@gpthe3 In fact, let’s not do things by halves. I’ll commission them to do the entire UF album & b-sides. I need some Love Comes Tumbling.
@Tvbona I think they prefer playing it this way, or like the reception it’s got. I wish they’d try the full band version though.
@gpthe3 I solemnly swear my first act as president will be to commission U2 to perform A Sort of Homecoming.
All ten videos from Vancouver 2, including all the tour debuts, are together here: http://www.u2gigs.com/ar… #U2ieTour #U2
Our friend Frank has uploaded a video of One’s #U2ieTour debut in Vancouver: https://www.youtube.com/… #U2
Until The End Of The World from Vancouver 2. Video by Stefan: https://youtu.be/YhEX44Z… #U2ieTour #U2
Now here’s Even Better Than The Real Thing at Vancouver 2 by Stefan: https://youtu.be/07RntMm… #U2ieTour #U2
Stefan has now shared Every Breaking Wave from #U2ieTour Vancouver 2nd night: https://youtu.be/w9kcMe4… #U2
Cedarwood Road video from 2nd Vancouver #U2ieTour show. Video by Stefan https://youtu.be/v2cUVt8…
@EveryBrokenWave You may wish to check a certain setlist and be delighted a certain snippet has finally been added. ;)
Sillywhite apart from Edge falling off the stage, it seems like the boys got off to a great start on the tour .. lots of new songs and a great set !#u2
Enjoy all five of Stefan’s vids from Vancouver 2 here (California, Angel, WLCTT, MDrug, Bad): http://www.u2gigs.com/ar… #U2 #U2ieTour
Here is another of Stefans videos from Vancouver 2nd #U2ieTour concert. Bad https://youtu.be/T3PKodZ…
ChrisLeClere That Adam smile tho! #U2 #U2ietour http://t.co/83NAm8WEcL
bethandbono Bono is back and brilliant as ever. #U2ieTour #BonoBlondeAmbitionTour http://t.co/E9feoKzYES
Stefan has just uploaded video of Angel Of Harlem from Vancouver night 2: https://www.youtube.com/… #U2 #U2ieTour
Miracle Drug video. Thanks Stefan! https://youtu.be/mcqORU8… #U2ieTour
We now have an article collecting our videos of #U2 in Vancouver night 2: http://www.u2gigs.com/ar… #U2ieTour
When Love Comes To Town from #U2ieTour Vancouver https://youtu.be/3bcmvLr…
Yep, it’s been a long time since a #U2 tour started with that many changes from night 1 to 2. Hope more to come! https://twitter.com/harb…
We should get more videos in this GREAT quality if the hotel wifi plays well.
Here is California from the 2nd Vancouver #U2ieTour show. Video by Stefan http://youtu.be/mp47VMs2…
@GregoryMcArthur It’s a damn fine album. Gone is one of the reasons I’m such a huge fan.
Here’s the #U2 San Jose GA policy for the #U2ieTour: http://sapcenter.s3.amaz…
@atu2comSherry Yeah the visual and thematic part makes sense - but sonically I don’t think it works. Visuals/themes only get you so far.
@GregoryMcArthur Yeah how could anybody enjoy U2’s most perfect album featuring three of their five best songs? ;)
Hey lame psychic ad on Twitter, can you arrange a reading to tell me when #U2 will next perform A Sort Of Homecoming?
Wow we passed 15k followers today. We’re honoured to have so many of you along for the ride. Thanks for all your support and feedback!
COBL’s omission means I’ve had to update our #U2 Setlist FAQ again re: songs never omitted since their debut: http://www.u2gigs.com/fa…
This is correct! That leaves BDay and Vertigo as the only songs played at every full tour show since their debuts. https://twitter.com/ryan…
@harbinger384 Good catch! Fixed.
Our mainpage article has now been updated with stats & comments about #U2’s 2nd show in Vancouver: http://www.u2gigs.com/ar… #U2ieTour
That’s all folks! #U2 have ended their #U2ieTour stay in Vancouver. Here is the set, article being updated now: http://www.u2gigs.com/ar…
One has now been played at exactly one consecutive show, for those keeping track at home. #U2ieTour
@u2_nick Possibly, but I’m honestly not sure about that!
#Bono jokes that last night “Edge downloaded himself into the audience without permission”. #U2ieTour #U2
#Bono talking again, thanks all those people who’ve come from all over the world to see the band. #U2ieTour #U2
@Gravy1199 The 360 version.
@pashakubov He gave a speech about AIDS, then snippeted Mother & Child Reunion.
bethandbono Bad was exquisite. Now transitioning to Streets! #U2ieTour http://t.co/5gvVOEzhfi
Another California snippet in Streets #U2ieTour
Must admit I think Bad should’ve segued straight into Streets, with the speech afterwards. #U2ieTour #U2
@Dazw1983Wills Thanks, hope to make your shifts more enjoyable! :)
@harbinger384 Ugh what was up with that!
23. A lengthy Mother And Child Reunion snippet leads into Where The Streets Have No Name. #U2ieTour #U2
Moment of Surrender snip! #U2ieTour
bethandbono Pride. “In Ireland, we give thanks for peace. It’s a beautiful thing.” #u2ietour http://t.co/AFrs5p197l
bethandbono Miracle Drug! #U2ieTour http://t.co/vNjuMMuAl1
Hi, this is Matt checking in. Right about time! I guess Stefan & Frank will have lots of new stuff to upload today. Nice additions so far.
I (Ax) think Bad is #U2’s definitive live song. It’s that good. It’s also proof that eighties U2 is best U2. ;)
Bad on Periscope: https://www.periscope.tv… #U2ieTour #U2
View the pic for encore setlist spoilers. #U2ieTour #U2 https://twitter.com/U2Wo…
That’s the end of the main set. Catch up on the set so far during the encore break: http://www.u2gigs.com/ar… #U2ieTour #U2
@U2Kouklitsa I screamed so loudly when Bono actually did it at 3rd Dublin show in 2009.
@juanj79 Why? Miracle Drug has been extensively rehearsed.
@GregoryMcArthur You might need to refresh it. That helped me.
@EveryBrokenWave Yep.
Every time #U2 play With Or Without You nowadays, I hope it culminates in the Shine Like Stars verse like the old days. A great ending.
Sgt. Peppers snippet at the end of Beautiful Day! My favorite BD snippet! (Chris) #U2ieTour
Interesting… #U2ieTour #U2 https://twitter.com/snjo…
Beautiful Day returns to the main set. Now excuse me while I dance and sing my heart out! (Chris)
@ConcertKid95 Hah I know. Though any Periscope is better than none I guess.
@GregoryMcArthur Yeah, in the NYT interview they said fixed 1st set, varied 2nd set. Hmm… not so much yet!
@ConcertKid95 Because we’ve always done it? I’d like to talk to people rather than just post “17. [song name] hashtag” over and over.
I wish U2 would play Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses so that I could say “changing streams mid-horses”. #U2ieTour #U2
Periscope streams keep coming and going, but this one has been fairly reliable, if a bit glitchy: http://mixlr.com/sil-rig… #U2ieTour #U2
By the end of the Vertigo Tour I was well sick of Bullet, but damn am I enjoying it being back now. Feels fresh again. #U2ieTour #U2
@GregoryMcArthur I feel sorry for everybody who’s ever been within earshot of me. Especially when they did One Tree Hill in 2006.
New Periscope link: https://www.periscope.tv… #U2ieTour #U2
#Bono at end of When Love Comes To Town about #BBKing: “The thrill will NEVER be gone”. #U2 #U2ieTour
BUT I DID WHAT I DID BEFORE LOVE CAME TO TOWN! Hey ayyyy ayyyy! (Chris)
I’ve always found When Love Comes To Town great fun live. It was so cool with #BBKing back on the Lovetown Tour. #U2
15. When Love Comes To Town, first performance since 28 August 1993! In honour of #BBKing. #U2ieTour #U2
U2 |LIVE NOW| Live now… “So Long…” #AngelofHarlem #U2ieTour #meerkat mrk.tv/1L8qRA7
@hancocha Yes.
@Coach_ARooney It was rehearsed last week, so it’s possible!
bethandbono This show is amazing! You gotta step back and take it in! #U2ieTour #railkiller http://t.co/9CdKsUv6JD
Let’s try that Periscope link again! https://www.periscope.tv… #U2ieTour #U2
Now come on #U2, Mysterious Ways needs the extended slide solo back. Let Edge shine!
@GregoryMcArthur I think it actually works better on mobile. I’ve only used it on my laptop so far though.
More Periscope action! https://twitter.com/elzo…
@EveryBrokenWave I’m quite fond of White Rabbit, a local brewery here, or for a sunny day like today, Monteith’s radler.
Invisible is going to rock your world, guys. I promise you (Chris) #U2ieTour
@EveryBrokenWave I don’t know your funny Canadian beers. ;)
@Colonizedmind25 Seems more for thematic purposes than anything.
@EveryBrokenWave A pint would be lovely!
During intermission, you can catch up on the set so far here: http://www.u2gigs.com/ar… #U2ieTour #U2
I totally reckon UTEOTW should segue into Love Is Blindness. But instead it’s intermission time. #U2ieTour #U2
Can anybody else confirm if there was a Please snippet at end of Raised By Wolves? I missed it myself. https://twitter.com/Ever…
New Periscope stream: https://www.periscope.tv… #U2ieTour #U2
@mikey1615 RZ is against the stands, with some rail space on the “i” stage then regular crowd between it and catwalk.
@EveryBrokenWave Oh I completely missed it, what was it?
@EveryBrokenWave Ah right, that’s 06/06. I’ll add it after the show.
@GregoryMcArthur It skips a bit for me but does the job.
@EveryBrokenWave Which Boston show?
@DLCoachNash Yep, this tour’s reinvention.
Haha yes, come on Bono tonight’s the night for some I Fall Down snippetry at Edge’s expense! https://twitter.com/Anal…
@ericLC89 @U2 I had a sign for 11 O’clock Tick Tock in Boston in May 2005. Edge smiled, laughed, and shook his head.
Damn that Periscope feed went down, but this still works: http://mixlr.com/sil-rig… #U2ieTour #U2
I’m not really sold on Song For Someone coming after Cedarwood. I think Cedarwood should lead into another rocker. Be cool before Bullet.
@ericLC89 Oh my god, if they ever do 11 O’clock Tick Tock again I will be over the moon. That song’s a big part of why I’m the fan I am.
Chris here. Psyched to see California make its tour debut! A SOI highlight for me! #BloodOrangeSunset
Cedarwood Road is my fav song from SOI, so I’m pleased how good it sounds live and the cool presentation it has. #U2ieTour #U2
Well here’s a giveaway of a setlist change coming up later! https://twitter.com/U2/s…
@JackRyder120 That’s actually a feature of Periscope on PC. Some people say you can get screen to rotate but I can’t get it to do that.
@sb_wreeldeal UF, both album and era, holds a place in my heart no other album could.
Unlike last night, there was no snippet of Mofo at start of Iris tonight.
Now he’s introducing Adam and Larry… references Larry putting up a notice to form a band back in 1976. #U2ieTour #U2
Haha Bono speechifying, referencing Edge’s little tumble off stage last night during Still Haven’t Found. #U2ieTour #U2
Boy is my second fav U2 album. I’d flip if they ever did Twilight or Another Time Another Place again. Would love Electric Co to return.
@ryannichols7 I would be VERY KEEN.
@sb_wreeldeal @EveryBrokenWave Yeah Ax is a total scumbag. ;)
No Out Of Control then? It has not been played at consecutive concerts since November 2001. #U2
Second song of the night is Vertigo w/ Do You Remember Rock n Roll Radio snippet at the start #U2ieTour #U2
@sb_wreeldeal @EveryBrokenWave Gone is a top ten U2 song for me. One of the key songs why I’m running this site today, w/ Bad and 11OTT.
@sb_wreeldeal @EveryBrokenWave Chris loves it. But I think it’s their second-worst. U2gigs, bastion of diversity!
The full setlist for #U2ieTour night two will be posted as the show progresses here: http://www.u2gigs.com/ar… #U2
You can also try this other stream: http://mixlr.com/sil-rig…
Here’s a working #U2ieTour Periscope stream: https://www.periscope.tv…
@EveryBrokenWave To be fair, I won’t come in to bat for many post-Pop songs. ;)
@Robbie_J Oh maaaan that’d be good.
@Gio1315 @U2place @u2radiocom When show starts I’ll post any working links. :)
@EveryBrokenWave You know I’m not coming in to bat for ABOY’s defence!
@gstone68 I think he’s got multiple copies of that guitar!
@EveryBrokenWave “Stop helping god across the road like a little old lady” is literally the worst U2 lyric ever.
Sounds like Vancouver crowd is getting restless, starting a wave waiting for #U2 to come on.
@u2girl1966 @GregoryMcArthur That’s what I hoped on 360 and it never did. :(
@GregoryMcArthur @u2girl1966 I’m seriously gutted about lack of MW slide solo.
@EveryBrokenWave Oh god I really did glaze over that didn’t I. Wake up Ax, it’s time to go into alert mode!
@porcupine_pete Wow, so you’re the one person who likes Stand Up Comedy. ;) Right with you on the others though, esp Fez and White As Snow.
@EveryBrokenWave Hmm. Gut says yes, head says there’ll be a change. Going with gut. But later shows will have variation in closers.
I’ve just posted our mainpage article to contain tonight’s set once #U2 begin: http://www.u2gigs.com/ar… #U2ieTour
bethandbono Going up. #U2ieTour http://t.co/RNi6JhWXAO
Tonight’s show may start slightly later than last night - Dallas Schoo is still soundchecking & lighting crew setting up.
@u2girl1966 Its dull solo on Vertigo was definitely cause for a b’room break… how do you neuter what was once the fiercest solo on ZooTV!
I often mentally refer to Songs Of Innocence as “Bongs Of Innocence”. That would make for some great #U2ieTour merch!
In case you missed it, earlier I updated our Setlist FAQ: http://www.u2gigs.com/fa…
@akmcquade Yeah fingers crossed it becomes a regular part of the set. Such a beautiful song.
@akmcquade Yep, it was rehearsed last week!
@DrePhD I’ll spare you my opinion on most of those, but WILATW is legit quality.
@sb_wreeldeal Yep, Matthias loves nineties U2. We’ve got a fair balance!
Also, for clarification, TGBHF = The Ground Beneath Her Feet.
As an eighties U2 fan, I (Ax) find Chris’s preference for 2000s U2 entirely baffling. ;)
@hedygabriel Elevation missed multiple shows early on 360, as well as last night.
@_aihsila This is what I (Ax) am here for, dispensing useless trivia!
@MANemeth The Ground Beneath Her Feet
Note in prev tweet I’m only counting regular tour shows; BDay’s overall live debut was 2000-09-27, but the count is from 1st full tour show.
Longest unbroken streak of full tour performances: Streets, 625 since 1989-11-19. Longest unbroken since debut: BDay, 355 since 2001-03-24.
If Ax is right and we get Ordinary Love, TGBHF and Miracle Drug, I will be thrilled. I’m a 2000s U2 fan through and through.
@_aihsila Hate to break it but it’s already been dropped multiple times! ;) Notably missing almost all 3rd leg Elevation & 1st leg Vertigo
@VinceRugari Yep, scroll down to the 5 May update here: http://www.u2gigs.com/ar…
@Robbie_J Yeah, Bad would make an amazing closer instead.
For those of you who miss One, rest might do it good. Look how missing a tour has benefited Bullet now that it’s back! A 1st show highlight.
@_nathy Yep. Every song needs a rest sometime. Look how it’s now benefited Bullet!
My predictions tonight: 1st set unchanged. Sweetest out, OLove/TGBHF in; Pride out, Miracle Drug in; Desire out; Angel/WLCTT in.
Many of you will disagree, but unlike Chris I am pleased One was dropped. Been saying for years it should rotate with WOWY.
And this is Ax checking in. I’ll take you through tonight’s proceedings. I’m very keen to see what changes #U2 have in store for night 2.
Hi all, I (Chris) am away visiting family but I’ll checking in throughout the night. Hope When Love Comes To Town gets played! #U2ieTour
@k_now_waite @justin_kent Yeah I’m confident of a snippet. I’d like full song though!
@k_now_waite @justin_kent Yeah, memories of them soundchecking Spanish Eyes extensively in Spain in 2005 only to not play it.
@EveryBrokenWave @Lunnzies All I ask is ASOH and One Tree Hill. They could do In a Little While x20 if they then did those two.
@Lunnzies Yeah I’m surprised it wasn’t done last night. Expecting it tonight.
If #U2 do play When Love Comes To Town, it will be its first performance by the full band since 28 August 1993.
#U2ieTour soundcheck news via @justin_kent: #U2 have worked on When Love Comes To Town today. Tonight’s show may have a nod to #BBKing.
See all of Stefan & Frank’s videos, read set, and get stats in our big Vancouver 1 article: http://www.u2gigs.com/ar… #U2 #U2ieTour
Two more videos from Frank: Real Thing https://www.youtube.com/… and Blinding Lights https://www.youtube.com/… #U2 #U2ieTour
@EveryBrokenWave I’m not too shocked - it was a great main set opener on Vertigo, so makes sense it’d work as an encore opener.
@EveryBrokenWave I am so glad it’s the weekend now, you’ve no idea. Though I better get stuff done now before show 2 begins!
@rcrdtbdrld @atu2 I would not be surprised - or perhaps one of BB’s own songs too/instead.
@EveryBrokenWave Shit I keep forgetting to email you, man. I’m an awful friend.
Check out Frank’s video of #U2 playing Raised By Wolves at opening night of #U2ieTour: https://www.youtube.com/…