Music: Re: [u2tour] *U2 Set List: Frankfurt, Germany, August 10, 2010

I think Beautiful Day is on the fringe of this discussion, but i think it is
incredible live, so tough to put it in the same category as some of the others.
Vertigo and Boots i actually find to be highlights as well in the current
show/tour -- i really did/do love them. But as for the others you mentioned, i
agree. I was surprised that, of all songs, they returned to Walk On and Stuck
in a Moment for the recent tour, effectively including 4 songs from ATYCLB on
many nights.

I know this discussion can easily come down to tastes, and preferences --- and
clearly all fans cannot be satisfied by a setlist of 22 songs or so. But i
guess the point of my message was centered mostly on my surprise at the lack of
modification of the setlist (outside of those from the new album) from prior
tours to this tour. I think that's what made Ultraviolet so good. It was
already one of my favorite songs, but to be surprised by that - something new
and fresh - it was amazing. Again -- just confused why, of all tracks, that one
has fallen out. And clearly they were into it, b/c they played it on SNL,
making me blieve they must have realized they'd stumbled on something great.
Irie.

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From: jack holmes <holmesy1@live.com>
To: u2tour@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, August 11, 2010 11:24:25 AM
Subject: RE: [u2tour] *U2 Set List: Frankfurt, Germany, August 10, 2010

Personally I would like to see them drop the following songs all together :

Beautiful Day, Stuck in a moment, Elevation, Walk on, Vertigo, Get on your
boots.

I think these songs are really lame in comparison to what they could be
including it their set :

Bullet, Running to a standstill, Exit, The Fly, The Real thing, Wild horses,
Desire, In Gods Country, Silver and Gold, Kite, Acrobat, I will follow, & most
of the songs from POP which they seem to distance themselves from altogether now
which is a crying shame.

To: u2tour@yahoogroups.com; atu2@yahoogroups.com
From: ziggyirie@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:11:22 -0700
Subject: Re: [u2tour] *U2 Set List: Frankfurt, Germany, August 10, 2010

Anybody else severely disappointed that they have dropped Ultraviolet from
the show? In my view, that may have beent the peak of the show the first time
around, and a welcomed surprise. After all this time, Mysterious Ways, Stuck in
a Moment (not sure if they are doing this again, but felt this way the first
time around on 360 and in view of the DVD) and Still Haven't Found don't
seem/sound as fresh - or at least are so much less exciting to hear in concert -

than some of the vast catalog they have. Songs from Pop, real old stuff that
they've moved away from again. It is odd to me; and i felt this way about the
DVD, too. Don't we have 3 tours worth of DVDs now of shows including Mysterious
Ways, Stuck in a Moment for instance? Their catalog is so vast, and so varied
-- sometimes i am confused by the lack of variation from tour to tour. Even
from one leg of 360 to the next --- they claimed they were trying songs they
hadn't done forever; and yet nothing new has really surfaced other than Hold Me,

Thrill Me (which, to me, isn't an upgrade from Ultraviolet).

As for the new songs --- i haven't been able to really listen to / hear them
yet; but as for most bands, it never seems the best route to play brand new
songs in advance of an album or release, b/c as much as the crowd may eventually

like the song once it has a chance to hear it, you can't sing along, you don't
know what to expect - you end up sitting on your hands a bit trying to make
sense of it all. And then the song is over. I am sure the songs are great,
and maybe will be on this upcoming album - at which point we will get our
listens in and come to love them. It's just that THEN would be the time you
want to hear them live. Not before. I would rather hear Gone, Please, In God's
Country - songs that inexplicably don't make their way around anymore, in favor
of s new/unfamiliar one, or one that, as much as it pains me to say b/c all of
their tunes are great, are a bit overdone at this point. Even casual fans will
have seen this songs multiple times now.

Ok -- that was my little rant. Just some thoughts.

Irie.

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From: Matt McGee <matt@atu2.com>
To: atu2 list <atu2@yahoogroups.com>; U2 tour list <u2tour@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tue, August 10, 2010 5:31:34 PM
Subject: [u2tour] *U2 Set List: Frankfurt, Germany, August 10, 2010

U2 Set List: Frankfurt, Germany, August 10, 2010
Posted: August 10, 2010
By: m2 / @mattmcgee
The second show of the 2010 U2 360 tour is in the books. U2 played
tonight at Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt, Germany. You can see the
full setlist and recap on U2tours.com.

http://www.u2tours.com/detail.src?ID=20100810

One of the new songs was dropped from tonight's show, while one
oldie returned. REM singer Michael Stipe was in attendance and Bono
sang him a little tribute during one part of the show. If you were
there, you can post a review and/or photos on U2tours.com. If you
weren't there but still want to to chat about the show, try this
thread in @U2's forum. Next concert: Hanover, Germany, on Thursday.

http://forum.atu2.com/index.php/topic,12906.0/topicseen.html

m2

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