What's that song they came out to? / Intro Songs? - Page 11

Heathcliff · 07-22-2009, 02:31 PM

Great to know!!

Thanks for the info.

dan_smee · 07-22-2009, 06:02 PM

I agree with WIllie about Breathe as the opener too

Tom in Boston · 07-23-2009, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abdessao

YouTube - U2News - Barcelona Walk To Stage

Anybody knows what is the song in the begining of this video play between Snow Patrol And U2

The song right at the beginning of the video, before Kingdom, is Sometime Around Midnight by The Airborne Toxic Event.

bonocomet · 07-23-2009, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AiRMaRcI9o0

The opening song is in fact "Kingdom of Your Love" from the NLOTH sessions as noted by Willie Williams in today's tour blog:

U2.com > Sign In

OK, the show. Opening night, the big launch... and of course it went remarkably well. In some ways I'd never doubted it, having been so very confident about the strength of this idea since it popped into my head in New Zealand in 2006, but of course I'd never admit that until the first gig was well and truly in the bag. It was a warm, clear night and the stadium was packed to the rafters with a very rowdy audience who were chanting and doing Mexican waves before U2 were anywhere near the stage. At 10-ish the house lights went down and 'Kingdom of Your Love' came over the monster PA. Larry made his solo, spotlighted walk up the long rear ramp to the drum kit, with constellations of flash bulbs going off all over the stadium, then sat down. The audience was in full voice, but I could sense in there if not confusion, a curiosity as to what exactly was about to happen. Larry hammered out the opening to 'Breathe' as the others appeared and I enjoyed feeling the audience realise that this wasn't going to be as obvious an opening as we could have chosen. It felt good, new, fresh.

Thanks! So I called it then a while back!

stratocaster · 07-23-2009, 08:11 PM

Hey everyone,

Just trying to put together a list of the pre-show music. Please add to or let me know if I've made an error. Thanks!

TV On The Radio - Crying
TV On The Radio - DLZ
TV On The Radio - Golden Age
TV On The Radio - Family Tree
MGMT - Time To Pretend
Interpol - The Heinrich Maneuver
Doves - Winter Hill
M83 - Graveyard Girl
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll
The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger
Kings of Leon - Slow Night, So Long
Muse - Starlight
The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight

DRay9911 · 07-24-2009, 04:50 PM

not that anybody reads this thread, but there was a mention of a poem that was played over the PA before Ultraviolet:

Quote:

W.H. Auden, Stop all the clocks

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.

Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He is Dead.
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.

He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last forever: I was wrong.

The stars are not wanted now; put out every one,
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun,
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the woods;
For nothing now can ever come to any good.

-dan

alanah · 07-24-2009, 06:03 PM

Well, I'm reading the thread and the poem as well..thanks for posting this.

AiRMaRcI9o0 · 07-25-2009, 03:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bonocomet

Thanks! So I called it then a while back!

Indeed. That was a great find in the NLOTH Deluxe Pics. I had to go back and look at my own version to finally catch that...we can only hope that they release it with SOA now

Bonogirl777 · 07-25-2009, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stratocaster

Hey everyone,

Just trying to put together a list of the pre-show music. Please add to or let me know if I've made an error. Thanks!

TV On The Radio - Crying
TV On The Radio - DLZ
TV On The Radio - Golden Age
TV On The Radio - Family Tree
MGMT - Time To Pretend
Interpol - The Heinrich Maneuver
Doves - Winter Hill
M83 - Graveyard Girl
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll
The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger
Kings of Leon - Slow Night, So Long
Muse - Starlight
The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight

Thanks so much for making this!!

Made a myspace playlist out of it.

AtomicBono · 07-25-2009, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stratocaster

Hey everyone,

Just trying to put together a list of the pre-show music. Please add to or let me know if I've made an error. Thanks!

TV On The Radio - Crying
TV On The Radio - DLZ
TV On The Radio - Golden Age
TV On The Radio - Family Tree
MGMT - Time To Pretend
Interpol - The Heinrich Maneuver
Doves - Winter Hill
M83 - Graveyard Girl
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll
The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger
Kings of Leon - Slow Night, So Long
Muse - Starlight
The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight

wow, that's a pretty good playlist

corianderstem · 07-25-2009, 09:42 PM

Yeah, I remember really liking the songs they were playing before the Vertigo shows I saw, and looks like I can look forward to some more good stuff. I'll be dancing like a crazy person when that Yeah Yeah Yeahs song starts. Love it!

I hadn't heard of Airborne Toxic Event until a few months ago (and before U2 started using one of their songs as pre-show music, I swear!), and I really like the album. I need to pick that up.

VintagePunk · 07-25-2009, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by corianderstem

Yeah, I remember really liking the songs they were playing before the Vertigo shows I saw, and looks like I can look forward to some more good stuff. I'll be dancing like a crazy person when that Yeah Yeah Yeahs song starts. Love it!

I hadn't heard of Airborne Toxic Event until a few months ago (and before U2 started using one of their songs as pre-show music, I swear!), and I really like the album. I need to pick that up.

Ha, I'm just finishing going through all the songs in order on You Tube, and I agree, great list this tour! That was one of my favourite parts of Vertigo, and one of my fondest memories of the tour, going through the songs, getting to know the order, and the anticipation building till Wake Up came on.

I also agree about Airborne Toxic Event, they've probably caught my attention more than any other recent new band. I like them a lot.

stratocaster · 07-26-2009, 04:56 AM

Glad you guys are enjoying the tunes. Was great listening to it waiting around. Put's you in a good mood before the boys rock the night out!

Found another one I didn't know before the tour:

Bat for Lashes - Daniel

Pretty cool dance track, really like the chorus. Don't recall any poems being played btw.

Erik.Swe · 07-26-2009, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stratocaster

Hey everyone,

Just trying to put together a list of the pre-show music. Please add to or let me know if I've made an error. Thanks!

TV On The Radio - Crying
TV On The Radio - DLZ
TV On The Radio - Golden Age
TV On The Radio - Family Tree
MGMT - Time To Pretend
Interpol - The Heinrich Maneuver
Doves - Winter Hill
M83 - Graveyard Girl
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll
The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger
Kings of Leon - Slow Night, So Long
Muse - Starlight
The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight

I heard a song before U2 came up on the stage (not David Bowie or Kingdom)...I also have a film with the song from Croke Park...and it's not one of these songs! I would like to have this song, but I don't know the name of it! Someone who knows another song than these that was played before U2 entered the stage?

stratocaster · 07-27-2009, 12:34 AM

M83 - You, Appearing

So glad I found this one in my music collection... This one is special
Was playing over the PA when I grabbed the rail in Barcelona!

07-25-2009, 09:42 PM	#161
corianderstem Perfectly cromulent poster Premium Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Half-assing my way to the top. Posts: 27,928 Local Time: 03:58 PM	Yeah, I remember really liking the songs they were playing before the Vertigo shows I saw, and looks like I can look forward to some more good stuff. I'll be dancing like a crazy person when that Yeah Yeah Yeahs song starts. Love it! I hadn't heard of Airborne Toxic Event until a few months ago (and before U2 started using one of their songs as pre-show music, I swear!), and I really like the album. I need to pick that up. __________________ (RAH)² (AH)³ + RO (MA + MAMA) + (GA)² + OOH(LA)²

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stratocaster The Fly Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 250 Local Time: 09:58 AM	Hey everyone, Just trying to put together a list of the pre-show music. Please add to or let me know if I've made an error. Thanks! TV On The Radio - Crying TV On The Radio - DLZ TV On The Radio - Golden Age TV On The Radio - Family Tree MGMT - Time To Pretend Interpol - The Heinrich Maneuver Doves - Winter Hill M83 - Graveyard Girl Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger Kings of Leon - Slow Night, So Long Muse - Starlight The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight

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stratocaster The Fly Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 250 Local Time: 09:58 AM	Glad you guys are enjoying the tunes. Was great listening to it waiting around. Put's you in a good mood before the boys rock the night out! Found another one I didn't know before the tour: Bat for Lashes - Daniel Pretty cool dance track, really like the chorus. Don't recall any poems being played btw.

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stratocaster The Fly Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 250 Local Time: 09:58 AM	M83 - You, Appearing So glad I found this one in my music collection... This one is special Was playing over the PA when I grabbed the rail in Barcelona!