U2 2018-09-17 Altice Arena, Lisbon

Mon, September 17, 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal @ Altice Arena

The tour of U2 is: "eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour".
It was my 15th U2 show.

I arrived at the Altice Arena around 19:00 of Monday.
I had a VIP Package Gold Hot ticket.
I went to a 2nd row in the first balcony on sector 15 right in front of the big stage, almost at the end of the stage. Amazing view of all the show.
This time I got to see the big screen, all the story. On the first show I missed all the things happening on the screen. But this time I saw everything. Main stage, the catwalk, the E-Stage, the 2 red zones where Adam and Edge went there on 1 song. and I even saw when Bono left the stage at the end. He passed to the entrance just below me.

U2, played for 132 minutes. Played 23 songs.

U2 were amazing. I notice Bono lost his voice a few times. What I can say is that he needs a big rest after this tour. But they did everything for us, to the fans, to Lisbon, Portugal. They tried to speak portuguese a few times. Always cool to hear.
Even in the big screen the story was in portuguese.
Well you can check all the details of the show in the setlist below. Including 1 song they changed on the 2 days.

Here it is the setlist:

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- It's a Beautiful World (Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds song)
- Zooropa (extended intro with Charlie Chaplin speech from "The Great Dictator")

Inside Screen
01. The Blackout
02. Lights of Home (St. Peter's String Version)
03. I Will Follow
04. All Because Of You
05. Beautiful Day
06. The Ocean
07. Iris (Hold Me Close)
08. Cedarwood Road
09. Sunday Bloody Sunday (i+e semi-acoustic version)
10. Until the End of the World (with "Lord of the Files" and "Introduction" snippets)

E-Stage
- Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (Gavin Friday Remix)
11. Elevation (Influx Remix)
12. Vertigo (with "It's Only Rock'n'Roll (But I Like It)" snippet)
13. Even Better Than the Real Thing (Fish Out of Water Remix; no guitar solo in intro)
14. Acrobat (with "Hall of Mirror” snippet)
15. You're the Best Thing About Me (full band acoustic)
16. Summer of Love (Bono and The Edge only)
17. Pride (In the Name of Love)
18. Get Out of Your Own Way
19. New Year's Day (reworked version, no final verse)
20. City of Blinding Lights

Encore
- Women of the World (Jim O’Rourke song)
21. One
22. Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way
23. 13 (There Is a Light)
- This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) (Talking Heads song)

In bold are the videos I made.

Videos of U2 (19 videos):

U2-I Will Follow, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-17 HD
https://youtu.be/8uRKisH7Kyg
And the video:


U2-Beautiful Day, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-17 HD
https://youtu.be/c3GKo52MlTI
And the video:


U2-The Ocean + Iris (Hold Me Close), Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-17 HD
https://youtu.be/dho8w1sDfEc
And the video:


U2-Cedarwood Road, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-17 HD
https://youtu.be/O_Wkh0cYWk0
And the video:


U2-Sunday Bloody Sunday, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-17 HD
https://youtu.be/JhNmCJB6_Vg
And the video:


U2-Until The End Of The World, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-17 HD
https://youtu.be/Xa1YYziujKk
And the video:


U2-Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (Cartoon), Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-17 HD
https://youtu.be/nugIyQVUJHw
And the video:


U2-Elevation, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-17 HD
https://youtu.be/6_IVLtbtT04
And the video:


U2-Vertigo, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-17 HD
https://youtu.be/pAYbngIkNq0
And the video:


U2-Even Better Than the Real Thing, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-17 HD
https://youtu.be/mvdWXggnkmY
And the video:


U2-Acrobat, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT 2018-09-17 HD
https://youtu.be/1XQJV0SEMbo
And the video:


U2-You're The Best Thing About Me, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-17 HD
https://youtu.be/OqZIlMc8wS0
And the video:


U2-Summer Of Love + Pride (In The Name Of Love), Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-17 HD
https://youtu.be/6beWSWC8aFI
And the video:


U2-Get Out Of Your Own Way, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-17 HD
https://youtu.be/bQBnMH25884
And the video:


U2-New Year's Day, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-17 HD
https://youtu.be/Zwnvz2Sc-IE
And the video:


U2-City Of Blinding Lights, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-17 HD
https://youtu.be/qeVZKy0gbec
And the video:


U2-Women Of The World (Video) + One, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-17 HD
https://youtu.be/laBbo6QQbDw
And the video:


U2-Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-17 HD
https://youtu.be/XJwAF32dBH0
And the video:


U2-13 (There Is a Light), Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-17 HD
https://youtu.be/iJ9VR-k8210
And the video:

U2 2018-09-16 Altice Arena, Lisbon

Sun, September 16, 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal @ Altice Arena

The tour of U2 is: "eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour".
It was my 14th U2 show.

I arrived at the Altice Arena around 13:00 of Friday, 2 days before of the Sunday show. Got a number in the queue, 35. Lovely number.
On Sunday after a night without sleep, talked a lot with some fans during the night on the beginning of the queue and even the security that were with us all night so we were safe.
Very hot day. Around 30 degrees. We were in the shadow almost all day but 3 hours before we get inside the Arena we had to go queue near the entrance on the sun. Hot afternoon for sure.
Around 18h45 we got inside and I went to Edge side on the left of the catwalk. Some of my friends were also there on front row.

U2, played for 132 minutes. Played 23 songs.

U2 were amazing. I notice Bono lost his voice a few times. What I can say is that he needs a big rest after this tour. But they did everything for us, to the fans, to Lisbon, Portugal. They tried to speak portuguese a few times. Always cool to hear.
Well you can check all the details of the show in the setlist below.

Here it is the setlist:

Edit this setlist | More U2 setlists

- It's a Beautiful World (Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds song)
- Zooropa (extended intro with Charlie Chaplin speech from "The Great Dictator")

Inside Screen
01. The Blackout
02. Lights of Home (St. Peter's String Version)
03. I Will Follow
04. Red Flag Day
05. Beautiful Day
06. The Ocean
07. Iris (Hold Me Close)
08. Cedarwood Road
09. Sunday Bloody Sunday (i+e semi-acoustic version)
10. Until the End of the World (with "Lord of the Files" and "Introduction" snippets)

E-Stage
- Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (Gavin Friday Remix)
11. Elevation (Influx Remix Intro)
12. Vertigo (with "Rebel Rebel" snippet)
13. Even Better Than the Real Thing (Fish Out of Water Remix; no guitar solo in intro)
14. Acrobat (with "Hall of Mirror” snippet)
15. You're the Best Thing About Me (full band acoustic)
16. Summer of Love (Bono and The Edge only)
17. Pride (In the Name of Love)
18. Get Out of Your Own Way
19. New Year's Day (reworked version, no final verse)
20. City of Blinding Lights

Encore
- Women of the World (Jim O’Rourke song)
21. One
22. Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way
23. 13 (There Is a Light)
- This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) (Talking Heads song)

In bold are the videos I made.

Videos of U2 (13 videos):

U2-I Will Follow, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-16 HD
https://youtu.be/UF_NRUhxL1g
And the video:


U2-Beautiful Day, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-16 HD
https://youtu.be/-uD5heZYLMk
And the video:


U2-The Ocean, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-16 HD
https://youtu.be/9AWXtuJg-Rk
And the video:


U2-Iris (Hold Me Close), Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-16 HD
https://youtu.be/GLfpseQTCmc
And the video:


U2-Sunday Bloody Sunday, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-16 HD
https://youtu.be/-HA7gX2Dr5Y
And the video:


U2-You're the Best Thing About Me, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-16 HD
https://youtu.be/mNMu5lGuJdg
And the video:


U2-Pride (In The Name Of Love), Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-16 HD
https://youtu.be/rviPCv0_uWA
And the video:


U2-Get Out of Your Own Way, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-16 HD
https://youtu.be/QwZpdJ-Qe14
And the video:


U2-New Year's Day, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-16 HD
https://youtu.be/IkfjZyxpxRo
And the video:


U2-City of Blinding Lights, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-16 HD
https://youtu.be/9gut3v0eF1Y
And the video:


U2-One, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-16 HD
https://youtu.be/tI58ctUiKRY
And the video:


U2-Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way, Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-16 HD
https://youtu.be/qyNIAgBjtBU
And the video:


U2-13 (There Is a Light), Altice Arena, Lisbon, PT, 2018-09-16 HD
https://youtu.be/AbUL3daIkPE
And the video:

U2, 2014-09-15 - The Irish Times, Cui Bono? 26 old U2 albums re-enter the iTunes charts

http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/cui-bono-26-old-u2-albums-re-enter-the-itunes-charts-1.1928708

Cui Bono? 26 old U2 albums re-enter the iTunes charts

The band was paid €100 million by Apple to allow their new much to go out for free

(left to right) The Edge, Bono, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr of U2. Fifteen back catalogue U2 albums have re-entered the Irish iTunes albums download charts. File Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Brian Boyd

Mon, Sep 15, 2014, 00:52

Fifteen back catalogue U2 albums have re-entered the Irish iTunes albums download charts.

The highest re-entry is at number five for the “Joshua Tree” album.

In the world’s biggest music territory, the US, 26 old U2 albums (studio albums, live albums, compilations and extended plays) have re-entered the iTunes charts and a similar pattern is emerging globally.

At this rate, Apple are well on course to recoup the estimated $100 million they paid to U2 and the band’s record label, Universal, to allow the new U2 album go out free to their 500 million customers.

It’s win-win for Apple and U2.

The tech company make money every time a U2 album is downloaded as do the band.

In U2’s case, they enjoy one of the highest ever royalty rates on their sales – meaning they get a far bigger percentage of the retail prize than even Michael Jackson or The Beatles had.

Bono confirmed to The Irish Times last week that the band had been paid by Apple.

In essence, this means even if the band do not sell a single copy of the physical release of the album next month, they will still have made a substantial profit from “Songs of Innocence”.

In addition, Apple have committed to a substantial marketing campaign, which will use the album’s first single “The Miracle (of Joey Ramone) to soundtrack a global television advertising campaign for its new iPhones and Apple Watch.

A person familiar with the talks says the campaign will cost upwards of $100 million.

U2, 2014-09-13 - The Irish Times, Bono’s Dublin: ‘A long way from where I live’

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/bono-s-dublin-a-long-way-from-where-i-live-1.1927184

Bono’s Dublin: ‘A long way from where I live’

When U2 struggled with their new album they sought inspiration in 1970s Dublin, a place of hidden violence, home to a new-wave music scene and a group of friends who were not yet U2. ‘A lot of sh*t got dragged up,’ says Bono

Beach sequence: U2 on Sandymount Strand in 1978. Photograph: Sheila Rock/Rex

Dubliners: Bono and the Edge. Photograph: Richard Perry/New York Times

Brian Boyd

Sat, Sep 13, 2014, 01:00

Bono leans in to my face so our noses are almost touching, and he sings, unaccompanied, “Life begins with the first glance, the first kiss at the first dance, all of us are wondering why we’re here, in the Crystal Ballroom underneath the chandelier . . . We are the ghosts of love and we haunt this place, in the ballroom of crystal lights, everyone is here with me tonight, everyone but you.” It is sean-nós in shades.

“I need to tell you something really weird about this song,” he says. “It’s called The Crystal Ballroom, which used to be the name of McGonagles in South Anne Street [now knocked down]. A whole generation of Dubliners would go to the Crystal Ballroom for dances, and many couples first met there. My mother and father used to dance together in the Crystal Ballroom, so that song I just sang you, which hasn’t been released yet, is me imagining I’m on the stage of McGonagles with this new band I’m in called U2 – and we did play a lot of our important early gigs there. And I look out into the audience and I see my mother and father dancing romantically together to U2 on the stage.”

Bono takes a deep breath and, speaking slowly, says, “I have just realised that my mother died 40 years ago yesterday, and here we are today playing our new album about Dublin, which is about my family and what happened to me as a teenager.

“My mother died when she was at her father’s funeral. She had a cerebral aneurysm. I was only 14. And in this song I am singing, “Everyone is here tonight, everyone but you.” And it’s me wanting to see my mother dance again in the Crystal Ballroom and for her to see what happened to her son.”

All about my mother

We are in a windowless room at Apple’s headquarters in Silicon Valley, in the California town of Cupertino. U2 have just helped launch a range of Apple products, and it has been announced that their new album, Songs of Innocence, is being given to iTunes customers.

The Edge is here too. He flicks through his phone, finds The Crystal Ballroom and presses play. There is silence in the room as it plays. After a long pause a clearly upset Bono whispers, “Her spirit was with us today.”

This new U2 album could be read as Bono’s All About My Mother. The song Iris (Hold Me Close) – Iris is his mother’s name – finds him singing about her untimely death. “The ache in my heart is so much a part of who I am . . . Hold me close and don’t let me go . . . I’ve got your life inside of me . . . We’re meeting up again.”

Standing up and walking around the room, he highlights a lyric in the song. “I sing this verse which has ‘Iris standing in the hall, she tells me I can do it all,’ and then there’s a typical mother’s line when she says to me, ‘You’ll be the death of me.’ But it wasn’t me. I wasn’t the death of her. I was not the death of her.”

“The mother is so, so important in rock music. Show me a great singer and I’ll show you someone who lost their mother early on. There’s Paul McCartney, there’s John Lennon. Look at Bob Geldof and what happened to his mother.

“In hip hop, by contrast, it’s all about the father – being abandoned by the father and being brought up by a single mother. But for me it’s all about the mother. I had rage and grief for my mother. I still have rage and grief for my mother. I channelled those emotions in music, and I still do. I have very few memories of my mother, but all of them are in the song Iris.”