Sunday night debut in Boston. Photo: U2.com
Irish crowds were calling for U2 as they played to enthusiastic crowds in Boston on Sunday and Monday night as their “360” world tour moves its orbit through North America.
One of my favorite sites, U2gigs.com, has the setlist from Sunday night and there was a little bit of Beatles action going on. “Vertigo” had a piece of “She Loves You” attached to it, while “Where the Streets” found a partner with “All You Need is Love”, and “Beautiful Day” came together with “Blackbird”. Anyone else hoping a “U2 Rock Band” should be in the works?
Bono told the crowd, which included Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, and Cameron Diaz, “Great to be back home in Boston.”
At home for night two on Monday had the band use “Magnificent” as the opener instead of “Breathe” (major change on the tour so far). “Your Blue Room” and “Stay” were in the show as well. “Breathe” wasn’t performed at all! “Mofo” and “Stories for Boys” found their way into the show as snippets. U2gigs.com also has amazing photos as well, so please check them out.
Tomorrow the band hits Giants Stadium for a two-night stand. Finally it’s my turn to see “360”! I have been furiously checking the weather and Accuweather.com has the forecast I prefer to happen for the next two days. Passing evening shower for Wednesday, and rain Thursday afternoon with clear skies at night. Anyone who has been to a “360” show so far, has the weather held up for you? If it was drizzling rain, the show went on?
Blackberry’s anticipated “U2 Mobile Album” is ready for download. Visit the Blackberry website to get the download link emailed to you, or purchase it on your phone using the Blackberry App Store. And make sure your phone is the right model to support the mobile album. Mine isn’t so now I have to go get some card to make it work for my phone.
Set your TiVO’s this Saturday, because U2 will be the musical guest on the season premiere of “Saturday Night Live” on NBC. Check your local listings so you don’t miss out! It airs at 11:30pm on the East. I hope U2 is put in a skit! Megan Fox will be hosting, but does that really matter when U2 is the musical guest?
Here’s some of “Vertigo/She Loves You” from Sunday night in Boston.
Comments
Great U2 articles Jill,I am not a fan of the fact that "Breathe" was dropped completely from the setlist on night 2 in Boston....I can see how the band maybe wanted to change things up a bit and not open up with the same song every night...but to completely drop it from the setlist?? I am hoping that was a one night abberation..never to happen again....I wont be happy if this happens in D.C. or Charlottesville
Great article!! I was lucky....no make that BLESSED to see them both nights in Boston in the PIT (previously called ellipse and the heart) with Mon night dead center in the Pit!! My God, let me just tell you how much different of an experience it is to be centered in the Pit! During the Until the end of the World Bono and a woman did a bridge tango-like dance with Bono on one bridge and the woman on the other with only about 15ft separating the two bridges so the those lucky to be in the center it was truly like a private show!! Also, the opening of Magnificent worked much better I thought but Breathe as well as maybe Bad or All I Want is You would have made the night 100% perfection! But...you cant't have everything U2 plays, and you can't please everyone all the time! Great job by the lads from Dublin. I'll say it again...I have been blessed to have seen this band so many times (66 now!)!
thanks,
Pat
U2mart.com
U2's setlists SUCKS!!! they shoudl try playing some songs before 1995. what a joke. all those great tunes from boy, war, fire, and then they play mostly the newer garbage? and never change the setlist more than one song? try goigng to a springsteen concert--he changes the setlists every night. U2 is a waste of $$$$$$ for people who have no musical taste.
enjoy wasting your money!
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