The band go on stage with a 140 m2 screen mounted in the center of the stadium, one of the most modern in Latin America and the only roof in the country. Towering cranes worked on Sunday in the assembly of structures in the field which has the advantage of having a removable system to protect the grass, which allowed large-sized machinery.
After three concerts in Argentina will be playing in Brazil, where the first 80,000 tickets put on sale sold out in just eleven hours. The Irish band will play in Argentina with the band Muse as a guest.
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U2 Provides Song 4 Japan
Available today on Tunes, the 38-track idigital disc includes U2’s “Walk On ( Radio Edit) Nicki Minaj’s “Save Me,” Eminem’s “Love the Way you Lie (ft. Rihanna),” Beyoncé’s “Irreplaceable” and Cee Lo Green’s “It’s Okay.” The download is $9.99; a physical double disc was released released this week. The charity album is a joint effort between Universal Music Group, Sony Entertainment Music, Warner Music Group and EMI Music.
Music from the hottest artists around has been compiled into Songs for Japan, an all-star album created to raise money for earthquake relief efforts.
More than 10,000 people have been declared dead, according to Japan’s National Police Agency. Proceeds from Songs for Japan will be donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society to assist survivors.
Full tracklist:
John Lennon, “Imagine (Remastered)”
U2, “Walk On”
Bob Dylan, “Shelter From the Storm”
Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Around the World (Live)”
Lady Gaga, “Born This Way (Starsmith Remix)
Beyonce, “Irreplaceable”
Bruno Mars , “Talking to the Moon (Acoustic Piano Version)”
Katy Perry, “Firework”
Rihanna, “Only Girl (In the World)”
Justin Timberlake , “Like I Love You”
Madonna, “Miles Away (Live)”
David Guetta, “When Love Takes Over (feat. Kelly Rowland)”
Eminem, “Love The Way You Lie (feat. Rihanna)”
Bruce Springsteen, “Human Touch”
Josh Groban, “Awake (Live)”
Keith Urban, “Better Life”
The Black Eyed Peas , “One Tribe”
P!nk, “Sober”
Cee Lo Green, “It’s OK”
Lady Antebellum, “I Run to You”
Bon Jovi, “What Do You Got?”
Foo Fighters, “My Hero”
R.E.M., “Man On the Moon (Live)”
Nicki Minaj, “Save Me (Clean Version)”
Sade , “By Your Side”
Michael Buble, “Hold On (Radio Mix)”
Justin Bieber, “Pray (Acoustic)”
Adele, “Make You Feel My Love”
Enya, “If I Could Be Where You Are”
Elton John, “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me”
John Mayer, “Waiting On the World to Change”
Queen, “Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)”
Kings of Leon, “Use Somebody”
Sting, Steven Mercurio & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, “Fragile (Live in Berlin)”
Leona Lewis , “Better In Time”
Ne-Yo , “One In a Million”
Shakira, “Whenever, Wherever”
Norah Jones, “Sunrise”
79K Chilean Fans Surrender Under U2
That’s what you see in the opening minutes of the third concert of U2 in Chile, which began at 21:30 in National Stadium.
The hugh structure knowen as “The Claw” featuring a 360 ° stage that allows the boys to be view from all angles. “Allows us to get closer to the fans, Bono saiid”
Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen made their to the stage and started the night off with a piece of the song by Violeta Parra “Thanks to life, ” whose chorus was joined by singer Francisca Valenzuela.
Then it gave way to “Beautiful Day” and “I will follow. ” ( Set List Udpated )
79 000 people surrendered at Bono’s feet , according to figures released by the show’s production. As announced Valenzuela, Bono shared the stage with the Chilean singer singing the song “One Tree Hill. “
The show ended at 23:47 hours on the track “Moment of Surrender” by U2 song chosen to leave Chile.
According to reports, before traveling to Argentina, the band plans to visit other cities of Chile. Suggestions of production are La Serena and exclusive resort The Tacas, in the north, and Pucón and Villarrica, in the south.
The next stop on the tour will be in Buenos Aires, where the Irish will be presented in the newly roofed Estadio Unico de La Plata on 30 March, 2 and 3 April.
We have updated the set list and will be posting photos and videos and we review them.
Chile Stadium Filling Up !
6 Thousand screaming fans are already inside the statdium as 3,00 more await to enter the inner circle. Doors open 16:00 and according to production estimates 75 thousand fans will pack the house tonight.
At 6 o’clock yesterday morning began arriving fans of the quartet, who spent Thursday night and early this morning covered with sleeping bags and tents, to overcome the low temperatures.
The fans that came as they were being marked with a number, managed to let them spend the night at the Stadium Athletic Track.
Those numbers would allow them to be going smoothly to Inner Circle sector, which occur around 14.00 or 15.00, before the opening of doors to the general public scheduled for 16.00 pm today.
Before entering the venue, fans were entertained by U2 singing songs with guitar, and then enjoying the sound check for their idols, which started at 18.40 and lasted for about 3 hours. Could there be a glimpse of how the code tonight, with topics such as Mysterious Ways, Beautiful Day and Elevation “and the stunning scenery that includes the 360 tour of the set of Bono.
Among the long line of fans, including people from different cities of Chile and Peru, Brazil, USA and Germany also were followers of the English Muse, who will open fire with your show tonight, at 20.00 hours. U2’s performance is scheduled for 21.30.
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U2 rehearsals in Santiago
Yesterday the band took sometime to rehearse at Estadio Nacional. One of the biggest surprises is that they did some sound checks around “One Tree Hill” so far this tour its been played at two concerts in New Zealand.
The rest of the set was fairly what you would expect as the tour progresses thru South America. Stingyray was rehearsed which sat on the side lines for the last two shows in South Africa.
Here is the set list from the sound check, remember that this is not considered a show set list. Most of the time during rehearsals you can expect to have large gaps between songs so that programing can be worked out or some other features could be added. Bono was not in a couple of the songs.
- Return Of The Stingray Guitar
- Beautiful Day
- I Will Follow
- Get On Your Boots
- Magnificent
- Mysterious Ways
- Elevation
- Until The End Of The World
- I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
- One Tree Hill
- Miss Sarajevo
- Intro of City Of Blinding Lights twice
- City Of Blinding Lights
- Walk On
- Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
- Moment of Surrender
- Get On Your Boots intro
- Beautiful Day
Well that’s it - Today its show time. We will update all the U2 news as it comes in. The setlist will be posted to our special South American Setlist section.
U2 Chilean Fans Wait
The first followers of the Irish band would come at about 6.00 am this morning, led by the official fan club of the group in Chile.
National Stadium gates should be opened at 16.00 hours on Friday to make way for more than 75 thousand people will attend the show, Follow the show today via twitter or facebook. The setlist and all the show details to be posted here. Our video channel will have show videos posted within 24 hours of the show.
Bono arrives in Chile Rushed to Hotel
The musicians went to the W hotel after landing in Santiago, where it was already “The Edge” and family , who themselves have participated in the tests in the arena of Providencia.
In the sports arena and fans of the band was then, after that in the early hours of today began to arrive in a steady stream that has not stopped even now, when there are already about 500.
The vast majority of those followers are willing to spend the night outside the stadium, while others will see how to proceed in order to get the big goal: to enter the “Inner Circle” of “The Claw”.
To avoid conflicts of fans have already been organized: each of supporters arriving at the stadium will receive a number, in turn classified into groups of 100, to establish priorities for admission. The move is willingly accepted by all those who until now have come to the sports arena.
Carabineros, meanwhile, has already announced that there will be a special shelter for those who spend the night at the Stadium.
Tomorrow, will open the doors opened at 16 am and the presentation will begin at 20:00 Muse. The main course, as with the expected return of U2, will come at 21:30.
U2 Boosts Chile
A las 16:00 horas se abrirán las puertas para concierto de U2 el viernes (At 16:00 hours the doors will open for U2 concert on Friday)
A detailed security plan will have the expected concert Friday offered the Irish U2, which will be his third performance in Chile.
Over 60 thousand people are expected to arrive that day to the National Stadium, the doors opened at 16:00 hours, four hours before the start of the first presentation by the British Muse (20:00).
Public access to the sports stadium should be done according to the indicated door at the entrance, which will be located in the avenues Greece (gates 1 and 4, and 22 to 28), Marathon (5 to 10), Pedro de Valdivia (general field) and Calle El Sauce (doors 11 to 21).
Bono and company start at 21:30.
In addition to effective police guarding the safety and order, some 417 private guards will be added to these tasks, mainly in the 369 checks to be throughout the premises.