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I'm factoring in a few other things too based on guitars I own / am using...for example, I can't put "Bad" in the same set as The Joshua Tree because I have to re-tune a guitar to a very odd low tuning (something like Db) to play Bad, and it's the same one I use for Streets...so doing them in sequence like that doesn't work, unfortunately. At least not with what I have in mind.

I was skimming ideas and I think you're pretty much exactly right. I was going to do something like...

1. I Will Follow
2. The Electric Co
3. Gloria
4. New Years Day
5. Out of Control

OOC ends on D, which is a good chord to ring out while beginning our organ backing track for Streets. This accomplishes a few things...

-Plenty of hits before JT
-The biggest songs are still 'saved for later' (Pride, SBS, Bad)

bpt3

8 years

Originally posted by MattG:I'm factoring in a few other things too based on guitars I own / am using...for example, I can't put "Bad" in the same set as The Joshua Tree because I have to re-tune a guitar to a very odd low tuning (something like Db) to play Bad, and it's the same one I use for Streets...so doing them in sequence like that doesn't work, unfortunately. At least not with what I have in mind.

I was skimming ideas and I think you're pretty much exactly right. I was going to do something like...

1. I Will Follow
2. The Electric Co
3. Gloria
4. New Years Day
5. Out of Control

OOC ends on D, which is a good chord to ring out while beginning our organ backing track for Streets. This accomplishes a few things...

-Plenty of hits before JT
-The biggest songs are still 'saved for later' (Pride, SBS, Bad)

I like this structure...I'm just hoping still for at least some 90s stuff. I know I'm fairly alone in this, probably.

deanallison

8 years

Originally posted by bpt3:[..]
I like this structure...I'm just hoping still for at least some 90s stuff. I know I'm fairly alone in this, probably.

I'd be quite happy for 90's stuff, but I'd rather it be from zooropa, pop and the rarities from achtung baby. As I've said before though I wouldn't complain at anything from achtung baby but as I've also said I won't be complaining about anything since we're getting the rarities from JT.

RUMMY

8 years

Originally posted by MattG:I'm factoring in a few other things too based on guitars I own / am using...for example, I can't put "Bad" in the same set as The Joshua Tree because I have to re-tune a guitar to a very odd low tuning (something like Db) to play Bad, and it's the same one I use for Streets...so doing them in sequence like that doesn't work, unfortunately. At least not with what I have in mind.

I was skimming ideas and I think you're pretty much exactly right. I was going to do something like...

1. I Will Follow
2. The Electric Co
3. Gloria
4. New Years Day
5. Out of Control

OOC ends on D, which is a good chord to ring out while beginning our organ backing track for Streets. This accomplishes a few things...

-Plenty of hits before JT
-The biggest songs are still 'saved for later' (Pride, SBS, Bad)

I wish I lived in Chicago. I'd be at one of your shows in an instant!

MoFoNYR15

8 years

Originally posted by RUMMY:[..]
I wish I lived in Chicago. I'd be at one of your shows in an instant!

And I'd be there drumming for you

Caledonia

8 years

Originally posted by MattG:I'm factoring in a few other things too based on guitars I own / am using...for example, I can't put "Bad" in the same set as The Joshua Tree because I have to re-tune a guitar to a very odd low tuning (something like Db) to play Bad, and it's the same one I use for Streets...so doing them in sequence like that doesn't work, unfortunately. At least not with what I have in mind.

I was skimming ideas and I think you're pretty much exactly right. I was going to do something like...

1. I Will Follow
2. The Electric Co
3. Gloria
4. New Years Day
5. Out of Control

OOC ends on D, which is a good chord to ring out while beginning our organ backing track for Streets. This accomplishes a few things...

-Plenty of hits before JT
-The biggest songs are still 'saved for later' (Pride, SBS, Bad)

I reckon it's probably fair to say that we won't get 'Streets' until at least about 45-60 minutes into the set (in Europe at least) assuming the band take the stage around 8.30pm as sunset times are around 9.15-9.30pm at that time of year, and I would imagine they would want to do it with the lotus red backdrop and white floods for maximum effect. But who knows.

LikeASong

8 years

Originally posted by MattG:I'm factoring in a few other things too based on guitars I own / am using...for example, I can't put "Bad" in the same set as The Joshua Tree because I have to re-tune a guitar to a very odd low tuning (something like Db) to play Bad, and it's the same one I use for Streets...so doing them in sequence like that doesn't work, unfortunately. At least not with what I have in mind.

I was skimming ideas and I think you're pretty much exactly right. I was going to do something like...

1. I Will Follow
2. The Electric Co
3. Gloria
4. New Years Day
5. Out of Control

OOC ends on D, which is a good chord to ring out while beginning our organ backing track for Streets. This accomplishes a few things...

-Plenty of hits before JT
-The biggest songs are still 'saved for later' (Pride, SBS, Bad)

Yeah, not using the same guitar for Bad and Streets kind of kills the flow. Nevertheless a super long organ intro a la Rattle And Hum with the red background and all should allow you to re-tune from Db to Eb (or E if you play Streets in E standard) properly.

Anyway, keeping the big hits for later you can still go chronological:

01 - Out Of Control
02 - I Will Follow
03 - Gloria
04 - New Year's Day
05 - A Sort Of Homecoming (ends on D)
into
06 - Streets...

LikeASong

8 years

Originally posted by Caledonia:[..]
I reckon it's probably fair to say that we won't get 'Streets' until at least about 45-60 minutes into the set (in Europe at least) assuming the band take the stage around 8.30pm as sunset times are around 9.15-9.30pm at that time of year, and I would imagine they would want to do it with the lotus red backdrop and white floods for maximum effect. But who knows.

Yes, I've been thinking they might do 7-10 songs before TJT, more like the 4-6 we've been taking about. Not such a lightning issue (since I think the band won't take the stage before 9pm almost anywhere) but a maximum effect thing due to Streets being the highest point, etc.

ew6655

8 years

Here's my dream setlist for upcoming 2017 retro JT 2-1/2 hour mega show!!!

Intro
1.Beautiful ghost
2.WTSHNN
3.ISHFWILF
4 WOWY
5.Bullet blue sky
6. Running to stand still
7.RHMT
8.In Gods country
9.Trip thru your wires
10.One tree hill
11.Exit
12.Mothers of disappeared
13.Electric co
14.I will follow
15. 11 o clock tick tock
16.Gloria
17.New Year's Day
18.Sunday Bloody Sunday
19.Angel of harlem
20.All I want is you
21.Bad
22.Pride
23.MLK
24.Sweetest thing
25.Zoo station
26.The fly
26.Until the end of the world
27.One
28.Mysterious ways
29.Zooropa
30.Numb
31.Mofo
32.Gone
33.Stay
34.Beautiful day
35.Elevation
36.Stuck in a moment
37.I'm Vertigo
38,City of blinding light
39. Magnificent
40. Forty
outro

u2_michaelc

8 years

Originally posted by ew6655:Here's my dream setlist for upcoming 2017 retro JT 2-1/2 hour mega show!!!
Intro
1.Beautiful ghost
2.WTSHNN
3.ISHFWILF
4 WOWY
5.Bullet blue sky
6. Running to stand still
7.RHMT
8.In Gods country
9.Trip thru your wires
10.One tree hill
11.Exit
12.Mothers of disappeared
13.Electric co
14.I will follow
15. 11 o clock tick tock
16.Gloria
17.New Year's Day
18.Sunday Bloody Sunday
19.Angel of harlem
20.All I want is you
21.Bad
22.Pride
23.MLK
24.Sweetest thing
25.Zoo station
26.The fly
26.Until the end of the world
27.One
28.Mysterious ways
29.Zooropa
30.Numb
31.Mofo
32.Gone
33.Stay
34.Beautiful day
35.Elevation
36.Stuck in a moment
37.I'm Vertigo
38,City of blinding light
39. Magnificent
40. Forty
outro

Awesome artist, 40 songs would be hard for Bono hahh