2009-06-30 - Barcelona, Spain - Camp Nou


setlist

Support act: Snow Patrol
Performance notes: Opening night of the 360° Tour; see our report and videos. U2 spent almost a fortnight rehearsing in Barcelona before this show; please see this reference to access rehearsal setlists and other details.
Setlist and comment provided by U2gigs.com.

songs per album

  1. No Line On The Horizon (7)
  2. All That You Can't Leave Behind (3)
  3. The Joshua Tree (3)
  4. The Unforgettable Fire (3)
  5. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2)
  6. Achtung Baby (2)
  7. Rattle and Hum (1)
  8. War (1)

best song performances

  1. Ultra Violet (Light My Way) (22 votes)
  2. No Line On The Horizon (13 votes)
  3. The Unforgettable Fire (10 votes)
  4. I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight (8 votes)
  5. Angel Of Harlem (7 votes)
  6. Breathe (6 votes)
  7. Moment of Surrender (5 votes)
  8. Unknown Caller (3 votes)
  9. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (3 votes)
  10. Beautiful Day (3 votes)

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79 users from Spain:
AIWIU2, Acrobat19, Amidala, Boniato, Brontxe, DIEGVS, Davidudos, DuduPujol, ElAleL, FLXone, FRANCIBOND, Faneca, Forrest, GRABI25, JJB, Jerb, LikeASong, Maikelu, Mofoman, Mudy, Niala13, U2therefugee, _dy_, afx, algastesi, amarok78, belau2, bfgudrich, bykthor, charlieolmo, chechu2, cunisae, dasugri, davo, drs1979, edumuns, enriquebunbury, feedu2000, fiorano, fransanchezg, galernah, inishmor, isgonta, javierspain, javishane, jko17770, jordijulia, josheggen, josile, jrcure, juanlu2, k_no_edge, kite38, knoedge, laitris, lamarsalada, lamorsa, lanu, maikel, max, mrmacphisto97, msr, nomolesten, numb167, popbcn, popmadrid, pridix, rros, seak, shom043, snakesp, taquillazo74, torhec, u2alacant, u2pilot, unfoman, voxvic, wideawake69, zyddemizar

21 from Netherlands:
BigGiRL, FromU22U, Kubel, Lookattheworld, MartinRomeling, Pasta, Remy, Ricku2, RobertZijlstra, Scholekster, U2123, U2forBoys, Zooropa431, adjepatatje, coldplayer, enak12, fv45pfap, haag, phofstee, rubenennoa, ver2go

18 from Germany:
Bonolina, CElevate, Claudia_H, JoshuaTree1987, MacStripey, Oskar0025, Papo, TUF2005, U219, VanHimmel, WilliamBlake4U2, ZOOTVTOURist, fschellhaas98, hardti, soferl, speedpicker, sushbone, tuf_1974

14 from France:
Belsunce, JulienLossless, Tet83, achtungpop, aiolia33, alf31fr, arnouck, bonozitoun, bp0105, christopop, fabricehoy, indiana06, lathspell, monselu

14 from United Kingdom:
JarvisLa, KEVIN51269, MarkPeterborough, ajr, archibald, cdparky, elanem12, lostheads, markreed, robg1, superkev, u2fancat, zaqarya, zooropa93

7 from Canada:
Dadu, Nonapus, beerok, jahorro, nunomoreira1, suropa, u2wanderer1

5 from Belgium: Lobmans, axelbono73, igreg, patske, vandreop
4 from Austria: U2tapecollector, mstipe, slanemax73, wegotit
4 from Italy: flyingkite, kiss, marcobonadeo, mastrovox
3 from Poland: Wiercioch, littlebigmen, moscov
3 from Portugal: TozeTP, migleoU2, mirrorball75
2 from : axtungworld, gustav
2 from Switzerland: AchtungBaby72, Edgeways
2 from Australia: Mattdwyer, u2stratocaster
2 from Ireland: dooleyc, kennyu272
2 from Norway: crowKB, leifkri80
2 from Chile: donjaime, u232462
1 from Slovenia: apis
1 from Czech Republic: Alvin
1 from Sweden: MalinF
1 from Mexico: boeing777
1 from Texas: jfmu2
1 from Washington: DJSoulless
1 from Greece: Duanito

review by AllBecauseOfU2

14 years ago

Performance

"Train comin'..."

And the 360 revolution begins! Based on the bootleg, very good first performance highlighted by some key numbers.

Though I love Breathe dearly, it didn't do it for me as an opener. Still my favorite song on the album, and I can't fault this performance, but as an opener for me it lacks the power and sheer electric shock of a NLOTH or Magnificent to really get the crowd into it from the get-go. And from the way the band continued on to play NLOTH, Magnificent, and Boots, I can definitely see a rotation of all three eventually evolving into the openers. Extra (bongo?) drums in Boots sound cool.

Beautiful Day's slightly revamped intro is nice. Performances of Still Haven't Found, Angel of Harlem, and In a Little While were good, though I'm in the camp that wishes for the Mofo's, Gones, and LNOEs that were built to be chanted as anthems in stadiums, rather than toned-down, sing-a-long arena rockers.

The hook-up to the ISS was completely surprising. I wonder if the band back in '93 ever dreamed they could evolve from reaching Sarajevo to reaching space itself. Unknown Caller seems to have a safe placement in the setlist directly following, and the extra verse-chants at the end was a great crowd-communicator.

Then comes the meat of the show for me. The Unforgettable Fire. Watching the video of the screen expanded reflecting the lights...amazing. I can tell on the bootleg that the sound filled the stadium completely. Segue into COBL...goosebumps all over. Follow with a Vertigo that sounds different, though I can't quite place why, and I'm into it.

Crazy Tonight...awesome. This might be a love-it-or-hate-it situation, and I'm on the love it side. They turned a cute little pop song into a tribal, funky, Discotheque-esque stadium thumper. My personal favorite on the night. Hoping they keep that arrangement for the North American leg.

Streets is worth mentioning as another highlight. Red background and organ intro - fantastic.

Bono's vocals on the second verse of UV were my favorite from him on the night.

Finally, I think Moment of Surrender will be a great closer when it finds its groove after some practice or re-arrangement.


Listening to the bootleg again, aside from the performances, I'm also impressed by and looking forward to hearing in person some of the song's unique segues and intros. BD, Boots, the segue between Walk On and Streets (aside from Dt speech)...should bring on the goosebumps in person.


Sound

This part is only rated, not commented on

Audience

A bit in the background at parts of the recording, but from what I can hear they sound ecstatic to be the first audience of the tour. Great to hear them chant along on the "oh-ohs" per Bono's instruction and fill in lyrics for B-man where needed.

Overall

Very good first performance. Not a home run, but certainly not PopMart opening-esque. It's clear that they're still figuring out what works with the new songs, and I'm sure that will only improve as the tour progresses.

Highlights:
All NLOTH tracks except MOS
TUF
Crazy Tonight

Bring on the rest of the tour!


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