kramwest1 My #U2 concert stats @ https://t.co/q4Wb3t2Hxl: u2gigs.com/myshows/29912 via @u2gigs
I ❤U2 Gigs! Great site! #U2JoshuaTreeTour2017 #U2JT30
sethckal @u2 @atu2 @U2start @u2gigs The greatest band plays the greatest album. So grateful for this tour…. https://t.co/NfMQmgIWhN
@U2_australia @SteveDen5 I’m going to London & Berlin, and will be at any Sydney shows - maybe Melbourne too, any e… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
@U2_australia @SteveDen5 I’ll sign up for that single malt too. -Ax
@ladyserena Well, I am going with djerdap of Interference, he wouldn’t be averse to filming me embarrassing myself.
@ladyserena I’m tempted to get really drunk and shout the inthistowntastic version of the lyrics in London. It’s what tuf bono would want.
@Almond87 So they signed some contract while high and woke up the next day. “Wait, where the hell did we agree to p… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
@ladyserena In this toooooown.
@Almond87 Were they lost?
@Almond87 Don’t worry man, they’ll fit Shepparton in there somehow!
Another rumour, folks, for my fellow residents of Australia: we’re hearing word that U2 might have booked Perth in November. Wait & see…
@duuuaaaane @dontgoslideaway Yep. What I wouldn’t have given to hear Zooropa and The Fly. I at least got The Fly in… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
bethandbono He went deeper into black, deeper into white. Exit.
#U2TheJoshuaTree2017 https://t.co/0goAv1y0lU
@duuuaaaane @dontgoslideaway I’m still just a little bitter that I only got to see 360 in 2009 and 2010, not the brilliant 2011 shows.
@johnnyo217 Me too, I definitely thought an extra song not just a skipped encore break.
@johnnyo217 There are reputedly archived soundboard tapes of every show back as far as War, possibly October. Oh to get access to that…
@brotherhoodof90 @U2ITNOL2UU2 Seattle easily got the best set of tour.
@DYWAT Yes, the rumours are heating up. But take them with a grain of salt for now. Hopefully know for sure soon.
AdrianjNewman Chicago night 1 audio link from periscope mediafire.com/download/u8svx… @atu2 @u2gigs @U2andTribebands @U2ThreeChords
@markpeterboro Nah, I’d send back the meal and have the two desserts. I expressly told the chef no Elevation, One, or UV! -Ax
markpeterboro U2 Setlist after Chicago2 , more switching of encore order and A Sort Of Homecoming is in for Bad #setlistgeek… https://t.co/OOoi04ChBk
About as cruel a choice as I (Ax) could have. ASOH and Bad are both top five for me with Heartland, One Tree Hill,… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
Here’s our writeup & setlist for today’s show and a short summary of tour rumours: u2gigs.com/article1172.ht… #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
BrianGarza1 U2 Chicago Night Two 6/4/17 #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 https://t.co/r52ts3jT2c
Thank you so much to everybody who streamed on Periscope/Mixlr tonight, always appreciated. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
That’s it. ASOH’s back but Bad’s streak is broken and they’re still doing just 21 songs. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
We shouldn’t have to pick between ASOH and Bad…
@FamousRamos_ @Drea104 @nsauerpauer Crazy Tonight. Meaning the “Linear” edition
U2, go on, stay on stage and do Bad. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
@nitebus I’m down for One Tree Hill x2 myself.
Bono just said about Little Things “it’s the last song on the album”, i.e. Songs of Experience #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
21. The Little Things That Give You Away, back after missing one show. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Yep, looks like it’ll be Little Things, with that nod Bono gave in the inflection of “every little thing gonna be alright”.
Bono is now snippeting Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds, crowd singing along.
That was a fantastic snippet on the Vertigo Tour. twitter.com/MrMattLaTorre/…
@atu2comSherry I suppose if we count ahead about 8 or 9 cities and choose a song from/about that city, we might get close!
MrMattLaTorre @u2gigs Reminds me of Bono’s little speech before One at Slane #2 in 2001. “Why don’t we just stay on the stage and finish the show?”
So far this encore is the same as Dallas. But it had I Will Follow after Elev. I expect Little Things tonight. And maybe Bad. #JT30
bethandbono Larry: “Are they fooking huddling to make it seem like Beautiful Day is a surprise? ffs” #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 https://t.co/r10W5Uw0lP
20. Elevation #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
It is the 95th different song to be snippeted in Beautiful Day. Closing in on that 100! #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Beautiful Day has a snippet of Tonight, Tonight by the Smashing Pumpkins, followed by shoutout to Corgan. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
sb_wreeldeal @u2gigs @jay2bell We’re an Irish band, we come from Dublin city Ireland. Like all cities, it has its good and its s… https://t.co/OuYjKyFzKK
19. Think the band were meant to leave stage, but they go straight to Beautiful Day #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
After One, Bono says “I don’t feel like leaving”. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
@nitebus I’m worried it’s the latter…
This one’s easy so far: every gig except Vancouver has had it. But we will get the full list into our database this… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
One has Hear Us Coming. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Yo Ax, are you noting every Hear Us Coming on the tour? Or are we gonna have to trawl through all these Ones too?
@bethandbono EVERY O IS BIG #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
SilRigote Whenever Bono says “Luminous…whatever” I start singing Luminious Times in my head. How AMAZING would that be to hear this song live? #U2
18. One, with the usual speech about social movements beforehand #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
@Drea104 @nsauerpauer Wow. I really did think it was the universal punching bag, but maybe that’s just Interference.
@Drea104 @nsauerpauer It’s breathtaking how bad it is compared to similar messages about hypocrisy in, say, Please.
@Drea104 @nsauerpauer However good the message may be, I think it’s the most clumsy simile Bono could have possibly… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
@robtask Yeah, fingers crossed they actually go back to 22.
17. Ultra Violet, with usual speech about women’s achievements. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Usual snippet of The New Colossus in Miss Sarajevo. Bono isn’t doing the “lift my lamp” bit now though. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
I (Ax) am willing to bet Little Things will be back tonight in place of I Will Follow. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
16. Miss Sarajevo opens the encore #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Miss Syria opens encore #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
@dontgoslideaway @nsauerpauer Hahaha, I don’t agree but that’s a great call anyway.
@sb_wreeldeal @jay2bell …now that I’m morbidly curious to see.
I (Ax) like how many people think I’m eating at the gig because of my Trip comment. Oh hell no. It’s lunchtime in Australia though!
That’s the end of the main set. Curious to see how altered the encore is tonight. Will Bad show up? #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
@rnrdiva I do, when I’m covering them from home and it’s lunchtime in Australia!
Intellectual tortoise RT @u2gigs: @nsauerpauer Nah, it has Bono’s worst lyric ever. I can’t get past the “god like a little old lady” line.
@SamAustin2103 Yep, every show.
@nsauerpauer Nah, it has Bono’s worst lyric ever. I can’t get past the “god like a little old lady” line.
@sb_wreeldeal @dontgoslideaway COBL, Crumbs, A Man and a Woman - all good songs. But SYCMIOYO, OOTS, Yahweh, that’s… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
@jay2bell Oh hell no. I’d be mildly amused the first time for novelty, but halfway through the bad lyrics would cau… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
@sb_wreeldeal Elvis ATE America is the one that blows.
@sb_wreeldeal @atu2comSherry Woah woah woah, Slug and Beach Sequence are stunning.
@dontgoslideaway As long as you put the songs in a totally incoherent order, you can probably make an awful setlist even out of good tracks.
15. Mothers of the Disappeared #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
@atu2comSherry I’d definitely rate that above a few other Passengers songs! But mainly the likes of Swan, Plot 180, Viva Davidoff.
I’ll defend Stand Up Comedy. Elvis Ate America on the other hand…
Exit has the usual snippets of Wise Blood and Eeny Meeny Miny Moe. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
@dontgoslideaway …actually, I think that’s one of the better tracks on HTDAAB. Which isn’t high praise, but still.
I doubt there’s any song I could knock without a bunch of fans coming out of the woodwork. Not even Viva Davidoff o… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
@GnoccoFritto Oh, I mean when I’m covering shows from home! At the gig, there’s no leaving my spot. Not even when I… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
14. Exit, easily a highlight of #U2TheJoshuaTree2017. #JT30
Ax always knows how to set a blaze…
jamesamurray If I can’t be at the shows, I love @mixlr peeps and its a joy to listen with @u2gigs @atu2 @atu2comSherry @SilRigote @U2start @U2ThreeChords
@RaulCamarena I’m no fan of any of those three songs! But I’d enjoy Elevation more than Trip. Stuck can walk off a cliff.
13. One Tree Hill #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Bono introduces One Tree Hill by dedicating it to those who have lost “a beautiful soul”, Greg Carroll, London, Kabul, Portland, anywhere.
But I concede, it does sound like a fair bit of fun at these shows. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
I know a lot of you love Trip, and I (Ax) appreciate it too: a good opportunity to visit the bathroom & get some food! #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
12. Trip Through Your Wires #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Bono is giving a shoutout to Enda Kenny, Taoiseach of Ireland, who is present tonight. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
jamesamurray Maybe its because ASOH is back, the show seems to finally have found its stride. They sound great tonight @u2gigs @atu2 @U2start @SilRigote
Meanwhile in Canada… bbc.com/news/world-us-…
11. In God’s Country #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Bono: “we are actually newcomers here. Some of you have been here for 30 years but we’re just rediscovering side 2”. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
Scarlet Hill Town #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
9. Running to Stand Still #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Small snippet of America - the West Side Story one, not S&G - in Bullet. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
I planted a demon seed once. I grew this.
(Sorry not sorry) https://t.co/6dLFotVM2s
8. Bullet the Blue Sky #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
@nitebus Yeah, that’s always surprised me. Lucifer’s Hands gets a go but not Reach Me Now?!
Definitely no Shine Like Stars in WOWY today. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
7. With or Without You #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Okay Ax, remember to PAY ATTENTION this time! #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #WOWY
When I entered Streets into our database I nearly accidentally clicked This Is Where You Can Reach Me Now. Might’ve raised some eyebrows…!
I thought you were doing it Ax! #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
6. Oops, seems neither Matkin or I mentioned U2 are up to Still Haven’t Found! #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Hmm, I’m not confident in my ability to do so, but should I try to mixlr come Toronto? #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
@AntonioMbass No, today the gap isn’t quite that long. But if Bad makes it to the next show as well - should i reveal my hand? ;)
Callifornia snippet in Streets. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
@AntonioMbass Actually, Matkin is pre-empting me. He’s right for today, but next show - yep!
@AntonioMbass Nope!
justericsmith #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 Wowwwww … . https://t.co/D6YEZjQVB6
@AntonioMbass I’m guessing it has moved to the encore. I hope it sticks around tonight & tomorrow because I have good stats if so!
@nitebus Agreed. I definitely think it works better later in the show.
5. Time for the Joshua Tree, folks. Where the Streets Have No Name. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
@atu2 Bounce bounce bounce! #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
Here is our mainpage article with today’s full set live: u2gigs.com/article1172.ht… #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
4. The snippet of S&G’s America after ASOH takes us to Pride. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
America snippet
Thank you U2. Please don’t drop that beautiful song again. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Hard to believe it was only 15 days, eh? #Homecoming #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
Oh man, hearing A Sort of Homecoming never ceases to make me feel great. -Ax #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
SilRigote Now JUMP U2ers!!! Do your homework and show how much WE the devoted fans LOVE this song!!! I’LL BE THERE TONIGHT! #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
jamesamurray Thank you @u2. You’ve made a lot of us happy. #ASortOfHomecoming #u2TheJoshatree2017 twitter.com/u2gigs/status/…
EVERYBODY THERE, CHEER AND SING ALONG AS LOUD AS POSSIBLE #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
3. A SORT OF HOMECOMING IS BACK. REPEAT, A SORT OF HOMECOMING IS BACK. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. A SORT OF HOMECOMING! #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
IT’S BACK! #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
Sidenote: Tomorrow is 34 years to the day since U2 played Red Rocks #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
Another Mixlr feed for today’s show. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30 twitter.com/tawny_cat/stat…
bethandbono Prime viewing of Larry’s triceps during NYD from this spot. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 https://t.co/0jUqQVJxVT
Everything else has moved at least 1 spot up or down, e.g. Little Things 21st or 22nd, Pride between 3rd and 5th. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
U2’s sets this tour have been static, but only SBS & NYD have held exactly the same spots, 1-2, at every show. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Menacing Day is second #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
2. New Year’s Day #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Sunday Bloody Sunday opens the show. It is the first time it has opened a concert since last night. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
Hi folks, Ax here, thought I was running late, but looks like U2 are only just getting started too. Phew!
Intro music playing now #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
Yes, him #BlameAutocorrect RT @iTdatCANEdUDE: @u2gigs Corgan
GrahamDaubney The view from night 2. Coming back was a sort of homecoming! @u2gigs @U2start @atu2 @markpeterboro @U2Community… https://t.co/qU7SrzqZ8Q
I’m mildly curious. Any fans here who bought Boy on 20 October 1980? #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
Billy Corrigan from Smashing Pumpkins is in the house tonight. So is Richard Branson #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
Where is that Aximili? #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
fakebono O come away, o come away, o come away Edge.