Tuesday, December 14, 2010

U2 switch up setlist for second Sydney show; "Spider-Man" voted as a "Must See"

U2 fans in Sydney were indeed spoiled during the two shows the band played for them. Night one had celebrity guests and last night’s show had a truly wonderful setlist.
Via U2gigs, “All I Want Is You” made its “360” tour debut. The song replaced “I Still Haven’t Found” and had not been performed since 2006! Also shuffled in was “Love Rescue Me”, which had an even longer period of time without being performed (20 years). Another Beatles snippet (“Sgt. Pepper”) made it in during “Beautiful Day”. Unlike the first Sydney concert, “Ultraviolet” was switched in during the encore.
I’m so thrilled they decided to bring “All I Want Is You” to the “360” stage. It’s one of their most stunning songs and the live version from the Slane Castle concert stands out as one of my favorites.
Bono talked about the many memories the band shared with the city, like performing their “ZooTV” tour in Sydney and the broadcast of one of the shows. “Adam you probably don’t remember it. But we remember it and what a turning point it was. We are so proud of you Adam Clayton,” he said to the cheering crowd. He then added, “Adam Clayton version 2.0 started here in Sydney.” Adam had missed the first Sydney show of that tour.
Bono also mentioned the “LoveTown” film and said, “We’re gonna try a few songs from that time… we’re taking requests in Syndey.” The band then went into “All I Want Is You”.
U2 have only two shows left on this leg of “360”. The band play in Perth this weekend before closing up the spaceship for good until 2011.
Back in the US, there’s some good news to be felt for Bono and Edge. Broadway.com readers have voted “Spider-Man” as a “Must See” show for musical fans. The poll results revealed that 25% of fans were intrigued about the buzz surrounding the show and 24% said they were fans of seasoned Broadway star Jennifer Damiano (Mary Jane), while 17% were interested in it because Julie Taymor was directing. The people have indeed spoken!
Below is video from night one in Sydney. Here is “Stuck in a Moment”. Video by DavidWilling.



source : http://www.examiner.com/

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