A Sort of Homecoming - 65%. An underrated song that should've been a huge hit for The Unforgettable Fire. In the band's mind. It could've been. A Sort of Homecoming. It was a big mainstay in the Unforgettable Fire Tour and in the Joshua Tree Tour until it's last performance in June of 1987. Felt like they could've still had it still there on the Joshua Tree and even it would've made a good impression in the Lovetown Tour have it be played rarely, and I also feel like it could've had an acoustic slot on ZOOTV as well. That's What I would've loved to see. Then A Sort of Homecoming finally made 2 appearances on the Elevation Tour, one in Slane Castle in August of 2001, and the other in Oakland in November of 2001. It missed the Dublin Performances on the Vertigo, 360 and I&E although I still think they could've slotted it in for 1 of 4 nights. But then it made it's triumphant return in 2017 on the Joshua Tree Tour for some performances until it left us again. My biggest regret for this song is they could've done this for Songs of Surrender too. But they didn't. Maybe it's a chance we'll see A Sort of Homecoming cause if the band want to take a breather and try to recreate their 1992/1993 set. Throw in some songs that were never played on ZOOTV and add this to the list.
Pride - 100%. You cannot take Pride out of the tour, since debuting in August of 1984. It had been quite the biggest mainstay, surely this song has had the tendencies to be played early-set, mid-set, late-set, even end a set, start an encore and end an encore in it's time. The last time it ended an encore was back in 1989. And the last time it started an encore was in 2005 as well. Pride definitely is a crowd pleasing hit. I really love the new version of Pride on Songs of Surrender. I think it works well, the big question remains will they play it in regular form or in that form cause in Bono's Stories of Surrender Tour. This version is done quite extremely well, But we'll see in Vegas. And this song is definitely no stranger to Las Vegas as well as it has been a part of the shows in Vegas. If they want to do one of these versions, Then I say this, night one, play it Songs of Surrender Style, and night two. Go Balls out Full Electric!.
Wire - 5%. - Wire is not coming to Vegas, nope!.
The Unforgettable Fire - 65% - We go straight from the Album Name, The Unforgettable Fire. This was probably one of the best U2 Songs had done in the 1980s and it even made 3 tours, The Unforgettable Fire Tour, The Joshua Tree Tour and the Lovetown Tour although it was swapped regularly for One Tree Hill, God Part II, With or Without You & even Gloria. But then it never made the 1990s. I would have hoped that it could've found a way to the ZOOTV Tour. Maybe have Night 1, Bad be played, then night 2 have The Unforgettable Fire be played. But If you took Bad out of the equation, then the fans would be extremely upset. This also could've made it to the Popmart Tour as well have it be played late mid-set, there you could've had your Miami/Unforgettable Fire/Full Band Sunday Bloody Sunday/Bullet/Please & Streets ending. Now how would that look for a fantasy Popmart Set?. After 19 years, The Unforgettable Fire was back in true form in 360 and it was sequed into Unknown Caller, Until The End of The World or an acoustic set whether it was Stay (Faraway So Close) or Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of!. Then it dropped out of the tour in August of 2010 until it's one night tour appearance in September 30, 2018. Man that was a great set they did in Experience & Innocence History. Only wish they could've done that in the 2017 & 2019 Joshua Tree Tours too. But Like I said with ASOH. If you're gonna recreate the 92/93 set, bring some old warhorses in like this song, you don't have to play it all 17 nights. Just have it like 5 or 6 nights in Vegas.
Promenade - 20% - Why hasn't this song been played live yet?. I feel like it had tried to reach it's potential live, have it be played in the 1980s. Maybe this song and also another slow song like MLK be played together, and then in the late 1990s also play it at the end of Popmart after One. Maybe it could've been a beautiful melody ending right there. And another dream sequence is maybe it could've been played right before Where The Streets Have No Name on the 360 tour because It could've been a good seque ending. Promenade & Streets is a dream sequence to me because everytime I think of both of them being played, chills are down my spine when they are played, if you could've brought Promenade also in the 2010s. Have it be medleyed with Landlady as well. I highly doubt this makes it on Tour, but I'm begging Bono and the Band, please play this song in Vegas.
Bad - 100%. I've talked about 40 being one of the best closers in U2 History. But This is one of the best live songs in U2 History, and i'm talking about Bad. Since it's debut in 1984 live. It had been a popular mainstay, everytime it would be in an early set, mid-set, late-set, closing set duties, encore duties or closing encore. Bad has done it all. And it's only tour absence was back in 2018 when it didn't make the Experience & Innocence Tour. Let's be honest, I was not happy that they pulled Bad out of the lineup. It could've been used for a second night, maybe have Bad be played in the encore before Love Is Bigger. Cause I honestly thought that One/Bad/ Love Is Bigger & 13 (There Is A Light) would've made a good encore seque to be honest. The new acoustic version of Bad on Songs of Surrender is defintiely great and it's similar to the studio version only with new lyrics. And it's very first Acoustic Live Performance on A Sort of Homecoming with Letterman: Chills!. The new version is definitely mind-numbing to say the least. But I think they may play it Full Electric in Vegas, or like I said about Pride. If You wanna do the new version, then do it for night 1 and then go Full Electric for night 2 to please the Vegas Crowd!.
Indian Summer Sky - 5%. It only made a handful appearances on the Unforgettable Fire Tour, but then it just dropped out. And it hasn't been seen since February of 1985. So they're not going to play it.
Elvis Presley & America - 10%. Here's another song that never had a chance to be played on tour. Elvis Presley & America. This song could've been a tour opportunity when it was played on the Unforgettable Fire Album, this could've been an encore opportunity too. We could've gotten Party Girl/Gloria/Elvis Presley & America & 40 as an Unforgettable Fire Ending, but sadly we didn't get that. Band could've debuted this song in the 1990s in the Popmart Tour as an acoustic number. But I don't think it would've worked too. So as far as Elvis Presley & America, it stays in the hall of not to be played in U2 Live Shows!.
MLK - 70%. Perhaps one of the best endings of the Unforgettable Fire Album, is the band's tribute to the Late Great Martin Luther King making a nod to him in the second song from the Unforgettable Fire, Pride (In The Name of Love) and ending the dedication to him in the final song of the Unforgettable Fire. MLK had been a regular from the 1980s making it to 3 tours, The Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree & Lovetown but never made the ZOOTV Tour although there could've been potential chances of that, maybe have it be played right after One or be snippeted after One. They brought it back to Popmart as a closer rarely, I think one of MLK's best Performances had to be February of 2002 when they played it in the Super Bowl in honor of the 9/11 attacks sequed right into Streets and then they also played it acoustically in Vertigo Tour 5 times and then was brought back full time in 2009 and 2010 dedicated for Aung San Sui Kyi until her freedom was granted and then it was traded to Scarlet. Then it made a one time appearance on the 2017 Joshua Tree Tour for opening night until it disappeared. I feel like MLK can make the U2: UV Tour as well. Can you imagine a sequence start. MLK gets played and then after the band do Zoo Station and the ZOOTV Set begins. That would be a way to get the fans rocking. So let's see if MLK can make it to the tour.
if we have to be realistic they won’t add any changes to the setlists, till december they will rotate the R&H and the “UF” setlists that they’ve played till now