by Al

We saw U2 for the sixth time last night. The concert was ok. My opinion is that U2 missed the opportunity to produce an excellent show by not playing their best songs. During the first three songs the audience around me stood mostly with their arms folded. Thereafter they occasionally hit normal heights with the known songs but then dropped back below par with the new songs.

They also seemed to cut some songs short or not allow the songs to continue when they were being well received. Streets, Mysterious Ways, With or Without You were main examples where this happened. No members of the audience were asked to dance with Bono which in previous concerts have worked well.

They started at circa 2030 but finished part one of the main set about 2205. I felt a bit disappointed at that time but they did carry on to parts 2 and part 3.

Compared to previous shows where they hit the heights that helped make their name, this one seemed a bit flat.

Sorry to be negative but I suggest they need to shake up the set list and try again.

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