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

September 2009

@eddemkleetun Touche! I had happily erased all memory of Kelis opening for U2 from my mind.

 via web in reply to eddemkleetun

Printed set from DC reveals nothing was dropped mid-show, only 22 songs were planned from the outset.

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Today’s full setlist, stats, etc: http://www.u2gigs.com/ar…

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Well, that’s it, 22 songs. Surprised NLOTH cut. And Pride has now equalled its 2001 record of missing eight shows in a row.

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22nd and probably last is Moment Of Surrender.

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21st is With Or Without You.

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Numerous European gigs had only 22 songs, but if this show does, it’ll be the first in North America to fall shorter than 23.

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@atu2 And I’ve always called MLK merely a “glorified outro” on UF. ;) Apparently U2 differ with me on that one…

 via web in reply to atu2

I’m not counting Amazing Grace as a separate song, it’s only a few lines. Either a snip at One’s end or Streets’ intro.

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20th is Ultra Violet…

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@MickiMaynard Thanks. At Chicago 1, Streets was before Tutu, so did it close main set?

 via web in reply to MickiMaynard

Sorry, I can’t count. Streets is 19th song, not 20th.

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Amazing Grace snip, then 20th song is Streets.

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Will need to review earlier shows to see when the band started waving goodbye and taking a distinct break between Walk On and One.

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18th is One. Looks like we’re going to need to start counting this as the encore opener…

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Main set is a song short… no Pride, no NLOTH, no Unknown Caller?

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16th was MLK, 17th Walk On.

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MJ snip in Crazy was Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough.

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There was a Michael Jackson snip in Crazy. Unfortunately, don’t know which MJ song! Will get clarification later.

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15th is Sunday Bloody Sunday.

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@Matkin22 Just a guess based on everything being a spot earlier - to make room for Pride?

 via web in reply to EveryBrokenWave

14th is Crazy Tonight.

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Anyway, 13th is Vertigo.

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Damn, looks like Pride may be done tonight. It’s missed 7 gigs. Record is missing 8 gigs. Was hoping U2 would break that.

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“Looking for the face I had before the world was made” lyric from Mofo snipped at start of COBL.

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Twelfth is City Of Blinding Lights.

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Tenth song was Stuck In A Moment.

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Eleventh song is UF. Waiting for confirmation on what was tenth…

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Oh hello, New Year’s Day is ninth!

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Blackbird snip at end of Beautiful Day.

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Eighth is Beautiful Day. Still missing the extended intro.

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Seventh is YOUR BLUE ROOM!

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Think tonight’s set may very well be a Your Blue Room setlist. Cross your fingers anyway.

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Sixth is Elevation.

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Snip of Stand By Me at end of Still Haven’t Found.

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And indeed, fifth is I Still Haven’t Found The Concise Speech I’m Looking For.

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Here we go, Bono’s rambling, complimenting Muse… presumably Still Haven’t Found will be next.

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Fourth is Mysterious Ways.

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@brynrich Seems the Mofo soundcheck in NYC may’ve just been the techs rather than U2 themselves. Still not 100% clear.

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Third is Boots.

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Only other time Magnificent has been second in the set this tour was NYC 1 on 23/09.

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Second is Magnificent!

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U2 open the gig with Breathe.

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U2 about to take the stage in DC.

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Washington DC setlist, 29/09: Today, U2 are performing in the Washington DC area, just outside of the District of Columb http://url4.eu/YHgS

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Imma happy for you, Kanye West, and I’m going to let you finish, but Black Eyed Peas are totally the worst opener for U2 ever.

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But no way am I doing Black Eyed Peas’ sets. Sorry to the one person on earth who actually wants them to open for U2.

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Muse close with Plug-in Baby. Same set as NYC 2. U2 on in ~45 mins. Not sure I’ll do Muse’s set every gig but I’m having fun for now.

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5th to 7th songs in Muse’s set opening for U2: United States of Eurasia, Uprising, Starlight.

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For those of you interested, more of Muse’s set, 2nd to 4th songs: Hysteria, Supermassive Black Hole, Time Is Running Out.

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U2 in DC today. Opening act Muse have just begun, starting their set with Knights Of Cydonia.

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Speaking of Crazy Tonight snips, Boston 1 had brief Thank You Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Again. Thanks Jürgen! And for NYC 2, thanks Vinícius!

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Haha, NYC 2, Crazy Tonight, near the end, Bono tries to snip Rolling Stones’ Rocks Off, but instead sings line from Primal Scream’s Rocks.

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Possible bad news for Hungarian fans: Budapest gig was rumoured for early Sept 2010, but negotiations may have collapsed. Let’s hope not!

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@fzotto South America is rumoured for October 2010.

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Denmark, Finland, and Austria presales start TODAY: Following the 2010 tour announcement very quickly are the first Euro http://url4.eu/Xtdz

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On U2.com, there’s a stage diagram for Dubenhof Festival Site, Zurich. Looks like the rumoured Swiss gig may be happening…

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Rumour has it that there will be a gig in Brussels on 22/09/2010.

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Snippetwatch: Stand By Me at end of Still Haven’t Found in Toronto, 16/09. Added to set. Thanks @DocH32!

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Turns out U2 did a fourth song on SNL off-air. It was With Or Without You.

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U2 on Saturday Night Live, 26/09: Today, U2 appeared on Saturday Night Live. This is U2’s third appearance on the show; http://url4.eu/X3qz

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UV is played complete with steering wheel mic and laser jacket - but credits scroll and it is cut off before the end.

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Third song on SNL is Ultra Violet. It has never been performed live outside of the full concert setting before.

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Via @ScharffIsHere, With Or Without You was rehearsed earlier today.

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@atu2 Were you able to confirm the Angel Of Harlem and Crazy Tonight soundcheck?

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MOS was a somewhat shortened version, during which Bono did some ad-libbed rapped lyrics.

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Second song on SNL is Moment Of Surrender. First time it has been done outside of a 360 concert.

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U2 on Saturday Night Live: first song played is Breathe.

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@Pflaumentoffel No, rumoured Rome gig(s) may just be before Frankfurt gig.

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Rumour: Frankfurt may not be start of 2010 European leg. Rome in particular is a candidate for early August dates. We’ll see..

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More NYC II snips: the Stones’ Miss You in Crazy, All You Need Is Love in Streets. Thanks Josh Y and Patrick! Mick Jagger was in the crowd.

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One at NYC II had Hear Us Coming. Hopefully will have time next week to keep going with cataloguing it, maybe add it to site soon.

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Speaking of more NYC II snips, here’s one: It’s Only Rock & Roll in Vertigo. Added to set.

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Probably more snips and stuff to come too…

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Extra NYC II snips: Stand By Me in ISHFWILF, You’ll Never Walk Alone in Walk On. Added to set. Thanks @atu2!

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Today’s full set, stats, etc: http://www.u2gigs.com/ar…

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That’s all for today, folks. Next: U2 on SNL 26/09, then gig in Washington DC on 29/09.

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But 23rd and presumably last is Moment Of Surrender. At least U2.com were only a few minutes premature.

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This reminds me of a 1st leg Vertigo gig when U2.com posted the set early: U2 were only 6 songs in, and later deviated from the printed set.

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Gig’s not even over yet and U2.com has posted the set. Hahaha.

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22nd is With Or Without You.

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Seeing how the encore never changes, this probably means no Bad for NYC.

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21st is Ultra Violet, opening the encore.

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20th is Streets.

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Amazing Grace snip at end of One.

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Desmond Tutu’s speech, then 19th song of the night is One.

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SBS had Rock The Casbah snip.

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17th and 18th are MLK and Walk On.

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16th is Sunday Bloody Sunday.

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15th is Crazy Tonight.

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14th, naturally, is Vertigo.

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Go on U2, do Mofo in full, you know it would rule…

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There’s the Mofo snippet in COBL’s intro! “Looking for the face I had before the world was made.”

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13th is City Of Blinding Lights.

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Twelfth is The Unforgettable Fire.

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He then stumbles around and finally remembers first verse… and now he’s singing the second verse again!

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Haha, Bono sung the second verse first.

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Eleventh is Stay.

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Tenth is Until The End Of The World!

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Ninth is Unknown Caller, back in the set after missing yesterday’s gig.

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Rambling, as usual, leads to I Still Haven’t Found, eighth song of the night.

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Bono’s rambling…

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Poor North America, stuck with this fluff as a nightly staple. To think what else is in the band’s repertoire too…

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Seventh is Elevation.

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Naturally, this is the latest Magnificent has been in a setlist.

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By the way, short snip of the Stones’ She’s A Rainbow in B Day. Well, possibly Crazy Tonight! Counting it as She’s A Rainbow for now.

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Sixth is Magnificent.

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MW has never been played earlier than 3rd. Only other time it was 3rd was 7 March 1992, Hampton.

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Fifth is No Line On The Horizon!

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Snip of Blackbird at end of Beautiful Day.

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@ryr3888 Correct, Your Blue Room has only been done once in each city.

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Earliest Beautiful Day has been in the set this tour. It is played without that Celtic-y intro.

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Fourth? Beautiful Day!

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No MW solo, alas.

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Third is… Mysterious Ways! The opening barrage of 4 NLOTH songs is now down to just two.

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Points to @Matkin22 for predicting this. First time Boots is not third in the set.

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Oh hello! Boots is second!

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Sizeable minority of you win Predict-a-set. Maybe Magnif opening Boston II will just go down as a one-off experiment…

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First up? It’s just Breathe.

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Space Oddity now playing at Giants Stadium. Here we go!

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If Mofo is played, my bet is it will show up in Raleigh to make up for their Popmart gig being cancelled.

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OK folks, Predict-a-set time. Breathe or Magnificent to open? Hoping for Magnificent… or in a more ideal world, NLOTH.

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New York II setlist, 24/09: U2 are performing their second New York area show today, across the state border at Giants S http://url4.eu/W3Do

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That, apparently, is all for Muse (maybe I missed something?). Now we play the waiting game for U2. Prob on-stage in ~45 mins.

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OK, previous post had right set, except Uprising instead of Resistance. Now they’re doing Plug-in Baby! Ax=wishes he was there.

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Don’t think I can do full Muse set today. Set inc. Time Is Running Out, US of Eurasia, maybe Resistance?, Starlight. Not 100% on order.

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Muse opened with Knights Of Cydonia (yesterday’s closer). Think next 2 songs Hysteria and Supermassive Black Hole.

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Alright, Muse are now on.

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Opening band Muse are yet to take the stage in NYC. They were on by this time yesterday.

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Today’s U2 soundcheck? Elevation… and don’t get too excited, but reportedly Mofo.

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Even older snippetwatch: Psalm 116 over intro of Streets, 10 October 2001. Thanks John W.!

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I actually noticed that snippet at the gig - promptly forgot by the time I got back to the hotel and put the set on the site.

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Snippetwatch: Very, very brief We Are Family at the end of Streets, Dublin III. Thanks Gerard!

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OK, so Bono referenced the Mofo lyric… or did he? It’s also a line of a Yeats poem. Great. Well, let’s count it as Mofo for now.

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Reportedly, Bono did the Mofo snip again in COBL at NYC I. Anybody got a link to some audio/video that confirms this?

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Although not in the itinerary yet, U2.com’s tour page blurb mentions Brussels along with the itinerary’s countries. Well spotted, @marekbz!

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After the Russia & Turkey gigs, U2 will have played in 34 different countries. 35 if you count a Bono solo appearance in Monaco.

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OK, think I’m done with stats and stuff in the 2010 European tour article: http://www.u2gigs.com/ar…

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Love U2.com getting venue names wrong. “Stadium” in Horsens and Coimbra? They have actual names!

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Still adding stats to the mainpage article, bear with me…

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2010 European tourdates: http://www.u2gigs.com/ar…

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So, U2 to play Russia and Turkey for the first time ever. Nice.

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2010 European tourdates have been posted without fanfare on U2.com’s tour page. Our own article with list of dates coming soon.

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Snippetwatch: Still Haven’t Found at Boston II ended with a snip of Run by Snow Patrol. Added to database.

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@EdgeFest Far Far Away is by Wilco, already list it for Chicago II. No idea what the snip before B Day is at Toronto I, though…

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Snippetwatch: Far Far Away snip at start of Beautiful Day, Boston 1. Added to set. Thanks Kristofor G.!

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You’ll Never Walk Alone snip was in Walk On and some extra details have been added re: She’s The One/Desire. Thanks @atu2!

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Today’s full set, stats, etc: http://www.u2gigs.com/ar…

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That’s the gig over, folks. Looking forward to tomorrow.

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Despite THAT soundcheck, it looks like Bruce isn’t joining U2 onstage, and just enjoying a birthday gig from the crowd.

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24th and presumably last is Moment Of Surrender.

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23rd is With Or Without You…

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Getting close to the end of the gig now… will Bruce himself appear?

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Encore opens with Ultra Violet.

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@JRFuerst I’ll take that bet! I say this will be the 3rd 360 show at which Unknown Caller isn’t played.

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Encore break…

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All You Need Is Love snip in Streets.

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I’ll claim that ten bucks now, thanks.

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21st is Streets, of course.

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Here’s the Amazing Grace snip.

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One has Hear Us Coming.

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20th is One.

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Ten bucks says One/Amazing Grace snip/Streets will be next.

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19th is Walk On, as you’d expect.

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Bono rambling… 18th is MLK.

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No snip in SBS.

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@Matkin22 Couldn’t tell snips in Vertigo or Crazy, sorry.

 via web in reply to EveryBrokenWave

@dougmiestergen Croke I, Chorzow, London II all had 21-song main sets.

 via web in reply to duuuaaaane

17th is Sunday Bloody Sunday.

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16th is Crazy Tonight.

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15th is Vertigo.

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14th is City Of Blinding Lights.

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4 ATYCLB songs in one set (you know Walk On is coming). 0 from Boy, October, Pop combined all tour. Uh, U2…

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13th is The Unforgettable Fire.

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Twelfth is Stuck In A Moment. (They skip Unknown Caller but not this?! U2, it’s 2009, not 2001.)

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Think this means NLOTH has made it in favour of Unknown Caller.

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Eleventh is New Year’s Day.

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At all previous 360 shows, NLOTH has been second.

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Tenth is NO LINE ON THE HORIZON!

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Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough snippet at the end of B Day.

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If they do She’s The One in full with Bruce later in the show, I’ll count Desire as the full song in sixth.

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Ninth is Beautiful Day.

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When I put this in the database, either She’s The One or Desire will have to be a snippet… *unsure* Probably Desire the snip?

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Eighth is Your Blue Room!

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Seventh is Elevation.

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How to count song six? She’s The One / Desire medley, I guess.

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What on earth is happening in NYC? They’ve gone into Desire now.

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U2 are covering Springsteen!

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All this rambling/band intro-ing indicates ISHFWILF will be fifth… and it is.

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Bono rambling. RT @atu2 “Without us The Edge would still be in his bed watching The Discovery Channel.” - Bono

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Out of Breathe, Magnif, Boots, and NLOTH, NLOTH got the crowd pumped the most if you ask me. Omitting it = mistake.

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Mysterious Ways is fourth.

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Third is Boots. NLOTH, where are you?

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This is the first time all tour that NLOTH is not second song of the night.

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Woah, second is Magnificent!

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At least this means it isn’t the same set as last gig! Boston 1=Toronto 2; Toronto 1=Chicago 2. Bring on Magnif opening NYC 2!

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Breathe is first. (Damn)

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Nearly showtime… Space Oddity is playing in NYC.

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Seems you folks predict Magnificent instead of Breathe opening at a ratio of 3:1. @DirettoreSabino, I’d love NLOTH to open too.

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So, will Breathe or Magnificent be the opener tonight? Place your bets! (Hoping for Magnificent, personally.)

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