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Mar 12, 2009
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U2′s “3 Nights Live” ends in Boston



U2′s "3 Nights Live", by Steve Lawrence, originally uploaded by atu2 and blogged through Flickr.

For an audience of 900 lucky ticket winners, U2 played five songs and answered (pre-screened) audience questions the Somerville Theatre in Boston.

Setlist:
1. Get On Your Boots (Bono: “Too many lights, Willie, turn them down.”)
2. Magnificent (Bono: “It’s a vaudeville theatre, not for shy people. Like myself.”)
3. Breathe (Bono:”Irish flags, flying and all.”)
4. Crazy Tonight / Come On Eileen (snippet) (Bono: “This is a bit of a popsong.”)
5. Vertigo / She Loves You (snippet)

A summary of the night’s proceedings is available from U2gigs.com

Band arrives at the theatre:

4 Comments

  • montyvox March 12, 2009 at 2:07 pm

    Hi everyone-

    I was one of the lucky few to actually go to the show last night. What a surreal night! First we get a police escort to the gig, then the Boston media was everywhere, then the gig itself, which I still can’t believe I was there!

    Unfortunately, after the Q&A was done, there didn’t perform. They went to an after party, and then flew home to Ireland.

    What a night, what a show!!

  • montyvox March 12, 2009 at 2:07 pm

    Hi everyone-

    I was one of the lucky few to actually go to the show last night. What a surreal night! First we get a police escort to the gig, then the Boston media was everywhere, then the gig itself, which I still can’t believe I was there!

    Unfortunately, after the Q&A was done, there didn’t perform. They went to an after party, and then flew home to Ireland.

    What a night, what a show!!

  • montyvox March 12, 2009 at 3:04 pm

    Hello everyone-

    I was one of the “lucky” folks to be at the show last night. What a surreal night!!

    First we got a police escort from the Museum of Science in Boston, then we get to the gig, and it was like being a rock star. TV crews from the city were interviewing everyone, including myself, and it was just unbelieveable.

    The band playing was just a moment that I will never forget. The new songs are just so good live, it’s going to be great to hear them. IGCIIDGCT is such a brilliant song live, I can’t even begin to describe what it’s like live.

    Unfortunately, after the Q&A piece of the night, they went to an after party, and then flew home to Ireland so no additional songs were played, but I who was complaining.

    What a night, what a show!!!

  • montyvox March 12, 2009 at 3:04 pm

    Hello everyone-

    I was one of the “lucky” folks to be at the show last night. What a surreal night!!

    First we got a police escort from the Museum of Science in Boston, then we get to the gig, and it was like being a rock star. TV crews from the city were interviewing everyone, including myself, and it was just unbelieveable.

    The band playing was just a moment that I will never forget. The new songs are just so good live, it’s going to be great to hear them. IGCIIDGCT is such a brilliant song live, I can’t even begin to describe what it’s like live.

    Unfortunately, after the Q&A piece of the night, they went to an after party, and then flew home to Ireland so no additional songs were played, but I who was complaining.

    What a night, what a show!!!

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