Chile Querido

U2 played at Nacional Stadium in Santiago, Chile last Sunday (Feb. 26). The show was so moving that the full band said goodbye at the end of the show, speaking on the microphone one by one. Bono opened a champagne bottle to celebrate the show’s success.

During “With or Without You,” Bono picked two girls from the crowd to dance with. The big surprise at the show was the delicate performance of “Mothers of the Disappeared.” It was acoustic but played with a Charango, a typical little guitar of the Andes folklore. The instrument was a gift from former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos, who gave Bono the Pablo Neruda medal for his artistic contributions to global culture. “Mothers of the Disappeared” has a deep meaning for Chileans, since it portrays the not-very-distant past of the country’s dictatorship and “disappearings.”

Setlist

City of Blinding Lights
Vertigo
Elevation
Until the End of the World
New Year’s Day
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
Beautiful Day
The First Time
Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own
Love and Peace or Else
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Bullet the Blue Sky
Miss Sarajevo
Pride (In the Name of Love)
Where The Streets Have No Name
One
Zoo Station
The Fly
Mysterious Ways
With or Without You
Mothers of the Disappeared
Yahweh
All I Want Is You

6 thoughts on “Chile Querido

  1. I think it is brilliant that he got that instrument at 7PM that night and by showtime had worked something out on it. Especially considering the thing has 10 strings. Genius indeed.

  2. I think it is brilliant that he got that instrument at 7PM that night and by showtime had worked something out on it. Especially considering the thing has 10 strings. Genius indeed.

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