Originally posted by RUMMY:The echoes of "gotta go...gotta go...." from The Fly circa 2001 would be a fantastic way to end a U2 show.
Originally posted by TheCowboy:The PopMart shows always had the most emotional, powerful endings whether they ended on a dismal note with Wake Up Dead Man, or on a hopeful note with One followed by a snippet. Love Is Blindness / Can't Help Falling In Love, Fast Cars, Vertigo, and the version of Kite played during the Vertigo Tour are also incredible closers, and are all welcome replacements for the overplayed "40".
Not to say that "40" is a bad song, or even show closer. Its performance in Chicago, where the band left the stage one by one, is outstanding.
Originally posted by ahn1991:I'm going to be quite honest and say that Love Is Blindness is probably one of the worst closing songs, in my opinion. It totally destroys the mood set by One, which I guess could work if they went on to play an encore set. But when it closes a show, it leaves me thinking "oh it's over? Awkward..." The song just feels incomplete. A much better song to follow One is Unchained Melody. It complements One very well from a musical and lyrical perspective and can even close a show.
Wake Up Dead Man is another song that I felt was left sorely incomplete until Walk On made it part of a happy couple. Wake Up Dead Man --> Walk On is a fantastic combination.