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Miercoles 30/3
U2 > News > Opening Night in Argentina
‘Give me one more chance, and you’ll be satisfied.
Give me two more chances, you won’t be denied.’
Opening night of three at Estadio Unico de La Plata in Buenos Aires tonight and a big surprise right at the top of the show as the return of Space Oddity gave way to the unmistakable opening bars of Even Better Than The Real Thing. A huge response from this capacity crowd for a song that hasn’t been in the live set for almost a decade, and the Argentinian volume levels didn’t drop all night.
'What time is it in the world… and where are we going?
Palermo… San Telmo…Canitas…Buenos Aires! ’
Magnificent led into Mysterious Ways and before the return of the new and unreleased North Star we had a stadium-wide rendition of Happy Birthday led by Edge to Chanty, a good friend who’s in town. Felt like there was a big Irish community in the house tonight. ‘Still Haven’t Found’ included a shout out to a special guest:‘John Cusack in the house tonight…’
Bono wondered aloud why this place ‘so far from where we live feels so much like home’, before introducing his ‘team-mates’ with a suitably sporting theme for this soccer-crazy nation: ‘The youngest member of U2, with the feet of a dancer and a truly great dribbler… Larry Mullen Jnr on drums’; also on stage tonight, ‘the handsome, El Pipita of U2 on bass guitar’ and ‘the omnipresent… Pupi Zanetti of our band, The Edge.’ As for the singer? ‘Not so sure but If I could be him I’d be Carlos Apache…’
Great vibes all round tonight, both celebratory and serious: felt like the entire stadium was clapping in unison during a moving instrumental version of Mothers of the Disappeared, and Bono recited the names of the ‘madres’. There was a special tribute to fans who have been waiting outside, camping for days, ahead of this show.
‘What a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful night, we will not forget this, what a great country you have, what a great city, out in La Plata, where the streets really don’t have names. This Grand Madness, this Space Station, let’s take out your phones and make it disappear…’
And there was one other notable tribute before the close: ‘Think about Gustavo Cerati… we send love, love, love and respect and he will hear your voices tonight.’ As Alexis in Buenos Aires added on Twitter: ‘Bono just sent a big kiss and hug to Gustavo Cerati, a huge Argentinian musician, that is in coma for almost an year, great moment for Argentinian fans…’
If you were at the show tonight and want to add your own reviews and post your photos, we’d love to see them on our Tours Page. (Update: video of ‘Boots’ just added.)
Sabado 2/4
U2 > News > ‘Tonight is Saturday Night’
Even before the band arrived on stage tonight, we had a great ovation from another full house when over the PA came a track by Soda Stereo, the Argentinian band led by Gustavo Cerati, now hospitalised in a coma, and to whom Bono paid tribute at the opening show on Thursday.
Even Better Than The Real Thing again signalled the arrival of U2 onstage and what an inspired choice it’s turning out to be as a show opener - everyone in the groove from the off. It closed with Edge making his way to the piano which almost certainly meant that New Year’s Day was back in the show - and it was, to universal delight. Adam Clayton was introduced for the uninitiated, along with The Edge (‘On guitar and everything else…’) and Larry Mullen Jr (‘On drums and everything else…’)
After ‘Boots’, Until The End of the World jumped forward in the show to fourth track, one of a series of variations tonight: Stuck In A Moment was back and Ultraviolet also made it into the set list. Mysterious Ways went out to Kate Hudson who is in the house tonight and the Saturday night party vibes had descended good and proper by the end of Elevation with the whole stadium chanting ‘Ole, Ole.’
‘Thanks Muse,’ said Bono, taking a breath.’ Thanks for taking us out last night.
'Tonight is Saturday night. Nowhere else we’d rather be than Buenos Aires.
‘People go strange when they stay here. The Edge likes to dance. And Larry Mullen is dancing - there’s something wrong in the world when Larry Mullen is out dancing.’
Another moment that will stay long in the memory was when a beautiful and passionate young woman took the stage to read the last verse of a poem by Violeta Parra, a Chilean Poet, Gracias A La Vida - a poem made famous by the late Argentine singer Merdeces Sosa.
Gracias a la vida, que me ha dado tanto/ Me ha dada la risa, me ha dada el llanto/
Asi uyo distingo dicha de quebranto/ Los dos materiales qu forman mi canto/
Y el canto de ustedes que es el mismo canto/ Y el canto de todos que es me propis canto
('Thank you to life, which has given me so much/It gave me laughter and it gave me longing/
With them I distinguish happiness and pain - / The two materials from which my songs are formed/
And your song, as well, which is the same song./ And everyone’s song, which is my very song.)
These were some of our highlights tonight, how about you ? If you were at the show and want to add your own reviews and post your photos, we’d love to see them on our Tours Page.
Domingo 3/4 (incluye video de Solo le pido a Dios)
U2 > News > ‘Argentina, Argentina…’
Thunder and lightning set a dramatic scene for tonight’s final date in Buenos Aires. The Argentine national anthem was followed on the stadium sound system by Soda Stereo, another tribute to Gustavo Cerati, and just as we were expecting the new show opener… we didn’t get it.
There’s nothing predictable about this show. Tonight The Return of The Stingray Guitar was back to announce the arrival of the band on stage with Bono singing ‘Argentina, Argentina…’ as the unreleased track segued into Beautiful Day. They were among the first of five changes to the show including the return of Pride and, for the first time in 2011, to Bad.
It was a seriously rocking night with @alonsonico on twitter, who lives in La Plata, reporting that his ‘flat is shaking right now because of the concert.’
The sonically reimagined Even Better Than The Real Thing arrived when we weren’t expecting it after ‘Boots’ and La Plata kept shaking for Mysterious Ways. It was turning into a memorable way to bid farewell to our weeks stay in this wonderful land.
Following Still Haven’t Found, Bono thanked Muse, after another electric opening set, ‘for coming with us on this incredible adventure.’ It set him dreaming out loud about his country… and this country.
‘I think the Irish and Argentine we speak too much. We drink too much.
We are religious but we argue with God.
And when we are not arguing with God we argue with the British…’
You might have the edge on us in the football, he continued, but ‘In the rugby we kick your arse. We are a tiny country and you are a BIG country.
Our ego is as big as your ego. We think we invented you. We believe an Irishman is one of the fathers of Argentina. Admiral Brown came from County Mayo…’
And in another unexpected twist, now the band welcomed a very special guest to the stage in Leon Gieco (pictured above), the celebrated Argentine folk singer and with Larry and Adam watching on, he performed Solo Le Pido A Dios (I Only Beg God) with Edge and Bono joining on guitar and the entire stadium joining on vocals.
Were you at tonight’s show? What was the moment you’ll never surrender? Add your own reviews and post your photos on our Tours Page.