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  1. Originally posted by deanallison:Would anyone agree with a comment I’ve just read on Facebook stating that ‘they’ve played Bad so much it gets tiresome’?
    The full quote was actually ‘they’ve played bad and pride so much it gets tiresome’ but I know people have said that about pride just never Bad.
    Except for the Joshua Tree tours, Bad has been an exception, almost a setlist suprise ever since 2005 (since 1993 if you don't count the Elevation tour where it was almost a setlist staple). I've seen U2 eleven times since 2005 and only caught Bad twice, so I definitely don't feel it's one of their most "tiresome" songs.

    On the other hand, it's a very recognisable song and it's usually a show highlight whenever it appears, so I can see why some would consider it as a warhorse that could be retired. But it's DEFINITELY not Pride/WOWY/One-warhorse level.
  2. Agree... only on Elevation and JT it was regular. Otherwise usually as surprise. I saw them 20x and Bad only 3x (and I want to forget the last one in Dublin 2017 )
    So definitely not tiresome
  7. I have never heard/seen this before
  9. If your u2 collection could only consist of 1 live show per tour what would your selections be. Imagining that whatever show you chose is in pro quality. You can if you want explain your reasons for choosing each show or just your general logic to it. I’ll need to have a look through the shows and try and remember the performances but my thinking would be about combining the best possible performances but trying to fill as much as the catalogue as possible between all the live shows. So it wouldn’t necessarily be my favourite show per tour I would pick. I’ll need to have a think before posting my selections but if you want to join in go for it.
  10. Originally posted by deanallison:If your u2 collection could only consist of 1 live show per tour what would your selections be. Imagining that whatever show you chose is in pro quality. You can if you want explain your reasons for choosing each show or just your general logic to it. I’ll need to have a look through the shows and try and remember the performances but my thinking would be about combining the best possible performances but trying to fill as much as the catalogue as possible between all the live shows. So it wouldn’t necessarily be my favourite show per tour I would pick. I’ll need to have a think before posting my selections but if you want to join in go for it.
    I'd rather have a U22/From the ground up of each tour. It's almost impossible to select 1 show of each tour, as the show people attended are mostly picked as the best show of that tour. And in this way we could get every song played on that tour
  11. Originally posted by deanallison:If your u2 collection could only consist of 1 live show per tour what would your selections be. Imagining that whatever show you chose is in pro quality. You can if you want explain your reasons for choosing each show or just your general logic to it. I’ll need to have a look through the shows and try and remember the performances but my thinking would be about combining the best possible performances but trying to fill as much as the catalogue as possible between all the live shows. So it wouldn’t necessarily be my favourite show per tour I would pick. I’ll need to have a think before posting my selections but if you want to join in go for it.
    From the Essential bootlegs? thread:

    Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
    My taste after 13 years has changed slightly, and also 5 new tours have happened since I posted that list Here's my updated list:

    Based on recording quality:
    2019-12-05 Tokyo
    2018-11-10 Dublin
    2017-05-21 Pasadena
    2015-07-02 Chicago
    2011-06-18 Anaheim
    2005-04-28 Vancouver
    2001-08-01 Arnhem
    1997-11-14 Miami
    1993-08-28 Dublin
    1992-06-15 Rotterdam
    1989-12-26 Dublin
    1987-04-29 Chicago
    1984-10-23 Nantes
    1983-05-06 Boston
    1981-12-13 Lido Beach
    1981-05-15 San Francisco

    Based on performance:
    2019-12-04 Tokyo
    2018-11-10 Dublin
    2017-05-14 Seattle
    2015-09-13 Amsterdam
    2010-10-08 Roma
    2006-12-09 Honolulu
    2001-10-27 New York
    1998-02-11 Santiago
    1992-03-05 Atlanta
    1992-05-22 Milan
    1990-01-10 Rotterdam
    1987-08-08 Brussels
    1985-02-05 Bologna
    1983-03-24 Glasgow
    1982-02-11 New Orleans
    1981-02-12 Hague