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The below is an off-site archive of all most tweets posted by @u2gigs ever

August 2009

31/08 trivia: The only U2 album closer to ever open a gig is MLK.

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30/08 trivia: The last time a lead single missed a gig on its debut tour? Desire, 28 September 1989.

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Trivia wrap-up, Part II: This article continues where Part I of the trivia wrap-up left off. It looks at the remaining http://url4.eu/Kno6

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I’m human. Forgot Please was played more than Discotheque. Updated yesterday’s trivia article. 2nd trivia article just went live.

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Trivia wrap-up, Part I: For the week since the end of the first leg, I have been posting daily trivia to the U2gigs Twit http://url4.eu/KchB

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29/08 trivia: The U2 album with poorest live representation? Zooropa, by a mile. Most played is Stay, 78 times.

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A first leg summary: The dust is now starting to settle on the first leg. It has been a historic leg in many ways. It http://url4.eu/KSK9

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28/07 trivia: The song U2 has covered most? Satellite Of Love, 145 times, all on ZooTV. No other cover has been done 100+ times.

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U2 concert in New York rescheduled: Important news has just been posted on U2.com: the concert in New York scheduled for http://url4.eu/Jlt1

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Article now posted about rescheduling of NYC show from 25/09 to 23/09: http://www.u2gigs.com/ar…

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U2’s show in NYC on 25/09 has been rescheduled to 23/09. Preparing main page article with full details now.

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@Gravy1199 Red Hill Mining Town was soundchecked on 1987-11-28. See for more: http://www.u2gigs.com/sh…

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27/08 trivia: Songs U2 soundchecked but never played live inc Drowning Man, Red Hill Mining Town, Dancing Barefoot, Acrobat, Your Blue Room.

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26/08 trivia: The longest a U2 song has gone between performances is The Ocean: 22 years, 3 months, 22 days, from Dec ’82 to April ’05.

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25/08 trivia: The last full U2 show to not feature Streets? 18 November 1989. Gloria was played in the spot where you’d expect Streets.

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That’s from my videos, photos and some audio recordings. I’m not going to calculate the expenses ;-)

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Just copied everything #U2 from the past weeks into one place and finally got 220.554.199.789 bytes (205,44GB) of data created by myself.

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24/08 trivia: The last U2 show to feature 3 b-sides was 3 August 1987. They were Silver & Gold, Party Girl, and Spanish Eyes.

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Some more Cardiff videos are now available from terrorsittich: http://www.youtube.com/u…

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Our Cardiff photos are here: http://www.u2gigs.com/ar…

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I uploaded a YouTube video — U2 Cardiff 2009-08-22 With Or Without You http://bit.ly/SoD7y

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I uploaded a YouTube video — U2 Cardiff 2009-08-22 Ultra Violet (Light My Way) http://bit.ly/4Yv5B

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I uploaded a YouTube video — U2 Cardiff 2009-08-22 Bad http://bit.ly/uTItC

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I uploaded a YouTube video — U2 Cardiff 2009-08-22 Where The Streets Have No Name http://bit.ly/4gTUJm

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I uploaded a YouTube video — U2 Cardiff 2009-08-22 Walk On http://bit.ly/PdzDx

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23/08 trivia: The most played Pop song is not Discotheque. It is actually Gone. Gone has 146 performances to Disco’s 114.

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During the break until Chicago, I (Ax) will post daily trivia. Every 7 days, I will post a mainpage article expanding on it. Enjoy!

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I uploaded a YouTube video — U2 Cardiff 2009-08-22 City Of Blinding Lights http://bit.ly/1akyFg

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I uploaded a YouTube video — U2 Cardiff 2009-08-22 The Unforgettable Fire http://bit.ly/kWqPe

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I uploaded a YouTube video — U2 Cardiff 2009-08-22 I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking for w/ Stan… http://bit.ly/LhK9Y

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I uploaded a YouTube video — U2 Cardiff 2009-08-22 Mysterious Ways http://bit.ly/f6iMu

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We will have videos from Cardiff soon. Please be patient, though - Matt will upload once he’s back in Berlin.

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@msilveruk maybe the roof was closed as they build the stage.

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Fun fact: Beautiful Day now has only 5 known snippets less than Bad, the song with most snips in database. Bad has 54; BD has 49.

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Load out in progress. We try to stay inside even if they don’t want us here anymore. http://yfrog.com/74yvvrj

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@Gravy1199 Seconds’ bass was played in Barca, but not soundchecked by full band as far as I know.

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My personal favs out of the 19 I’ve seen on the European leg: Barca2, Milan, Berlin, Chorzow, Zagreb, Cardiff.

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Rehearsed in Barca but not played: EBTTRT, IGWSHA, SYCMIOYO, Drowning Man. Soundchecked subsequently but not played: IWF, YBR.

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It’s all over now. What a great great summer with U2 and so many old and new friends. Thank you. Matt

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25 shows. 35 songs - 34 if you exclude Happy Birthday. 17 of them played at every gig. 6 soundchecked songs did not make into a set.

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That’s it. Thus ends U2’s European tour for 2009. Bring on the North American leg…

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@atu2 I (Ax) actually think Bad/40 is a better closer than 40 alone.

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@DreamOutLoud65 You have no idea how excited I (Ax) was to hear Shine Like Stars at Dublin III.

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Moment Of Surrender

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Damn, no Shine Like Stars in WOWY.

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With Or Without You

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Encore time. Ultra Violet.

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Bono played guitar in Bad, like London II

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@atu2 Ax again. Will be great for me to do this in middle of day rather than 5am!

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40 snip in Bad

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Ax butting in here. Delighted to see Bad in the set. THE live U2 song if you ask me.

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Bad!

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One after Tutu’s speech

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Where The Streets Have No Name

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Walk On

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Pride, MLK.

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Seems Oliver’s Army has taken over from Rock The Casbah as SBS’s snip. Maybe Bono finally realised he doesn’t know Casbah’s lyrics…

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Oliver’s Army snip in SBS

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Sunday Bloody Sunday

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Crazy Tonight

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City Of Blinding Lights

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The Unforgettable Fire

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Unknown Caller

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Stay

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Stand By Me snip at end of ISHFWILF

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Before ISHFWILF, Edge said hello to the audience in Welsh.

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I Still Haven’t Found

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Mysterious Ways

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Snippet of Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land Of Our Fathers), Welsh anthem, at start of Beautiful Day.

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No Line On The Horizon

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There has been a last minute set change, according to @U2log (details unspecified).

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Way too much bass ATM.

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Showtime in Cardiff.

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The very top of the needle is missed today. Looks strange. Our beach balls do good.

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Another snip added to database: Dubravka in B Day, Zagreb 09/08 (already listed for 10/08). Bono does it in both English and Croatian.

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My external iPhone batt seems to look very very suspicious at airport security screening. They suggested not to carry all I have all time.

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Snip added to 20/08 Sheffield set: very brief Pour Some Sugar On Me at end of Vertigo. A nod to Def Leppard, who formed in Sheffield.

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@U2log Me too. One is yours. Should offer the 2nd for a lift from the airport ;)

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@U2log I bet we are on the same flight then.

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Matt here. On my way to Cardiff now. I have 2 spare GAs with me. Anyone? Mail to [email protected]

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Two snips added to Glasgow 18/08 set: Up On The Catwalk at end of Elevation; Oliver’s Army during SBS.

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So, today’s the day: U2’s last gig in Europe for 2009. Here’s hoping for something special. Matt will be there. I (Ax) wish I were.

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Matt here. Feels unreal to hear them live but be not there as so many times recently. Can’t wait to be in Cardiff on Saturday.

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And there we go, show’s over on the Q feed as well. It’s been a good time.

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So I’m eating breakfast while listening to U2 close a concert (almost) live, in great sound quality. What a world!

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The Elevation wah-wah must’ve been a mistake on the Polish end of the live feed. Didn’t notice anything untoward in the Q feed.

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@arnaudt That may hold for the current tour, but I don’t think it does for past tours. Good spotting though!

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Shame that One didn’t have Hear Us Coming today.

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Can’t believe there’s just one European show to go…

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And the show’s done … though not if you hop over to the Q stream! Just up to Desmond Tutu now.

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OK, I’m adding the Gloria snip to Streets, as ridiculously brief as it may be.

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For those not listening live, Edge’s Elevation wah-wah effect cropped up in WOWY and MOS by accident. (thanks @atu2 and @U2start)

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@U2start Thanks for clarifying. Won’t put that in the set then! But haha, this’ll be interesting to hear when Q catches up…

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@U2start Wait, are you serious, Elevation snips in WOWY and MOS? Good god.

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Now the band’s up to Moment Of Surrender.

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No Shine Like Stars. :(

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WOWY just isn’t WOWY without Shine Like Stars. Here’s hoping Bono does it tonight. It was great at Dublin III.

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After UV is With Or Without You.

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@U2start Aussie gigs will be at about lunchtime/early afternoon European time. Good luck to you lot staying up for US gigs…

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Sometimes I think I should’ve stayed in bed and typed the set in my sleep. But this broadcast was worth getting up at 5:15am.

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Ultra Violet opens the encore.

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@U2log That sucks. Hope you can get things resolved and back online ASAP.

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Encore break.

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Forgot to mention at the time: today’s Beautiful Day was its 300th performance.

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Yep, it’s Mysterious Ways after One!

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So, reckon they will do MW after One tonight? Let’s hope! Though Bad would be even better…

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… naturally leading into One.

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And now Desmond Tutu has a GRRRRREAT message for Sheffield …

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A snip of Gloria in Streets? Will check it myself when Q’s feed catches up.

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@U2start Really hope the Aussie tour does happen, and that they also go to New Zealand - to my hometown of Wellington!

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Now it’s time for Streets.

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You’ll Never Walk Alone snip at the end of Walk On. Shame there’s no Liverpool gig this year, huh?

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@U2start Ultra Violet once was enough for me. Cardiff is Matt’s last gig. This is Ax; I’m already back in Melbourne. Dublin was last.

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@U2start A shower break? Haha. Guess that’d be the encore for me, assuming it remains unchanged.

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And, of course, it leads into Walk On.

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MLK now.

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@U2start Stuck In A Moment is when I make my run for refreshments. Pride doesn’t sound all bad this tour.

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And now Pride after SBS.

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Oliver’s Army snip in SBS.

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15th is Sunday Bloody Sunday.

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The Let’s Dance snip Bono was doing in Crazy seems to have vanished now…

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Crazy also has Two Tribes snip.

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@ProdigyShark Haven’t identified any snips not already listed in the set. Was there something at the end of Breathe too?

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Live, it’s Crazy Tonight with Reverend Black Grape (Come Ye Faithful) snippet.

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So, the Q broadcast DOES include snippets, contrary to speculation re: the delay. Just heard Blackbird.

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Vertigo is 13th song.

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So no ADWM snippet in UF? Shame …

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Next in the set is City Of Blinding Lights

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Thanks folks, just added Happy Birthday to the set on the mainpage: http://www.u2gigs.com/ar…

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Those of you listening to the live Polish feed, did Bono actually sing Happy Birthday himself, or just get the crowd to sing it?

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Next is The Unforgettable Fire.

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Oh, and the live set? After Stuck, it’s Unknown Caller.

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Well, now I’m listening to Q’s delayed broadcast at least…

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http://twitpic.com/emiew - The delayed broadcast on U2.com finally started.

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Wow, IE for Mac is awful. And the feed still didn’t want to work for me. Damn!

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Movin’ On Up snippet in ISHFWILF, then Bono gets crowd to sing Happy Birthday for Willie Williams, then Stuck In A Moment.

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I Still Haven’t Found is seventh.

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Blackbird snippet at the end of BD, now onto Elevation.

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Now downloading/poisoning my computer with IE for Mac to see if the Polish feed works in that.

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Fifth is Beautiful Day

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Oh yeah, fourth is Magnificent.

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No luck with the Polish link on Mac OSX, either in Firefox or Safari. Hope you folks have better luck …

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Apparently a Polish link is really live (I must be the only person who can’t get it to work): http://bit.ly/zIByY

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Third is Get On Your Boots

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Second is No Line On The Horizon

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Yep, radio is delayed. Breathe is the concert opener.

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So, intro music has begun in Sheffield. Will the broadcast have a delay, then?

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What a shock, U2.com seems to have fallen over… well, at least Q Radio seems to work. Interview now: http://radioplayer.qthem…

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Remember, folks: the gig later today in Sheffield is being broadcast live on UK radio, and on U2.com for subscribers.

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Ha, U2.com finally removed MW from their Glasgow setlist.

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I uploaded a YouTube video — U2 London 2009-08-15 With Or Without You HD http://bit.ly/2Eh8A

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I uploaded a YouTube video — U2 London 2009-08-15 Ultra Violet (Light My Way) HD http://bit.ly/MmERe

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@jayteebee Look out for more stats trivia in the upcoming break between tour legs (hint hint, everyone).

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Next show will be Beautiful Day’s 300th live performance. It will be the first 2000s U2 song to reach 300 performances.

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12+ hours later and U2.com still has MW incorrectly listed in their set. If they find sets so hard, we’d be happy to do it for them!

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Looks like the O Come All Ye Faithful snips are actually a reference to Reverend Black Grape. Our database has been updated.

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Here’s a laugh: U2.com’s Glasgow report claims MW was played. It wasn’t.

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That’s the end of the gig, folks.

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With Or Without You, now Moment Of Surrender

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One ends main set - nothing after it, unfortunately. Encore opens with Ultra Violet.

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One has the Hear Us Coming verse.

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What’s the betting on MW following One as at London I? Here’s hoping …

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One, preceded by Desmond Tutu’s speech.

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All You Need Is Love snip in Streets

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Lucky the sound’s been restored - the band’s launching into Streets.

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Ha, sound system died during Walk On.

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Walk On after MLK. You were expecting J. Swallow or Race Against Time, weren’t you? ;)

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Pride, MLK

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Sunday Bloody Sunday

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Two Tribes snip again at the end.

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Crazy Tonight time. Has a Two Tribes snip at the start.

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Looks like UF did have the ADWM snip again. Thanks folks!

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