Second show in Croatia where a total of 120000 U2 fans watch the band play over two nights in the Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb. In the afternoon, there’s a full band rehearsal of ‘Your Blue Room’ – including Adam’s spoken verse. Fans organised a balloon mob during Breathe and during Mysterious Ways a girl from Italy, Simona, is invited on stage. It’s her second time since she also joined Bono on stage in Rome in 2005. With or Without You has its ‘Shine Like Stars’ ending. For the first time, Bishop Tutu’s appeal is played before ‘One’ instead of ‘Streets’.

Setlist

1. Breathe
2. No Line on the Horizon
3. Get On Your Boots [ Video ]
4. Magnificent [ Video ]
5. Beautiful Day (snippet: Croatian ode to independence “Oh Sweet Freedom)
6. Mysterious Ways [ Video ]
7. I still haven’t found what I’m looking for (snippet: Stand by me) [ Video ]
8. Stuck in a moment [ Video ]
9. Unknown Caller
10. The Unforgettable Fire
11. City of Blinding Lights
12. Vertigo [ Video ]
13. I’ll got crazy if I don’t go crazy tonight (remix)
14. Sunday Bloody Sunday
15. Pride
16. MLK
17. Walk On
18. Where the streets have no name (no Tutu intro)
19. One (with Tutu intro) [ Video ]
20. Ultra Violet (Light My Way) [ Video ]
21. With or without you [ Video ]
22. Moment of Surrender [ Video ]

We’re sat behind a computer, but fans inside the stadium are bringing the show to us semi-live through the wonder of Twitter (and Twitter related services) and mobile streaming.

The band played the same set as they did yesterday at their dress rehearsal. Things didn’t all go according to plan. There was a bit of a tuning problem during ‘One’ which made the band stop and start again.

Although Aung San Suu Kyi masks were handed out to the audience, people didn’t seem too pushed to wear them during Walk On, despite masked kids walking on the stage ramp giving the example. Lesson for the band… perhaps let the audience arrange their own flash mobs, instead of trying to control their creativity.

The large suspended circular screen can be lowered and can also conjure up nifty 3D effects. Friends at the show were in awe of the production during The Unforgettable Fire (so pleased that song is back!) and were especially impressed with the sound in the stadium. We can also reveal that the red flood of lights is back for Streets.

There were a few other surprises. When Bono took off his jacket he revealed, perhaps predictably, a Barcelona FC team shirt, which was then swapped for an LED-encrusted jacket during Ultra Violet.

Perhaps the most surreal moment of this Space Age inspired show (the last song of the intro tape was Bowie’s Space Oddity, the outro tune was Elton John’s Rocket Man) was the live link up (video) with astronauts in the International Space Station (ISS), one of the crew apparently signing up for Bono’s ONE campaign on the spot.

Setlist (audio at U2exit.com)

1. Breathe [Video // Alternate video]
2. No Line On The Horizon [Video // Alternate video]
3. Get On Your Boots
4. Magnificent [Video]
5. Beautiful Day [Video // Alternate video]
6. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For [Video]
7. Angel of Harlem (with Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough and Man in the Mirror snippets) [Video // Alternate video]
8. In a Little While
9. Unknown Caller [Video]
10. The Unforgettable Fire [Video // Alternate video]
11. City of Blinding Lights [Video]
12. Vertigo
13. I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight [Video]
14. Sunday Bloody Sunday [Video]
15. Pride
16. MLK [Video]
17. Walk On (with You’ll Never Walk Alone snippet)
18. Where the Streets Have No Name
19. One [Video]
20. Ultraviolet [Video // Alternate video]
21. With or Without You [Video]
22. Moment of Surrender [Video // Alternate]

One (Bono telling the band what to do)

Screen funnels down during The Unforgettable Fire

Band dwarfed by screen

Larry beats the bongo

City of Blinding Lights

Different perspective on The Claw

Band on stage!

The view from above:

Big eff off screen:

Snow Patrol kick off:

The stadium is filling up:

Lighting and sound technology:

Not so great view from the ring (but those seats were not on sale):

(The stage during COBL)

There are some cool pictures on U2eastlink.com

This is what U2 played:

1. Breathe
2. No Line on the Horizon
3. Get On Your Boots
4. Magnificent
5. Beautiful Day (snippet: Blackbird)
6. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
7. Angel of Harlem (snippet: Man in the Mirror)
8. In a Little While
9. Unknown Caller
10. The Unforgettable Fire
11. City of Blinding Lights
12. Vertigo
13. I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight
14. Sunday Bloody Sunday
15. Pride (In the name of love)
16. MLK
17. Walk on (snippet: You’ll never walk alone)
18. (Tutu speech) Where the Streets Have No Name
19. One
20. Ultra Violet (Light my way)
21. With or Without You
22. Moment of Surrender

And continuing the ‘space’ trip the band is on, the outro music was Elton John’s ‘ Rocket Man’.

(live setlist reporting courtesy of U2gigs.com, who also have more details.)

Fans outside the stadium, enjoying the free show. (Via U2tour.de)