Night 10 & 11 setlists for U2:UV at the Sphere, Las Vegas, 20/10/23 & 21/10/23
Never say that U2 can't surprise you.
The band performed their 10th and 11th concerts at the Sphere on consecutive days, and both had some sort of surprise in store for attendees.
The biggest surprise on night 10 was the residency debut of When Love Comes to Town, which slotted in between Desire and Love Rescue Me in the place of Angel of Harlem. This was the first performance of the song in 5 years, 4 months, and 9 days, having last been played on 11 June 2018 at the Apollo Theater. It was last played on tour on 31 May 2015 in Inglewood, California. This was only the ninth performance of the song since August 1993, and only the seventh full band in that same time. It is actually a bit fitting that it appears at this Achtung Baby themed residency, as it was performed a meaty 79 times on the ZooTV Tour. Kylie Minogue was in attendance this night, and Bono sang a portion of her Can't Take You Out of My Head at the end of All I Want Is You.
Night 11 saw problems with the vocals in the mix in the first half of the show. Before All I Want Is You, Bono was asked to leave the stage so they could fix the issue. He refused, saying "I don't care if there is a problem with the console. Can we do one more song at least? We're about to get married here!" The band continued on, and were informed that the problems were fixed a few songs later. Ed Sheeran was in the crowd, and Bono sang a bit of his song Shape of You at the end of Desire.
The first surprise of the night was the return of (a very passionate) Hear Us Coming at the end of One. It was last sung on 28 October 2018, it's only rendition on the e+i Tour. It has become rare to hear it in recent years; it was at 32 of 51 concerts on The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, but missed the 2019 edition of the tour and the i+e tour entirely, and was played at only 35 of 110 360° concerts. When Love Comes to Town remained in the set, being played at consecutive concerts for the first time since 15 May and 18 May 2015 on the i+e Tour. The last time it was played on consecutive days (with no off-days in between concerts) was 17 July and 18 July 1993.
The other surprise was the return of I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For before Love Rescue Me. This meant that the 'rotational' section was 5 songs in length for the first time, and as a result it was the longest night of the residency to date with 23 songs (if you don't count Happy Birthday on night 9).
20 October 2023
- I Could Have Lost You (snippet) / Zoo Station
- The Fly
- Even Better Than The Real Thing
- Mysterious Ways / I Feel Love (snippet)
- One / Purple Rain (snippet)
- Love Me Tender (snippet) / Until the End of the World / Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien (snippet) / Break On Through (snippet)
- Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
- Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World
- All I Want Is You Songs of Surrender Mix / Can't Get You Out Of My Head (snippet)
- Desire / Supermassive Black Hole (snippet)
- When Love Comes To Town
- Love Rescue Me
- Acrobat
- So Cruel
- Ultraviolet (Light My Way)
- Love Is Blindness / Viva Las Vegas (snippet)
- Elevation / My Way (snippet)
- Atomic City
- Vertigo
- Moment of Surrender (snippet) / Where the Streets Have No Name
- With or Without You
- Beautiful Day / Blackbird (snippet) / Glorify (snippet)
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21 October 2023
- I Could Have Lost You (snippet) / Zoo Station
- The Fly
- Even Better Than The Real Thing
- Mysterious Ways
- One / Hear Us Coming (snippet)
- Love Me Tender (snippet) / Until the End of the World / Two Tribes (snippet)
- Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
- Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World
- All I Want Is You Songs of Surrender Mix / Walk On The Wild Side (snippet)
- Desire / Shape of You (snippet)
- When Love Comes To Town
- I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Movin' On Up (snippet) / The Promised Land (snippet)
- Love Rescue Me
- Acrobat
- So Cruel
- Ultraviolet (Light My Way)
- Love Is Blindness / Viva Las Vegas (snippet)
- Elevation / My Way (snippet)
- Atomic City
- Vertigo
- Moment of Surrender (snippet) / Where the Streets Have No Name
- With or Without You
- Beautiful Day / Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (snippet) / Blackbird (snippet)
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