what had you expected from this tour?

europop2005 · 12-15-2006, 01:34 PM

Think back to 2004...what were you expecting when they announced the tour...what did you imagine it would be like?

tommycharles · 12-15-2006, 08:15 PM

Well I didn't give any thought to what the stage etc. would be like, because there's no point trying to predict that... but I did think that

Vertigo would open
All Because of You would be good live
Walk On and Kite would be played often
We'd never hear The Fly again
Until The End of the World would be a staple
Love and Peace would provide the "Sunday" or "Bullet" or "Please" moment

... turns out, I was wrong a lot.

T

Axver · 12-15-2006, 08:35 PM

Hmmm.

1. Vertigo and ABOY would replace Elevation.
2. LAPOE would take the place of SBS or Bullet.
3. Crumbs From Your Table would be a setlist regular.
4. Kite would be performed frequently, perhaps in conjunction with SYCMIOYO.
5. OOTS would be a staple track.

I'm still a little surprised that most of those didn't happen, especially #3 and #5 given Bono's statements about those songs.

bono_man2002 · 12-15-2006, 08:42 PM

A song from Pop would be a regular...or at least played more than twice!

Roland of Gilead · 12-18-2006, 03:42 PM

I expected Walk On to be a regular in the setlists.
I expected City of Blinding Lights to be the opener.
I expected Elevation to fade into rare appearances.
I expected Crumbs to be a staple.
I expected USA/Canada stadium gigs (way more than the single Hawaii date).

I wrong about pretty much everything. My wife would be proud.

Pero · 12-18-2006, 04:05 PM

whole album live
no elevation, uteotw staple
walk on closer
no vertigo 2X
(just from the top of my head)

The_acrobat · 12-18-2006, 04:20 PM

I expected Crumbs from your table to close the shows, with an awesome extension on the outro.
I expected All because of you to really kick ass live.
I expected them to do an "in the round" arena show (Thank God that never happened)
I expected an acoustic set in the middle.
I expected the same lame ass "Desire" and "Staring at the sun"
I expected a full band version of "Yahweh"
I expected that they would not play "An Cat Dubh", "The Ocean", "The Electric Co.", "Gloria", "40", Running to stand still", "One tree hill", "Zoo Station", "The Fly", "Wild Horses", "The first time", "Miss Sarajevo" or "Fast Cars."

The_acrobat · 12-18-2006, 04:22 PM

I also never expected "All I want is you", "Bad" or "Kite" to close any U2 concert ever.

J_NP · 12-18-2006, 08:42 PM

I expected u2 to do a "Real" World tour

The Searcher · 12-19-2006, 12:31 AM

Vertigo
All Because Of You

to be the opening trio...

Then there was a rumor that 'With Or Without You' was to segue into 'Streets'

A rumor that One Step Closer was going to be performed.

And Crumbs would be the closer.

Axver · 12-19-2006, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by J_NP
I expected u2 to do a "Real" World tour

Excluding Popmart, this was U2's most "real" world tour thus far. Sad comment on how much they get around, eh?

Quote:

Originally posted by The Searcher
A rumor that One Step Closer was going to be performed.

That rumour was incorrect. A fan at the Vancouver rehearsals accidentally reported One Step Closer (I think he corrected it to COBL), but by the time he gave the correction, it had already become a rumour that One Step Closer was going to be performed.

JulioArca · 12-19-2006, 03:15 AM

I expected not to hear Love Is Blindness again.

coolian2 · 12-19-2006, 03:34 AM

I did not expect to be present at two shows in my home stadium.

J_NP · 12-19-2006, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Axver

Excluding Popmart, this was U2's most "real" world tour thus far. Sad comment on how much they get around, eh?

MMM Axver that's what I meant , and I'm glad they did it , they toured Latin America , Australia , NZ , Japan everywhere ......

My sarcasm was meant to Elevation tour , which poster had written "World Tour"

In a nutshell Vertigo tour was all I expect in good , and tons of great surprises ....... Gotta love this tour for a quite while

NUMBER 28 · 12-19-2006, 05:35 PM

firstly, i expected to see only the home opener, here in my city. i did NOT expect to go on to see them 27 times all over the world to include england, ireland, canada, and mexico.

i expected some sort of elipse thing.
i expected some variation of a digital tv-like backdrop, and the roll-up, roll-down thing was cool...
and i expected 'crumbs' to be played regularly in the set-list, and was glad to hear it the few times i did.

i expected it to be a huge sell-out nearly everywhere, but did NOT expect how easy it was for me to get tickets w/o ever using e-bay. but then i almost always went alone, and there's always a single seat somewhere!

and i expected it to be a lot of fun, and it was!

12-15-2006, 01:34 PM	#1
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12-15-2006, 08:15 PM	#2
tommycharles Acrobat Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 427 Local Time: 12:09 PM	Well I didn't give any thought to what the stage etc. would be like, because there's no point trying to predict that... but I did think that Vertigo would open All Because of You would be good live Walk On and Kite would be played often We'd never hear The Fly again Until The End of the World would be a staple Love and Peace would provide the "Sunday" or "Bullet" or "Please" moment ... turns out, I was wrong a lot. T

12-15-2006, 08:35 PM	#3
Axver Assver, Setlist Antichrist Premium Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: A Melbourne tram departing Wellington Posts: 88,917 Local Time: 11:09 PM	Hmmm. 1. Vertigo and ABOY would replace Elevation. 2. LAPOE would take the place of SBS or Bullet. 3. Crumbs From Your Table would be a setlist regular. 4. Kite would be performed frequently, perhaps in conjunction with SYCMIOYO. 5. OOTS would be a staple track. I'm still a little surprised that most of those didn't happen, especially #3 and #5 given Bono's statements about those songs. __________________ "Mediocrity is never so dangerous as when it is dressed up as sincerity." - Søren Kierkegaard “Who buys U2 records anyway? It's just music for plumbers and bricklayers. Bono, what a slob. You'd think with all that climbing about he does, he'd look real fit and that. But he's real fat, y'know. Reminds me of a soddin' mountain goat.” - Ian McCulloch U2gigs.com: The most comprehensive U2 setlist database on the web! Contradiction is balance: Axver's blog \| Axver's crappy photography

12-15-2006, 08:42 PM	#4
bono_man2002 Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: My Avatars Chest Posts: 17,041 Local Time: 11:09 PM	A song from Pop would be a regular...or at least played more than twice!

12-18-2006, 03:42 PM	#5
Roland of Gilead New Yorker Premium Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Mid-World Posts: 2,751 Local Time: 04:09 AM	I expected Walk On to be a regular in the setlists. I expected City of Blinding Lights to be the opener. I expected Elevation to fade into rare appearances. I expected Crumbs to be a staple. I expected USA/Canada stadium gigs (way more than the single Hawaii date). I wrong about pretty much everything. My wife would be proud. __________________ "First comes smiles, then lies. Last is gunfire." - Roland Deschain, of Gilead.

12-18-2006, 04:05 PM	#6
Pero Refugee Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 2,008 Local Time: 01:09 PM	whole album live no elevation, uteotw staple walk on closer no vertigo 2X (just from the top of my head)

12-18-2006, 04:20 PM	#7
The_acrobat Refugee Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Urbana, Ohio, USA Posts: 1,246 Local Time: 12:09 PM	I expected Crumbs from your table to close the shows, with an awesome extension on the outro. I expected All because of you to really kick ass live. I expected them to do an "in the round" arena show (Thank God that never happened) I expected an acoustic set in the middle. I expected the same lame ass "Desire" and "Staring at the sun" I expected a full band version of "Yahweh" I expected that they would not play "An Cat Dubh", "The Ocean", "The Electric Co.", "Gloria", "40", Running to stand still", "One tree hill", "Zoo Station", "The Fly", "Wild Horses", "The first time", "Miss Sarajevo" or "Fast Cars."

12-18-2006, 04:22 PM	#8
The_acrobat Refugee Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Urbana, Ohio, USA Posts: 1,246 Local Time: 12:09 PM	I also never expected "All I want is you", "Bad" or "Kite" to close any U2 concert ever.

12-18-2006, 08:42 PM	#9
J_NP New Yorker Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,846 Local Time: 12:09 PM	I expected u2 to do a "Real" World tour

12-19-2006, 12:31 AM	#10
The Searcher The Fly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 62 Local Time: 12:09 PM	Vertigo All Because Of You to be the opening trio... Then there was a rumor that 'With Or Without You' was to segue into 'Streets' A rumor that One Step Closer was going to be performed. And Crumbs would be the closer.

12-19-2006, 03:15 AM	#12
JulioArca Acrobat Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oslo Norway Posts: 349 Local Time: 01:09 PM	I expected not to hear Love Is Blindness again.

12-19-2006, 05:35 PM	#15
NUMBER 28 Babyface Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: california Posts: 8 Local Time: 04:09 AM	firstly, i expected to see only the home opener, here in my city. i did NOT expect to go on to see them 27 times all over the world to include england, ireland, canada, and mexico. i expected some sort of elipse thing. i expected some variation of a digital tv-like backdrop, and the roll-up, roll-down thing was cool... and i expected 'crumbs' to be played regularly in the set-list, and was glad to hear it the few times i did. i expected it to be a huge sell-out nearly everywhere, but did NOT expect how easy it was for me to get tickets w/o ever using e-bay. but then i almost always went alone, and there's always a single seat somewhere! and i expected it to be a lot of fun, and it was!