15. Crazy Tonight remix
14. Vertigo
w/ Mofo snippet remaining a staple during the intro
13. City Of Blinding Lights
Looks like Unknown Caller, the prodigal son (daughter? Gender is likely also unknown), will remain so.
12. The Unforgettable Fire
(This is an ATCYLB kind of night, apparently)
11. Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of
w/ Stand By Me
10. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
9. New Year’s Day
8. In A Little While
7. Elevation
6. Magnificent
5. No Line On The Horizon
Forgive the lateness. Current set:
1. Breathe
2. Get On Your Boots
3. Mysterious Ways
4. Beautiful Day
Raleigh setlist, 03/10: U2 are performing their very first concert in Raleigh today, over 12 years after they were meant http://url4.eu/Zy5q
Ax here. Very sorry, I can’t do live set today. My friend Travis, however, should be doing updates in my absence. @atu2 should also update.
RT @U2log The two Gavin Friday songs U2 rehearsed were King of Trash and I want to live
U2 soundcheck in Raleigh: David Bowie’s Jean Genie, two Gavin Friday songs, Breathe twice, In A Little While.
Some people who bought Helsinki tickets when the public sale began prematurely today have had their tickets cancelled & money refunded.
Second 2010 show for Denmark: The first concert in Horsens, Denmark, scheduled for 15 August 2010, went on sale today an http://url4.eu/Zkka
Looks like both Horsens gigs have now sold out their initial ticket allocation. Billetlugen is offering a waiting list, if you missed out.
First gig in Horsens, Denmark has already sold out. Second show announced for 16 August 2010 and on sale now.
Denmark, Finland, and Austria general sales start TODAY: Today, Saturday 3 October, the first public ticket sales begin http://url4.eu/Zdvq
Ticketing info for Germany and Spain: Next week, sales will begin for four more of U2’s 2010 European concerts: those in http://url4.eu/ZcY4
Thanks to Dave T. and Chris L., 5 snips added to Charlottesville set. See it here: http://www.u2gigs.com/ar…
Via @u2tour: Helsinki tickets are on sale : http://bit.ly/3B4xL
More snippetwatch: in DC, Crazy Tonight had Let’s Dance snip at start. Thanks Ryan D.! Been a while between drinks for that snip…
…still NYC 1, Vertigo had snip of Rock ‘n’ Roll High School by the Ramones. Thanks Kevin M.!
Snippetwatch: NYC 1, Crazy Tonight had Sly/Family Stone’s Thank You Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Again and Ramones’ Pinhead…
No U2 concert in Hungary in 2010: Bad news for Hungarian fans: U2 will not perform in Hungary in 2010. Rumours had been http://url4.eu/ZMas
Beautiful Day now has more known snippets than Bad. Wow. Never thought I’d see Bad get surpassed for snippetry.
@Angela_Holtzen Definitely hoping for some Aussie gigs. Reckon more European gigs and 2nd North American leg will be announced first though.
Today’s full set, stats, etc: http://www.u2gigs.com/ar…
That’s all today, folks. Glad NLOTH is back. Thanks to everybody who reported, especially @RyanCJW.
Pride misses its 9th show in a row. New record, beating 8 shows missed in March/April 2001.
23rd and presumably last is Moment Of Surrender.
22nd is With Or Without You.
21st is Ultra Violet, opening 2nd encore. Thanks @RyanCJW!
Via @dhdonjr, looks like it’s the 2nd encore break right now.
Amazing Grace snip, then 20th is Streets.
19th song is One, opening the first encore.
Would like to again thank @RyanCJW for clarifying the set and continuing to report. Keep up the good work! Most appreciated.
18th is Walk On.
Hands That Built America snip after B Day, via @RyanCJW. Also unknown snip after SBS, will confirm it when I can…
17th is MLK.
16th is Sunday Bloody Sunday
15th is Crazy Tonight.
14th is Vertigo. Thanks @RyanCJW!
12th was The Unforgettable Fire, 13th is City Of Blinding Lights.
Thank you @RyanCJW for clarification!
Phew, glad that’s sorted. Very sorry for confusion. Now onto 11th song of the night, Stuck In A Moment.
Charlottesville set, songs 7-10, confirmed: Elevation, Your Blue Room(!), New Year’s Day, Still Haven’t Found.
When sources conflict or just break down, this gets stressful. Think I have the set now though. And the news is good.
Or maybe there WAS something between Elevation and NYD. Christ. Hold on, folks.
Now ninth is I Still Haven’t Found.
Reports from Charlottesville are a little confused. Looks like NYD was eighth, no mystery song between Elevation and NYD.
New Year’s Day is ninth. No idea what song was eighth, trying to find out.
@ac_83 Haven’t come across a feed yet …
Seventh is Elevation.
Sixth is Magnificent. They’ve gone back to the NYC 2 opening sequence.
Fifth is NLOTH. Hurrah, it returns to the set!
Fourth is Beautiful Day.
@james3292 Venue should know scheduled times. But you should be fine if you’re there by 7.
Third is Mysterious Ways!
Second is Get On Your Boots. Interesting.
Charlottesville setlist, 01/10: Today, U2 are performing their very first concert in Charlottesville, Virginia. On thei http://url4.eu/ZCY9
@james3292 Yeah, shows lately have been Muse at 7:30, U2 at 9pm. Believe some are scheduled for Muse at 7, U2 at 8:30, though.
Breathe, as expected, is first song of the night.
Here we go, U2 about to take the stage in Charlottesville. Intro music playing.
Now ~45 mins until U2. Betting on Breathe as opener; Magnificent seems to have been a one-off.
Rest of Muse set: Uprising, Starlight, Plug-in Baby. Same as NYC 2/DC, except Undisclosed Desires instead of United States Of Eurasia.
Muse set so far: Knights Of Cydonia, Hysteria, Supermassive Black Hole, Undisclosed Desires, Time Is Running Out.
U2 are playing their first gig ever in Charlottesville, Virginia today. Muse have just taken the stage.
@eddemkleetun Touche! I had happily erased all memory of Kelis opening for U2 from my mind.
Printed set from DC reveals nothing was dropped mid-show, only 22 songs were planned from the outset.
Today’s full setlist, stats, etc: http://www.u2gigs.com/ar…
Well, that’s it, 22 songs. Surprised NLOTH cut. And Pride has now equalled its 2001 record of missing eight shows in a row.
22nd and probably last is Moment Of Surrender.
21st is With Or Without You.
Numerous European gigs had only 22 songs, but if this show does, it’ll be the first in North America to fall shorter than 23.
@atu2 And I’ve always called MLK merely a “glorified outro” on UF. ;) Apparently U2 differ with me on that one…
I’m not counting Amazing Grace as a separate song, it’s only a few lines. Either a snip at One’s end or Streets’ intro.
20th is Ultra Violet…
@MickiMaynard Thanks. At Chicago 1, Streets was before Tutu, so did it close main set?
Sorry, I can’t count. Streets is 19th song, not 20th.
Amazing Grace snip, then 20th song is Streets.
Will need to review earlier shows to see when the band started waving goodbye and taking a distinct break between Walk On and One.
18th is One. Looks like we’re going to need to start counting this as the encore opener…
Main set is a song short… no Pride, no NLOTH, no Unknown Caller?
16th was MLK, 17th Walk On.
MJ snip in Crazy was Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough.
There was a Michael Jackson snip in Crazy. Unfortunately, don’t know which MJ song! Will get clarification later.
15th is Sunday Bloody Sunday.
@Matkin22 Just a guess based on everything being a spot earlier - to make room for Pride?
14th is Crazy Tonight.
Anyway, 13th is Vertigo.
Damn, looks like Pride may be done tonight. It’s missed 7 gigs. Record is missing 8 gigs. Was hoping U2 would break that.
“Looking for the face I had before the world was made” lyric from Mofo snipped at start of COBL.
Twelfth is City Of Blinding Lights.
Tenth song was Stuck In A Moment.
Eleventh song is UF. Waiting for confirmation on what was tenth…
Oh hello, New Year’s Day is ninth!
Blackbird snip at end of Beautiful Day.
Eighth is Beautiful Day. Still missing the extended intro.
Seventh is YOUR BLUE ROOM!
Think tonight’s set may very well be a Your Blue Room setlist. Cross your fingers anyway.
Sixth is Elevation.
Snip of Stand By Me at end of Still Haven’t Found.
And indeed, fifth is I Still Haven’t Found The Concise Speech I’m Looking For.
Here we go, Bono’s rambling, complimenting Muse… presumably Still Haven’t Found will be next.
Fourth is Mysterious Ways.
@brynrich Seems the Mofo soundcheck in NYC may’ve just been the techs rather than U2 themselves. Still not 100% clear.
Third is Boots.
Only other time Magnificent has been second in the set this tour was NYC 1 on 23/09.
Second is Magnificent!
U2 open the gig with Breathe.
U2 about to take the stage in DC.
Washington DC setlist, 29/09: Today, U2 are performing in the Washington DC area, just outside of the District of Columb http://url4.eu/YHgS
Imma happy for you, Kanye West, and I’m going to let you finish, but Black Eyed Peas are totally the worst opener for U2 ever.
But no way am I doing Black Eyed Peas’ sets. Sorry to the one person on earth who actually wants them to open for U2.
Muse close with Plug-in Baby. Same set as NYC 2. U2 on in ~45 mins. Not sure I’ll do Muse’s set every gig but I’m having fun for now.
5th to 7th songs in Muse’s set opening for U2: United States of Eurasia, Uprising, Starlight.
For those of you interested, more of Muse’s set, 2nd to 4th songs: Hysteria, Supermassive Black Hole, Time Is Running Out.
U2 in DC today. Opening act Muse have just begun, starting their set with Knights Of Cydonia.
Speaking of Crazy Tonight snips, Boston 1 had brief Thank You Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Again. Thanks Jürgen! And for NYC 2, thanks Vinícius!
Haha, NYC 2, Crazy Tonight, near the end, Bono tries to snip Rolling Stones’ Rocks Off, but instead sings line from Primal Scream’s Rocks.
Possible bad news for Hungarian fans: Budapest gig was rumoured for early Sept 2010, but negotiations may have collapsed. Let’s hope not!
@fzotto South America is rumoured for October 2010.
Denmark, Finland, and Austria presales start TODAY: Following the 2010 tour announcement very quickly are the first Euro http://url4.eu/Xtdz
On U2.com, there’s a stage diagram for Dubenhof Festival Site, Zurich. Looks like the rumoured Swiss gig may be happening…
Rumour has it that there will be a gig in Brussels on 22/09/2010.
Snippetwatch: Stand By Me at end of Still Haven’t Found in Toronto, 16/09. Added to set. Thanks @DocH32!
Turns out U2 did a fourth song on SNL off-air. It was With Or Without You.
U2 on Saturday Night Live, 26/09: Today, U2 appeared on Saturday Night Live. This is U2’s third appearance on the show; http://url4.eu/X3qz
UV is played complete with steering wheel mic and laser jacket - but credits scroll and it is cut off before the end.
Third song on SNL is Ultra Violet. It has never been performed live outside of the full concert setting before.
Via @ScharffIsHere, With Or Without You was rehearsed earlier today.
@atu2 Were you able to confirm the Angel Of Harlem and Crazy Tonight soundcheck?
MOS was a somewhat shortened version, during which Bono did some ad-libbed rapped lyrics.
Second song on SNL is Moment Of Surrender. First time it has been done outside of a 360 concert.
U2 on Saturday Night Live: first song played is Breathe.
@Pflaumentoffel No, rumoured Rome gig(s) may just be before Frankfurt gig.
Rumour: Frankfurt may not be start of 2010 European leg. Rome in particular is a candidate for early August dates. We’ll see..
More NYC II snips: the Stones’ Miss You in Crazy, All You Need Is Love in Streets. Thanks Josh Y and Patrick! Mick Jagger was in the crowd.
One at NYC II had Hear Us Coming. Hopefully will have time next week to keep going with cataloguing it, maybe add it to site soon.
Speaking of more NYC II snips, here’s one: It’s Only Rock & Roll in Vertigo. Added to set.
Probably more snips and stuff to come too…
Extra NYC II snips: Stand By Me in ISHFWILF, You’ll Never Walk Alone in Walk On. Added to set. Thanks @atu2!
Today’s full set, stats, etc: http://www.u2gigs.com/ar…
That’s all for today, folks. Next: U2 on SNL 26/09, then gig in Washington DC on 29/09.
But 23rd and presumably last is Moment Of Surrender. At least U2.com were only a few minutes premature.
This reminds me of a 1st leg Vertigo gig when U2.com posted the set early: U2 were only 6 songs in, and later deviated from the printed set.
Gig’s not even over yet and U2.com has posted the set. Hahaha.
22nd is With Or Without You.
Seeing how the encore never changes, this probably means no Bad for NYC.
21st is Ultra Violet, opening the encore.
20th is Streets.
Amazing Grace snip at end of One.
Desmond Tutu’s speech, then 19th song of the night is One.
SBS had Rock The Casbah snip.
17th and 18th are MLK and Walk On.
16th is Sunday Bloody Sunday.
15th is Crazy Tonight.
14th, naturally, is Vertigo.
Go on U2, do Mofo in full, you know it would rule…
There’s the Mofo snippet in COBL’s intro! “Looking for the face I had before the world was made.”
13th is City Of Blinding Lights.
Twelfth is The Unforgettable Fire.
He then stumbles around and finally remembers first verse… and now he’s singing the second verse again!
Haha, Bono sung the second verse first.
Eleventh is Stay.
Tenth is Until The End Of The World!
Ninth is Unknown Caller, back in the set after missing yesterday’s gig.
Rambling, as usual, leads to I Still Haven’t Found, eighth song of the night.
Bono’s rambling…
Poor North America, stuck with this fluff as a nightly staple. To think what else is in the band’s repertoire too…
Seventh is Elevation.
Naturally, this is the latest Magnificent has been in a setlist.
By the way, short snip of the Stones’ She’s A Rainbow in B Day. Well, possibly Crazy Tonight! Counting it as She’s A Rainbow for now.
Sixth is Magnificent.
MW has never been played earlier than 3rd. Only other time it was 3rd was 7 March 1992, Hampton.
Fifth is No Line On The Horizon!
Snip of Blackbird at end of Beautiful Day.
@ryr3888 Correct, Your Blue Room has only been done once in each city.
Earliest Beautiful Day has been in the set this tour. It is played without that Celtic-y intro.
Fourth? Beautiful Day!
No MW solo, alas.
Third is… Mysterious Ways! The opening barrage of 4 NLOTH songs is now down to just two.
Points to @Matkin22 for predicting this. First time Boots is not third in the set.
Oh hello! Boots is second!
Sizeable minority of you win Predict-a-set. Maybe Magnif opening Boston II will just go down as a one-off experiment…
First up? It’s just Breathe.
Space Oddity now playing at Giants Stadium. Here we go!
If Mofo is played, my bet is it will show up in Raleigh to make up for their Popmart gig being cancelled.
OK folks, Predict-a-set time. Breathe or Magnificent to open? Hoping for Magnificent… or in a more ideal world, NLOTH.
New York II setlist, 24/09: U2 are performing their second New York area show today, across the state border at Giants S http://url4.eu/W3Do
That, apparently, is all for Muse (maybe I missed something?). Now we play the waiting game for U2. Prob on-stage in ~45 mins.
OK, previous post had right set, except Uprising instead of Resistance. Now they’re doing Plug-in Baby! Ax=wishes he was there.