U2360 Stadio Olimpico – Rome, Italy
Alas, the European leg of U2360 2010 comes to and end. All roads lead to Rome, they say, even for The Claw. The band treat the Italian crowd to Bad with bits of All I Want is You. Fun detail of the day: early in the show, Bono’s leather pants rip and he ties a sweater around himself to cover up the hole. Meanwhile, the audience put on a spectacle of their own – check out the video above for their colourful choreography!
Bono: “This tour is run by Belgians”
Video of Bono’s speech about their Belgian crew. (Brussels I)
U2360 – Estádio Cidade de Coimbra – Coimbra, Portugal (II)
U2 play their second night in Coimbra, Portugal. In celebration of the reception the Portuguese audience gave U2 the first night, the band treat the crowd to the live premiere of “Boy Falls From the Sky”, the song written by Bono and The Edge for the Spider-man musical. Some fans at the show reported that they thought Bono experienced problems during the first half of the show (GOYB and Magnificent), couldn’t sing for a bit and seemed to be in pain. The missing vocals and improvised lyrics were obvious from the show’s live audio feed (as provided by fans), but the rest of the show continued without apparent problems, although Bono didn’t swing on the wheelie microphone at all during Ultra Violet. “Bad” was on the setlist (after Streets), but wasn’t played. With or Without You was dedicated to ‘the Ryan family’, by which we presume Bono meant the relatives of Irish broadcaster Gerry Ryan who died in April this year.
U2360 – Estádio Cidade de Coimbra – Coimbra, Portugal
Setlist
Return of the Stingray guitar
Beautiful Day
I will follow
Get on your boots
Magnificent
Mysterious Ways
Elevation
Until the end of the world
I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
North star
Mercy
In a little while
Miss Sarajevo
City of blinding lights
Vertigo
I’ll go crazy if I don’t go crazy tonight
Sunday Bloody Sunday
MLK
Walk on
One
Where the streets have no name
Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me
WOWY
Moment of Surrender
U2360 – Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla – Seville, Spain
The Seville crowd was pretty loud and Bono asked them to sing Happy Birthday for his ‘big brother’ Norman, just before In A Little While. The band introductions were all football related: ‘Iker Casillas’ on bass, ‘Our Own ‘EL Niño-the boy Torres’ on drums and ‘Xavi Hernadez’ on guitar.
Setlist
Return of the Stingray guitar
Beautiful Day
New Year’s Day
Get on your boots
Magnificent
Mysterious Ways
Elevation
Until the end of the world
I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
North Star
Mercy
In a little while
Miss Sarajevo
City of blinding lights
Vertigo
I’ll go crazy if I don’t go crazy tonight
Sunday bloody Sunday
MLK
Walk On
One
Where the streets have no name
Ultra Violet
With or without you
Moment of Surrender
U2360 – Estadio Anoeta – San Sebastian, Spain
As the pitch in Estadio Anoeta appears to be sloping somewhat, the ramps around the 360 stage are a lot higher than usual. (See this picture from U2gigs.com) “Spanish Eyes” is the surprise entry on tonight’s setlist.
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