So far we've added Boy, October and War to the Tour Predictions, but we are about to predict which Unforgettable Fire Tracks will make it to the tour.
The Unforgettable Fire
1. A Sort Of Homecoming - 60%. I think this could be a 60% chance that it could sneak in this tour, considering we haven't seen it played in this tour in 13 years after a fan played guitar with Bono and Edge on the Elevation Tour in November of 2001. It has been a fan favorite on The Unforgettable Fire Tour, made some rarely appearances on The Joshua Tree Tour until it's final performance on the tour in Dublin. The song was resurrected on the Elevation Tour in the same state it was played in. It is a hometown song, It didn't make any appearances whenever the band was in Dublin for Lovetown. ZOOTV. Popmart. Vertigo and even the 360 tour. A Sort of Homecoming could've been a considered choice for the Dublin Lovetown Sets and even in the ZOOTV Dublin Concert as well, We know U2 have not announced the shows in their hometown yet, but it's very likely that they will announce their shows in their hometown and A Sort of Homecoming could sneak in on the Hometown Concerts, maybe in Acoustic or Electric Form. Have to wait and see for this one.
2. Pride (In The Name of Love) - 100%. Pride definitely has to be the potential in this tour because since it's tour debut in 1984. Pride has been the die-hard song U2 fans have heard on stage. From The Unforgettable Fire to ZOOTV. Pride has been the closer in the main set but it did play early in the set on the first and third leg on The Joshua Tree Tour and even played as an encore on the Lovetown Tour. It closed a free concert in November 11. 1987, it would close a concert 2 times on the Lovetown Tour, but Pride rotated in the early set on the Popmart Tour from 1997 to 1998 until it's return to the closing and the encore set on the Elevation Tour. It would close the main set, it would be played early in the set and played in the encore. Pride would then be a 1, 2, 3, punch closer followed by Streets and One to end the Main Set in the Vertigo Tour, Pride was only played in the US in Chicago on the 360 tour but disappeared for 11 months until it's return in Helsinki. Pride would be played in some sort of capacity from time to time in this tour until it's eventual return to the set when it was followed after Elevation. Pride closed the set in over 10 years at the Glastonbury Festival. Could it be a strong possibility that Pride could end the main set or will it slip into the early set like it has been. But Pride is likely to be played in this tour.
3. Wire - 20%. As I mentioned. With A Shout. Rejoice and Like A Song have made an appearance on a single tour. The other appearance on A single tour has to be Wire. Wire hasn't made a tour appearance since July of 1985 meaning it hasn't been played in 29 years. It potentially would've been a favorite to be in the Joshua Tree Tour, but it didn't work out that way. There's little hope that Wire could make it's return on this tour. But a 20% chance that it's not going to happen.
4. The Unforgettable Fire - 50%. If you thought you saw the last of Unforgettable Fire, well in 2009. You were wrong after a 19-year absence. The Unforgettable Fire finally made it's return to the 360 tour Setlist after it's last performance was in January 6. 1990. The Unforgettable Fire was a regular on The Unforgettable Fire Tour and even in the Joshua Tree Tour, it made some rare appearances in the Lovetown Tour as well, but Bono and the Band resurrected the song in June of 2009 in the first leg of the 360 tour through the Third leg of the 360 tour which was in August of 2010. It has been four years since that song hasn't been played, but 2015 is almost lurking in the corner and could UF make another return before it runs out, that's why it's a 50% chance.
5. Promenade - 25%. Mentioning Stranger In A Strange Land, Is That All, Drowning Man, The Refugee, Red Light. Here's another song that hasn't made a debut at all as well and that has to be Promenade. I would've thought Promenade could've made a likable chance to be debuted in the 1990's as a closer on the Popmart Tour with U2 ending One and it would be sequed to Promenade, could've been a nicer moment with One and Promenade ending together. And another fact, Promenade could end up making it's debut on the tour in an acoustic form. But I give it a 25% chance that it won't happen.
6. Bad - 100%. Since it's tour debut in October of 1984. Bad has become a crowd pleaser to the U2 fans live, it never missed a tour in the mid 1980's. Bad had the distinction of being played 15 minutes long in The Unforgettable Fire Tour and also held the snippets of Ruby Tuesday. Sympathy For The Devil. Norwegian Wood and Walk on The Wild Side. Bad stayed in the regular set on the ZOOTV Tour until August 1993 when it disappeared, but rarely made a return on the Popmart Tour in 1998 until it's return to a regular set in 2001 which would be exchanged with All I Want Is You. In 2005. Bad became a closer on the Vertigo Tour 15 times rarely in the Vertigo Tour Set as well. Bad also made some rare appearances on the 360 tour, and it could make some rare appearances on the Innocence and Experience Tour as well. Cause it's a 100% chance that Bad is definitely going to be in this setlist.
7. Indian Summer Sky - 15%. I wouldn't bet this song not on this tour being that it was played 9 times on The Unforgettable Fire Tour and never making it in any tour. I have a feeling it's going to stay that way.
8. Elvis Presley and America - 45%. Perhaps one of my favorites on The Unforgettable Fire CD with "Promenade, Bad and UF as 3 of my favorites on this CD as well." I would've thought It had good potential to be played on some sort of tour, but maybe this could happen on this tour, perhaps we could see an acoustic version of this song. But I gave this a 45% cause it's highly unlikely. But Elvis Presley and America is still my favorite song on The Unforgettable Fire CD bar none.
9. MLK - 60%. Now MLK was resurrected on the last tour because of Aung San Suu Kyi, but it has been a favorite since it's debut on the Unforgettable Fire Tour back in October of 1984. This song would seque into The Unforgettable Fire from The Unforgettable Fire Tour into the Lovetown Tour. But it would also seque into One Tree Hill as well. MLK didn't appear on the ZOOTV Tour but did make a return to the Popmart Tour and it was played as a lullaby acapella after One. Sometimes it did play before One, MLK also took a rest on the Elevation Tour, but did make an appearance in U2's 2002 Super Bowl Performance followed by Where The Streets Have No Name, MLK made 5 appearances on The Vertigo Tour closing the main set until it's eventual return to the 360 Tour it was dedicated to Aung San Suu Kyi as a plea to be released. MLK was taken out of the setlist on the fourth leg because Scarlet took MLK's place since Aung San Suu Kyi was now free, I think MLK might have a chance to be in the tour, but it will just be a rare appearance.
10. The Three Sunrises - 15%. I'd like to see The Three Sunrises in this tour, but I'd give it a 15% chance of not being in this tour. It could sneak in as an acoustic version. But it's an unlikely chance that we will never see The Three Sunrises in a tour again.
That's all for The Unforgettable Fire. The Joshua Tree will be posted sometime later this afternoon or this evening.