U2 360 Milan July 8, 2009

And we’re back for the second night in Milan’s San Siro stadium. In the afternoon, the band rehearsed Moment Of Surrender, Ultraviolet and Beautiful Day. No rain on this night and the atmosphere inside the stadium was wicked. During the show, Bono criticised Italian PM Sergio Berlusconi for breaking promises concerning debt relief. At the end of the show, after Moment of Surrender, as the crowd left the stadium, “Nessun Dorma” was played over the PA.

Setlist

1. Breathe
2. No Line on the Horizon [ Video // Alternative (close up) ]
3. Get On Your Boots
4. Magnificent
5. Beautiful Day (snippet: Here comes the sun) [ Video ]
6. I still haven’t found (snippet: Moving on up)
7. Desire (snippets: Billie Jean, Don’t stop til you get enough)
8. Stuck in a moment (accoustic version, Edge only) [ Video ]
9. Electrical Storm [ Video // Alternate video ]
10. Unknown Caller
11. The Unforgettable Fire
12. City of Blinding Lights
13. Vertigo
14. I’ll go crazy (remix, new graphics on screen, including the Elevation heart suitcase) [ Video ]
15. Sunday Bloody Sunday (snippet: Get up, stand up)
16. Pride (In the name of love)
17. MLK (dedicated to ASSK)
18. Walk On (snippet: You’ll never walk alone)
19. Where the streets have no name [ Video ]
20. One [ Video ]
21. Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
22. With or Without You [ Video ]
23. Moment of Surrender [ Video ]

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U2 360 Milan July 7, 2009

Night three of the 360° tour and the first of two dates in Milan’s San Siro stadium the home of A.C. Milan and F.C. Internazionale Milano. The band rehearsed Magnificent, City of Blinding Lights, I still haven’t found, I’ll go crazy (remix) in the afternoon. The people living around San Siro wanted a 70 dB noise limit for the concert, but the mayor rejected their request.

1. Breathe
2. No Line on the Horizon
3. Get On Your Boots
4. Magnificent [ Video // Alternate ]
5. Beautiful Day
6. I Still Haven’t Found – Stand by Me [ Video ]
7. Angel of Harlem (dedicated to Michael Jackson, snippet: Man in the mirror) [ Video ]
8. Party Girl – Happy Birthday (for Bono’s daughter Eve’s 18th, she joins him on stage) [ Video ]
9. In a Little While
10. Unknown Caller [ Video ]
11. The Unforgettable Fire [ Video ]
12. City of Blinding Lights  [ Video // Alternate ]
13. Vertigo [ Video ]
14. I’ll Go Crazy (remix)
15. Sunday Bloody Sunday – Poem in screen is by Persa Rumi “The Lament of the Reed Flute“ [ Video ]
16. Pride
17. MLK
18. Walk On
19. Where the Streets Have No Name [ Video ]
20. One [ Video ]
21. Ultra Violet (Light My Way) [ Video ]
22. With or Without You [ Video ]
23. Moment of Surrender [ Video ]

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San Siro welcomes The Claw

While Claw I is in Barcelona for the tour launch, Claw II is being set up at Milan’s San Siro stadium.

U2 offer 8-track live CD to U2.com subscribers

In a bid to retain their many subscribers after their first full membership year, U2.com are offering an ‘exclusive’ CD/CD-ROM double disc set called ‘U2 Communication’ to current members, and an additional 20% discount on the $40 subscription fee.

The CD’s exclusivity is debatable, since the 8 tracks are taken from the current Vertigo live DVD which many U2.com subscribers are likely to have acquired. It looks rather sexy, though, and this fan has already succumbed to its lure.

The offer was made via a U2.com mail shot which was sent out this Tuesday.

From the e-mail: This package, which will not be available at retail, contains an 8-track CD featuring songs recorded live during the Vertigo Tour; and a CD-ROM containing an interactive audio player, an exclusive live video clip from U2′s Vertigo 2005 show at Milan’s San Siro stadium, as well as wallpapers and U2 screen savers using the show’s amazing imagery.

U2.com staff further apologise for the 2005 ticket snafu and state they continue to look into fair ways to distribute tickets to fans. They stress however, that the subscription renewal does not include any distribution solution or any guarantee of tickets to future shows. No change there, then. Boom boom.