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    Setlist Mix-up / For The Love Of God Change Up (MERGED)

    in U2 iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour 2015 (archived, read only)

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    The issue you're having is that you want a concert, and U2 puts on a show.

     

    Bands that do concerts have a static stage, few visual effects, and just normal concert lights, so that they have a lot of flexibility to do whatever they want and switch it up daily. Pearl Jam would be a good example of this, especially when they do multiple dates in one town, they make an effort to dramatically alter the setlists. A few years back, they even did a series of shows where they played their entire catalog, forcing them to play nearly an hour on one night before their opening act just to fit them all in.

     

    U2 puts on a show. There is a theme (innocence and experience), a stage that mirrors this iconography, a narrative that the first half represents innocence starting with Bono singing along to the Ramones in his bedroom under a plain white light, walking down the street he grew up on, and these songs have a specific order, and then after the intermission, the narrative shifts to experience. There are different visual effects, lighting cues, and stage effects mapped out for each song. Confetti drops on this song, and even the confetti itself has text that links to the narrative. Light bars are raised throughout the stage on this song. And on and on...

     

    So, the idea that they would meticulously craft this experience to specifically raise what they feel (and many other feel) is the level of attention to what it means to put on a compelling live show that raises the bar for others to aim for, and at some point are going to think, "You know... forget all that. Tonight we're going to just play songs the majority of people in the venue aren't familiar with, don't reinforce the theme of the tour or the experience we put together as well as the ones we have selected, and just wing it?" What tour have they ever done that on?!

     

    They do bring out random songs here and there, and will continue to do so. But I can't recall a modern U2 tour where they haven't done what you seem to not like.

     

    And, I have to say... I remember U2 tours because of it. A tour setlist becomes a form of nostalgia at a later date. I can't even hear Arcade Fire "Wake Up" without wondering when Bono's voice is going to start joining it, as their walk-on music...

     

    I love Pearl Jam, too, but their tours don't stand out as much for that reason, as every time around it is just a random bunch of songs. I've been to great shows of theirs, bought the bootlegs, and listen to them. But it's not the same as the craftsmanship that U2 brings to the mix.

     

    A lot of the ones that end up acoustic a lot are also picked because they are easy for the audience to sing along to (AN--GEEEEELLL!), so again... it is geared toward crowd unification, not catalog exploration.

     

    So, why would anyone be surprised by something the band has been doing consistently from the Zoo TV tour until now?! 

     

    BEST ANSWER EVER to an age old question.

    Chegg ticket winners

    in Los Angeles

    Posted

    You have to be a student (with ID) and your guest also has to be a student (With ID), no exceptions

     

    You will get sopme swag at the show, and they will email you more info closer to your date.

    Enjoy the show

    LA

    in Los Angeles

    Posted

    If we knew, we would not tell, because its not cool to stalk them.

     

    You have a better chance at the show, around 1 - 3 pm when they show up

    Which hotel?

    in Chicago

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    For chicago I reccomend the Crowne Plaza that is lightly outside of downtown (they have a shuttle to downtown) and include parking, and the Holiday Inn at the Mart is my favorite as it is walking distance to the L

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