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October 23, 2009 – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA – Sam Boyd Stadium

Posted by SPun2U on Oct 24, 2009 in U2 360° - 2nd Leg - North America, U2 360° Tour | Comments Off

Opening Act(s): Black Eyed Peas
Setlist:
Breathe, Get On Your Boots, Magnificent, Mysterious Ways, Beautiful Day – In God’s Country – Fix You, I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – Viva Las Vegas, Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of, No Line On The Horizon, Elevation, In A Little While, Unknown Caller, Until The End Of The World, The Unforgettable Fire, City Of Blinding Lights, Vertigo – All These Things That I’ve Done, I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight (Remix), Sunday Bloody Sunday, MLK, Walk On – You’ll Never Walk Alone. Encore(s): One, Amazing Grace, Where The Streets Have No Name, Ultra Violet (Light My Way), With Or Without You, Moment Of Surrender.

U2 Live on YouTube

Posted by SPun2U on Oct 23, 2009 in Appearances, Multimedia | Comments Off

California, US U2 have confirmed via video blog that their sold-out concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in California, this Sunday, 25th October, will be streamed free, in full and live on YouTube. It’s the first time a show of this size will be streamed live.

The Rose Bowl show is the penultimate U2 show this year – with more to come in 2010 – and already is set to host the venue’s biggest ever audience of over 96,000 fans. The 360° Tour, which has been critically acclaimed and ‘re-invents rock’n'roll’ (Rolling Stone Magazine), will now boast unique access for fans worldwide – as fans in territories yet to be visited by the tour, or not at all, will be able to enjoy the whole show online.

Managed in partnership with Live Nation, this sell-out tour has broken attendance records in most venues it has visited – its success due in part to increased capacity coupled with a lower ticket price and great sight lines afforded by the stunning in-the-round stage set.

U2 manager Paul McGuinness said, ‘The band has wanted to do something like this for a long time. As we’re filming the LA show, it’s the perfect opportunity to extend the party beyond the stadium. Fans often travel long distances to come to see U2 – this time U2 can go to them, globally.’

YouTube will be streaming live across five continents. The show will be available in the usual You Tube way, as video-on-demand, following two full replays – after the live stream – on both U2.com and You Tube.

‘YouTube is thrilled to be able to provide our global audience with a live streaming performance from one of the world’s greatest bands,’ said Chris Maxcy, Director of YouTube Partner Development. ‘We are always looking for new ways to connect fans around the world with their favourite artists, and this is the perfect opportunity to do just that.’

For more information stay tuned or visit You Tube .

- u2.com

Still the world’s biggest band adapts to changes, political and musically

Posted by SPun2U on Oct 23, 2009 in Reviews/Commentary, Tour News | Comments Off

Even while maintaining its status as one of the few musical acts that can still fill stadiums, U2 is struck by how quickly its world is changing – musically and politically.

Charismatic front man Bono, in a reflective mood as U2 closes the North American leg of its “360″ tour, notes the different, more polarized atmosphere in the United States since the band performed its anthem, “City of Blinding Lights,” at President Obama’s inauguration in January.

“I didn’t think it could come to this so quickly, after the joyous occasion of that election,” Bono says in an interview on board the band’s plane, as they jet to another stop on the tour. “I thought America was looking good. … Things are getting a little rough now.”

Bono says he’s been in touch with Obama and is confident the president will deliver on promises made during the campaign, including the singer’s favourite issue: funding to fight AIDS in Africa. “The Obama administration is just getting going. (He) has promised to double aid over the next years, because even though (President George W.) Bush tripled it, … the United States is still about half as what European countries give as a percentage, and I think he knows that’s not right.” (more…)

October 20, 2009 – Glendale, Arizona, USA – University of Phoenix Stadium

Posted by SPun2U on Oct 21, 2009 in U2 360° - 2nd Leg - North America, U2 360° Tour | Comments Off

Opening Act(s): Black Eyed Peas
Setlist:
Breathe, Get On Your Boots, Magnificent, Mysterious Ways, Beautiful Day – Blackbird, I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – Dirty Old Town, Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of, No Line On The Horizon, Elevation, In A Little While, Unknown Caller, Until The End Of The World, The Unforgettable Fire, City Of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight (Remix), Sunday Bloody Sunday, MLK, Walk On – You’ll Never Walk Alone. Encore(s): One, Amazing Grace, Where The Streets Have No Name, Ultra Violet (Light My Way), With Or Without You, Moment Of Surrender.

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October 18, 2009 – Norman, Oklahoma, USA – Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

Posted by SPun2U on Oct 19, 2009 in U2 360° - 2nd Leg - North America, U2 360° Tour | Comments Off

Opening Act(s): Black Eyed Peas
Setlist:
Breathe, Get On Your Boots, Magnificent, Mysterious Ways, Beautiful Day – God Only Knows, I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – Stand By Me, Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of, No Line On The Horizon, Elevation, In A Little While, Unknown Caller, Until The End Of The World, The Unforgettable Fire, City Of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight (Remix), Sunday Bloody Sunday, MLK, Walk On – You’ll Never Walk Alone. Encore(s): One, Amazing Grace, Where The Streets Have No Name, Ultra Violet (Light My Way), With Or Without You, Moment Of Surrender.