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City of Blinding Lights

 (opening song)  (lyrics)

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This song has opened the following 116 shows:

2005-03-26 - Los Angeles, California, USA - Sports Arena (21 songs)

2005-03-28 - San Diego, California, USA - San Diego Sports Arena (23 songs)

2005-03-30 - San Diego, California, USA - San Diego Sports Arena (23 songs)

2005-04-06 - Los Angeles, California, USA - Staples Center (23 songs)

2005-04-09 - San Jose, California, USA - HP Pavilion (23 songs)

2005-04-15 - Glendale, Arizona, USA - Glendale Arena (22 songs)

2005-04-21 - Denver, Colorado, USA - Pepsi Center (22 songs)

2005-04-25 - Seattle, Washington, USA - Key Arena (23 songs)

2005-04-27 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - General Motors Place (10 songs)

2005-04-28 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - General Motors Place (23 songs)

2005-04-29 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - General Motors Place (24 songs)

2005-05-09 - Chicago, Illinois, USA - United Center (25 songs)

2005-05-10 - Chicago, Illinois, USA - United Center (25 songs)

2005-05-14 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - Wachovia Center (23 songs)

2005-05-17 - East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA - Continental Airlines Arena (25 songs)

2005-05-18 - East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA - Continental Airlines Arena (22 songs)

2005-05-21 - New York, New York, USA - Madison Square Garden (24 songs)

2005-05-22 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - Wachovia Center (22 songs)

2005-05-24 - Boston, Massachusetts, USA - Fleet Center (22 songs)

2005-05-26 - Boston, Massachusetts, USA - Fleet Center (22 songs)

2005-06-13 - Cologne, Germany - TV Total (2 songs)

2005-09-16 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Air Canada Centre (22 songs)

2005-09-17 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Air Canada Centre (23 songs)

2005-09-20 - Chicago, Illinois, USA - United Center (23 songs)

2005-09-21 - Chicago, Illinois, USA - United Center (24 songs)

2005-09-23 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - Target Center (23 songs)

2005-09-25 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA - Bradley Center (22 songs)

2005-10-03 - Boston, Massachusetts, USA - TD Garden (23 songs)

2005-10-04 - Boston, Massachusetts, USA - TD Garden (22 songs)

2005-10-07 - New York, New York, USA - Madison Square Garden (23 songs)

2005-10-08 - New York, New York, USA - Madison Square Garden (22 songs)

2005-10-10 - New York, New York, USA - Madison Square Garden (23 songs)

2005-10-11 - New York, New York, USA - Madison Square Garden (22 songs)

2005-10-14 - New York, New York, USA - Madison Square Garden (24 songs)

2005-10-16 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - Wachovia Center (23 songs)

2005-10-17 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - Wachovia Center (22 songs)

2005-10-19 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA - MCI Center (22 songs)

2005-10-20 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA - MCI Center (21 songs)

2005-10-22 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - Mellon Arena (23 songs)

2005-10-24 - Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA - Palace Of Auburn Hills (23 songs)

2005-10-25 - Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA - Palace Of Auburn Hills (23 songs)

2005-10-28 - Houston, Texas, USA - Toyota Center (24 songs)

2005-10-29 - Dallas, Texas, USA - American Airlines Center (23 songs)

2005-11-01 - Los Angeles, California, USA - Staples Center (24 songs)

2005-11-02 - Los Angeles, California, USA - Staples Center (21 songs)

2005-11-04 - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - MGM Grand Garden Arena (23 songs)

2005-11-05 - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - MGM Grand Garden Arena (22 songs)

2005-11-08 - Oakland, California, USA - Oakland Arena (22 songs)

2005-11-09 - Oakland, California, USA - Oakland Arena (22 songs)

2005-11-13 - Miami, Florida, USA - AmericanAirlines Arena (22 songs)

2005-11-14 - Miami, Florida, USA - AmericanAirlines Arena (22 songs)

2005-11-16 - Tampa, Florida, USA - St. Pete Times Forum (22 songs)

2005-11-18 - Atlanta, Georgia, USA - Philips Arena (22 songs)

2005-11-19 - Atlanta, Georgia, USA - Philips Arena (22 songs)

2005-11-21 - New York, New York, USA - Madison Square Garden (22 songs)

2005-11-22 - New York, New York, USA - Madison Square Garden (21 songs)

2005-11-25 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Corel Centre (21 songs)

2005-11-26 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Bell Centre (21 songs)

2005-11-28 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Bell Centre (23 songs)

2005-12-04 - Boston, Massachusetts, USA - TD Garden (23 songs)

2005-12-05 - Boston, Massachusetts, USA - TD Garden (23 songs)

2005-12-07 - Hartford, Connecticut, USA - Civic Center (23 songs)

2005-12-09 - Buffalo, New York, USA - HSBC Arena (23 songs)

2005-12-10 - Cleveland, Ohio, USA - Quicken Loans Arena (23 songs)

2005-12-12 - Charlotte, North Carolina, USA - New Charlotte Arena (21 songs)

2005-12-14 - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - Savvis Center (22 songs)

2005-12-15 - Omaha, Nebraska, USA - Qwest Center (22 songs)

2005-12-17 - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA - Delta Center (23 songs)

2005-12-19 - Portland, Oregon, USA - Rose Garden (21 songs)

2006-02-15 - Mexico City, Mexico - Estadio Azteca (24 songs)

2006-02-16 - Mexico City, Mexico - Estadio Azteca (23 songs)

2006-02-20 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Morumbi (24 songs)

2006-02-21 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Morumbi (23 songs)

2006-02-26 - Santiago, Chile - Estadio Nacional (23 songs)

2006-03-01 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - River Plate Stadium (24 songs)

2006-03-02 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - River Plate Stadium (23 songs)

2006-11-07 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Queensland Sports And Athletics Centre (22 songs)

2006-11-10 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Telstra Stadium (22 songs)

2006-11-11 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Telstra Stadium (22 songs)

2006-11-13 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Telstra Stadium (22 songs)

2006-11-16 - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - AAMI Stadium (22 songs)

2006-11-18 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Telstra Dome (22 songs)

2006-11-19 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Telstra Dome (23 songs)

2006-11-24 - Auckland, New Zealand - Mt Smart Stadium (21 songs)

2006-11-25 - Auckland, New Zealand - Mt Smart Stadium (22 songs)

2006-11-29 - Saitama, Japan - Saitama Super Arena (22 songs)

2006-11-30 - Saitama, Japan - Saitama Super Arena (22 songs)

2006-12-04 - Saitama, Japan - Saitama Super Arena (22 songs)

2006-12-09 - Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - Aloha Stadium (24 songs)

2022-11-02 - New York, New York, USA - Beacon Theatre (14 songs)

2022-11-04 - Boston, Massachusetts, USA - Orpheum Theatre (14 songs)

2022-11-06 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Meridian Hall (13 songs)

2022-11-08 - Chicago, Illinois, USA - The Chicago Theatre (14 songs)

2022-11-09 - Nashville, Tennessee, USA - Ryman Auditorium (14 songs)

2022-11-12 - San Francisco, California, USA - Orpheum Theatre (14 songs)

2022-11-13 - Los Angeles, California, USA - Orpheum Theatre (14 songs)

2022-11-16 - London, England - London Palladium (13 songs)

2022-11-17 - Glasgow, Scotland - SEC Armadillo (13 songs)

2022-11-19 - Manchester, England - O2 Apollo Manchester (13 songs)

2022-11-21 - Dublin, Ireland - 3Olympia Theatre (13 songs)

2022-11-23 - Berlin, Germany - Admiralspalast (13 songs)

2022-11-25 - Paris, France - Le Grand Rex (13 songs)

2022-11-28 - Madrid, Spain - Teatro Coliseum (13 songs)

2023-04-16 - New York, New York, USA - Beacon Theatre (13 songs)

2023-04-17 - New York, New York, USA - Beacon Theatre (13 songs)

2023-04-21 - New York, New York, USA - Beacon Theatre (13 songs)

2023-04-22 - New York, New York, USA - Beacon Theatre (13 songs)

2023-04-26 - New York, New York, USA - Beacon Theatre (13 songs)

2023-04-28 - New York, New York, USA - Beacon Theatre (13 songs)

2023-04-29 - New York, New York, USA - Beacon Theatre (13 songs)

2023-05-03 - New York, New York, USA - Beacon Theatre (13 songs)

2023-05-04 - New York, New York, USA - Beacon Theatre (13 songs)

2023-05-07 - New York, New York, USA - Beacon Theatre (13 songs)

2023-05-08 - New York, New York, USA - Beacon Theatre (13 songs)

2023-05-09 - New York, New York, USA - Beacon Theatre (26 songs)

2023-05-13 - Naples, Italy - Teatro di San Carlo (14 songs)

City of Blinding Lights lyrics

The more you see the less you know
The less you find out as you go
I knew much more then than I do now

Neon heart dayglo eyes
A city lit by fireflies
They're advertising in the skies
For people like us

And I miss you when you're not around
I'm getting ready to leave the ground....

Ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh

Oh you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights

Don't look before you laugh
Look ugly in a photograph
Flash bulbs purple irises
The camera can't see

I've seen you walk unafraid
I've seen you in the clothes you made
Can you see the beauty inside of me?
What happened to the beauty I had inside of me?

And I miss you when you're not around
I'm getting ready to leave the ground

Ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh

Oh you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights

Time... time
Won't leave me as I am
But time won't take the boy out of this man

Oh you look so beautiful tonight
Oh you look so beautiful tonight
Oh you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights

The more you know the less you feel
Some pray for others steal
Blessings are not just for the ones who kneel... luckily