U2 roll call

miss sarejevo was a lovely surprise. first time i've heard that live. i do hope they do "bad" tonight. strong show as always, but the crowd was rather subdued where we were.
so my coworker was telling me about the show just now…

they're not doing the complete redlight backdrop for the "where the streets" intro anymore?!

i hope they play "Bad" too.
i wonder where bono is today?

btw, you can bring cameras to the show. and even use your flash. and no pat down searches or metal detectors!
Ben's Chili Bowl.

Originally posted by lily1:
i wonder where bono is today?

Originally posted by lily1:
i wonder where bono is today?

what he is doing…

From Rollingstone.com:

"BONO will unveil the latest collection of his clothing line Edun, created by the U2 frontman and his wife Ali Hewson, on October 20th at an undisclosed location. Edun's items are made entirely from organic materials made in fair-labor, family-run factories in South America and Africa."
Originally posted by MaLo:
Originally posted by lily1:
i wonder where bono is today?

what he is doing…

From Rollingstone.com:

"BONO will unveil the latest collection of his clothing line Edun, created by the U2 frontman and his wife Ali Hewson, on October 20th at an undisclosed location. Edun's items are made entirely from organic materials made in fair-labor, family-run factories in South America and Africa."
heh heh… Edun is "Nude" backwards….
Originally posted by lily1:
miss sarejevo was a lovely surprise.
His "opera" singing was a highlight for me
Originally posted by eros:
Originally posted by lily1:
miss sarejevo was a lovely surprise.
His "opera" singing was a highlight for me
yeah, they sang that at the show i went to in NYC last week…a highlight for me as well…i'm siked for tonite
anybody have a setlist?

and, are they still using those nifty screens and lights with the dancing woman during "Mysterious Ways"? those were so cool…
from U2.com

City of Blinding Lights
Vertigo
Elevation
I Will Follow
Electric Co.
Still Havenâ??t Found
Beautiful Day
Miracle Drug
Sometimes You Canâ??t Make it On Your Own
Love and Peace or Else
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Bullet The Blue Sky
Miss Sarajevo
Pride in the Name of Love
Where the Streets Have no Name
One

First Time
Stuck in a Moment
With or Without You

All Because of You
Yahweh
â??40â?
Originally posted by you be betty:

and, are they still using the dancing woman during "Mysterious Ways"?
Nope. Edge married her and now he won't let other guys oogle at her.
that's a pretty nice set list. however, i'm surprised they didn't play gone or until the end of the world.

okay, i have a crazy question! my friend told me this idea and i'm wondering if it will work. the plan is for me to go to the mci center and get there right as the opening act is finishing up or when u2 first gets on stage. by that time, scalpers will be desperate to get rid of tickets. and pretty much the theory is they'll either be giving them away or selling them on a name your price basis type thing. so is this a bad idea to try? i really want to see u2, but i'm a little nervous at trying this since i've never used a scalper before. any ideas or tips would be useful!
Originally posted by MaLo:
from U2.com

City of Blinding Lights
Vertigo
Elevation
I Will Follow
Electric Co.
Still Havenâ??t Found
Beautiful Day
Miracle Drug
Sometimes You Canâ??t Make it On Your Own
Love and Peace or Else
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Bullet The Blue Sky
Miss Sarajevo
Pride in the Name of Love
Where the Streets Have no Name
One

First Time
Stuck in a Moment
With or Without You

All Because of You
Yahweh
â??40â?
CRAP! Now, second question, will they use the same setlist tonight or what? I Will Follow is probably my favorite U2 song, or at least one of them, and they didn't play it last time I saw them so I was desperately hoping to hear it tonight. Now that I see they played it last night, though, I doub't it'll come tonight. I'd love to hear Bullet The Blue Sky, too. Hell; anything'll be good at this point.
Originally posted by you be betty:
CRAP! Now, second question, will they use the same setlist tonight or what?
They will alter the set list.
Originally posted by saintangelsin:
that's a pretty nice set list. however, i'm surprised they didn't play gone or until the end of the world.

okay, i have a crazy question! my friend told me this idea and i'm wondering if it will work. the plan is for me to go to the mci center and get there right as the opening act is finishing up or when u2 first gets on stage. by that time, scalpers will be desperate to get rid of tickets. and pretty much the theory is they'll either be giving them away or selling them on a name your price basis type thing. so is this a bad idea to try? i really want to see u2, but i'm a little nervous at trying this since i've never used a scalper before. any ideas or tips would be useful!
Your friend sounds BRILLIANT. That sounds like it will work; and I've never even thought of doing that before…but it makes a lot of sense. My best suggestion is don't wear clothes that make you look too wealthy, or else they'll be harder to bargain with. But I would hope that's common-scalper sense.

Let us know if it works!
this has been known to happen, although U2 is a pretty hot ticket these days so getting a late bargin is gonna be tough. you might even try the boxoffice as late seats sometimes appear at the last minute
Originally posted by saintangelsin:
that's a pretty nice set list. however, i'm surprised they didn't play gone or until the end of the world.

okay, i have a crazy question! my friend told me this idea and i'm wondering if it will work. the plan is for me to go to the mci center and get there right as the opening act is finishing up or when u2 first gets on stage. by that time, scalpers will be desperate to get rid of tickets. and pretty much the theory is they'll either be giving them away or selling them on a name your price basis type thing. so is this a bad idea to try? i really want to see u2, but i'm a little nervous at trying this since i've never used a scalper before. any ideas or tips would be useful!
it's worth a shot. careful though, i know someone who got burned buying fake tickets in nyc.
Originally posted by you be betty:
I Will Follow is probably my favorite U2 song, or at least one of them, and they didn't play it last time I saw them so I was desperately hoping to hear it tonight. Now that I see they played it last night, though, I doub't it'll come tonight.
Sorry, you likely won't hear I Will Follow, but you probably will hear Bad, so its a fair trade. Of course, you never know.
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
this has been known to happen, although U2 is a pretty hot ticket these days so getting a late bargin is gonna be tough. you might even try the boxoffice as late seats sometimes appear at the last minute
Some GAs got released at 8:30 last night and word has it, that's when they'll go today as well.


okay, i have a crazy question! my friend told me this idea and i'm wondering if it will work. the plan is for me to go to the mci center and get there right as the opening act is finishing up or when u2 first gets on stage. by that time, scalpers will be desperate to get rid of tickets. and pretty much the theory is they'll either be giving them away or selling them on a name your price basis type thing. so is this a bad idea to try? i really want to see u2, but i'm a little nervous at trying this since i've never used a scalper before. any ideas or tips would be useful!
Speaking as someone who almost got arrested this past weekend for trying to get rid of tickets in front of the venue, my advice is to not use professional scalpers, and try and get a spare ticket from a fan in line. You don't understand how scary the whole prospect of jail is until you see the handcuffs being put on someone. Please save yourself some anxiety and be careful. It's not a joke if they cart you away in a police car. I love live music and especially U2, but they're not worth going to jail for…