U2’s 360 Hits Britain
The boys from Dublin brought 360 to London last Friday and Saturday to kick off the British portion of their latest tour.
During the August 15 show, U2 even paid tribute to Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
U2 front man Bono told the crowd of 88,000 at Wembley Stadium: “An extraordinary woman has spent 20 years under house arrest. Her only crime is if she had run for election she would won have that election.
“Her name is Aung San Suu Kyi. I send a prayer from London to Burma for her safety.”
In a show of support for the Burmese politician, the crowd was encouraged to put on a mask of Suu Kyi during the song ‘Walk On’, which is dedicated to her.
The playlist for the two sold out Wembley Stadium gigs included ‘Breathe’, ‘No Line On, ‘The Horizon’, ‘Get On Your Boots’, ‘Magnificent’, ‘Beautiful Day’, ‘Until The End Of The World’, ‘New Year’s Day’, ‘I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For’, ‘Stay’, ‘Unknown Caller’, ‘The Unforgettable Fire’, ‘City Of Blinding Lights’, ‘Vertigo’, ‘I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight (Remix)’, ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’, ‘Pride (In The Name of Love)’, ‘MLK’, ‘Walk On’, ‘Where The Streets Have No Name’, ‘One’, ‘Bad’, ‘Ultraviolet (Light My Way)’, ‘With Or Without You’, and ‘Moment of Surrender’.
U2 is in the middle of their 360 tour and the remaining British shows are Glasgow on the 18, Sheffield on the 20 and Cardiff on the 22. The band then hops off to North America. The tour ends in Vancouver on October 28.
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