Remembering Lennon

First of two nights at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane and on the thirtieth anniversary of his death, the spirit  of John Lennon was with the band.

'I remember watching John Lennon sing that song for his son Julian,' recalled Bono after the band had slipped in a few bars of 'Stand by Me' during 'Still Haven't Found'. 'Today seems like a perfect day to do that for John Lennon and his family.'

New light on the inspiration behind 'Pride (In The Name of Love)', when Bono explained, ' This next song is about an idea the great John Lennon whispered in our ears as four teenagers on the North Side of Dublin...'

The Queensland audience went ballistic at this point and why wouldn't they? Beautiful also tonight to hear North Star, one of the unreleased songs back in the set and  to hear Adam at the microphone, thanking the people of Australia for their generosity.

Threatened to rain most of the evening, but nothing could dampen the spirit of another packed house - the vibes were so good Edge could literally walk on them, as you can see above. It was  loud inside - and outside.
'Dear Prudence' announced 'Streets' and at the end of the night, Bono added: 'Goodnight Brisbane, Goodnight John Lennon'.

Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Kevin Rudd is at the show.

 Setlist: 

Return of the Stingray Guitar, 

Beautiful Day - In My Life,

I Will Follow, 

Get On Your Boots, 

Magnificent, 

Mysterious Ways - Rain,

Elevation,

Until the End of the World,

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - Stand By Me,

North Star, 

Pride, 

In A Little While, 

Miss Sarajevo, 

City of Blinding Lights, 

Vertigo - Thunderstruck, 

I'll Go Crazy (remix) - Two Tribes, 

Sunday Bloody Sunday, 

Scarlet, 

Walk On - You'll Never Walk Alone

Encore(s): 

One,

Dear Prudence - Where the Streets Have No Name,

Ultraviolet, 

With or Without You, 

Moment of Surrender

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