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Experience and Innocence tour
 Legs (3): Promo tour, Leg 1: North America, Leg 2: Europe
Shows: 75
  1. 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.
    California is more fun Matthew.
  2. 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


    Point 1 is fair but didn't they do the same last year during rehearsals in Vancouver, I'm pretty sure there was talk of the PA being potentially turned down and we still got the shows set-list which stuck for the whole tour
  3. And ten times better as well, but it is really the tour to give SOE songs a go so I can accept showman, I guess if people don’t like the song they’re not going to want to hear it regardless of the circumstances but the fact it’s part of a big SOE presence in the Setlist should be applauded. I do think they’re leaving 4 of the best SOE tracks out of the Setlist though.
  4. 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


    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
  5. 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
    if anything, it would be interesting for the ending song to be rotational, little things or 13
  6. Yeah i'd take that, any kind of rotation at this stage would be refreshing to see. Especially as i'll be up late here in the UK listening to these shows. Don't want to be put to sleep by show 2
  7. It’s possible the first rotation won’t come til show 4 given the first 3 shows are in different locations. Although there is always the aspect of finding out what works etc so that could play into things too.
  8. 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.


    Agreed
  9. There is a few months that I didn't write anything here, but i'm read almost all the news / soundchecks posted here... but I have to say... I really like what they're doing at rehearsals... and I really want Acrobat, like almost everyone here
  10. Based on last rehearsal... I just do some little changes...

    Unknown Pre-Recorded Song (Possibly with Bono vocals)
    Pre-Recorded Version of “Love is All We Have Left”
    “The Blackout”
    “Lights of Home”
    “Beautiful Day”
    “I Will Follow”
    “The Ocean”
    “Iris”
    “Cedarwood Road”
    “Song for Someone”
    “Sunday Bloody Sunday”
    “Raised by Wolves”
    “Until the End of the World”
    “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me”
    “Elevation”
    “Desire”
    “The Showman (Little More Better)”
    “Vertigo”
    “Acrobat”
    “You’re the Best Thing About Me”
    “Staring at the Sun”
    “Pride (In the Name of Love)”
    “Get Out of Your Own Way”
    “American Soul”
    “City of Blinding Lights”
    “One”
    “Love is Bigger Than Anything in its Way”
    “13 (There is a Light)”

    I just drop I will follow, maybe change by something like the version of Mofo 2005 at rehearsals... would drop Sunday Bloody Sunday by Wild Horses, and also not see as necessary to play Song For Someone and 13 at same concert
  11. I haven't said much about any of these rehearsals (mainly since I'm not planning to attend any of the shows) but if these are indeed the setlists they are planning, they will not last. They couldn't even stand a relatively "flat" reaction to "A Sort of Homecoming" last year! There's too many "non-hits" for this to work.

    (Prove me wrong, U2. Prove me wrong).
  12. 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.


    This is pleasing to read, I hope they have some surprises that will blow us away come show night. It's our own fault for following the rehearsals but I hope come show night we won't already have the setlist in front of us
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