Early next week, an episode of The Culture Show on BBC Two in the UK will focus on U2. Broadcast from 10pm on Tuesday the 24th, it features interviews with all four band members by Lauren Laverne - and intimate live performances. See the BBC's listing for this episode here.

The interviews and performances took place at the start of this month at the band's Dublin studios. We are presently unsure of the exact date but believe it took place no earlier than the 2nd of February and no later than the 5th. What we do know is what the band played. The print edition of the NME dated for the 21st of February features a lengthy U2 article, "The Superleague of Ordinary Gentlemen" by James McMahon, and in this article, McMahon describes watching the band play for The Culture Show.

If you plan to watch The Culture Show and don't want to know anything in advance about what U2 played, please skip to the next article. Otherwise, read on for the setlist.

No Line On The Horizon
No Line On The Horizon
No Line On The Horizon
Magnificent
Magnificent
Get On Your Boots
Get On Your Boots
Get On Your Boots
Get On Your Boots

To get a bit more precise, the NME states that No Line On The Horizon was played "three and a half" times. For all three songs, this listing constitutes their live debuts. The NME adds that the performances are "ropey yet enjoyable", and that Bono promises the author "you will never, ever see us play that badly again". We are unaware how much of the set will be broadcast.

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Axver