After about three weeks of rest, U2 went back on the road today. Their North American leg begins with two concerts at Soldier Field. Over the previous two nights, the band have rehearsed there, and the most notable inclusion in the rehearsals is Your Blue Room. This song from the 1995 Passengers project has never been performed live before, but the band have extensively soundchecked it. However, rumour has it that the band aren't sure it's ready to be debuted live tonight, and that rumour proved true - the song was not included in the setlist.

The set was essentially the same as that played in the late stages of the European leg. Bishop Tutu's speech is still in its relatively new position before One. Bad was performed to close the main set. The full set was:

1. Breathe
2. No Line On The Horizon
3. Get on Your Boots
4. Magnificent
5. Far Far Away (snippet) / Beautiful Day / Blackbird (snippet)
6. Elevation
7. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Stand By Me (snippet)
8. Stuck In A Moment
9. Unknown Caller
10. The Unforgettable Fire
11. City of Blinding Lights
12. Vertigo
13. Crazy Tonight
14. Sunday Bloody Sunday / Oliver's Army (snippet)
15. Pride (In the Name of Love)
16. MLK
17. Walk On / You'll Never Walk Alone (snippet)
18. Where the Streets Have No Name
19. One
20. Bad / Zooropa (snippet) / Fool To Cry (snippet) / 40 (snippet)

encore(s):

21. Ultraviolet (Light My Way)
22. With or Without You
23. Moment of Surrender

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Posted on September 13, 2009 by Axver