Alright, so the story goes like this: 4 years ago in 2009 (Jesus, so long ago already?) I sat down and wrote out three predictions that I thought U2 would work over for their next tour. Two of them, I had in my head before the tour was announced, and the third came after I saw the stage. They were The Unforgettable Fire, Electrical Storm, and Ultraviolet.
I've been trying to use this false sense of accurate-prediction lately to assess what U2 might do on their next tour, and since this place has been a little slow lately I thought this might generate even more buzz and give newer members a place to experience our live-U2 talk, which usually ends up being the site's finer moments in my opinion.
So, post away your thoughts, predictions, supports, arguments, ideas, etc....
1. Two Hearts Beat As One
I think with the War anniversary this year and the fact that the band is not shy about the album (SBS, New Years Day, 40, Drowning Man), this is a definite possibility. The song wouldn't work in a stadium setting, and with U2 playing arenas you usually get multiple nights - at least in larger markets. I can see this not being a solid regular, but brought out on nights where they have wiggle room.
2. Hawkmoon 269 OR A Sort of Homecoming
I think there's an honest chance we see a stripped down version of Hawkmoon. The problem with Hawkmoon is, like Zooropa, they'll never play the whole thing. It's too damn long to them, and even though it's one of my top 10 favorite U2 songs, the drive is a bit one-dimensional even though it is extremely powerful. They would either need an insane visual or a theatric performance (think the end of UTEOTW on the Elevation Tour) to properly deliver this song.
But, I really think they could manipulate the song and do a front-of-stage, "Desire"-like performance where Larry brings out a tom and they scale the song back...maybe give Bono one of the shouting verses before pulling back and going into a warhorse or new song. Similar thing with ASOH....we aren't going to hear a full band performance, but I can see it being performed by Bono and Edge just before Pride (sensible) or even Streets! Hell, wouldn't that be awesome?
3. Lemon
I cannot think of a better themed encore than a dance party for U2. The lights are all out, and deep blue lights start to shine through fog- they drop a disco ball down and the band comes out and opens the encore with "Lemon". Perhaps from there, we get something dance-y from Pop like "Discotheque", or a new track from the album that might have a hipper track on it. Would it be terrible to get a remix-medley? 2 minutes of a Boots remix, segueing into "Daddy's Gonna Pay", and leading into a regular performance of "Mysterious Ways" to close out the first encore? Who knows. But with "Lemon" reportedly being rehearsed for the Vertigo Tour, we know the song isn't completely out of their sightlines.
There's a whole damn list of stuff I want but I know I won't get (Please, Kite, A Day Without Me, Who's Gonna Ride), but I'll save some of those for the discussion
