Yesterday was the opening night of U2’s 360 tour in Barcelona. From all accounts it seems to have been a fantastic show, albeit with a few hiccups, which is customary to the beginning of a tour.

The concert started with 4 songs off of latest album No Line on the Horizon, followed by an amazing performance of I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For. From what I’ve heard, the crowd singing along even overpowered U2! Angel of Harlem was dedicated to Michael Jackson (R.I.P.), with Bono singing a few lines from Man in the Mirror and Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough.

This tour U2 are bringing back The Unforgettable Fire, a song they haven’t played since January 1990. From the clips I’ve heard it sounds really good, and the stage is really spectacular during this song. The giant screen actually splits in to smaller screens that are lowered towards the stage in a funnel-like shape. Click here to see for yourself.

In a very ZooTV-esque moment, Bono called the International Space Station, and one of the astronauts actually joined the One campaign from Space.

For the encore Bono wears a jacket with hundreds of laser’s on it, which creates a very cool effect. When they play Ultra Violet, Bono sings through a steering-wheel looking microphone that’s suspended from above the stage. He also hangs on to this and uses it as a sort of swing.

As I said, most of the show went off without a hitch, except for One, in which they had to redo both the first and second verse. Surprising that it would happen with an old song like One, which they’ve played hundreds of times. It seems it would be more likely to happen with one of the new songs, that they are still getting familiar with. Guess it’s all opening night jitters!

Here’s last night’s setlist:

01. Breathe
02. No Line On The Horizon
03. Get On Your Boots
04. Magnificent
05. Beautiful Day
06. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For / Movin’ On Up
07. Angel Of Harlem / Man In The Mirror / Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
08. In A Little While
09. Unknown Caller
10. The Unforgettable Fire
11. City Of Blinding Lights
12. Vertigo
13. I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight
14. Sunday Bloody Sunday
15. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
16. MLK
17. Walk On / You’ll Never Walk Alone
18. Where The Streets Have No Name
19. One

Encore:
20. Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
21. With Or Without You
22. Moment Of Surrender

Now, I’m just hoping they will add Drowning Man to the set, since they rehearsed it almost every night during the last couple of weeks.

Click here to see a super-quality video of Ultra Violet.
Also check out the other videos by the same user, they’re truly spectacular!

Here’s a link to a video of the One snafu.

Here are some great pictures from last night:

Click here for tons more great pictures.

Written by Daniel | Posted in Music Musings