I was staving myself off because I wanted to wait until Chicago without seeing the setlist at all. Didn't really work....
Rolling Stone Interview: "The band opens with 4 tracks off the new album before they hit war horses like "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "Where the Streets Have No Name", and "Pride".
Then I was curious one night if U2 had ever played Electrical Storm live in any sort of capacity, and Googled it- only to see it popping up from the 360 Tour. Didn't recognize the bells in the preview video from the 30-day countdown, so it was news to me. Sidebar showing related videos of Crazy Remix, COBL, Vertigo, UV, and TUF, so those were blown for me too.
I predicted the comebacks of UV and TUF though, two of the tour's bigger surprises come opening night.
Hahaha, I know - it's hard to resist. I just didn't expect half of 360, what did happen, to happen. The new songs - when was the last time that ever happened, not since October Tour or even earlier? - the show coming to Australia again (logistics nightmare) and other things.
Yeah this tour was pretty nuts. Can't believe my first outing seeing U2 was going-on three years ago, and yet STILL part of the 360 tour. It is a whole new monster looking back on it now, those first two legs barely even get remembered in all the chaos that ensued.
I missed that!!! I still remember heading to Melbourne, not sleeping, being up here all night, taping the afternoon soundcheck and then walking into Ethihad Stadium and thinking how the hell did that fit in here.
I remember the Moncton party. When I went to bed it was something like 5 or 6 and outside it wasn't dark anymore. I could've just gone out and done something that you do in daylight.
Well it was more Stingray that opened. I remember saying during the Turin rehearsals "if they open with Beautiful Day, I will be pissed off". Lucky they played Stingray beforehand then...