1. I was reading somebody today talking about how Dublin 2017 was their least favorite U2 show, for a number of valid reasons. That got me wondering... has anybody else been to a U2 show that just didn't click for you, for whatever reason? If you've seen a lot of shows, everybody probably has a favorite and a least favorite.

    My least favorite was South Bend, Indiana, 2001. The band threw the setlist in a blender, and the result was not good. Apparently they agreed, as they didn't continue like that. Opening the show with "Beautiful Day" wasn't as good as "Elevation", which strangely opened the encore. Bono especially seemed to be on autopilot. It was also very short, at 19 songs. The Joyce Center was a small, intimate venue... which was cool. It kind of looked like a large high school gym, but apparently they had 11,000 there.

    I'm not trying to spread negativity with this post. I know that even an average U2 concert is still better than many other bands best shows. For the record, I think my favorite U2 show was Columbus in 2001. That's partly why I was so let down by the South Bend show, that Columbus show just really blew me away. For the record, I have seen 14 U2 shows, ranging from 1997-2018.
  2. 1997-05-01 - Denver, Colorado - Mile High Stadium

    Cold as shit, low attendance. Both seemed to affect the band and performance. Opening night in Vegas was only 2 shows prior, and of course that was a train wreck, but that made it more memorable/special.
  3. I thought Indiana 2001 was a pretty decent show despite Elevation moved to later on,saying that most shows from that tour were quite special to be fair.
    Not sure if I have a particular least favourite but maybe something from e+i which didn't really do it for me compared with previous tours.
    Funny I was thinking yesterday about the part of a U2 show which you consider the boring bit,for me that would be Discotheque on Popmart,LRM on Lovetown,Pride on Elevation.
  4. If we’re doing this then Dublin 2017. The first leg of the tour ignited absolutely nothing within me and seeing this show did nothing to enhance that. But..... I had stacks of craic in Amsterdam a week later so.....
  5. Toronto. July 7, 2015 (Night 2)
    I attended the night before - and it was fantastic! Unfortunately, I am not one for seeing a band who (virtually) repeats the same setlist night after night multiple times on the same tour, as was the case on that tour. I especially found the first part quite dull with the same speeches as the previous night.
    With the above said, it was nice to get "All I Want Is You" and the "Shine Like Stars" snippet.
  6. Paris 1/2 2018

    GA was uncomfortably packed - never going to a show again in that arena. Set list also not good!
  7. Originally posted by germcevoy:If we’re doing this then Dublin 2017. The first leg of the tour ignited absolutely nothing within me and seeing this show did nothing to enhance that. But..... I had stacks of craic in Amsterdam a week later so.....


    This helps with that i think
  8. I know that even an average U2 concert is still better than many other bands best shows


    That's an important disclaimer for a thread like this. When I think of some of the worst gigs I've ever seen, they are still a long way behind my least favourite U2 gig.

    My least favourite at the time was Zoo-TV Sydney. Now you've all seen it and raved about it but I can recall walking out of the show feeling strongly underwhelmed by the set list and the technology. With hindsight it was a blistering start packed with AB songs but at the time much of the material was still relatively new and unfamiliar; particularly the four from Zooropa - although I now appreciate how lucky I was to hear DGPFYCC and Lemon. There was also three cover songs in a 24 track set list that finished on a melancholy note with Can't Help Falling In Love.

    While the video screens look great on TV, it was difficult to see them from a side angle and there had been much hype about the use of technology. Finally, the audio in the stadium was awful - it bounced around and echoed so much that it was difficult to enjoy the sound.

    So this one has probably increased its rating with the passage of time, but it remains the one I left most disappointed with when the house lights went up.
  9. Easily Berlin Sept 2018... such a short set list 😉
  10. Originally posted by Sydney_MIke:[..]


    That's an important disclaimer for a thread like this. When I think of some of the worst gigs I've ever seen, they are still a long way behind my least favourite U2 gig.

    My least favourite at the time was Zoo-TV Sydney. Now you've all seen it and raved about it but I can recall walking out of the show feeling strongly underwhelmed by the set list and the technology. With hindsight it was a blistering start packed with AB songs but at the time much of the material was still relatively new and unfamiliar; particularly the four from Zooropa - although I now appreciate how lucky I was to hear DGPFYCC and Lemon. There was also three cover songs in a 24 track set list that finished on a melancholy note with Can't Help Falling In Love.

    While the video screens look great on TV, it was difficult to see them from a side angle and there had been much hype about the use of technology. Finally, the audio in the stadium was awful - it bounced around and echoed so much that it was difficult to enjoy the sound.

    So this one has probably increased its rating with the passage of time, but it remains the one I left most disappointed with when the house lights went up.
    You raise a good point. The closer in particular. A melancholy slow close to an absolute bombardment. Makes me wonder if 13 was such a bad closer itself in 2018.
  11. Twickenham 1 2017.