(spoiler) The Joshua Tree tour - setlist topic

Originally posted by CMIPalaeo:I'm betting - and actually hoping - they'll play Pride, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bad, and "40". It's a Joshua Tree Tour, and those songs - especially Pride and Bad - just feel almost like they belong to the Joshua Tree Tour than to their actual era. It'd be weird to have a JT set without them. Other than that, I'm not all that hopeful for much variety (hell, we're getting five songs that have barely if ever been played since 1987, one that hasn't been played since 2005, and one that hasn't been played ever - that's plenty of rarities!) and I see no problem with them including post-80s material. We already had a Joshua Tree Tour with 80s material, now let's see what it looks like with newer stuff too (says the guy who just insisted that it wouldn't be a Joshua Tree celebration without four other 80s songs ) It just seems so unreal to think Beautiful Day, Vertigo, and One won't appear - and again, I am totally fine with that. My biggest hope is honestly that some Songs of Innocence material will be there nightly. SOI is a great album and the band were clearly very proud of it, but since reception of it was fairly lukewarm I'm afraid they've already started to choke and give up on some of the best material they've had in years in favor of over-familiar and under-impressive stuff (looking at you, Angel of Harlem and Elevation...). If we could get California like we had at Dreamfest, well... Hey, it'd fit the America theme at least, and go nicely after Beautiful Day...

Originally posted by bpt3:[..]
I would love a "Bad-Running to Stand Still" pairing, in particular. And speaking as one who has been to five shows but only ever heard "40" snippeted (at the end of Bad, which was actually pretty awesome), I really hope they bring back the full song for the encore.

But I'm also with you on the fact that the band already did a JT tour in 1987, so to avoid being too nostalgically repetitive I would love for post-80s stuff to show up.

Originally posted by bpt3:[..]
I would love a "Bad-Running to Stand Still" pairing, in particular.

Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
Not doable as they are planning to perform the album in full and in sequence... Bad is not Bullet But I'd love to see it too. They could name it "the addiction duet".

Originally posted by thefly108:[..]
I've always wanted to hear a RTSS snippet in Bad.

Originally posted by bushido529:I thinking they're going to have 3 sets
Set 1 Pre JT [Wishful Thinking]
1. I Will Follow
2. Electric Co
3. Out of Control
4. An Cat Dubh/Into The Heart
5. Gloria
6. October
7. New Years Day
8. Sunday Bloody Sunday
9. Pride
10. The Unforgettable Fire
11. A Sort of Homecoming/Bad
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Intermission With Synths and whole stadium lights up in red.
2. JT in sequence
12-23
______________________________
set 3 Encore
24. Vertigo
25. Beautiful Day
26. One
27. 40

Originally posted by treasure:Been listening to loads of 1987 boots lately and I'd love this:
(No chance i know)

1. Desire (i heart radio version)
2. Gloria
3. I will follow
4. MLK
5. The unforgettable fire
6. October
7. New Year's day
8. Pride (in the name of love)
9. Sunday bloody Sunday
10. Bad

The Joshua Tree

22. Out of control
23. Party girl
24. "40"

Originally posted by RUMMY:[..]
We can wish though, can't we? ... and I will be wishing for that setlist with you!

(Although is there's going to be an RH tune in the might as well add in AIWIY)

Originally posted by treasure:[..]
Opening song is from R&H !!