Setlist:
City of Blinding Lights
Vertigo
Elevation
I Will Follow
Still Haven’t Found
Beautiful Day
Original of the Species
Sometimes you Can’t Make it On Your Own
Love and Peace or Else
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Bullet The Blue Sky
Miss Sarajevo
Pride in the Name of Love
Where the Streets Have no Name
One/MLK

Until the End of the World
Mysterious Ways
With or Without You

First Time
Stuck in a Moment
Bad

This show was amazing. This was the second show that Adriene and I have seen on the Vertigo tour and while it was amazing to be on the floor in Chicago, (I can’t wait to buy the DVD and see if I can find myself in the crowd!) we were in an ideal location at this show as we were able to see everything going on and see the impressive light display. The consensus has been that this show was the more lively of the two shows in Atlanta this weekend and based on the crowd noise and the performance of the band, I would not be suprised if that were true.

“Until The End of the World” was one of the highlights of the concert and I particularly enjoyed “Miss Sarajevo.” I thought it was poignant and I was surprised at Bono’s ability to imitate Luciano Pavaratti’s part in the song. Bono sang Happy Birthday to local Atlanta mogul Ted Turner and praised his philantropic efforts. He also specifically mentioned local Atlanta band Third Day when talking about the One Campaign. He also decided on the spot to play “MLK” as the King family was in attendance at the show.

When we got in the car at the end of the night, we turned on the radio and switched it from Dave FM (which played exclusively U2 all weekend, including b-sides and live stuff… two thumbs way up to Dave FM) to the sports station to hear that Georgia Tech had upset Miami in the Orange Bowl 14-10. That was the icing on the cake for the evening.