHHHHH MY GOOOOOOOOD lT'S VERTIGOOOOOOOO

YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH

Spoiler

YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH

Spoiler

YEAHHHHHHHHHHH

 

[lazarus]

In all seriousness,

Spoiler

ASOH would be the perfect show opener, no? Unless they're set on going with something from the first album.

Of course, maybe the fact that it hasn't been played since 2001 means it's not known enough by the casual fans to open with?

 

[cobl04]

Fuck the temptation to look is killing me.

What if I read rehearsal spoilers but just don't look at the setlists once the tour actually starts?

I couldn't resist.

 

[cobl04]

Does anyone here have a ticket for the show on the 21st?

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Wow

Spoiler

ASOH is super exciting, the U2 Pessimist in me is reminded of Drowning Man on 360 though so I'm not getting my hopes up too high though

 

[cobl04]

Why does everyone hate Miss Sarajevo so much. I get that it's a weird song to have been done to death (being a regular on Vertigo & 360) but it's a wonderful song and Bono singing the Pavarotti part is absolutely spellbinding, worth the other, somewhat plodding, minutes. At one of the Aus shows he cried during it. It was beautiful.

 

[LemonMelon]

it's a weird song to have been done to death

I think this is really the only reason. Criticisms of the studio version are few and far between.

 

[prbiker15]

I don't hate it at all, but I rather hear something else since I already heard it live.

 

[cobl04]

Even that I don't get, because it's quite a stellar song. Maybe didn't take advantage of the 360 setup? (But they completely botched that anyway.)

In a Little While I can understand - I like that song a lot but there's 50 million I'd rather hear. I'll always take Miss Sarajevo if it's on offer

 

[prbiker15]

One thing's for sure, I rather hear Miss Sarajevo than Ordinary Love. In that case, they can keep it.

 

[cobl04]

I think I'd take literally any other U2 song over Ordinary Love.

Maybe it beats out North Star, but that's about it.

 

[BoMac]

I love hearing Miss Sarajevo live, especially when Bono does Pavarotti's part. It always brings chills down my spine.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Did I read in EYKIW that they are using canned Pavarotti vocals so far in rehearsal? If that is the case, no thanks. The only thing that really does it for me is Bono singing that part.

 

[Hewson]

One thing's for sure, I rather hear Miss Sarajevo than Ordinary Love. In that case, they can keep it.

Absolutely

 

[gump]

Spoiler

If we get ASOH, OTH and RTSS on the same setlist, I don't care what else they play.

Ok, maybe Bad too.

 

[PhilsFan]

Spoiler

So this was basically yesterday's setlist:

1. A Sort of Homecoming
2. Sunday Bloody Sunday
3. New Year's Day
4. MLK
5. Pride

6-16. The Joshua Tree

ENCORE
17. Beautiful Day
18. Ultraviolet
19. One
20. Miss Sarajevo

It's short, and obviously they practiced the new song on the side. I'd have to imagine their plan is to add a couple warhorses on either end of that set. I Will Follow early in the show, Vertigo in the encore, the new song probably in the encore as well. But if that's the framework, that's not a bad start.

 

[Axver]

Spoiler

A SORT OF HOMECOMING WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE

DEAR GOD U2 PLAY IT EVERY NIGHT.

Spoiler

I will literally die or shed one single tear if that happens in Vancouver. Holy shit. I will also try and take a picture of NSW's reaction, as he is staying spoiler-free.

Ohhhhh man. That poor bastard is going to lose it if they do it and he's there.

I wish he and I were going to a show together. We'd never live down the reaction if it got played.

Wow

Spoiler

ASOH is super exciting, the U2 Pessimist in me is reminded of Drowning Man on 360 though so I'm not getting my hopes up too high though

Yep, keep remembering this and being only cautiously optimistic. Hell, in 1992 we would've all been convinced Acrobat was going to open the show after how extensively U2 rehearsed it in Hershey.

Why does everyone hate Miss Sarajevo so much. I get that it's a weird song to have been done to death (being a regular on Vertigo & 360) but it's a wonderful song and Bono singing the Pavarotti part is absolutely spellbinding, worth the other, somewhat plodding, minutes. At one of the Aus shows he cried during it. It was beautiful.

I'm bored of it, and rate about half of Passengers ahead of it. Vertigo was neat but it never needed to come back. Plus it was a little bit stupid not rotating it with RTSS on that tour.