*Spoilers* Rehearsals Part 2

[Raid]

it doesn't matter how you feel. it only matters how Larry feels. if he felt it best to cope by playing the show? good for him. if he felt it best to postpone the show? good for him.

Chill there...

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[Chrisedge]

It will be interesting to see what they do about tonight's rehearsal.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

If they do the rehearsal tonight for all the Live Nation assholes and postpone the opening night of the tour, yes, I WILL be pissed. All or nothing.

And if it worked out that way because of the funeral schedule?

I mean come on...

 

[bonorton]

The Miracle does fit perfect now as the opener.

Yeah, I wanted to be the melody
Above the noise, above the hurt

Everything I ever lost, now has been returned
In the most beautiful sound I'd ever heard

Will definitely be a show to remember. It was Larry's dad who suggested that he place the notice on the Mount Temple bulletin board, so there will be many emotional Bono speeches / moments throughout the night.

 

[Nick66]

Look it up. Sydney, Australia 11/26/93. Adam's bass technician Stuart filled in for him when he was unable to make the show. They jokingly referred to it as STU TV instead of ZOO TV.

Everyone knows about that. Adam wasn't there because he was hung over. He almost got himself kicked out of the band for his trouble.

It's inconceivable to me that the band would play without Larry under these circumstances.

 

[trevgreg]

Everyone knows about that. Adam wasn't there because he was hung over. He almost got himself kicked out of the band for his trouble.

It's inconceivable to me that the band would play without Larry under these circumstances.

Where's that thread where this was discussed not too long ago? Seemed like most of us learned towards the "all or none" option in the end, anyway.

On top of the emotional aspect of things, you'd also have to consider the idea of putting a drum tech under the grind of a world tour kickoff with maybe three days notice. That's assuming he even knows enough of the songs, old and new, so that they can throw a show together.

 

[Roland of Gilead]

I can't lie, but I'm dying to see/hear Bullet. It's been 10 years! And they have a lot to prove by bringing it back after that Vertigo-era snooze solo.

 

[hibricc]

It's inconceivable to me that the band would play without Larry under these circumstances.

Agreed. Everyone seems to forget that this is LARRY'S BAND.

 

[U2FanPeter]

Also people lining up already? What the frick is wrong with people...

Also happening are U2 fans checking twitter and going to the Vancouver restaurants where Bono was sighted. Some are mid-to high priced, but at least here fans are getting some local culture.

 

[Hewson]

Indeed, maybe he feels going out and taking his emotion out on his drums?


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Could have a Brett Favre kind of night and pull off a flying Tommy Lee-esque drum solo for the ages, who knows.
Obviously he feels comfortable playing, no way the shows would go on otherwise.

 

[Gonna Run 2 U]

Maybe larry will sing dirty old town


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[U2FanPeter]

I know 6 of the 8 U2 parents have passed, but are Adam's dad and Edge's dad still around?

 

[U2FanPeter]

Axver,

You should put a notice on your page asking anyone attending either dress rehearsal which songs were done on which stage. I'm not convinced a full kit will be on the "e-stage".

Also ask to fill in some gaps as 2 days have incomplete set lists one of my trusted sources sent me:

Wed April 29th
Invisible
Better
Desire
California
--------------(fan left PNE during "set" and came back a bit later)
WOWY
Ordinary


Tuesday May 5th "acoustic" session in order after Bono flew in from Stanford:
NLOTH
Fly
Moment Surrender
Ground Beneath
TTTYAATW

Also played that evening were Bullet & Angel of Harlem.

 

[bonorton]

40 would now be a perfect closer for the show. Larry could do his drum solo at the end like they did on JT and Lovetown tours.

 

[U2FanPeter]

40 would now be a perfect closer for the show. Larry could do his drum solo at the end like they did on JT and Lovetown tours.

Haven't Found "closed" about 5-7 of the rehearsal shows. Least they are trying something a bit different with a warhorse since it's not usually in the 2nd half of their shows.

 

[YBORCITY]

This whole discussion seems a bit surreal...trying to dissect what he might / might not do...

Not to mention that we're talking about not merely a transatlantic flight..but a flight to the Pacific time zone. Not sure if anyone has ever tried that literally the minute after burying a loved one and then gotten up and pounded the drums professionally for 2 hrs?

I dunno. I doubt anyone is worrying about the show start as much as U2 fans. Let the man be. Some famous guy apparently once said "let the dead bury their dead" but I don't think he was Irish.

 

[U2FanPeter]

Got an email saying 60 fans were waiting as the band drove in for the Monday rehearsal.

For obvious reasons they didn't stop.

 

[YBORCITY]

Everyone knows about that. Adam wasn't there because he was hung over. He almost got himself kicked out of the band for his trouble.

It's inconceivable to me that the band would play without Larry under these circumstances.

And this

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Axver,

You should put a notice on your page asking anyone attending either dress rehearsal which songs were done on which stage. I'm not convinced a full kit will be on the "e-stage".

well there was a full kit on the e-stage in the promo video... so unless it was CGI

 

[gvox]

well there was a full kit on the e-stage in the promo video... so unless it was CGI

Maybe they pulled a Prince


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[U2FanPeter]

well there was a full kit on the e-stage in the promo video... so unless it was CGI

I see it now. Also gives perspective on the size.

Still think it may get limited use like the Sydney 1993 b-stage kit for technical reasons. The bongos are a Mysterious giveaway.

 

[YBORCITY]

Peter, thank you for all of your info all these weeks. I have been travelling a lot so I haven't been able to keep up with this, is there a "master list" of all of the songs they rehearsed? And also did the de-camp the stage a stuff to Roger's center? Please forgive if these topics were already covered I'm trying to get caught up.

 

[Harbinger]

Peter, thank you for all of your info all these weeks. I have been travelling a lot so I haven't been able to keep up with this, is there a "master list" of all of the songs they rehearsed? And also did the de-camp the stage a stuff to Roger's center? Please forgive if these topics were already covered I'm trying to get caught up.

From the u2gigs article this morning (my time, anyway):

List of all songs confirmed to have been rehearsed

Let's conclude with a list of songs known to have been rehearsed across all sessions in Vancouver. We should issue a mea culpa: Volcano should not have been in our earlier lists. It was played over the PA by the band's crew, but we have had no more solid confirmation that it was played than one report early in the rehearsals period that the band did "everything" from Songs of Innocence. We are only counting songs cited directly, so it has been removed from our list.

New songs: California (There Is No End To Love), Cedarwood Road, Every Breaking Wave (full band and acoustic versions), Invisible, Iris (Hold Me Close), The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone), Ordinary Love, Raised By Wolves, Song For Someone, The Troubles.

Old songs: Angel Of Harlem, Bad, Beautiful Day, Bullet The Blue Sky, City Of Blinding Lights, Desire, Elevation, Even Better Than The Real Thing, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, I Will Follow, Magnificent, Miracle Drug, Moment Of Surrender, Mysterious Ways, No Line On The Horizon, One, One Step Closer, Out Of Control, Playboy Mansion, Pride, Running To Stand Still, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Sweetest Thing, The Electric Co., The Fly, The Ground Beneath Her Feet, The Hands That Built America, Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World, Until The End Of The World, Vertigo, Where The Streets Have No Name, and With Or Without You.

Total songs confirmed to have been rehearsed: 42.

 

[gareth brown]

for the record, I've got nothing against U2FP

 

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[YBORCITY]

From the u2gigs article this morning (my time, anyway):

Thanks

Looking at the list I'm kinda pumped! But I was hoping for ASOH, WILATW, Promenade, but this will do.

 

[Galeongirl]

Got an email saying 60 fans were waiting as the band drove in for the Monday rehearsal.

For obvious reasons they didn't stop.

Can't imagine why.

 

[bobsaget77]

What exactly happened to Volcano? It seemed like a lock to be played every night. Were they just unhappy with how it sounded?

 

[Oregoropa]

For those going to show what are you most excited for?

Staging?
Song?

I'd be most excited for Raised by Wolves

 

[U2FanPeter]

for the record, I've got nothing against U2FP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeeyWvo1rNg