Originally posted by Release3:[..]
I think people are more anxious and yearning for more rarity and more surprises because U2 is going to retire soon. They had so much time in the 90's and during Zoo TV, the Joshua Tree was only 5 years old. That's like U2 playing Magnificent or No Line now. It's still fresh and still cool to hear. I mean, the earliest song they played during Zoo TV was Pride for a while. Not even 10 years old at the time. That's why I think it was more acceptable for them to have a standard setlist back then because even the "old" songs they were playing were still new.
They rotated closers a few time, but all of them gelled. It seems like they are unsure of how the show should end this time around. Maybe they'll get that worked out in Europe. ISHFWILF definitely is not working as a show ender...