U2 | WiZink Center, Madrid, ESP
September 21st, 2018
'Experience+Innocence' Tour
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U2's second and final E+I concert in Spain saw the first time this leg that a concert has not had 23 songs (the halted Berlin date notwithstanding). 24 songs made the set, with the surprise inclusion of "Spanish Eyes" to close the main set. This was just the song's 19th-ever performance, and the sixth in the country that gives the song it's name. Until the 360° Tour U2 were pulling it out on a bitour basis (if that wasn't a word before, it is now), but since then it has appeared at four tours in a row. With a gap of 11 months and 18 days since the last rendition in Mexico City, it is also the shortest time between performances of the song since 1987.
Other changes to the set were minor. "All Because of You" took the fourth slot, as is usual for the second night. Despite recent reports of "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" being rehearsed, it was another Zooropa song that made an appearance of sorts as "Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car" was briefly snippeted prior to "Vertigo". This is the first time it has made any kind of appearance in concert since it was snippeted during "The Fly" on 20 September 2005, a 13-year and 1-day gap. On that occasion it was reported that U2 were considering it for inclusion; it will be interesting to see if this apparently random snippet leads to anything down the line.
SETLIST:
- The Blackout
- Lights Of Home
- I Will Follow
- All Because Of You
- Beautiful Day
- The Ocean
- Iris (Hold Me Close)
- Cedarwood Road
- Sunday Bloody Sunday
- Lord Of The Flies (snippet) / Until the End of the World / Introduction (snippet)
*(Intermission - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me)
- Elevation
- Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car (snippet) / Vertigo / Rebel Rebel (snippet) / The Jean Genie (snippet)
- Even Better Than The Real Thing Fish Out of Water Mix
Hall of Mirrors (snippet) / Acrobat
- You're The Best Thing About Me (Full band acoustic)
- Summer Of Love (Bono + Edge acoustic)
- Pride (In the Name of Love)
- Get Out Of Your Own Way
- New Year's Day
- Ode To Joy (snippet) / City of Blinding Lights
- Spanish Eyes (!!!!!)
Encore(s):
- One
- Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way
- 13 (There Is A Light)
–Posted on U2start.com by Matkin
