U2 360 Amsterdam, July 20, 2009

40 years ago, man landed Apollo 11 on the moon. Today, U2 landed a fiery Claw in the Amsterdam Arena. Not the greatest of venues in the world, to put it mildly. The sound in this venue cannot be improved. The band thought they would conquer it with their new PA, en putting drapes around lots of things, but alas. The Edge said he had great sound in their in-ear thingies, but we left with ringing ears and are getting ear plugs for tomorrow’s show.

This first show in Amsterdam was an aggressive, full on performance that took a little time finding its feet, but the band were very happy and afterwards Bono earnestly claimed he enjoyed it tremendously – though Berlin was still ‘best’. Setlist wise not too many surprises, but a solid selection. Bono seemed to be talking/reciting through songs quite a bit, we’ll have to check the eventual recordings for the details, but during Moment of Surrender he was on his knees reciting what was either Psalm 40, or a poem/prayer containing the words ‘out of the miry clay’. He also name checked his son Eli during City of Blinding Lights.

Setlist courtesy of U2gigs.com:

  1. Breathe
  2. No Line On The Horizon
  3. Get On Your Boots [ Video ]
  4. . Magnificent
  5. Beautiful Day (snippet: Blackbird ) [ Video ]
  6. Mysterious Ways
  7. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For (snippet: Movin’ On Up) [ Video ]
  8. Angel Of Harlem (snippet: Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough) [ Video ]
  9. In A Little While
  10. Unknown Caller
  11. The Unforgettable Fire
  12. City Of Blinding Lights [ Video ]
  13. Vertigo
  14. (snippet: Let’s Dance) Crazy Tonight [ Video ]
  15. Sunday Bloody Sunday
  16. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
  17. MLK
  18. Walk On (snippet: You’ll Never Walk Alone)
  19. Where The Streets Have No Name (snippet: All You Need Is Love) [ Video ]
  20. One
  21. Ultra Violet (Light My Way) [ Video ]
  22. With Or Without You
  23. Moment of Surrender (snippet: 40) [ Video ]

2 thoughts on “U2 360 Amsterdam, July 20, 2009

  1. I had a great, great evening.

    Highlights for me were I Still Haven’t Found What I’m looking For, and the remix version of crazy tonight is just awesome!

    And i had great, great sound. But I was using earplugs, the sound was excellent using them.

    http://www.alpine.nl/consument_muziek.htm partyplugs

    9 euro’s at the kijkshop, seriously, you’ll regret going to the Arena without them!!!the sound was soooo much better with those earplugs!

  2. I had a great, great evening.

    Highlights for me were I Still Haven’t Found What I’m looking For, and the remix version of crazy tonight is just awesome!

    And i had great, great sound. But I was using earplugs, the sound was excellent using them.

    http://www.alpine.nl/consument_muziek.htm partyplugs

    9 euro’s at the kijkshop, seriously, you’ll regret going to the Arena without them!!!the sound was soooo much better with those earplugs!

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