Originally posted by bartajax:I dont think they will open with Streets, I think that would be strange because normally Streets is the highlight of the show and it would be stupid to put the highlight at the begining imo
Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
Headliners are allowed to do a normal concert of theirs. Muse usually play 17-19 songs in their own concerts, hence the 18 figure... U2 use to play between 22 and 25, that's why guessing 23-24 is probably right. They won't run the risk of running short of hits (20 songs) but they probably don't want to bore with a 27 songs set either. I'd say 24 with plenty of snippets (or 23 if Bad is played).
Originally posted by Genaro92U2:DISCOTHEQUE NEEDS TO RETURN
Originally posted by farrock_bulsara:[..]
with this stage, it would make sense
Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:I don't see the problem in opening with Streets whatsoever. So what its a big hit, the highlight of a show, generally towards the end? None of those things matter. That being the opener is the surprise in a show that people always remember.
I saw Bon Jovi in 2005, my first concert...I had his greatest hits CD and nothing else. I expected the majority of the songs I knew to be at the end of the show, where all the fan favorites would be, and after opening with a song off of a new album, without hesitation he leaned into the mic and yelled, "SHOT THROUGH THE HEART, AND YOU'RE TO BLAME!"...it COMPELTELY caught me off guard and I found myself absolutely rocking through the song even though I expected it later. One of the most memorable parts of the show.
Greatest hits are amazing at the front of the set because nobody expects them. The older fans will appreciate Streets opening, as they might be familiar with the days when it DID open a show. Who says that fan favorites need to stay so backloaded in the set? It's an unfortunate "understood" rule that has been better off broken- at least at virtually every show I've ever been to.
Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:
The older fans will appreciate Streets opening, as they might be familiar with the days when it DID open a show....
... so why they could not do the same with Streets??? 
Originally posted by blink:[..]
but they wont have the claw
Originally posted by clover68:and by the way ... they opened and ended shows with Vertigo
Originally posted by farrock_bulsara:[..]
But opening with Vertigo it's an excellent powerfull intro!
.. but what i meant it's if they played Vertigo twice in a show (and for me once is far enough 
) then they could play Streets twice too and also 3-4- .. times 
Originally posted by farrock_bulsara:[..]
but to alternate they could play discotheque as they had been playing always Crazy Tonight Remix..