Originally posted by bonoschild:[..]
This has been going on since 2001, if not before..people have and do complain to venues, but nothing has changed, I doubt it will
Initially it'll be pretty locked down because, as with Innocence, the show is enormously complicated. My favorite thing is to design a show that has these amazing set pieces which are completely locked down and there are certain portions of the show between these pieces where anything can happen. So you can take a chance and if it goes completely off piece everybody knows in two songs time we can regroup and get back into the groove. That's how it will end up, I'm quite sure. Initially, of course, you have to rehearse a show and then you give yourself some wiggle room.
Originally posted by MattG:It would surprise me if we see much more of SFS or RBW. If they're already cutting them now, they're obviously okay with disrupting that part of the narrative in favor of something else. And SFS really is back in the form of 13, you're not missing anything there really. I will say, it's a shame if you don't get RBW. That's a great live one.
If the cuts are just for a shorter show, that's some bullshit. But I really don't think they're going to just not add any other surprises along the way. Have some faith everyone!
I bet between the two Chicago shows, we see at least one tour debut.
Was lucky enough to catch Gloria and The Crystal Ballroom last time around in 2015 at a pair of United Center shows, so I'm already spoiled, though.
) Originally posted by MattG:Remember this bit from Willie's recent Rolling Stone interview:
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Originally posted by MattG:Yeah why on EARTH was that dropped? Any theories?
I forgot my headphones at work today and I don't have speakers, so I can't listen to it yet and it's killing me. But I heard it has the album intro and was a great electric version?
Originally posted by Remy:[..]
Same faith as A Sort Of Homecoming or Miracle Drug in 2015. Lukewarm crowd response maybe.
Or.. my theory.. they needed to impress the press present at the opening night, played a few bonus and rare tracks and after that cut down the setlist to its normal length for the tour. Similar to what they did in Seattle last year. Same reason, same longer set, same rarities.
Originally posted by Remy:[..]
Same faith as A Sort Of Homecoming or Miracle Drug in 2015. Lukewarm crowd response maybe.
Or.. my theory.. they needed to impress the press present at the opening night, played a few bonus and rare tracks and after that cut down the setlist to its normal length for the tour. Similar to what they did in Seattle last year. Same reason, same longer set, same rarities.
I just saw there are GA available on TM for Chicago Turs. 5/22 @U2 #U2eiTour
— Laura (@u2conga) May 21, 2018
Originally posted by Bloodraven:[..]
The thing about that theory is that I don't think the press would be impressed by Wild Horses, it could be a fan favorite, but it's not something the press would pick up, imho.
I can see the lukewarm response theory being right specially if the one and only reason why they even considered Wild Horses was to turn on the crowd for the encore. Like if the only purpose of the song was to get the crowd excited, then if it didn't happen, there was no point making the encore longer.
Still, I wouldn't understand why not giving it another shot in San Jose or LA at least.
See U2 perform "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" at their Experience + Innocence tour opener In Tulsa https://t.co/sEXp6vHYZr pic.twitter.com/j0knHLDjt4
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) May 3, 2018
Originally posted by Remy:[..]
They did actually, some sites such as Rolling Stone reported about Wild Horses in particular. Like "Watch U2 perform Wild Horses for the first time since XX".
https://twitter.com/RollingStone/status/992053186428096512
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