Scalette stupende e band in grandissima forma. Gli U2 hanno tenuto ieri e l'altro ieri i primi due degli otto concerti previsti al Madison Square Garden di New York del loro “Innocence + Experience tour”. La band irlandese ha fatto una graditissima sorpresa al proprio pubblico proponendo dal vivo dopo 26 anni “October”, per piano e voce.

SETLIST 18 LUGLIO

People Have the Power (Patti Smith song)        

The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)        

The Electric Co. (with "Send in the Clowns", "I… more )        

Vertigo (with "God Save the Queen" snippet)        

I Will Follow        

Iris (Hold Me Close)        

Cedarwood Road        

Song for Someone        

Sunday Bloody Sunday (acoustic, without final verse;… more )        

Raised by Wolves (with "Psalm 23" snippet)        

Until the End of the World (with "Love and Peace or Else" snippet)        

The Fly (Remix)        

Invisible        

Even Better Than the Real Thing (Fish Out Of Water Remix)        

Mysterious Ways (with "Burning Down the House"… more )        

Elevation        

Ordinary Love (acoustic)        

October (First time live since November 11, 1989)        

Every Breaking Wave (acoustic)        

With or Without You (with "In The Garden" snippet… more )        

City of Blinding Lights        

Bullet the Blue Sky (with "19" snippet)        

Pride (In the Name of Love) (with "The Hands That Built America" segue)        

Encore:        

Beautiful Day (with "I Remember You" snippet)        

Where the Streets Have No Name (with "Mother and Child… more )        

One (with "Invisible" snippet)

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SETLIST 19 LUGLIO        

People Have the Power (Patti Smith song)        

The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)        

Gloria (with Van Morrison's "Gloria" snippet)        

Vertigo (with "God Save the Queen" and "Transmission" snippets)        

I Will Follow (with "Summer in the City" snippet)        

Iris (Hold Me Close)        

Cedarwood Road        

Song for Someone        

Sunday Bloody Sunday (acoustic, without final verse)        

Raised by Wolves (with "Psalm 23" snippet)        

Until the End of the World (with "Love and Peace or Else" snippet)        

The Fly (Remix)        

Invisible        

Even Better Than the Real Thing (Fish Out Of Water Remix)        

Mysterious Ways        

Volcano        

Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of (piano version)        

October (Dedicated to Mark Kelly and Gabrielle Giffords)        

Every Breaking Wave (acoustic)        

With or Without You        

City of Blinding Lights (with Stephen Hawking speech intro)        

Bullet the Blue Sky        

Pride (In the Name of Love) (with "The Hands That Built America" segue)        

Encore:        

Beautiful Day (with "Moment of Surrender" snippet)        

Bad (with "Moment of Surrender" snippet)        

Where the Streets Have No Name (with "Mother and Child… more )        

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (with "People Have The Power" snippet)

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