City of Blinding Lights

U2's Vertigo tour kicked off in San Diego this week, with a set that strikes a balance between the barren stages of the Elevation tour and the props-ahoy multimedia experience that was Zoo TV.

Early setlists indicate they've ditched the back catalogue and are playing eight songs from "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb". No appearances for "Even Better Than The Real Thing" or "With Or Without You", and not one song from the largely hopeless "Pop" album.

It'll be interesting to see how things change by the time they reach Europe in a couple of months.

According to Undercover, the set-list on the first night was:

City of Blinding Lights - From "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb" (2004)
Vertigo - From "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb" (2004)
Cry / The Electric Co./I Can See For Miles From "Under A Blood Red Sky" (1980)/The Who outro.
An Cat Dubh - From "Boy" (1980)
Into The Heart - From "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)
Beautiful Day - From "All That You Can't Leave Behind" (2000)
New Year's Day - From "War" (1983)
Miracle Drug - From "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb" (2004)
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own - From How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb" (2004)
Love and Peace or Else - "From How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb" - (2004)
Sunday Bloody Sunday - From "War" (1983)
Bullet In The Blue Sky/The Hands That Built America - From "Rattle and Hum"/"Gangs of New York Soundtrack" (1988/2001)
Running To Standstill - From "The Joshua Tree" (1987)
The Declaration of Human Rights - on the screens
Zoo Station - From "Achtung Baby" (1991)
The Fly - From "Achtung Baby" (1991)
Elevation - From "All That You Can't Leave Behind" (2000)
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Pride (In The Name Of Love) - From "The Unforgettable Fire" (1984)
Where The Streets Have No Name - From "The Joshua Tree" (1987)
One - From "Achtung Baby" (1991)
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All Because Of You - "From How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb" (2004)
Yaweh - From "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb" (2004)
"40" - From "War" (1983)

Undercover: First night of the U2 World tour

Undercover: San Diego Photo Gallery

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