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Vertigo Tour Leg I
North America

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03/28/2005 San Diego Sports Arena - San Diego, California, USA
City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo / Stories for Boys (snippet), The Cry / The Electric Co. / Send in the Clowns (snippet) / I Can See For Miles (snippet), An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart, Beautiful Day / Blackbird (snippet), New Year's Day, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / No Regrets (snippet), Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet), Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Zoo Station, The Fly, Elevation
encores: Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One, All Because Of You, Yahweh Full band acoustic, 40

03/30/2005 San Diego Sports Arena - San Diego, California, USA
City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo / Stories for Boys (snippet), The Cry / The Electric Co. / Send in the Clowns (snippet) / I Can See For Miles (snippet), Gloria / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), Beautiful Day, With or Without You, New Year's Day, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / No Regrets (snippet), Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Zoo Station, The Fly, Elevation
encores: Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One, All Because Of You, Yahweh Full band acoustic, 40
comment: Gloria is played live for the first time since 9 January 1990.

04/01/2005 Arrowhead Pond - Anaheim, California, USA
Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, New Year's Day, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / No Regrets (snippet), Beautiful Day, Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One, (Intermission), Zoo Station, The Fly, Elevation, Mysterious Ways, City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo / Stories for Boys (snippet), All Because Of You, Yahweh Full band acoustic, 40
comment: Bono was late to the soundcheck, so for the first couple of takes of Mysterious Ways, his vocals from ZOO TV Sydney are used. He shows up in time for the third take and duets with himself. The concert itself has a curious set with no true encore, just two sets of roughly equal length.

04/02/2005 Arrowhead Pond - Anaheim, California, USA
Love and Peace or Else, Vertigo / Stories for Boys (snippet) / Hello (snippet), Elevation, The Cry / The Electric Co. / Send in the Clowns (snippet) / I Can See For Miles (snippet), An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart, City of Blinding Lights, Beautiful Day / Blackbird (snippet), Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / No Regrets (snippet), New Year's Day, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Zoo Station, The Fly, Mysterious Ways
encores: Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One, All Because Of You / Mr. Tambourine Man (snippet), Yahweh Full band acoustic, 40

04/05/2005 Staples Center - Los Angeles, California, USA
Love and Peace or Else, Vertigo / Stories for Boys (snippet), Elevation, The Cry / The Electric Co. / Send in the Clowns (snippet) / I Can See For Miles (snippet), An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart, City of Blinding Lights, Beautiful Day / So Long, Marianne (snippet), Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / No Regrets (snippet), New Year's Day, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Zoo Station, The Fly, Mysterious Ways
encores: Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One, All Because Of You, Yahweh Full band acoustic, 40

04/06/2005 Staples Center - Los Angeles, California, USA
City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo / Stories for Boys (snippet), Elevation, The Cry / The Electric Co. / Send in the Clowns (snippet) / I Can See For Miles (snippet), The Ocean, New Year's Day, Beautiful Day / Under The Bridge (snippet), Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / No Regrets (snippet), Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Zoo Station, The Fly, Mysterious Ways
encores: Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One / Unchained Melody (snippet), All Because Of You, Yahweh Full band acoustic, 40
comment: The Ocean is played for the first time in over 22 years. At the time, this was the longest gap between performances in U2 song history; it was beaten on 25 November 2010 when Scarlet was played for the first time in over 29 years.

04/09/2005 HP Pavilion - San Jose, California, USA
City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo / Stories for Boys (snippet) / Hello (snippet), Elevation, The Cry / The Electric Co. / Send in the Clowns (snippet) / I Can See For Miles (snippet), The Ocean, New Year's Day, Beautiful Day / Blackbird (snippet), Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / No Regrets (snippet), Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Zoo Station, The Fly, Mysterious Ways / Young Americans (snippet)
encores: Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One, All Because Of You, Yahweh Full band acoustic, 40

04/10/2005 HP Pavilion - San Jose, California, USA
Love and Peace or Else, Vertigo / Stories for Boys (snippet), Elevation, The Cry / The Electric Co. / Send in the Clowns (snippet) / I Can See For Miles (snippet), An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart, City of Blinding Lights, Beautiful Day / We Shall Overcome (snippet), Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / No Regrets (snippet), New Year's Day, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One, Original Of The Species
encores: The Fly, Mysterious Ways, All Because Of You, Yahweh Full band acoustic, 40
comment: Vertigo Tour debut of Original Of The Species. It had previously been performed twice in 2004 at promotional concerts for HTDAAB and the U2 iPod.

04/14/2005 Glendale Arena - Glendale, Arizona, USA
Love and Peace or Else, Vertigo / Stories for Boys (snippet), Elevation, The Cry / The Electric Co. / Send in the Clowns (snippet) / I Can See For Miles (snippet), An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart, City of Blinding Lights, Beautiful Day / Blackbird (snippet), Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / No Regrets (snippet), New Year's Day, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One / No Regrets (snippet)
encores: Zoo Station, The Fly, Mysterious Ways, All Because Of You, Yahweh Full band acoustic, 40

04/15/2005 Glendale Arena - Glendale, Arizona, USA
City of Blinding Lights, Beautiful Day / In God's Country (snippet), Vertigo / Stories for Boys (snippet), Elevation, Gloria / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), The Ocean, New Year's Day, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / No Regrets (snippet), Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Bad / In The Garden (snippet), Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One / Hear Us Coming (snippet)
encores: The Fly, Mysterious Ways, All Because Of You, Yahweh Full band acoustic, 40
comment: Bad's Vertigo Tour debut.

04/20/2005 Pepsi Center - Denver, Colorado, USA
Love and Peace or Else, Vertigo / Stories for Boys (snippet), Elevation, The Cry / The Electric Co. / Send in the Clowns (snippet) / I Can See For Miles (snippet), An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart, City of Blinding Lights, Beautiful Day / Rain (snippet), Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / No Regrets (snippet), New Year's Day, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One / Hear Us Coming (snippet) / She's A Mystery To Me (snippet)
encores: Zoo Station, The Fly, Mysterious Ways, All Because Of You, Yahweh Full band acoustic, 40

04/21/2005 Pepsi Center - Denver, Colorado, USA
City of Blinding Lights, Beautiful Day / Blackbird (snippet), Vertigo / Stories for Boys (snippet), Elevation, Gloria, The Ocean, New Year's Day, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / Torna A Surriento (snippet), Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Bad, Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One
encores: The Fly, Mysterious Ways, All Because Of You, Original Of The Species, 40

04/24/2005 Key Arena - Seattle, Washington, USA
Love and Peace or Else, Vertigo / Stories for Boys (snippet) / Hello (snippet), Elevation, The Cry / The Electric Co. / Send in the Clowns (snippet) / I Can See For Miles (snippet), An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart, City of Blinding Lights, Beautiful Day / Blackbird (snippet), Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / No Regrets (snippet), New Year's Day, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One
encores: Zoo Station, The Fly, Mysterious Ways, All Because Of You, Yahweh Full band acoustic, 40

04/25/2005 Key Arena - Seattle, Washington, USA
City of Blinding Lights, Beautiful Day, Vertigo, Elevation, Gloria, The Ocean, New Year's Day, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Bad / Norwegian Wood (snippet) / Ruby Tuesday (snippet), Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One
encores: Zoo Station, The Fly, Mysterious Ways, All Because Of You, Original Of The Species, Vertigo
comment: Vertigo is played twice in the same concert for the first time (although it had been done twice at some appearances on the How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb Promo Tour). This went on to become a standard setlist feature on the second leg of the Vertigo Tour but was only done rarely on the other four legs.

04/28/2005 General Motors Place - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
City of Blinding Lights, Beautiful Day, Vertigo / Stories for Boys (snippet), Elevation, Gloria, The Ocean, New Year's Day, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / No Regrets (snippet), Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Bad / In The Garden (snippet), Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One
encores: Zoo Station, The Fly, Mysterious Ways, All Because Of You, Original Of The Species, 40

04/29/2005 General Motors Place - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo / Stories for Boys (snippet), Elevation, The Cry / The Electric Co. / Miami (snippet) / Send in the Clowns (snippet) / I Can See For Miles (snippet), An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart, Beautiful Day, New Year's Day, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / No Regrets (snippet), Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One
encores: Zoo Station, The Fly, Mysterious Ways, All Because Of You, Yahweh Full band acoustic, 40

05/07/2005 United Center - Chicago, Illinois, USA
Love and Peace or Else, Vertigo, Elevation, An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart, City of Blinding Lights, Beautiful Day / Blackbird (snippet), Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / No Regrets (snippet), New Year's Day, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Bad / In The Garden (snippet), Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One
encores: Zoo Station, The Fly, Mysterious Ways, All Because Of You, Yahweh Full band acoustic, 40

05/09/2005 United Center - Chicago, Illinois, USA
City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo / Stories for Boys (snippet), Elevation, The Cry / The Electric Co. / Bullet With Butterfly Wings (snippet) / I Can See For Miles (snippet), An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart, Beautiful Day / Blackbird (snippet), New Year's Day, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / No Regrets (snippet), Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One
encores: Zoo Station, The Fly, Mysterious Ways, All Because Of You, Yahweh Full band acoustic, Party Girl Bono and Edge acoustic, 40
comment: Filmed for Vertigo 2005: Live in Chicago. Party Girl is played for the first time on the Vertigo Tour when Bono pulls a fan on stage to play guitar.

05/10/2005 United Center - Chicago, Illinois, USA
City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo / Stories for Boys (snippet), Elevation, The Cry / The Electric Co. / Bullet With Butterfly Wings (snippet), An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart, Beautiful Day / Drowning Man (snippet), New Year's Day, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / No Regrets (snippet), Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / Please (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One
encores: Zoo Station, The Fly, Mysterious Ways, Party Girl Full band acoustic, All Because Of You, Original Of The Species, Vertigo
comment: Filmed for Vertigo 2005: Live in Chicago. Party Girl is played for the second night in a row, and the same fan from the night before is brought onstage to play guitar again.

05/12/2005 United Center - Chicago, Illinois, USA
Vertigo, All Because Of You, Elevation, Gloria, The Ocean, Beautiful Day, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, City of Blinding Lights, Original Of The Species, Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One
encores: Until the End of the World, The Fly, Mysterious Ways, With or Without You / Strangers In The Night (snippet), Yahweh Full band acoustic, Bad / Norwegian Wood (snippet) / Sexual Healing (snippet) / 40 (snippet)
comment: Vertigo Tour debut of Until The End Of The World. First time Bad closes a concert.

05/14/2005 Wachovia Center - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, The Cry / The Electric Co. / Send in the Clowns (snippet) / I Can See For Miles (snippet), An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart, Beautiful Day / Blackbird (snippet), Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / No Regrets (snippet), Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One
encores: Zoo Station, The Fly, Mysterious Ways, All Because Of You, Yahweh Full band acoustic, 40

05/17/2005 Continental Airlines Arena - East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, The Cry / The Electric Co. / Bullet With Butterfly Wings (snippet) / Send in the Clowns (snippet) / I Can See For Miles (snippet), An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart, Beautiful Day / Blackbird (snippet), Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / No Regrets (snippet), Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / Please (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One
encores: Zoo Station, The Fly, Mysterious Ways, Original Of The Species, All Because Of You / Mr. Tambourine Man (snippet) / Sweet Caroline (snippet), Yahweh Full band acoustic, 40, Vertigo / Rockaway Beach (snippet)
comment: This is only the second show of two in U2 history to feature a full version of 40 performed in what is not the final setlist position. The prior instance occurred over eighteen years previously on 7 April 1987. The second Vertigo was not on the printed set.

05/18/2005 Continental Airlines Arena - East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo / Stories for Boys (snippet) / Pump It Up (snippet), Elevation, Gloria, The Ocean, Beautiful Day / Blackbird (snippet), Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / No Regrets (snippet), Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / Please (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One
encores: Zoo Station, The Fly, Mysterious Ways, All Because Of You, Yahweh Full band acoustic, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Bad / 40 (snippet)

05/21/2005 Madison Square Garden - New York, New York, USA
City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo / Rockaway Beach (snippet), Elevation, The Cry / The Electric Co. / Send in the Clowns (snippet) / I Can See For Miles (snippet), An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart, Beautiful Day / Blackbird (snippet), Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One
encores: Zoo Station, The Fly / The Jean Genie (snippet), Mysterious Ways, Original Of The Species, All Because Of You, Yahweh Full band acoustic, Vertigo

05/22/2005 Wachovia Center - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, Gloria, The Ocean, Beautiful Day / Ultraviolet (Light My Way) (snippet), Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / No Regrets (snippet), Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One
encores: Zoo Station, The Fly, Mysterious Ways, With or Without You, All Because Of You, Yahweh Full band acoustic, 40

05/24/2005 Fleet Center - Boston, Massachusetts, USA
City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo / Stories for Boys (snippet), Elevation, The Cry / The Electric Co. / Bullet With Butterfly Wings (snippet) / Send in the Clowns (snippet) / I Can See For Miles (snippet), The Ocean, Beautiful Day / Blackbird (snippet), Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / No Regrets (snippet), Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / Please (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One
encores: Zoo Station, The Fly, Mysterious Ways / My Sweet Lord (snippet), All Because Of You, Yahweh Full band acoustic, 40

05/26/2005 Fleet Center - Boston, Massachusetts, USA
City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo / Walk This Way (snippet), Elevation, Gloria, The Ocean, Beautiful Day / Dream On (snippet), Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / No Regrets (snippet), Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One
encores: The Fly, Until the End of the World, Out of Control, With or Without You, All Because Of You, Original Of The Species, Bad / 40 (snippet)
comment: Out Of Control makes its Vertigo Tour debut. Its appearance is spontaneous; at the end of Until The End Of The World, the band are going into With Or Without You when Bono calls for Out Of Control. While Edge scrambles for the right guitar, Bono has to yell Adam Clayton's name multiple times to get his attention.

05/28/2005 Fleet Center - Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Love and Peace or Else, Vertigo, Elevation, The Cry / The Electric Co. / Bullet With Butterfly Wings (snippet) / I Can See For Miles (snippet), An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart, City of Blinding Lights, Beautiful Day / Here Comes The Sun (snippet), Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, New Year's Day, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet), Running To Stand Still, Pride (In the Name of Love), Where the Streets Have No Name, One
encores: The Fly, Until the End of the World, Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses, All Because Of You, Yahweh Full band acoustic, Party Girl Full band acoustic, Vertigo
comment: Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses is played in full for the first time since 1992. Ninth and last time Love And Peace Or Else opens a concert.


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