Originally posted by CMIPalaeo:The Showman is brilliant, it should be played. Given the song’s subject it’d be really dumb for it to be on the album and then never played. Say what you like, it’s got a Beatles vibe and easily one of the most FUN U2 songs in ages.
Originally posted by BelfastBoy:2 points:
- The band and/or those close to them are undoubtedly aware their rehearsal activities are of great interest to fans on forums like this.I doubt very much if they'd ever be influenced by our commentaries and speculations,but (said with optimism hat firmly in place) if the band are sometimes rehearsing without the PA blasting,then they could be honing all sorts of Acrobat,Wild Horses,Streets etc segues we're simply unaware of.
- I wasnt able to see any SOI shows in 2015 so if the band are potentially regurgitating certain chunks of that tour again this year,win win for me lol
Originally posted by cesar_garza01:[..]
California is more fun Matthew.
Originally posted by Larlar:i honestly feel like the SOE representation is really great. aside from me complaining about no acrobat or wild horses, i like SOE and i like how literally 9 songs are in this
Originally posted by georgemccauley:[..]
Yeah i'm pretty happy about the choice of SOE songs to represent the album. Best Thing and Get Out are a given and I love both. Love is Bigger and the Blackout are solid choices.
Where I get a little puzzled is why they are going with 13 as well as Song For Someone in the same night, do they have a message or a visual moment planned for 13?
I still think they're missing a trick not bringing Red Flag Day and Summer of Love into the set, they're both big political tunes and could work very well into this apparent set that they're running through
And it's disappointing to not see Little Things either, my favourite track from SOE
Originally posted by Larlar:[..]
if anything, it would be interesting for the ending song to be rotational, little things or 13
Originally posted by James360:I love all the SOI songs, especially Wolves and Iris, but if they really want to play them they should be varied throughout the set, not in the same order as 2015. That is what stinks.
Originally posted by deanallison:I’m quite interested in what u2songs have written here
‘Finally, while we are reporting on the song titles, we are also aware of some possible future revelations about the tour that have excited us, far more than a simple song list could. There are some big surprises in store for all of us if they carry through to the final production.’
Also u2songs mention they’ve been rehearsing with the PA off and it makes me think that wild horses and acrobat could still be in the mix. Why would they rehearse any song with the PA off unless they wanted it to be a surprise. Maybe not though but it seems like a reasonable line of thought whilst I know it could still be wide of the mark.
