U2gigs.com podcast

It's the end of the tour and the end of the podcast as Matkin and Ax finish their recap of the Innocence + Experience tour. The finale begins with a look at some of their personal highlights, and moves on to a discussion about the events in Stockholm and Paris that led to the White Out Belfast fan campaign. Talk moves on to whether some songs are just too difficult for U2 to perform live, whether this is the last we will see of some Songs of Innocence songs, and wraps up with a summary of what you can expect from us while U2 is on break.

Matkin and Ax continue their recap of the Innocence + Experience tour by looking at how U2 paid tribute to BB King and Dennis Sheehan, who both passed away while they were on the road. After this farewell they move on to talk of those pesky snippets, why the website lists Zooropa as a full song, and historical judgement calls. Could some tweaks to the database in the future solve the problem? Also why does U2Gigs list Shine Like Stars but not Do You Hear Us Coming? The episode ends off with a look at what happened to U2's idea of rotating setlists.

With the second leg of the Innocence + Experience tour finished, it is time to look back at what has happened so far. In Part One, Axver and Matkin look at how the tour changed between the North American and European concerts, what songs were rehearsed but didn't make the set, how those ideas could have been integrated into the set, and why Bad made the best closer of the tour.

With the tour finally over, it is time to sit down and reflect on where we've been for the last two years. Axver and Matkin sit down and talk about the evolution of the tour, the diversity of material played, effects of the remasters on the setlist, and, of course, reflection on the past. Take a brief glimpse at the Boy tour, Glastonbury, the downfall of No Line on the Horizon, Drowning Man, and what the tour could have been.