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Jul 30, 2009

Willie Williams: “A Wall of Audience”

Willie Williams explains the structure of U2′s Claw stage at the Amsterdam Arena.
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Jul 30, 2009
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Gavin Friday on the tension of playing Dublin

Gavin Friday talks to U2.com just before the Dublin shows. Can you feel the tension?

Jul 29, 2009
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U2 360 intro tape songs playlist

We’ve collected as many of the songs that are played before the 360 concerts as we could and made a YouTube playlist of them for you. Missing some? Let us know. (For many of them the record companies have disabled embedding. Watch the full playlist here.) And here’s a (collaborative )Spotify playlist.

Thanks to @u2wanderer, @scatterolight, @rrafmn and @wendelasmit

New on the USA-leg:

Cage the Elephant – Judas
TV on the Radio – Red Dress
M83 – We Own the Sky

Jul 29, 2009
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Official live video: I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight

U2′s new ‘live’ video “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight” was filmed in Barcelona where the band played ‘Crazy’ twice, first the remix version, and later in the show the album track specifically for this video.

Jul 28, 2009
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Slideshow: U2 at Croke Park, July 27, 2009

Our photoset from U2′s gig at Croke Park in Dublin on July 27th, 2009

Jul 28, 2009
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U2 360 Dublin, July 27, 2009

U2 - Croke Park - Dublin - July 27, 2009

Setlist

  1. Breathe
  2. No Line on the Horizon
  3. Get on Your Boots
  4. Magnificent
  5. Beautiful Day
  6. New Year’s Day [ Video ]
  7. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For (Snippet: Movin’ on Up)
  8. Stay [ Video ]
  9. Unknown Caller
  10. The Unforgettable Fire
  11. City of Blinding Lights
  12. Vertigo
  13. I’ll Go Crazy Remix (Snippets: Relax, Two Tribes)
  14. Sunday Bloody Sunday (Snippet: Rock the Casbah) [ Video ]
  15. Pride
  16. MLK
  17. Walk On (Snippet: You’ll Never Walk Alone)
  18. Where the Streets Have No Name (Snippet: All You Need Is Love) [ Streets ]
  19. One
  20. Bad (Snippets: 40, Fool to Cry) [ Video ]
  21. Ultraviolet [ Video ]
  22. With or Without You (with Shine Like Stars verse)
  23. Moment of Surrender
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