The U2 warm up threads

[Wooderson]

I'm actually inclined to disagree, even though what you say makes perfect sense. I'd reckon that over half of a typical U2 audience in the UK have seen the band before, a large chunk of them many times. This will naturally diminish excitement levels for those individuals (there's nothing like your first time - Just ask Jarvis!!!).

At Glastonbury there are going to be vast numbers of people who are really excited about seeing them for the first and probably only time. Plus, lets be honest, the crowd are likely to be "enjoying themselves" a fair bit more than a Wembley crowd.

They most certainly will be but who's talking about the gigs they're doing before and after Glastonbury? Their performance at Glastonbury is going to be scrutinised by everyone with an interest in (live) music in the UK. People on these boards, and many others besides, will be commenting, reviewing and debating their Glasto performance for years to come.

I promise you there won't be a large number of people talking about their standard stadium dates on the current tour in even just a year's time. If they get it right, U2 @ Glasto will be mentioned and remembered for years and years to come. In fact, if they get it wrong that's true as well.

If Glasto goes badly it won't ruin them but it will taint them for a large number of people, particularly non-obsessives. If it goes brilliantly they will sell another 2 million albums and sell-out extra nights at Wembley for their next 2 or 3 tours.

[Bobser]

So lads...there seems to be a few die-hards in the thread. Just wondering how many times you've seen them live?

Glastonbury will be by 9th time

I'm sure someone could beat that.

[The Nal]

Really good post Jimmy.

Edited May 17, 2011 by The Nal

[Torcs4]

Not what I'd like, but something like this is probably very, very likely.

1. Even Better than the Real Thing

2. Vertigo

3. New Years Day

4. I Will Follow (or Out of Control)

5. Get On Your Boots

6. Magnificent

7. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For

8. Elevation

9. Until the End of the World

10. Glastonbury

11. Desire

12. Stay

(If there's a BB King collaboration, it will be here.)

13. City of Blinding Lights

14. Crazy Tonight-Discotheque

15. Sunday Bloody Sunday

16. Pride

17. Bad

18. Beautiful Day

19. Mysterious Ways

20. One

21. Ultraviolet or Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

22. With Or Without You

23. Where the Streets Have No Name

24. All I Want Is You

[Wooderson]

Not what I'd like, but something like this is probably very, very likely.

1. Even Better than the Real Thing

2. Vertigo

3. New Years Day

4. I Will Follow (or Out of Control)

5. Get On Your Boots

6. Magnificent

7. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

8. Elevation

9. Until the End of the World

10. Glastonbury

11. Desire

12. Stay

(If there's a BB King collaboration, it will be here.)

13. City of Blinding Lights

14. Crazy Tonight-Discotheque

15. Sunday Bloody Sunday

16. Pride

17. Bad

18. Beautiful Day

19. Mysterious Ways

20. One

21. Ultraviolet or Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

22. With Or Without You

23. Where the Streets Have No Name

24. All I Want Is You

[danbailey80]

Im convinced that Moment of Surrender will finish the show and that Pride/SBS are far from definate.

Otherwise that is a very good prediction.

Edited May 17, 2011 by danbailey80

[Toilet Duck]

Im convinced that Moment of Surrender will finish the show and that Pride/SBS are far from definate.

Otherwise that is a very good prediction.

[Torcs4]

They surely - surely - must know that they shouldn't end Glastonbury on a song that hardly anyone outside of the U2-hardcore knows, and one that is such a moody/whimper. They might well do it (chances are pretty high - it has closed every single show this tour) but surely...

Even Better than the Real Thing to open I think is the safest bet. It's been a great opener for them lately, it's a juiced up/dance-ish version of it, a real *bang* of an opener. And if they do that straight into Vertigo straight into New Years Day, then you've got 'em where you want 'em.

If the closer is not Moment of Surrender, I would say that the safe money is surely either One or With or Without You.

But I think All I Want is You would be great, for that singalong factor. One, and moreso With or Without You have it, but All I Want is You has a better spirit to it. It's a bit more rowdy at the end, and there's more of a call/response thing between Bono/Crowd. Would work really, really well.

[the_hedge]

With Or Without You is the perfect finisher for Glasto. Most U2 fans would like 40 but bearing in mind the crowd I would finish with WOWY. Like people have said, open up with 3 classics such as EBTTRT, Beautiful Day and Vertigo and they will be like putty in your hands. Keep up a high tempo, keeping smashing out the hits and it will go down as a classic. They have the capability but will they do it....

[Wooderson]

With Or Without You is the perfect finisher for Glasto. Most U2 fans would like 40 but bearing in mind the crowd I would finish with WOWY. Like people have said, open up with 3 classics such as EBTTRT, Beautiful Day and Vertigo and they will be like putty in your hands. Keep up a high tempo, keeping smashing out the hits and it will go down as a classic. They have the capability but will they do it....

[Pooog]

But I think All I Want is You would be great, for that singalong factor. One, and moreso With or Without You have it, but All I Want is You has a better spirit to it. It's a bit more rowdy at the end, and there's more of a call/response thing between Bono/Crowd. Would work really, really well.

[ukslim]

I hope they play that one about Birmingham.

[Pooog]

So lads...there seems to be a few die-hards in the thread. Just wondering how many times you've seen them live?

Glastonbury will be by 9th time

I'm sure someone could beat that.

[the_hedge]

I'd prefer a rake of different tracks to either 40 or (specially) WOWY.

Moment of Surrender will be the last song lads, anyway. Trust me. Stats from last 100 shows don't lie.

[The Roses]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRAfYNKvgi4

I think this is quite a cracker, for someone who is irish the lyrics are brilliant...would be nice to see them play this but I think its only been played 7 times live? and that includes 9/11 + oscars

[Wooderson]

Swing for the bleachers here. My U2 Glasto setlist prediction: 1hr 50 / 22 songs.

Better Than The Real Thing

Follow

Boots

Until End of the World

Magnificent

Mysterious Ways

Still Havent Found

Glastonbury

Love Comes To Town

Beautiful Day

Zooropa

Blinding Lights

Vertigo

Crazy Tonight

Bloody Sunday

Walk On

Bad

- encore -

One

Streets

Kiss Me Kill Me

With Or Without You

Moment of Surrender

[Digi]

Thank you for them words.

Digi lives in a tent on the beach beside Bonos house. Shes seen every gig since their firt rehearsal in school in 1977 or something.

Ive seen them four times I think.

[wbarenno]

My prediction

1 even better then the real thing

2 i will follow

3 get on your boots

4 elevation

5 new years day

6 beautiful day

7 until the end of the world

8 mysterious ways

9 still havent found what im looking for

10 desire

11 love resuce me

12 stay

13 city of blinding lights

14 vertigo

15 crazy tonight

16 pride

17 sunday bloody sunday

18 walk on

19 one

20 Where the streets have no name

21 Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me

22 Glastonbury

23 With or Without you

Maybe not in that order but i reckon something close

[The Goo Goo Doll]

I'd love to see this:

1. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

2. New Year's Day

3. Vertigo

4. Mysterious Ways

5. In God's Country

6. Pride (In The Name Of Love)

7. All I Want Is You

8. City Of Blinding Lights

9. When Love Comes To Town (with BB King)

10. I Will Follow

11. Sunday Bloody Sunday

12. Red Hill Mining Town

13. Desire

14. Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own

15. Bullet The Blue Sky

16. I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight

17. Moment of Surrender

18. Bad

(Encore)

19. Time Is Running Out (Muse cover with Matt Bellamy)

20. With Or Without You

21. One

22. Where The Streets Have No Name

23. 40

[dingbat2]

I am not fussy so do not want 23 songs. My ideal line up might be something like this (in no particular order!):

1. Where the streets have no name

2. I have still haven't found what I am looking for

3. One tree hill

4. Pride

5. Trying to throw you arms around the world

6. October

7. New Years Day

8. Sunday Bloody Sunday

9. A sort of Homecoming

10. Unforgettable Fire

11. All I want is you

12. Desire

13. Van Diemens Land

14. When love comes to town (with BB King obviously)

15. Miss sarajevo

16. One

Encore

17. With or without you

18. Running to Stand Still

19. Bad

20. 40 (oh yes!)

As you can tell I am an old U2 fan, but bloody hell would that be awesome!!!

[Toilet Duck]

Swing for the bleachers here. My U2 Glasto setlist prediction: 1hr 50 / 22 songs.

Better Than The Real Thing

Follow

Boots

Until End of the World

Magnificent

Mysterious Ways

Still Havent Found

Glastonbury

Love Comes To Town

Beautiful Day

Zooropa

Blinding Lights

Vertigo

Crazy Tonight

Bloody Sunday

Walk On

Bad

- encore -

One

Streets

Kiss Me Kill Me

With Or Without You

Moment of Surrender

[brettredmayne]

I really want Discothèque

[Wooderson]

I'd love to see this:

19. Time Is Running Out (Muse cover with Matt Bellamy)

[BlackHole2006]

Sweet jaysis no.

Edited May 17, 2011 by BlackHole2006

[Wooderson]

Unlike Muse, U2 don't need to bring out a special guest to make their set seem better than it actually it. Muse's set last year was a self indulgent w*nkfest. Yes The Edge was good but it was the most predicable thing they ever could have done and they did it. Got I didn't know how much more I could take from w*nky guitar solo after w*nky guitar solo. Bellamy is an arrogant money grabbing bastard.

U2 are gonna be absolutely blinding and would have been even with the visuals but and it definately wont be self indulgant and shit like Muse's set was last year.