LIV
Active topics
  1. I think no one reads it, because he apparently has some interesting stuff to say. You can read Willie's Diary as a U2.com subscriber on U2.com. Some interesting notes from Gerard:

    Willie Williams reveals in his tour diary that Bono was behind the decision to replace Ultraviolet and to introduce Batman and Miss Sarajevo

    Did you know they tried White As Snow out for Dublin 3 but ditched it for New Year's Day?

    Willie also says he is trying to persuade the band to play Mercy and Tryin To Throw Your Arms


    The entry these notes relate to:

    The show from last year developed into something so rock solid that it's hard to break it apart and fit new ideas in, but having captured that show on the Rosebowl DVD, it was clear that we have to refresh the show to some degree. We need a new opening certainly, then maybe three or four new songs to keep it interesting for us as much as everyone else. I've been keen to put in Mercy, for the novelty value of playing something unreleased, and then there's Trying to Throw Your Arms Around the World which will be a winner if we can make the production elements happen. Perhaps inspired by opening the tour in Italy, Bono suggested Miss Sarajevo. Looking through the set he then put his finger on Ultraviolet and wondered if there was another song we could put there which would still work with the hanging microphone and laser jacket. After a minute or two he suggested Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me, which hasn't seen the light of day since PopMart. In many ways Ultraviolet was the great stealth surprise of last year - a little known album track which came back and stole the show (like a modern day Bad) - but it's on the DVD and in the security of knowing we have it in the bag, it's good to be able to think about alternatives. To give ourselves a sense of how it might be, we watched the performance of Ultraviolet from the Rosebowl DVD, whilst listening to Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me. It's clearly not going to be a straight 'cut and paste' but it was a lot more promising than I'd thought. I love that song too - such a big, glam, bombastic thing. It used to sound so good on the PopMart tour.


    I'll try to keep an eye on his diary and post interesting stuff in this topic
  2. Ah nice idea Remy
  3. Oh wicked, it would be great if they did play Mercy and he could persuade them . This is interesting, thanks for posting it Remy

    White as Snow would be cool too
  4. Willie seems to have the best ideas. Bono not so much (except for HMTMKMKM)
    It would be great if he could persuade them of playing Tryin' To Throw... and White As Snow.

    And later Acrobat

    I couldn't care less about Mercy
  5. Intresting stuff, cheers Remy

    White as Snow should have been played. Generally, I think more NLOTH material that hasn't been played should get a go. I'd like to hear SUC and Fez live.



    I agree. A bit over-rated imo.
  6. That's indeed very interesting, thanks for posting that !
    Already thanks in advance for posting further news, as i can't read it (i'm not a U2.com subscriber anymore)

    Btw, for me they may play Mercy, i love that one
  7. Holy fuck, so Mercy is still in their heads.

    When I met them there was a guy crying whilst begging Larry to play Mercy.

    They should take the hint.
  8. Originally posted by Macphistfly:Holy fuck, so Mercy is still in their heads.

    When I met them there was a guy crying whilst begging Larry to play Mercy.

    They should take the hint.


    people crying to hear their songs. thats kinda awesome.
  9. Mercy is a very powerfull song, in my opinion. If they play it in Paris, I'll be the happiest guy in the world.

    About the changes, I think they should change more the setlist, not completely, but putting some songs into rotation.

    Trying To Throw Your Arms would be awesome to hear too, and I think Batman is great, but Ultra Violet is even better.



  10. How bout both? And Tryin' To Throw Your Arms would be AMAZING. As would hte others mentioned.
  11. They played "The First Time" on Vertigo just because Willie.
  12. There I have a big language doubt. The verb "To persuade" translates into spanish as "Persuadir", and means "To convince someone of doing/not doing something", but both the negative and positive clauses are said exactly the same. So, you can say "Me persuadió para ir a la fiesta" (something in the lines of "He persuaded me to go to the party" ) and it can mean that he convinced you to attend the party, or not to attend the party, exactly the same sentence. Then, what does exactly "Willie persuaded the band of playing Mercy and TTTYAATW" mean? Has he convinced them to play the songs, or not to play them?

    Sorry for the long and unconvenient post, but I don't have my beloved Ofxord Eng. Dictionary here so I can't check it for myself
Contribute to the U2 community with uploading photos or by telling us which shows you have visited.
Contribute to the U2 community with uploading photos or by telling us which shows you have visited.
Contribute to the U2 community with uploading photos or by telling us which shows you have visited.
Contribute to the U2 community with uploading photos or by telling us which shows you have visited.