Good Bye Chicago, We will Always Have Gloria !

United Center, Chicago:  The crew all loaded up and on their way to Toronto. Chicago has been amazing from the point of U2 fans. Outstanding collective group of people gathering to intake the whole vibe.

Five days of U2 and Chicago has come out in mass.  Most fans happen to be looking on to Boston and New York however before those massive cities we have Toronto.

The 5th show and the band had a few surprises on the set list California, Gloria and Ordinary Love appeared.  The evening ended with "40"

Venue: United Center July 2 2015

Setlist

  1. The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)
  2. Gloria / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet)
  3. Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio? (snippet) / Vertigo / God Save The Queen (Sex Pistols) (snippet)
  4. I Will Follow
  5. Iris (Hold Me Close)
  6. Cedarwood Road
  7. Song For Someone
  8. Sunday Bloody Sunday / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet)
  9. Raised By Wolves / Psalm 23 (snippet)
  10. Until The End Of The World / Love And Peace Or Else (snippet)

(Intermission)

  1. Invisible
  2. Even Better Than The Real Thing
  3. Mysterious Ways / Young Americans (snippet)
  4. California (There Is No End To Love)
  5. Ordinary Love
  6. Every Breaking Wave
  7. Bullet The Blue Sky
  8. The Hands That Built America (snippet) / Pride (In The Name Of Love)
  9. Beautiful Day / My Kind Of Town (snippet)
  10. Bad / Moment Of Surrender (snippet)
  11. With Or Without You

Encore(s):

  1. City Of Blinding Lights
  2. Mother And Child Reunion (snippet) / Where The Streets Have No Name / California (There Is No End To Love) (snippet)
  3. Adam Raised A Cain (snippet) / 40

* Snippets provided by U2gigs

 

U2 Live from Canada

U2TOURFANS 2011 Chicago Cancel your plans for Saturday night!  ( Only U2 Subscribers)

In Montreal, U2 will play the second of two shows at the Hippodrome and we’re carrying a live, uninterrupted audio stream on U2.com

If you’re a (free) registered member of the site, log-in and listen live to the opening three tracks from the show.

If you’re a (paid) U2.com Subscriber, log-in and listen to the whole show. The show will not be aired on any other channels - only on U2.com - the third time we’ve carried a live audio stream from the U2360° Tour for our subscribers.

Hard as it is to believe, there are only SEVEN shows to go after this one - don’t miss it, should be a special night!.

Find the latest details here including how to take out a free registration - or how to become a paid subscriber.
Then tune in on Saturday - from 9pm (EDT) / 2am (GMT) - to catch it all live.

Special Note to Chicago Fans

U2 Brother / U2TOURFANS 2011 Chicago Thank you Chicago Fans for welcoming us to your wonderful city. This tour season has been amazing however your town and people are above all. We had a chance to meet with you and share stories and enjoy one of the best shows of the tour so far. It could possibliy rank up next to Brazil. Now thats a high ranking for a show. Brazil fans set the mark pretty high.  Chi Town Fans we need your help !  We are closing in on 10K facebook followers. We need your help to get to that magic number !  Can you make it possible ? Yes you can !  As I always say to everyone that asks about why do we have this 360 Experience site - Its easy - Because of the fans. We are U2TOURFANS - WE are about the fan experience ! 

Chicago Show Ranks #1

u2tourfans 2011 Just before the Irish rockers launched into “One Tree Hill” as an unscheduled encore, singer Bono warned the audience, “If we mess this up., please don’t put it in the Internet.”  He need not have worried.  It was a wonderful icing to a delicious feast of musical offerings from the band’s thirty year catalog.

All I can say is wow!  Wow that U2 has been putting out records for thirty plus years. Wow that they still sound as fresh and energetic as they did in the early eighties, even if Bono isn’t climbing the lighting towers.  He did however, use a mic cable as a swing.  He still uses the stage to deliver strong pro-democracy and pro-American political rhetoric.

The 360 tour played to a sold out Soldier Field, and the stage setup gave all fans, even those behind the stage glimpses of the band, as members took turns walking around the circular stage, playing to all sides of the stadium.  One of the messages on the video screen was from International Space Station astronaut Mark Kelly, husband of congresswoman Gabby Giffords.

Even better (than the real thing) was an amazing sound, allowing the vocal to sound crystal clear, which is pretty good for a football stadium.  The fans sang along at times, supplying a great chorus, even as the band finished a couple of songs, the fans kept singing.  My good friend Otis had picked a good spot on the field about fifty yards from the stage, and sixty feet from the outer ring that extended out into the field.

The band seemed to be having a great time, and Bono praised Chicago for its long time support of U2.

The opener was Interpol, a New York band, whose singer/guitarist looked like he could be David Beckham’s younger brother, and sang like Richard Butler of the Psychedelic Furs.

Hello Chicago U2 Fans !

Well finally 100 shows under the belt and here we are in Chicago. Our whole team is due to arrive today in Chicago. As we settle into our location and enjoy the wonderful city we will begin to look around for some U2TOURFANS signs. 

Just make a sign or poster snap a photo and send it in to U2TOURFANS.2011@twitpic.com

We may spot you live, or you can send it into our facebook page -