The U2 warm up threads

[The Nal]

This may just be in Ireland, the British arm of Setanta went bust in 2009 and haven't broadcast since.

[jimmy93]

Noticed on here that The Fly seems to be a fan favorite among eFesters, but I never really saw all the fuss - but I just watched this!

OMG

Is there a video of HMTMKMKM out there that will sway me like this one has?

[The Nal]

Noticed on here that The Fly seems to be a fan favorite among eFesters, but I never really saw all the fuss - but I just watched this!

OMG

Is there a video of HMTMKMKM out there that will sway me like this one has?

Edited June 3, 2011 by The Nal

[Torcs4]

This one? Turns what used to be a rant about (80s) US foreign policy into a rant about the NRA/gun control. Pretty bold to take that - complete with Charlton Heston video - on tour across the US.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAfpeqoYWXk

Edited June 3, 2011 by Torcs4

[jimmy93]

Not my favourite U2 tune. Id happily swap Bad or Discotheque for this.

[danbailey80]

f**k me the other U2 thread is boring me - loads are people moaning about something they don't know the facts about - tedious...

Here's the setlist from Seattle..

06/04/2011 Qwest Field - Seattle, Washington, USA

Even Better Than The Real Thing

I Will Follow

Get On Your Boots

Magnificent

Mysterious Ways / Norwegian Wood (snippet)

Elevation

Until The End Of The World / It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (snippet) Where Have All The Flowers Gone? (snippet)

All I Want Is You

Stay (Faraway, So Close!)

Beautiful Day / Space Oddity (snippet)

Pride (In The Name Of Love)

Miss Sarajevo

Zooropa

City Of Blinding Lights

Vertigo

I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight / Discothèque (snippet) / Life During Wartime (snippet) / Psycho Killer (snippet)

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Scarlet

Walk On / You'll Never Walk Alone (snippet)

One, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (snippet) /

Where The Streets Have No Name / All You Need Is Love (snippet)

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

With Or Without You

Moment of Surrender

Please get rid of Hold me Bore me, and Moment of Meeeh and I'd be more happy...

[Torcs4]

Glastonbury is getting The Fly (YES!) and stuff from Pop (YES!), although that possibly could just be Staring at the Sun (meh).

My link

[The Nal]

Glastonbury is getting The Fly (YES!) and stuff from Pop (YES!), although that possibly could just be Staring at the Sun (meh).

My link

[Brave Sir Robin]

They seem to be opening with Space Oddity at the moment, which would be, er, interesting!

http://www.setlist.fm/setlists/u2-23d6b80f.html

[Mardy]

I would never class myself as a U2 fan/afficionado but I look at those setlists and recognise a good 80% of those songs.f**king massive massive band, and you realise how big a booking it is.

[Torcs4]

That's not U2 playing it, that's Bowie over the PA as they come onto the stage. It shouldn't really be listed on setlists like that.

[jimmyt]

They seem to be opening with Space Oddity at the moment, which would be, er, interesting!

http://www.setlist.fm/setlists/u2-23d6b80f.html

[Brave Sir Robin]

Ahhhhh, very misleading! Thought it was a bit strange, cheers

[danbailey80]

I would never class myself as a U2 fan/afficionado but I look at those setlists and recognise a good 80% of those songs.f**king massive massive band, and you realise how big a booking it is.

Edited June 6, 2011 by danbailey80

[jimmy93]

PLEASE LET IT BE THIS VERSION - BEST 'KICK IN' EVER

[Roonwilldo]

f**k me the other U2 thread is boring me - loads are people moaning about something they don't know the facts about - tedious...

Here's the setlist from Seattle..

06/04/2011 Qwest Field - Seattle, Washington, USA

Even Better Than The Real Thing

I Will Follow

Get On Your Boots

Magnificent

Mysterious Ways / Norwegian Wood (snippet)

Elevation

Until The End Of The World / It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (snippet) Where Have All The Flowers Gone? (snippet)

All I Want Is You

Stay (Faraway, So Close!)

Beautiful Day / Space Oddity (snippet)

Pride (In The Name Of Love)

Miss Sarajevo

Zooropa

City Of Blinding Lights

Vertigo

I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight / Discothèque (snippet) / Life During Wartime (snippet) / Psycho Killer (snippet)

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Scarlet

Walk On / You'll Never Walk Alone (snippet)

One, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (snippet) /

Where The Streets Have No Name / All You Need Is Love (snippet)

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

With Or Without You

Moment of Surrender

Please get rid of Hold me Bore me, and Moment of Meeeh and I'd be more happy...

[BlackHole2006]

PLEASE LET IT BE THIS VERSION - BEST 'KICK IN' EVER

[Torcs4]

Yeah, I'd say that 80% will rise to at least 90% for Glastonbury.

To be fair - love them or hate them - they would definitely have the strongest catalogue, purely in terms of just how many of their songs are so very, very widely well known, of any 'current' band. I think a lot of people don't realise just how many U2 songs they do actually know, and that they probably know at least the chorus for most of them. I don't think there'll be too many songs where it's only the U2 fans leading the singalong.

Throw in that this is a really huge event for the band, within the history of the band (there is no doubt the band themselves see this as *the* big gig for them), and mix to that the fact that they are throwing a bomb at the production, and toss in the fact that U2 have pretty much made a career out of not just rising to the occasion but generally going above and beyond expectations, and all in all it's fair to say it will probably be a pretty good gig.

[Bobser]

Great news.

That version of the Fly is amazing and I was lucky enough to see it in my first ever U2 concert.

I'd love to hear discotheque, Mofo, last night on Earth and Gone from Pop but to be honest, a greatest hits set is going to be epic.

[Torcs4]

This is the 'Glastonbury' Fly rehearsal in Seattle that the girl in the article was asking about.

Too muffled to make too much out, but anyway...

Edited June 6, 2011 by Torcs4

[TimmyP's Mobile Disco]

They seem to have a couple of snippets of covers in there - do you think that they might bring out a special cover just for Glasto

[wbarenno]

They seem to be playing more or less the same set list but i reckon a couple of changes for glasto will make the set list perfect.Obviosuly not in that order though.

Even Better Than The Real Thing

I Will Follow

Angel of Harlem [ take out Get On Your Boots]

New Years Day [ Take out Magnificent]

Mysterious Ways

Elevation

Until The End Of The World

All I Want Is You

Stay (Faraway, So Close!)

Beautiful Day

Pride (In The Name Of Love)

Still havent found what im looking for [ take out Miss Sarajevo]

The Fly [take out Zooropa even though i love it]

City Of Blinding Lights

Vertigo

Discotheque [ take out I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight really cant see that happening though]

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Bad [ take out Scarlet]

Walk On

One

Where The Streets Have No Name

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

With Or Without You

Desire [take out Moment of Surrender]

Edited June 6, 2011 by wbarenno

[jimmy93]

I just watched the whole of that and nearly pooed myself with excitement.

Can't wait till they drop that.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

They seem to be playing more or less the same set list but i reckon a couple of changes for glasto will make the set list perfect.Obviosuly not in that order though.

Even Better Than The Real Thing

I Will Follow

Angel of Harlem [ take out Get On Your Boots]

New Years Day [ Take out Magnificent]

Mysterious Ways

Elevation

Until The End Of The World

All I Want Is You

Stay (Faraway, So Close!)

Beautiful Day

Pride (In The Name Of Love)

Still havent found what im looking for [ take out Miss Sarajevo]

The Fly [take out Zooropa even though i love it]

City Of Blinding Lights

Vertigo

Discotheque [ take out I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight really cant see that happening though]

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Bad [ take out Scarlet]

Walk On

One

Where The Streets Have No Name

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

With Or Without You

Desire [take out Moment of Surrender]

[jimmy93]

What about Glastonbury?