Berlin, New York, Putin, Obama and The Pope

U2TOURFANS September 25, 2015

Berlin: U2 controls "Mercedes-Benz Arena" for the next few days. While the band performs from their current album and past albums. Bono will slip away for a day to address the UN in New York on some topics that are most dear to his heart. Bono has never held back is voice for those that can not speak and for a brief moment you might forget he is the leader of the worlds largest rock band. The first of four sold out shows in Berlins' Mercedes-Benz Arena starts off with a sensational spectacle only expected from the boys from Dublin. The boys have returned to their city. This is the where their boldest work was created some 24 years ago which still sounds current today. "Achtung Baby" the created works all started in a studio in Berlin. The show for the most part has been set in stone.

They revolutionized the conventional stage structure. Besides the large main day is on the "Mercedes-Benz Arena" that evening a smaller stage in the other corner of the hall, connected by a walkway. About this depends a housewife large video screen that is still accessible and the hall - is divided in the middle or as a mutant video cube suspended above all - depending on your height. During the concert, the four musicians will be split on this stage design again, so really many of the 20,000 spectators come to one or other times closer

Between takes Bono repeatedly opportunity to use the show as a political arena and to promote a solidary dealing with the refugees: "Europe is so far only an idea, but has a feeling," he says before "One" turn is.

The show on Thursday, it offers the grandiose prelude to the big Berlin U2 concert that lasts until Tuesday with a brief trip to New York to be interrupted. At the UN summit where Bono meets Merkel, Obama, Putin and the Pope.

Setlist:

The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)
Out Of Control
Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio? (snippet) / Vertigo
I Will Follow
Iris (Hold Me Close)
Cedarwood Road
Song For Someone
Sunday Bloody Sunday / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet)
Raised By Wolves / Psalm 23 (snippet)
Until The End Of The World / Love And Peace Or Else (snippet)
(Intermission)
Invisible
Even Better Than The Real Thing
Zoo Station
Mysterious Ways / Burning Down The House (snippet)
Elevation
Every Breaking Wave
October
Bullet The Blue Sky / Ode To Joy (snippet) / 19 (snippet)
Zooropa
Where The Streets Have No Name / California (There Is No End To Love) (snippet)
Pride (In The Name Of Love)
With Or Without You

Encore(s):

City Of Blinding Lights
Beautiful Day / Ultra Violet (Light My Way) (snippet)
Mother And Child Reunion (snippet) / One / Invisible (snippet)

*Snips provided by U2GIGS

http://www.u2gigs.com - U2 performing Zoo Station live during their Innocence + Experience tour concert in Berlin, Germany, Mercedes-Benz Arena Berlin on September 24th, 2015. All show details incl. setlist here http://www.u2gigs.com/show1908.html

U2's Runner Show, Off To Berlin Now

U2TOURFANS September 23, 2015

Stockhom: When a tour schedule is this tight the room for error tends to be very slim. The band performed their forth show last night in Stockhom and now its off to Berlin. Right after the final downbeat the crew swung into LOAD OUT mode and startedbreaking everything down. The exit for a show this size should be about 3 hrs.

Most of the time the crew breaks a show down pretty quick because the band and most of the management has already left the building this allows to the crew to push it out the door fast.

Last nights show was the replacement for the "security breach" on Sunday and as of today still no word on who this "security guard" was or if in fact any details. Due to the rescheduled many fans were not able to make the return and the area was pretty much empty.

http://www.u2gigs.com - Bono speech about the concert cancellation/rescheudle on Sunday and U2 performing Iris (Hold Me Close) live during their Innocence + Experience tour concert in Stockholm, Sweden, Globen on September 22nd, 2015. All show details incl. setlist here http://www.u2gigs.com/show1942.html This show was rescheduled from 20 September 2015.

The upper deck was totally closed off and fans had a chance to push forward. Bono apologized to the fans and stated he had no idea how many fans really traveled to Stockhom to see them.

The set list had a couple of returns "The Electric Co", "Desire" and "Angel Of Harlem" and to wrap up the evening "Bad" and "40"

The best video capture goes out to Matt from U2gigs. He has always had some of the best videos from around the tour. Well fans its off to Berlin. We will be on site taking photos and looking for you.

Set List:

The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)
The Electric Co. / Send In The Clowns (snippet) / I Can See For Miles (snippet)
Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio? (snippet) / Vertigo
I Will Follow / (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding (snippet)
Iris (Hold Me Close)
Cedarwood Road
Song For Someone
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Raised By Wolves / Psalm 23 (snippet)
Until The End Of The World / Love And Peace Or Else (snippet) / Words (snippet)
(Intermission)
Invisible
Even Better Than The Real Thing
Mysterious Ways / Burning Down The House (snippet)
Desire / Love Me Do (snippet)
Angel Of Harlem / Into The Mystic (snippet)
Every Breaking Wave
October
Bullet The Blue Sky / Ode To Joy (snippet) / 19 (snippet)
Zooropa
Where The Streets Have No Name / California (There Is No End To Love) (snippet)
Pride (In The Name Of Love)
With Or Without You

Encore(s):

City Of Blinding Lights
Beautiful Day
Mother And Child Reunion (snippet) / Bad / 40 (snippet)
40

* Snips Provided by U2GIGS

Bono Joins #GlobalCitizen

U2TOURFANS September 21, 2015

Bono has joined the lineup of activists, world pioneers and big names who will be in front of an audience for the counter neediness Global Citizen Festival in New York City on Saturday (Sept. 26). In Central Park on the Great Lawn.

Bono will present Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf with a Global Citizen Movement Award for her work on women's equality. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak and U.S. Congress members Earl Blumenauer, Charlie Dent and Kay Granger also are expected to attend.

The 2015 Global Citizen Festival is on September 26th in New York City’s Central Park. Take Action to end extreme poverty on this page for your chance to earn FREE tickets. The video to the left explains how your actions will earn you tickets.

2015 is the year for the movement to end poverty. This September at the UN General Assembly in New York, world leaders from 193 countries will announce new GLOBAL GOALS designed to fight inequality, protect our planet, and end extreme poverty by 2030.

The festival is a critical lever for achieving policy and financial commitments that will shape the success of the Global Goals over the next 15 years.

OOPS Gunman was scheduled Police Officer

U2TOURFANS September 21, 2015

Swedish media reports that the "gun man" forcing the cancellation of Stockholm's Sunday night show was identified as a police officer scheduled for duty. Social media a buzz, hundreds of fans waiting entry before they was informed that the show was canceled due to a "technical issue". Those inside was escorted out of the building as a swept of the building started to focus in on searching for a lone gun man. Live Nation issued a statement: “We apologize for the inconvenience and hope for understanding from fans. Safety is our top priority,"

The show has been rescheduled for Tuesday nights. No further updates expected from the band or Live Nation in regards to this matter.

U2’s SHOW IN STOCKHOLM RESCHEDULED

U2TOURFANS September 21, 2015

U2’s SUNDAY SHOW IN STOCKHOLM RESCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY

Due to a security breach, Stockholm's The Globen evacuated the audience from the building this evening.

As the breach has not been resolved quickly and as audience safety is paramount, the police have advised The Globen and Live Nation that they have no option but to postpone tonight's show, to a rescheduled date of Tuesday 22nd September.

All tickets from Sunday 20th September are valid for Tuesday 22nd September.

The organizers apologize for the inconvenience caused and thank the audience for their understanding. Their safety is the priority.

On its website, U2 released this official statement:

Due to a security breach, Stockholm's The Globen evacuated the audience from the building this evening.

As the breach has not been resolved quickly and as audience safety is paramount, the police have advised The Globen and Live Nation that they have no option but to postpone tonight's show, to a rescheduled date of Tuesday 22nd September.

All tickets from Sunday 20th September are valid for Tuesday 22nd September.

The organizers apologize for the inconvenience caused and thank the audience for their understanding. Their safety is the priority.

U2 Visa Card Holders Upset

U2TOURFANS September 20, 2015

Individuals who purchased standing tickets for U2's up and coming shows in Dublin and paid for them with Bank of Ireland Visa cards may need to go through the motions in the event that they need to see the band.

The bank is currently supplanting a huge number of its clients' Visa cards with cards from adversary supplier Mastercard and it has been sending letters to influenced clients encouraging them to devastate their old Visas on receipt of the new ones.

On the other hand, any individual who purchased alleged "paperless" tickets for the U2 shows utilizing the bank's Visa cards should present the real plastic card used to make the buy when they touch base at the 3Arena for the shows, which happen toward the end of November, or else they won't have the capacity to pick up affirmation.

Bank of Ireland said that, regardless of the issues it may introduce for enthusiasts of the band, it was remaining over its call for clients to wreck their old cards.

Old cards

"It is not exceptional to this circumstance. At whatever point any card is supplanted, for reasons unknown, we generally encourage clients to demolish the old card," a representative said.

At first Ticketmaster told The Irish Times that the bank's scratching off of clients' Visa cards would not bring about any issues, as the "exchange has officially occurred . . . what's more, there is no connection with any Mastercard organization or bank on the occasion's night".

In any case, Bank of Ireland in this way reached Ticketmaster and told the organization that it had exhorted clients to obliterate Mastercards.

"In the event that a client has demolished their charge card and has obtained a standing ticket for one of the U2 shows, they can contact Ticketmaster's client administration line.

"We will guarantee they find themselves able to get to the demonstrate," an overhauled Ticketmaster explanation said.

A representative for the organization said that this did not have any significant bearing to situated tickets.

U2's Next Release Scheduled For 2016

U2TOURFANS September 19, 2015

New York: U2 fans will have to wait a bit longer for the next album however not as long as this last album. Bono announced that the "Songs of Experience" will be released in 2016. Its the follow up to the 2014 release "Songs of Innocence" which all Itunes account holders got as a gift for free.

"Songs of Experience" is pretty much baked and ready however the band will invest the time in fine tuning the next release and 2016 will allow the band to tour with new music and change up the current set list with additional tunes.

Expect the U2 marketing machines to really come up with something different and most likely not a download.

Stockhom Show Review, Brazilian Hopes

U2TOURFANS September 18, 2015

New York City: So earlier in the week U2.com rock shop posted a "U2ie Tour Brazil Logo" ladies' shirt. We normal would have thought nothing of it. However The Innocence + Experience Tour does not have any Brazil dates planned.

The main inevitable dates are those on the current European leg. Bits of gossip have for some time proposed there will be a South American leg in 2016. Now that's clearly not possible since Dublin and Belfast dates has been posted as the last 2016 dates. So what does the posting of this shirt mean? Brazilians want to know ! This would be in poor form if the shirt was simply produced as part of an over all campaign. Well friends in Brazil we will all await some news. Now on to last nights show.

Stockholm: The second of a total of four nights went off as scheduled. Set list pretty much has been baked for sometime. A couple of changes in and out however for the most part the band has settled into a rhythm that allows for the full experience of the new album and a throw back to the more staples that fans have come to expect from a U2 show. The band performances continue to fans mixed into the set as well as interconnecting the social media application for web streaming.

Venue: Stockholm

Setlist: