Will Australia and NZ always be one tour behind from now on?

U2Man · 11-26-2006, 12:42 PM

Well, bomb songs are hardly being played anymore, while atyclb songs are being played more than ever on this tour. seems like u2 wanted to compensate australians and new zealanders for not getting elevation. will we see a lot of bomb songs being played, when the next tour hits this part of the world, then?

Jeffo17 · 11-26-2006, 12:58 PM

I dont think they will compensate and think they have to play more bombs songs too make up for what we could of had...

They will have atleast one new album before they tour next which alot of those songs will feature on there setlists...

i just dont think they would enough room on there setlist for that.

Bono in Melb · 11-26-2006, 02:53 PM

I'm just glad they Came.

Blue Room · 11-26-2006, 03:13 PM

No, because they played some Bomb songs. They hadnt played any ATYCLB obviously.

They still played:
City
Vertigo
Sometimes
Love And Peace (except Auckland 2)

Not sure why they would play more the next time.

AndrewCowley · 11-26-2006, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bono in Melb
I'm just glad they Came.

Yes I'm with you. Sure these shows were subject to the usual setlist analysis (crap show or great show assessments based on seeing the setlist on a computer screen) but it is worth remembering that all cities on the Australian and NZ leg had not seen U2 in either 8 or 13 years. So we were happy with anything. Yes it was the U218 tour but to be there was unreal for us.

Sken · 11-26-2006, 08:48 PM

I agree, this leg has been nothing short of sensational. Loved the stadium shows, going to numerous gigs, huge crowds and U2 performed with a real passion.

I think with the success of the current tour U2 won't overlook us again so easily. Hopefully next time they come down they will be supporting an album which has a fresh sound and bring a tour which is either really stripped down or a tour which is innovative and exciting.

Axver · 11-27-2006, 02:25 AM

I'm still waiting for New Zealand to be compensated for missing out on the Popmart and pre-Boy tours.

blueeyedgirl · 11-27-2006, 02:47 AM

Pre-Boy????

They couldn't bring Cartoon World to NZ, eh?

Shawn Bonneau · 11-27-2006, 03:17 AM

Yahweh was done once this leg

SMB

Alisaura · 11-27-2006, 06:09 AM

I didn't think there were that many ATYCLB songs compared to Bomb... *thinks* ...

Elevation, BD, Stuck, Kite

COBL, Vertigo, LAPOE, Sometimes...

So it was even. And we got Saints are Coming, which is new (and went off like a frog in a sock, to quote another Irishman!).

What I'd like to know is whether Australia/NZ/Japan will always be at the end of the tours. I never saw U2 before the recent Melbourne shows, but everyone says the band was on fire compared to earlier tours. I can't help but think that having that 8-month break did wonders for them in that respect.

Obviously I would have been just as delirious with joy to see them in March, as per the original plan; but we've had a chance to see what a fresh, energised U2 looks like, as opposed to a U2 that's been touring for a year and is probably completely knackered.

Alison

Axver · 11-27-2006, 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by blueeyedgirl
Pre-Boy???? They couldn't bring Cartoon World to NZ, eh?

I will not be content until U2 play Lost On A Silent Planet and The Dream Is Over in New Zealand! TWENTY TIMES! I demand compensation!

Quote:

Originally posted by Shawn Bonneau
Yahweh was done once this leg

SMB

Twice, in fact: Brisbane and Sydney I.

Quote:

Originally posted by Alisaura
Elevation, BD, Stuck, Kite

COBL, Vertigo, LAPOE, Sometimes...

So it was even.

You're right, it was even, but you're forgetting Yahweh for HTDAAB and Walk On for ATYCLB.

And personally, given that Saints is a cover, I wouldn't be considering it in any tally of "new" stuff.

Niceman · 11-27-2006, 12:57 PM

Didn't they play In A LIttle While?

adrball · 11-27-2006, 01:35 PM

I don't think anyone should be drawing any conclusions about future Australasian legs on the basis of this one. Skipping Elevation, 5th leg of Vertigo being so long after the release of HTDAAB, and release of U218 make for unique circumstances.

I Can't see the logic of playing more HTDAAB tracks on future tours (Maybe I should?). But I can see a repeat of an ATYCLB/HTDAAB (best of) leg if the financials don't stack up again.

**Sicy** · 11-27-2006, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bono in Melb
I'm just glad they Came.

That's the spirit

schnumi · 11-27-2006, 03:35 PM

I think you guys can be happy that they are using some variation in the new leg of the tour.

Instead of doing the same old setlist over and over again.

11-26-2006, 12:42 PM	#1
U2Man ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: at pavel's Posts: 11,614 Local Time: 12:42 PM	Will Australia and NZ always be one tour behind from now on? Well, bomb songs are hardly being played anymore, while atyclb songs are being played more than ever on this tour. seems like u2 wanted to compensate australians and new zealanders for not getting elevation. will we see a lot of bomb songs being played, when the next tour hits this part of the world, then?

11-27-2006, 02:25 AM	#7
Axver Assver, Setlist Antichrist Premium Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: A Melbourne tram departing Wellington Posts: 88,910 Local Time: 10:42 PM	I'm still waiting for New Zealand to be compensated for missing out on the Popmart and pre-Boy tours. __________________ "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

11-27-2006, 06:09 AM	#10
Alisaura MacPhisto's Advocate Premium Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: No Eyeliner on the Horizon Posts: 18,488 Local Time: 10:42 PM Images: 1	I didn't think there were that many ATYCLB songs compared to Bomb... thinks ... Elevation, BD, Stuck, Kite COBL, Vertigo, LAPOE, Sometimes... So it was even. And we got Saints are Coming, which is new (and went off like a frog in a sock, to quote another Irishman!). What I'd like to know is whether Australia/NZ/Japan will always be at the end of the tours. I never saw U2 before the recent Melbourne shows, but everyone says the band was on fire compared to earlier tours. I can't help but think that having that 8-month break did wonders for them in that respect. Obviously I would have been just as delirious with joy to see them in March, as per the original plan; but we've had a chance to see what a fresh, energised U2 looks like, as opposed to a U2 that's been touring for a year and is probably completely knackered. Alison __________________

11-27-2006, 01:35 PM	#13
adrball Refugee Premium Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Leeds UK Posts: 1,219 Local Time: 11:42 AM	I don't think anyone should be drawing any conclusions about future Australasian legs on the basis of this one. Skipping Elevation, 5th leg of Vertigo being so long after the release of HTDAAB, and release of U218 make for unique circumstances. I Can't see the logic of playing more HTDAAB tracks on future tours (Maybe I should?). But I can see a repeat of an ATYCLB/HTDAAB (best of) leg if the financials don't stack up again. __________________ When I Was 3 I Thought The World Revolved Around Me, I Was Wrong.

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11-26-2006, 12:58 PM	#2
Jeffo17 Acrobat Premium Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 454 Local Time: 07:42 PM	I dont think they will compensate and think they have to play more bombs songs too make up for what we could of had... They will have atleast one new album before they tour next which alot of those songs will feature on there setlists... i just dont think they would enough room on there setlist for that.

11-26-2006, 02:53 PM	#3
Bono in Melb The Fly Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 102 Local Time: 11:42 AM	I'm just glad they Came.

11-26-2006, 03:13 PM	#4
Blue Room Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: MICHIGAN, GO BLUE! Posts: 6,372 Local Time: 06:42 AM Images: 8	No, because they played some Bomb songs. They hadnt played any ATYCLB obviously. They still played: City Vertigo Sometimes Love And Peace (except Auckland 2) Not sure why they would play more the next time.

11-26-2006, 08:48 PM	#6
Sken War Child Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 784 Local Time: 11:42 AM	I agree, this leg has been nothing short of sensational. Loved the stadium shows, going to numerous gigs, huge crowds and U2 performed with a real passion. I think with the success of the current tour U2 won't overlook us again so easily. Hopefully next time they come down they will be supporting an album which has a fresh sound and bring a tour which is either really stripped down or a tour which is innovative and exciting.

11-27-2006, 02:47 AM	#8
blueeyedgirl Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bottom of the earth Posts: 4,306 Local Time: 10:12 PM	Pre-Boy???? They couldn't bring Cartoon World to NZ, eh?

11-27-2006, 03:17 AM	#9
Shawn Bonneau Refugee Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 1,159 Local Time: 11:42 AM	Yahweh was done once this leg SMB

11-27-2006, 12:57 PM	#12
Niceman Refugee Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,322 Local Time: 06:42 AM	Didn't they play In A LIttle While?

11-27-2006, 03:35 PM	#15
schnumi War Child Premium Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 707 Local Time: 12:42 PM	I think you guys can be happy that they are using some variation in the new leg of the tour. Instead of doing the same old setlist over and over again.