Wed, July 26, 2017 in Paris, France @ Stade De France
I went to Dublin and Paris to see 3 amazing shows by U2 (Saturday on Dublin and then Tuesday and Wednesday in Paris) from the "The Joshua Tree Tour 2017".
Celebrating 30 Years of "The Joshua Tree".
"The Joshua Tree transformed U2 into superstars. U2 is celebrating the album’s thirtieth anniversary with a world tour. The original album tackled weighty real-world topics. Bono and company want to connect the music to right now — to global anxieties about, immigration, human rights, and governmental regimes."
"But The Joshua Tree transformed U2 into superstars, with hit singles “With or Without You,” “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” and “Where the Streets Have No Name”. It was their first album to hit No. 1 on the U.S. album chart. U2 found themselves on the cover of Time magazine. A Grammy was awarded to the music video for “Streets,” shot on top of a Los Angeles liquor store. And when it was all said and done, The Joshua Tree sold more than 25,000,000 copies worldwide, was awarded the Grammy for Album of the Year, and contributed to U2 entering the discussion for greatest rock band ever. When Rolling Stone Magazine compiled its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, five U2 albums were listed, with The Joshua Tree ranked No. 27 (U2’s highest presence on the list)."
"In 2017, U2 is celebrating the album’s thirtieth anniversary with a world tour that spans 33 shows for an estimated 1.7 million fans. But these Dubliners have no desire to present The Joshua Tree tour as a museum piece. Bono and company want to connect the music to right now — to global anxieties about labor, immigration, human rights, governmental regimes, and the environment."
Thanks to Jonathan Hetterly, LPC for the text above. More on this link: - > http://www.shrinktank.com/30yearsofu2-joshuatree-tour/
Saw them 12 times before in other places, my Country and even other Countries.
Before "U2", played "Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds", they played 53 minutes.
Noel the member of the band "Oasis" (1991–2009).
U2, played for 128 minutes. Played 23 songs.
They were awesome live doing this stadium show. Amazing sound.
1st show I was Pitch 1 on the right corner of the VIP area just on front row.
2nd show I was 1st row corner of the B Stage (Tree Stage) with Larry Mullen drums just ahead of me.
3rd show I was on the stands with a Gold Hot Ticket from VIP Nation.
Here it is the setlist with intro from u2.gigs (http://www.u2gigs.com/article1209.html):
U2 played their second night in the French capital. On all three of their European stadium tours in the 2000s–10s, they have done at least two dates in Paris; the last stadium tour to feature just one night there was Popmart on 6 September 1997.
There were a few changes to the set from night one. A Sort of Homecoming made its second appearance on the current leg, replacing Bad in third. Mysterious Ways returned to the encore after missing three gigs. Little Things was absent from the set, missing the opportunity to be played at four shows in a row—its best run of consecutive concerts thus remains three. The closer was instead I Will Follow, its sixth performance of the tour and first outside North America.
01. Sunday Bloody Sunday
02. New Year's Day
03. A Sort Of Homecoming
04. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
05. Where The Streets Have No Name / California (There Is No End To Love) (Snippet)
06. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Stand By Me (Snippet)
07. With Or Without You
08. Bullet The Blue Sky
09. Running To Stand Still
10. Red Hill Mining Town
11. In God's Country
12. Trip Through Your Wires
13. One Tree Hill
14. Exit / Wise Blood (Snippet) / Eeny Meeny Miny Moe (Snippet)
15. Mothers Of The Disappeared
Encore(s):
16. Miss Sarajevo
17. Beautiful Day / Starman (Snippet)
18. Elevation
19. Vertigo / It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (But I Like It) (Snippet)
20. Mysterious Ways
21. Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
22. One / Hear Us Coming (snippet)
23. I will follow
In bold are the videos I made.
Videos of U2 (24 videos of 23 songs):
U2-Sunday Bloody Sunday, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-26 HD
https://youtu.be/xVIlc1UgyPU
And the video:
U2-New Year's Day, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-26 HD
https://youtu.be/GuxIpLJ1NTE
And the video:
U2-A Sort Of Homecoming, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-26 HD
https://youtu.be/9_y6D0O1awo
And the video:
U2-Pride (In The Name Of Love), Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-26 HD
https://youtu.be/KbOe3FcXloY
And the video:
U2-Where the Streets Have No Name + California(TINETL)(Sn),StadeDeFrance,Paris,France, 2017-07-26 HD
https://youtu.be/S_dYcXkZCeY
And the video:
U2-I Still Haven't Found What I'm LookingFor+StandByMe(Sn),Stade De France,Paris,France,2017-07-26HD
https://youtu.be/sJCkSOKm9Ns
And the video:
U2-With Or Without You, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-26 HD
https://youtu.be/E1kcsR33wPo
And the video:
U2-Bullet The Blue Sky, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-26 HD
https://youtu.be/Z1hcts_ZGxc
And the video:
U2-Running To Stand Still, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-26 HD
https://youtu.be/eGJjMlWx044
And the video:
U2-Red Hill Mining Town, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-26 HD
https://youtu.be/SUoOwIzj8Ts
And the video:
U2-In God's Country, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-26 HD
https://youtu.be/3qrQq6_Jcto
And the video:
U2-Trip Through Your Wires, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-26 HD
https://youtu.be/edo0jKNlli0
And the video:
U2-One Tree Hill, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-26 HD
https://youtu.be/12LSkbFvx7Q
And the video:
U2-Exit + Wise Blood (Sn) + Eeny Meeny Miny Moe (Snippet), StadeDeFrance,Paris,France, 2017-07-26 HD
https://youtu.be/JdUClqtyJxQ
And the video:
U2-Mothers Of The Disappeared, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-26 HD
https://youtu.be/Mn0nfz0eoXU
And the video:
U2-Miss Sarajevo, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-26 HD
https://youtu.be/P6Ak8hp7wSA
And the video:
U2-Beautiful Day + Starman (Snippet), Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-26 HD
https://youtu.be/Vu7uQtkr-As
And the video:
U2-Elevation, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-26 HD
https://youtu.be/6uRHwHi_Q0I
And the video:
U2-Vertigo + It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (ButILikeIt)(Snippet),StadeDeFrance,Paris,France, 2017-07-26 HD
https://youtu.be/JgxwHD40qps
And the video:
U2-Mysterious Ways, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-26 HD
https://youtu.be/7GZYBVRaEO0
And the video:
U2-Ultra Violet (Light My Way), Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-26 HD
https://youtu.be/xb5VaNeIF0Y
And the video:
U2-One + Hear Us Coming (Snippet) (...), Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-26 HD
https://youtu.be/DVuSwzCUxik
And the video:
U2-One + Hear Us Coming (Snippet) (End), Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-26 HD
https://youtu.be/96UN6yBteEQ
And the video:
U2-I Will Follow, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-26 HD
https://youtu.be/LNOzoijcGCs
And the video:
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Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
U2 2017-07-25 Stade De France, Paris
Tue, July 25, 2017 in Paris, France @ Stade De France
I went to Dublin and Paris to see 3 amazing shows by U2 (Saturday on Dublin and then Tuesday and Wednesday in Paris) from the "The Joshua Tree Tour 2017".
Celebrating 30 Years of "The Joshua Tree".
"The Joshua Tree transformed U2 into superstars. U2 is celebrating the album’s thirtieth anniversary with a world tour. The original album tackled weighty real-world topics. Bono and company want to connect the music to right now — to global anxieties about, immigration, human rights, and governmental regimes."
"But The Joshua Tree transformed U2 into superstars, with hit singles “With or Without You,” “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” and “Where the Streets Have No Name”. It was their first album to hit No. 1 on the U.S. album chart. U2 found themselves on the cover of Time magazine. A Grammy was awarded to the music video for “Streets,” shot on top of a Los Angeles liquor store. And when it was all said and done, The Joshua Tree sold more than 25,000,000 copies worldwide, was awarded the Grammy for Album of the Year, and contributed to U2 entering the discussion for greatest rock band ever. When Rolling Stone Magazine compiled its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, five U2 albums were listed, with The Joshua Tree ranked No. 27 (U2’s highest presence on the list)."
"In 2017, U2 is celebrating the album’s thirtieth anniversary with a world tour that spans 33 shows for an estimated 1.7 million fans. But these Dubliners have no desire to present The Joshua Tree tour as a museum piece. Bono and company want to connect the music to right now — to global anxieties about labor, immigration, human rights, governmental regimes, and the environment."
Thanks to Jonathan Hetterly, LPC for the text above. More on this link: - > http://www.shrinktank.com/30yearsofu2-joshuatree-tour/
Saw them 11 times before in other places, my Country and even other Countries.
Before "U2", played "Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds", they played 52 minutes.
Noel the member of the band "Oasis" (1991–2009).
U2, played for 127 minutes. Played 22 songs.
They were awesome live doing this stadium show. Amazing sound.
1st show I was Pitch 1 on the right corner of the VIP area just on front row.
2nd show I was 1st row corner of the B Stage (Tree Stage) with Larry Mullen drums just ahead of me.
3rd show I was on the stands with a Gold Hot Ticket from VIP Nation.
Here it is the setlist with intro from u2.gigs (http://www.u2gigs.com/article1207.html):
Today, U2 performed their first of two concerts in Paris. This is their first visit to France since the two special shows on 6 and 7 December 2015, which were postponed after the terrorist attack on an Eagles of Death Metal concert, and at the second of which Eagles of Death Metal made a guest appearance.
At both of those concerts in 2015, U2 performed a full cover of Patti Smith's People Have the Power, once with Patti and once with Eagles of Death Metal. At today's show Patti Smith again joined U2, but for Mothers of the Disappeared, during which she added extended snippets of People Have the Power. This is the second guest appearance in Mothers of the Disappeared after Eddie Vedder and Mumford and Sons joined the band on 14 May 2017.
The setlist was unchanged from that played in Dublin and Barcelona. This is the second time this tour that three consecutive shows have had setlists identical in songs and order, after the shows in Miami, Tampa, and Louisville on 11, 14, and 16 June.
01. Sunday Bloody Sunday
02. New Year's Day
03. Bad / Heroes (Snippet) / Where Are We Now? (Snippet)
04. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
05. Where The Streets Have No Name / California (There Is No End To Love) (Snippet)
06. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
07. With Or Without You
08. Bullet The Blue Sky / Black Dog (snippet)
09. Running To Stand Still
10. Red Hill Mining Town
11. In God's Country
12. Trip Through Your Wires
13. One Tree Hill
14. Exit / Wise Blood (Snippet) / Eeny Meeny Miny Moe (Snippet)
15. Mothers Of The Disappeared / People Have The Power (Snippet) (with Patti Smith)
Encore(s):
16. Miss Sarajevo
17. Beautiful Day / Starman (Snippet)
18. Elevation
19. Vertigo / Rebel Rebel (Snippet) / She Loves You (snippet)
20. Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
21. One / Hear Us Coming (snippet)
22. The Little Things That Give You Away
In bold are the videos I made.
Videos of U2 (13 videos):
U2-Sunday Bloody Sunday, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/DWjdtyIR9qM
And the video:
U2-New Year's Day, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/0xAoFNHhUJc
And the video:
U2-Bad + Heroes (Sn) + Where Are We Now (Snippet), Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/KaDn-bnv98w
And the video:
U2-Pride (In The Name Of Love), Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/tpw6GbSmAU8
And the video:
U2-Where the Streets Have No Name + California(TINETL)(Sn),StadeDeFrance,Paris,France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/JM6tZ-5eNbI
And the video:
U2-I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/tmEye5-IbDw
And the video:
U2-With Or Without You, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/RHiBEU9VvVk
And the video:
U2-Beautiful Day + Starman (Snippet), Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/suOIEECU7bw
And the video:
U2-Elevation, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/VBZgMXiAqCc
And the video:
U2-Vertigo + Rebel Rebel (Sn) + She Loves You (Sn), Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/SuLleAAvRcg
And the video:
U2-Ultra Violet (Light My Way), Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/2fdr3dYxnpk
And the video:
U2-One + Hear Us Coming (Snippet), Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/W8LJVxwoCCY
And the video:
U2-The Little Things That Give You Away, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/dxUkkNjHecA
And the video:
I went to Dublin and Paris to see 3 amazing shows by U2 (Saturday on Dublin and then Tuesday and Wednesday in Paris) from the "The Joshua Tree Tour 2017".
Celebrating 30 Years of "The Joshua Tree".
"The Joshua Tree transformed U2 into superstars. U2 is celebrating the album’s thirtieth anniversary with a world tour. The original album tackled weighty real-world topics. Bono and company want to connect the music to right now — to global anxieties about, immigration, human rights, and governmental regimes."
"But The Joshua Tree transformed U2 into superstars, with hit singles “With or Without You,” “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” and “Where the Streets Have No Name”. It was their first album to hit No. 1 on the U.S. album chart. U2 found themselves on the cover of Time magazine. A Grammy was awarded to the music video for “Streets,” shot on top of a Los Angeles liquor store. And when it was all said and done, The Joshua Tree sold more than 25,000,000 copies worldwide, was awarded the Grammy for Album of the Year, and contributed to U2 entering the discussion for greatest rock band ever. When Rolling Stone Magazine compiled its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, five U2 albums were listed, with The Joshua Tree ranked No. 27 (U2’s highest presence on the list)."
"In 2017, U2 is celebrating the album’s thirtieth anniversary with a world tour that spans 33 shows for an estimated 1.7 million fans. But these Dubliners have no desire to present The Joshua Tree tour as a museum piece. Bono and company want to connect the music to right now — to global anxieties about labor, immigration, human rights, governmental regimes, and the environment."
Thanks to Jonathan Hetterly, LPC for the text above. More on this link: - > http://www.shrinktank.com/30yearsofu2-joshuatree-tour/
Saw them 11 times before in other places, my Country and even other Countries.
Before "U2", played "Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds", they played 52 minutes.
Noel the member of the band "Oasis" (1991–2009).
U2, played for 127 minutes. Played 22 songs.
They were awesome live doing this stadium show. Amazing sound.
1st show I was Pitch 1 on the right corner of the VIP area just on front row.
2nd show I was 1st row corner of the B Stage (Tree Stage) with Larry Mullen drums just ahead of me.
3rd show I was on the stands with a Gold Hot Ticket from VIP Nation.
Here it is the setlist with intro from u2.gigs (http://www.u2gigs.com/article1207.html):
Today, U2 performed their first of two concerts in Paris. This is their first visit to France since the two special shows on 6 and 7 December 2015, which were postponed after the terrorist attack on an Eagles of Death Metal concert, and at the second of which Eagles of Death Metal made a guest appearance.
At both of those concerts in 2015, U2 performed a full cover of Patti Smith's People Have the Power, once with Patti and once with Eagles of Death Metal. At today's show Patti Smith again joined U2, but for Mothers of the Disappeared, during which she added extended snippets of People Have the Power. This is the second guest appearance in Mothers of the Disappeared after Eddie Vedder and Mumford and Sons joined the band on 14 May 2017.
The setlist was unchanged from that played in Dublin and Barcelona. This is the second time this tour that three consecutive shows have had setlists identical in songs and order, after the shows in Miami, Tampa, and Louisville on 11, 14, and 16 June.
01. Sunday Bloody Sunday
02. New Year's Day
03. Bad / Heroes (Snippet) / Where Are We Now? (Snippet)
04. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
05. Where The Streets Have No Name / California (There Is No End To Love) (Snippet)
06. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
07. With Or Without You
08. Bullet The Blue Sky / Black Dog (snippet)
09. Running To Stand Still
10. Red Hill Mining Town
11. In God's Country
12. Trip Through Your Wires
13. One Tree Hill
14. Exit / Wise Blood (Snippet) / Eeny Meeny Miny Moe (Snippet)
15. Mothers Of The Disappeared / People Have The Power (Snippet) (with Patti Smith)
Encore(s):
16. Miss Sarajevo
17. Beautiful Day / Starman (Snippet)
18. Elevation
19. Vertigo / Rebel Rebel (Snippet) / She Loves You (snippet)
20. Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
21. One / Hear Us Coming (snippet)
22. The Little Things That Give You Away
In bold are the videos I made.
Videos of U2 (13 videos):
U2-Sunday Bloody Sunday, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/DWjdtyIR9qM
And the video:
U2-New Year's Day, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/0xAoFNHhUJc
And the video:
U2-Bad + Heroes (Sn) + Where Are We Now (Snippet), Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/KaDn-bnv98w
And the video:
U2-Pride (In The Name Of Love), Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/tpw6GbSmAU8
And the video:
U2-Where the Streets Have No Name + California(TINETL)(Sn),StadeDeFrance,Paris,France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/JM6tZ-5eNbI
And the video:
U2-I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/tmEye5-IbDw
And the video:
U2-With Or Without You, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/RHiBEU9VvVk
And the video:
U2-Beautiful Day + Starman (Snippet), Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/suOIEECU7bw
And the video:
U2-Elevation, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/VBZgMXiAqCc
And the video:
U2-Vertigo + Rebel Rebel (Sn) + She Loves You (Sn), Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/SuLleAAvRcg
And the video:
U2-Ultra Violet (Light My Way), Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/2fdr3dYxnpk
And the video:
U2-One + Hear Us Coming (Snippet), Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/W8LJVxwoCCY
And the video:
U2-The Little Things That Give You Away, Stade De France, Paris, France, 2017-07-25 HD
https://youtu.be/dxUkkNjHecA
And the video:
Saturday, July 22, 2017
U2 2017-07-22 Croke Park, Dublin
Sat, July 22, 2017 in Dublin, Ireland @ Croke Park
I went to Dublin and Paris to see 3 amazing shows by U2 (Saturday on Dublin and then Tuesday and Wednesday in Paris) from the "The Joshua Tree Tour 2017".
Celebrating 30 Years of "The Joshua Tree".
"The Joshua Tree transformed U2 into superstars. U2 is celebrating the album’s thirtieth anniversary with a world tour. The original album tackled weighty real-world topics. Bono and company want to connect the music to right now — to global anxieties about, immigration, human rights, and governmental regimes."
"But The Joshua Tree transformed U2 into superstars, with hit singles “With or Without You,” “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” and “Where the Streets Have No Name”. It was their first album to hit No. 1 on the U.S. album chart. U2 found themselves on the cover of Time magazine. A Grammy was awarded to the music video for “Streets,” shot on top of a Los Angeles liquor store. And when it was all said and done, The Joshua Tree sold more than 25,000,000 copies worldwide, was awarded the Grammy for Album of the Year, and contributed to U2 entering the discussion for greatest rock band ever. When Rolling Stone Magazine compiled its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, five U2 albums were listed, with The Joshua Tree ranked No. 27 (U2’s highest presence on the list)."
"In 2017, U2 is celebrating the album’s thirtieth anniversary with a world tour that spans 33 shows for an estimated 1.7 million fans. But these Dubliners have no desire to present The Joshua Tree tour as a museum piece. Bono and company want to connect the music to right now — to global anxieties about labor, immigration, human rights, governmental regimes, and the environment."
Thanks to Jonathan Hetterly, LPC for the text above. More on this link: - > http://www.shrinktank.com/30yearsofu2-joshuatree-tour/
Saw them 10 times before in other places, my Country and even other Countries.
Before "U2", played "Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds", they played 54 minutes.
Noel the member of the band "Oasis" (1991–2009).
U2, played for 129 minutes. Played 22 songs.
They were awesome live doing this stadium show. Amazing sound.
1st show I was Pitch 1 on the right corner of the VIP area just on front row.
2nd show I was 1st row corner of the B Stage (Tree Stage) with Larry Mullen drums just ahead of me.
3rd show I was on the stands with a Gold Hot Ticket from VIP Nation.
Here it is the setlist with intro from u2.gigs (http://www.u2gigs.com/article1204.html):
Tonight was U2's only hometown jaunt of The Joshua Tree 2017 Tour. The last time they played Dublin just once on a tour was all the way back on 29 June 1985, during the sixth leg of The Unforgettable Fire Tour, subtitled the European Summer Festivals leg. That concert also took place at Croke Park. Discounting those festivals, the last time they played Dublin only once was 26 January 1982 on the third leg of the October Tour, a night that saw the live debut of Tomorrow. U2 have never before played Ireland just once on a tour.
Bad was dedicated to Guckpants Delaney, the Lypton Village name for Andy Rowan. At the end of the song Bono snippeted Simon & Garfunkel's America for the first time this leg. During Streets there was a quadruple flyover by fighter jets, the contrails of each mixing to create the Irish tricolour as they passed over the stadium. Mothers of the Disappeared was played in Ireland for the first time ever, although it made a brief appearance in the past when it was snippeted on 25 July 2009. Amazingly, tonight's performance of Miss Sarajevo (the 183 for the song) was also the first in Ireland. Although a mainstay on both the Vertigo and 360 tours, it joined the set after the Irish concerts on both occasions. This is the longest gap (in both number of performances and time) for a song between debuting live and appearing in Dublin, though if Scarlet is ever performed there it will shatter that record for time.
01. Sunday Bloody Sunday
02. New Year's Day
03. Bad / America (Snippet)
04. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
05. Where The Streets Have No Name / California (There Is No End To Love) (Snippet)
06. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
07. With Or Without You
08. Bullet The Blue Sky / Black Dog (Snippet) + America (Snippet)
09. Running To Stand Still
10. Red Hill Mining Town
11. In God's Country
12. Trip Through Your Wires
13. One Tree Hill
14. Exit / Wise Blood (Snippet) + Eeny Meeny Miny Moe (Snippet)
15. Mothers Of The Disappeared
Encore(s):
16. Miss Sarajevo
17. Beautiful Day / Starman (Snippet)
18. Elevation
19. Vertigo / Rebel Rebel (Snippet)
20. Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
21. One / Hear Us Coming (Snippet)
Happy Birthday
22. The Little Things That Give You Away
In bold are the videos I made.
Videos of U2 (6 videos):
U2-New Year's Day, Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, 2017-07-22 HD
https://youtu.be/r9B38mMfrKM
And the video:
U2-Bad + America (Snippet), Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, 2017-07-22 HD
https://youtu.be/mGqQ3Xf1ows
And the video:
U2-I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, 2017-07-22 HD
https://youtu.be/O5Q54hlZx0U
And the video:
U2-Red Hill Mining Town, Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, 2017-07-22 HD
https://youtu.be/5fCM3dVQCEw
And the video:
U2-Beautiful Day + Starman (Snippet), Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, 2017-07-22 HD
https://youtu.be/W_g3WRUAEHg
And the video:
U2-The Little Things That Give You Away, Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, 2017-07-22 HD
https://youtu.be/foMLkSjP2AM
And the video:
I went to Dublin and Paris to see 3 amazing shows by U2 (Saturday on Dublin and then Tuesday and Wednesday in Paris) from the "The Joshua Tree Tour 2017".
Celebrating 30 Years of "The Joshua Tree".
"The Joshua Tree transformed U2 into superstars. U2 is celebrating the album’s thirtieth anniversary with a world tour. The original album tackled weighty real-world topics. Bono and company want to connect the music to right now — to global anxieties about, immigration, human rights, and governmental regimes."
"But The Joshua Tree transformed U2 into superstars, with hit singles “With or Without You,” “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” and “Where the Streets Have No Name”. It was their first album to hit No. 1 on the U.S. album chart. U2 found themselves on the cover of Time magazine. A Grammy was awarded to the music video for “Streets,” shot on top of a Los Angeles liquor store. And when it was all said and done, The Joshua Tree sold more than 25,000,000 copies worldwide, was awarded the Grammy for Album of the Year, and contributed to U2 entering the discussion for greatest rock band ever. When Rolling Stone Magazine compiled its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, five U2 albums were listed, with The Joshua Tree ranked No. 27 (U2’s highest presence on the list)."
"In 2017, U2 is celebrating the album’s thirtieth anniversary with a world tour that spans 33 shows for an estimated 1.7 million fans. But these Dubliners have no desire to present The Joshua Tree tour as a museum piece. Bono and company want to connect the music to right now — to global anxieties about labor, immigration, human rights, governmental regimes, and the environment."
Thanks to Jonathan Hetterly, LPC for the text above. More on this link: - > http://www.shrinktank.com/30yearsofu2-joshuatree-tour/
Saw them 10 times before in other places, my Country and even other Countries.
Before "U2", played "Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds", they played 54 minutes.
Noel the member of the band "Oasis" (1991–2009).
U2, played for 129 minutes. Played 22 songs.
They were awesome live doing this stadium show. Amazing sound.
1st show I was Pitch 1 on the right corner of the VIP area just on front row.
2nd show I was 1st row corner of the B Stage (Tree Stage) with Larry Mullen drums just ahead of me.
3rd show I was on the stands with a Gold Hot Ticket from VIP Nation.
Here it is the setlist with intro from u2.gigs (http://www.u2gigs.com/article1204.html):
Tonight was U2's only hometown jaunt of The Joshua Tree 2017 Tour. The last time they played Dublin just once on a tour was all the way back on 29 June 1985, during the sixth leg of The Unforgettable Fire Tour, subtitled the European Summer Festivals leg. That concert also took place at Croke Park. Discounting those festivals, the last time they played Dublin only once was 26 January 1982 on the third leg of the October Tour, a night that saw the live debut of Tomorrow. U2 have never before played Ireland just once on a tour.
Bad was dedicated to Guckpants Delaney, the Lypton Village name for Andy Rowan. At the end of the song Bono snippeted Simon & Garfunkel's America for the first time this leg. During Streets there was a quadruple flyover by fighter jets, the contrails of each mixing to create the Irish tricolour as they passed over the stadium. Mothers of the Disappeared was played in Ireland for the first time ever, although it made a brief appearance in the past when it was snippeted on 25 July 2009. Amazingly, tonight's performance of Miss Sarajevo (the 183 for the song) was also the first in Ireland. Although a mainstay on both the Vertigo and 360 tours, it joined the set after the Irish concerts on both occasions. This is the longest gap (in both number of performances and time) for a song between debuting live and appearing in Dublin, though if Scarlet is ever performed there it will shatter that record for time.
01. Sunday Bloody Sunday
02. New Year's Day
03. Bad / America (Snippet)
04. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
05. Where The Streets Have No Name / California (There Is No End To Love) (Snippet)
06. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
07. With Or Without You
08. Bullet The Blue Sky / Black Dog (Snippet) + America (Snippet)
09. Running To Stand Still
10. Red Hill Mining Town
11. In God's Country
12. Trip Through Your Wires
13. One Tree Hill
14. Exit / Wise Blood (Snippet) + Eeny Meeny Miny Moe (Snippet)
15. Mothers Of The Disappeared
Encore(s):
16. Miss Sarajevo
17. Beautiful Day / Starman (Snippet)
18. Elevation
19. Vertigo / Rebel Rebel (Snippet)
20. Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
21. One / Hear Us Coming (Snippet)
Happy Birthday
22. The Little Things That Give You Away
In bold are the videos I made.
Videos of U2 (6 videos):
U2-New Year's Day, Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, 2017-07-22 HD
https://youtu.be/r9B38mMfrKM
And the video:
U2-Bad + America (Snippet), Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, 2017-07-22 HD
https://youtu.be/mGqQ3Xf1ows
And the video:
U2-I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, 2017-07-22 HD
https://youtu.be/O5Q54hlZx0U
And the video:
U2-Red Hill Mining Town, Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, 2017-07-22 HD
https://youtu.be/5fCM3dVQCEw
And the video:
U2-Beautiful Day + Starman (Snippet), Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, 2017-07-22 HD
https://youtu.be/W_g3WRUAEHg
And the video:
U2-The Little Things That Give You Away, Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, 2017-07-22 HD
https://youtu.be/foMLkSjP2AM
And the video:
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
U2 2017-04-11 Kill The Music, Is U2 the Greatest Rock Band of All-Time?
https://killthemusic.net/blog/is-u2-the-greatest-rock-band-of-all-time
Posted
April 11, 2017
Author
Jordan Mohler
Is U2 the Greatest Rock Band of All-Time?
Until now, this honorific has fallen to The Beatles. Their crown is only threatened by arguments made in favor of The Rolling Stones or Led Zeppelin Those have been the only three bands with the artistic, commercial, and musical chops to lay claim to being the greatest rock band of all-time.
The Who, Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Eagles, AC/DC, The Clash, The Police, Talking Heads, The Smiths, Deftones, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Radiohead are all on the second-tier thanks to at least one glaring weakness (a relative glaring weakness like being short-lived, lacking commercial appeal, inconsistency, etc.). Yet, if we look at U2's resume they not only enter the argument, they win it.
Commercial Success
U2 has sold more than 170 million records. There's only seven bands that have sold more music then they have. All of those bands started moving product years before U2 even formed.
Also, as a band, U2 is fairly young (compared to the other acts we've mentioned). They've got a lot of good years in front of them to add to their numbers.
Touring Success
The "U2 360 Tour" is the highest grossing concert tour of all-time. Adjusting for inflation, it grossed $784,027,536. Their "Vertigo Tour" is the sixth highest grossing concert tour of all-time.
This year, they're launching a new tour, and tickets are on sale for "The Joshua Tree Tour 2017." That trek will only add to their touring success. Quite simply, U2 is the greatest touring band of all-time.
Chart Success
U2 has charted seven number one albums and two number one singles.
Awards
U2 has won 22 Grammy Awards. That's the most Grammy victories for any band.
They are also members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They were inducted in their first year of eligibility.
Longevity
Some bands are disqualified from greatest band of all-time status because they weren't around long enough. U2 formed in 1976 and released their first album in 1980. How's that for longevity?
Also, from their first recording onward, the band has kept the same lineup: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen, Jr.
Critical Success
U2 doesn't have just one, they have several critically acclaimed albums: Achtung Baby, All That You Can't Leave Behind, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, No Line on the Horizon, The Unforgettable Fire, War, and Zooropa.
Of course, they also have a "Sgt. Peppers" or should we say The Beatles have a "Joshua Tree?" To be the greatest band of all-time you need to have made the greatest album of all-time. U2 has made it. It's Joshua Tree.
The Ear Test
Just listen to U2. Their sound is big. Their songs are big. They are big.
You can't be the greatest band of all-time if you write and record small songs. U2 writes and records huge anthems. Their songs are important, perhaps the most important songs ever written.
"Pride (In the Name of Love)," "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," "Where the Streets Have No Name," "Mysterious Ways," "One," "Beautiful Day," and "City of Blinding Lights" are giant, powerful anthems, that by their sheer size, dwarf other songs.
How can you compare little ditties like "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "Honk Tonk Woman" and "Black Dog," to majestic rock hymns like "The Unforgettable Fire," "All I Want Is You," "Even Better Than the Real Thing" and "Miss Sarajevo."
Conclusion
U2's longevity and success is unparalleled. Even better, they write and record huge anthems, the kind you'd expect the greatest rock band to perform.
After looking at U2's resume, only one conclusion can be made. They are the greatest rock band of all-time.
Posted
April 11, 2017
Author
Jordan Mohler
Is U2 the Greatest Rock Band of All-Time?
Until now, this honorific has fallen to The Beatles. Their crown is only threatened by arguments made in favor of The Rolling Stones or Led Zeppelin Those have been the only three bands with the artistic, commercial, and musical chops to lay claim to being the greatest rock band of all-time.
The Who, Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Eagles, AC/DC, The Clash, The Police, Talking Heads, The Smiths, Deftones, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Radiohead are all on the second-tier thanks to at least one glaring weakness (a relative glaring weakness like being short-lived, lacking commercial appeal, inconsistency, etc.). Yet, if we look at U2's resume they not only enter the argument, they win it.
Commercial Success
U2 has sold more than 170 million records. There's only seven bands that have sold more music then they have. All of those bands started moving product years before U2 even formed.
Also, as a band, U2 is fairly young (compared to the other acts we've mentioned). They've got a lot of good years in front of them to add to their numbers.
Touring Success
The "U2 360 Tour" is the highest grossing concert tour of all-time. Adjusting for inflation, it grossed $784,027,536. Their "Vertigo Tour" is the sixth highest grossing concert tour of all-time.
Top Ten Highest-Grossing Concert Tours
The following table lists name of the tour, artist, years, and actual gross, not adjusted for inflation.
| Rank | Artist | Tour Name | Gross (Not Adjusted for Inflation) | Tour Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | U2 | U2 360° Tour | $736,421,584 | 2009-11 |
| 2. | The Rolling Stones | A Bigger Bang Tour | 558,255,524 | 2005-07 |
| 3. | Roger Waters | The Wall Live | 458,673,798 | 2010-13 |
| 4. | AC/DC | Black Ice World Tour | 441,121,000 | 2008-10 |
| 5. | Madonna | Sticky & Sweet Tour | 408,000,000 | 2008-09 |
| 6. | U2 | Vertigo Tour | 389,047,636 | 2005-06 |
| 7. | The Police | The Police Reunion Tour | 362,000,000 | 2007-08 |
| 8. | Bruce Springsteen | Wrecking Ball World Tour | 355,600,000 | 2012-13 |
| 9. | The Rolling Stones | Voodoo Lounge Tour | 320,000,000 | 1994-95 |
| 10. | The Rolling Stones | Licks Tour | 311,000,000 | 2002-03 |
Source: Billboard
This year, they're launching a new tour, and tickets are on sale for "The Joshua Tree Tour 2017." That trek will only add to their touring success. Quite simply, U2 is the greatest touring band of all-time.
Chart Success
U2 has charted seven number one albums and two number one singles.
Awards
U2 has won 22 Grammy Awards. That's the most Grammy victories for any band.
They are also members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They were inducted in their first year of eligibility.
Longevity
Some bands are disqualified from greatest band of all-time status because they weren't around long enough. U2 formed in 1976 and released their first album in 1980. How's that for longevity?
Also, from their first recording onward, the band has kept the same lineup: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen, Jr.
Critical Success
U2 doesn't have just one, they have several critically acclaimed albums: Achtung Baby, All That You Can't Leave Behind, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, No Line on the Horizon, The Unforgettable Fire, War, and Zooropa.
Of course, they also have a "Sgt. Peppers" or should we say The Beatles have a "Joshua Tree?" To be the greatest band of all-time you need to have made the greatest album of all-time. U2 has made it. It's Joshua Tree.
The Ear Test
Just listen to U2. Their sound is big. Their songs are big. They are big.
You can't be the greatest band of all-time if you write and record small songs. U2 writes and records huge anthems. Their songs are important, perhaps the most important songs ever written.
"Pride (In the Name of Love)," "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," "Where the Streets Have No Name," "Mysterious Ways," "One," "Beautiful Day," and "City of Blinding Lights" are giant, powerful anthems, that by their sheer size, dwarf other songs.
How can you compare little ditties like "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "Honk Tonk Woman" and "Black Dog," to majestic rock hymns like "The Unforgettable Fire," "All I Want Is You," "Even Better Than the Real Thing" and "Miss Sarajevo."
Conclusion
U2's longevity and success is unparalleled. Even better, they write and record huge anthems, the kind you'd expect the greatest rock band to perform.
After looking at U2's resume, only one conclusion can be made. They are the greatest rock band of all-time.
Thursday, March 08, 2007
U2 - The Joshua Tree, "It Was Twenty Years Ago"
This is an article taken from U2 Official News on Official U2 Site
This is my favourite album of U2. 20 years, WOW. And is still my favourite.
06.03.2007
It Was Twenty Years Ago
'A lot of the songs were ones that were recorded in Larry’s spare bedroom or Adam’s living room.' On March 9th 1987 U2 released an album called The Joshua Tree.
In the next few weeks we'll be turning the spotlight on The Joshua Tree, celebrating the twentieth anniversary of its release.
First up, here' s what they were saying about the album, just after it was finished - long before anyone realised just how successful it was to be.
'The best thing about The Joshua Tree is that they can do ten times better than that"
Paul McGuinness.
'With each record we've always looked for some sort of location to inspire the tone of what we were doing and I think the desert is so many things to us. The desert was immensely inspirational to us as a mental image for this record.'
Adam
'Whereas with Unforgettable Fire there was a real continuity between all the songs, this is slightly different. It's an album of songs, each song saying a different thing, touching areas that we haven't touched before.'
Larry
'I think since really falling in love with America we've started falling in love with the music of the place. A lot of stuff that we didn't have time for when we first formed the group.... BB King, Robert Johnson, Hank Williams, Patsy Klein, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard - all these artists who are a million miles from where we were coming from.'
Edge
'The significant thing about the record for me is that I had to come clean as a word writer. Instead of trying to capture the elusive message of the music, which is what I'd normally try to do with my words, I wanted to speak out specifically but without a placard and without my John Lennon handbook.'
Bono
// The Joshua Tree
// Release Date: March 1987
// Track Listing
Where The Streets Have No Name
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
With Or Without You
Bullet The Blue Sky
Running To Stand Still
Red Hill Mining Town
In God's Country
Trip Through Your Wires
One Tree Hill
Exit
Mothers of the Disappeared
// Soundbite
‘A lot of the songs were ones that were recorded in Larry’s spare bedroom or Adam’s living room. When the red light’s on we often don’t respond to it. When we’re just left to be, left to make music our own way, well some of the tracks are almost like demos. We had to fight to make them work and there were a lot of songs left over. It could have gone off in a number of different directions. We wanted the idea of a one-piece record, not a side-one, side-two thing.
Bono, March 1987
Between The Lines
The release of The Joshua Tree saw U2 become 'Rock's Hottest Ticket.' In Sweden, copies of The Joshua Tree were pressed in yellow, pink and red vinyl with sleeves similar to the UK. The pink vinyl copies are the most common of the three. In Mexico, a limited edition CD was released as part of the Serie Millennium re-issues with a different picture sleeve. As recently as 1999, The Joshua Tree CD was re-issued with the clear band photo that appeared on the original vinyl LP rather than the blurred picture on the initial CD release.
U2's biggest selling album to date entered the US album charts at No.7 and reached No. 1 three weeks later. It was U2's first album to reach No.1 in the United States. In 1999, The Joshua Tree was awarded the RIAA's highest certification, Diamond, with 10 million units sold. The album also peaked at No.1 on the UK, Canadian, West German, Dutch and Australian charts. In Switzerland, the album reached No.1 on the charts and stayed there for a total of 33 weeks. The album and sleeve cover also placed No. 1 in Rolling Stone magazine's annual Music Awards chosen by readers. Critics at Rolling Stone made it No. 2 album of the year. U2 also won Best Rock Performance By A Group Or Duo at the Grammy Awards for The Joshua Tree.
Production Credits
Produced and Engineered: Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno
Additional Engineering: Dave Meegan with Pat McCarthy
Studio: Windmill Lane, Dublin Ireland
Mixed by: Steve Lillywhite
Recorded by: Flood
This is my favourite album of U2. 20 years, WOW. And is still my favourite.
06.03.2007
It Was Twenty Years Ago
'A lot of the songs were ones that were recorded in Larry’s spare bedroom or Adam’s living room.' On March 9th 1987 U2 released an album called The Joshua Tree.
In the next few weeks we'll be turning the spotlight on The Joshua Tree, celebrating the twentieth anniversary of its release.
First up, here' s what they were saying about the album, just after it was finished - long before anyone realised just how successful it was to be.
'The best thing about The Joshua Tree is that they can do ten times better than that"
Paul McGuinness.
'With each record we've always looked for some sort of location to inspire the tone of what we were doing and I think the desert is so many things to us. The desert was immensely inspirational to us as a mental image for this record.'
Adam
'Whereas with Unforgettable Fire there was a real continuity between all the songs, this is slightly different. It's an album of songs, each song saying a different thing, touching areas that we haven't touched before.'
Larry
'I think since really falling in love with America we've started falling in love with the music of the place. A lot of stuff that we didn't have time for when we first formed the group.... BB King, Robert Johnson, Hank Williams, Patsy Klein, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard - all these artists who are a million miles from where we were coming from.'
Edge
'The significant thing about the record for me is that I had to come clean as a word writer. Instead of trying to capture the elusive message of the music, which is what I'd normally try to do with my words, I wanted to speak out specifically but without a placard and without my John Lennon handbook.'
Bono
// The Joshua Tree
// Release Date: March 1987
// Track Listing
Where The Streets Have No Name
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
With Or Without You
Bullet The Blue Sky
Running To Stand Still
Red Hill Mining Town
In God's Country
Trip Through Your Wires
One Tree Hill
Exit
Mothers of the Disappeared
// Soundbite
‘A lot of the songs were ones that were recorded in Larry’s spare bedroom or Adam’s living room. When the red light’s on we often don’t respond to it. When we’re just left to be, left to make music our own way, well some of the tracks are almost like demos. We had to fight to make them work and there were a lot of songs left over. It could have gone off in a number of different directions. We wanted the idea of a one-piece record, not a side-one, side-two thing.
Bono, March 1987
Between The Lines
The release of The Joshua Tree saw U2 become 'Rock's Hottest Ticket.' In Sweden, copies of The Joshua Tree were pressed in yellow, pink and red vinyl with sleeves similar to the UK. The pink vinyl copies are the most common of the three. In Mexico, a limited edition CD was released as part of the Serie Millennium re-issues with a different picture sleeve. As recently as 1999, The Joshua Tree CD was re-issued with the clear band photo that appeared on the original vinyl LP rather than the blurred picture on the initial CD release.
U2's biggest selling album to date entered the US album charts at No.7 and reached No. 1 three weeks later. It was U2's first album to reach No.1 in the United States. In 1999, The Joshua Tree was awarded the RIAA's highest certification, Diamond, with 10 million units sold. The album also peaked at No.1 on the UK, Canadian, West German, Dutch and Australian charts. In Switzerland, the album reached No.1 on the charts and stayed there for a total of 33 weeks. The album and sleeve cover also placed No. 1 in Rolling Stone magazine's annual Music Awards chosen by readers. Critics at Rolling Stone made it No. 2 album of the year. U2 also won Best Rock Performance By A Group Or Duo at the Grammy Awards for The Joshua Tree.
Production Credits
Produced and Engineered: Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno
Additional Engineering: Dave Meegan with Pat McCarthy
Studio: Windmill Lane, Dublin Ireland
Mixed by: Steve Lillywhite
Recorded by: Flood
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