Much like “Mothers of the Disappeared” always gets played whenever U2 is in Argentina, another song that always gets played when the geography is right is “Spanish Eyes”, which usually makes an appearance when the band is in – yep, you guessed it – Spain.
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U2101 – Pride (In the Name of Love)
It was good enough to be U2’s first top 40 hit in the USA, but NME magazine thought it sounded too much like “Sunday Bloody Sunday”, a complaint which has never made much sense to me. I’m talking, of course, about “Pride (In the Name of Love), the second most played song in all of […]
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2015 – Berlin, Germany – O2 World
Setlist The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) Out Of Control Vertigo I Will Follow Iris (Hold Me Close) Cedarwood Road Song For Someone Sunday Bloody Sunday Raised By Wolves Until The End Of The World (Intermission) Invisible Even Better Than The Real Thing Mysterious Ways Desire Two Hearts Beat As One Every Breaking Wave October Bullet […]
Read MoreSeptember 28, 2015 – Berlin, Germany – O2 World
Setlist The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) Gloria Vertigo I Will Follow Iris (Hold Me Close) Cedarwood Road Song For Someone Sunday Bloody Sunday Raised By Wolves Until The End Of The World (Intermission) Invisible Even Better Than The Real Thing Mysterious Ways Elevation New Year’s Day Every Breaking Wave October Bullet The Blue Sky Zooropa […]
Read MoreU2101 – Zoo Station
On Thursday of this past week, U2 began a 4-show stand in Berlin, Germany, which is, of course, well known as the city where parts of Achtung Baby were recorded. In celebration of that connection, U2 performed their song “Zoo Station”, Achtung Baby’s opening track, for the first time in nearly nine years.
Read MoreU2’s Scandinavian Showdown!
Sweden coming in hot, this week! By now, you’ve heard about the “Security breach” that sent Swedes running back into their Stockholms, earlier this week at the U2 concert that had to be rescheduled. Thankfully, there were no “Two shots of Happy, One shot of Sad” moment and everyone was safe. Listen, I thought about […]
Read MoreSeptember 21, 2015 – Stockholm, Sweden – Globen
Setlist The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) Gloria Vertigo I Will Follow Iris (Hold Me Close) Cedarwood Road Song For Someone Sunday Bloody Sunday Raised By Wolves Until The End Of The World (Intermission) Invisible Even Better Than The Real Thing Mysterious Ways Elevation Sweetest Thing Every Breaking Wave October Bullet The Blue Sky Zooropa Where […]
Read MoreU2101 – One
Music comes from funny places. The song “One” is a good example. For a song that came from a tumultuous period in the life of U2, it has come to represent unity, acceptance, and tolerance in a way that the four members of U2 might have found hard to believe when the song was birthed.
Read MoreU2 Concert Crowds: Europe vs. America
Having grown up in the original MTV generation, I used to think European concert fans showed up American concert fans on every possible level. Who remembers being a kid, teen, or young adult of the 80s, watching the festivals at Castle Donnington or Wembley Stadium on MTV? (Raise your hand. Okay, put it down.) Like […]
Read MoreSeptember 17, 2015 – Stockholm, Sweden – Globen
Setlist The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) Out Of Control Vertigo I Will Follow Iris (Hold Me Close) Cedarwood Road Song For Someone Sunday Bloody Sunday Raised By Wolves Until The End Of The World (Intermission) Invisible Even Better Than The Real Thing Mysterious Ways Desire Angel Of Harlem Every Breaking Wave October Bullet The Blue […]
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