U2 Set Looks Heavy On 90's Material

[ICGenie]

As for Moment of Surrender. What a shame to build up a wonderful singalong moment on the Pyramid Stage with With or Without you and then finish with Moment of Surrender - a song even devoted fans would not rate in their top 30 U2 songs..

[marketsqhero]

They'll close with "40", leaving all of Pyramid singing "How long to sing this song". If I can find a bookie to take my bet I'll put decent money on it!

[wbarenno]

Stay (far away, so close)... I would die happily if they did a decent version of this. Yet to find a proper live version on youtube or anywhere. Always acoustic.

[SoCalMusicLover]

They'll close with "40", leaving all of Pyramid singing "How long to sing this song". If I can find a bookie to take my bet I'll put decent money on it!

[Gnomicide]

I'm not sure what it is that makes them want to play Moment Of Surrender as the closer EVERY SINGLE SHOW...

[The Roses]

I think if it is an intimate set, this would be a highlight...

My link

[Torcs4]

I think if it is an intimate set, this would be a highlight...

[MEGABOWL]

I think this is assured anyway is it not..?

[russycarps]

No, absolutely not. They could be either a Macca 04/Bowie 00 (nailed it), a Springsteen 09 (opinion very much divided), or a Stewart 02/Oasis 04 (complete fail). I hope they don't think anything is assured either

[Aragorn]

So they're playing songs from the albums that were the start of them turning shit. Great.

[Bobser]

exactly what I thought dude

still shangri-la nice and early friday then

[russycarps]

Don't read too much into what people are saying here. U2 fans(myself included) obsess over setlists and are highly critical because they don't vary enough from night to night. But if you've never seen them before, and you so much as think they're music is ok, they are guaranteed to blow you away.

Even the poor songs from the setlist: Vertigo, Elevation, Boots go down great live. They will play all of the crowd pleasers, including Bad. There's a massive chance they'll play Unforgettable Fire and Ultraviolet as well.

Dont be planning to go to Arcadia just yet?

[The Nal]

what are the chances of new years day? I am going with someone who would wet their panties if they play that.

chances seem low going by setlists posted on here.

Is that song considered a "greatest hit"?

[Torcs4]

New Years Day would be a lock.

I wouldn't read too much into their tour setlists. Different crowd, different purpose. If you have a look at an extended list of what they've played over the past two or three legs, you'll see most of the 'Greatest Hits' rotating in and out of the set. I think the only thing really is time. Looking at Blur and Springsteen, they went for 24-26 songs. Muse for only 18, but their songs a longer, and they fart around a lot. U2 will be somewhere in the middle. Maybe 22 songs, two shy of a regular gig.

For Glastonbury,

Will definitely, definitely get: Where The Streets Have No Name, With or Without You, One, Beautiful Day, Vertigo, New Years Day, Until the End of the World, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For.

Will almost certainly get: Pride, Even Better than the Real Thing, Mysterious Ways, City of Blinding Lights, Bad, Elevation, Get On Your Boots.

Will probably get: Magnificent, I Will Follow

Good chance: All I Want Is You, Desire

That's 20 songs. If you throw in their Glastonbury song, and the chance of something like When Love Comes to Town with BB King (good chance?), there's your set.

Possible substitutes for some of the above, or the pool they'll pick from if they go for more than 22 songs: Moment of Surrender, The Fly, Ultraviolet, Crazy Tonight, The Unforgettable Fire, Walk On, Out of Control, Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me, Stay, Angel of Harlem, Stuck in a Moment.

I don't think there'll be anything outside of the above.

[The Roses]

U2 on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury? 'Intimate' is not the first word that springs to mind...

[ukslim]

I mean just none of these big stage props they want to bring

[Wooderson]

Moment of Surrender will be played at Glasto.

[jimmy93]

I don't think there'll be anything outside of the above.

[roomonfire94]

Could Bad be a pretty definite bet then? I would be over the moon to hear it turn up. And Stay (Faraway, So Close!), favourite U2 song of all time so I would kill to hear that.

Didn't realise how definite Until the End of the World was as well, hoping if they are deciding to lean towards 90's material they could play something like So Cruel, absolutely beautiful song

[windy_miller]

New Years Day would be a lock.

I wouldn't read too much into their tour setlists. Different crowd, different purpose. If you have a look at an extended list of what they've played over the past two or three legs, you'll see most of the 'Greatest Hits' rotating in and out of the set. I think the only thing really is time. Looking at Blur and Springsteen, they went for 24-26 songs. Muse for only 18, but their songs a longer, and they fart around a lot. U2 will be somewhere in the middle. Maybe 22 songs, two shy of a regular gig.

For Glastonbury,

Will definitely, definitely get: Where The Streets Have No Name, With or Without You, One, Beautiful Day, Vertigo, New Years Day, Until the End of the World, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For.

Will almost certainly get: Pride, Even Better than the Real Thing, Mysterious Ways, City of Blinding Lights, Bad, Elevation, Get On Your Boots.

Will probably get: Magnificent, I Will Follow

Good chance: All I Want Is You, Desire

That's 20 songs. If you throw in their Glastonbury song, and the chance of something like When Love Comes to Town with BB King (good chance?), there's your set.

Possible substitutes for some of the above, or the pool they'll pick from if they go for more than 22 songs: Moment of Surrender, The Fly, Ultraviolet, Crazy Tonight, The Unforgettable Fire, Walk On, Out of Control, Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me, Stay, Angel of Harlem, Stuck in a Moment.

I don't think there'll be anything outside of the above.

[danbailey80]

Could Bad be a pretty definite bet then? I would be over the moon to hear it turn up. And Stay (Faraway, So Close!), favourite U2 song of all time so I would kill to hear that.

Didn't realise how definite Until the End of the World was as well, hoping if they are deciding to lean towards 90's material they could play something like So Cruel, absolutely beautiful song

[jimmy93]

The Fly is a definite surely?!

[roomonfire94]

So Cruel will not happen I'm afraid...

As the above poster says, apart from that Glastonbury song, all songs will be picked from the 30/40 that have been played in the last year...

I really hope for Bad too....

[Gnomicide]

Any idea if Stay has turned up recently? If not I really hope they play it in one of these run up shows, would be unbelievable to see that.

It seems like most people on here do!

Edited May 13, 2011 by Gnomicide

[Gnomicide]

Anyway, never mind all that. What chance Van Dieman's Land?