Spain: U2 arrives into Barcelona like a freight train rolling in with a massive thunder to waken the masses. The first of four shows set the tone for the next few days. The boys did run a couple of numbers thru song check however the set remains tight.
Consider the amount of technical work that has to go into adding or removing a song from the list. Yes at this point is all pre loaded into the systems however the set list does require couple of changes now and again. "One" closes out the evening and "Sweetest Thing" was placed in rotation after sitting out a couple of shows.
Bona nit Barcelona!’, shouted U2’ leader, ‘Bono’, to the nearly 17,900 people who filled Palau Sant Jordi. All the shows have been sold out for months. Rocktober is in full swing for the boys.
Setlist
- The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)
- The Electric Co. / Send In The Clowns (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) / Words (snippet)
- (Intermission - The Fly)
- Invisible
- Even Better Than The Real Thing
- Mysterious Ways / Burning Down The House (snippet)
- Elevation
- Sweetest Thing
- 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) / One / Invisible (snippet)
* Snips Provided by U2GIGS