Why has nothing from Pop been played since Elevation Tour?

[spooked1oo]

yeah that's what it really was. I was just goofing about how much they hate POP so I threw that in as an example.

"I hate this song! Still sucks!"

[slams guitar down and kicks it]

More like-

"Why did we not play Mofo!?"

[mattressjedi]

Good question. They thought that song was a perfect synthesis of what they were trying to do with POP so why they don't play it more is a ?

[JonD]

This is just theory and I have little evidence to back it up, but maybe they skip Pop because the band focus upon their more popular songs that span the decades.  If they showcase 6-7 new album songs + 5-6 80s songs + 5-6 90s + 5-6 2000s then it doesn't leave much room for what they perceive as a "failure".

Hopefully I am incorrect as Pop is one of my favourite U2 albums and Popmart (Toronto) was incredible! At least I have the memories :-). Btw the elevation ( or vertigo?) live version of discotheque was amazing.

Jon

[Tumbling Dice]

Because Pop was a commercial failure.

Cheers,

TD.

[Domenico of Lovetown]

15 years ago tonight I was attending a PopMart show.

Time flies.

The real question is why are the Batman Forever Soundtrack and Original Soundtracks 1 still feeding setlists?

[Droo]

15 years ago tonight I was attending a PopMart show.

Time flies.

The real question is why are the Batman Forever Soundtrack and Original Soundtracks 1 still feeding setlists?

Because Miss Sarajevo and HMTMKMKM are awesome songs?

[Domenico of Lovetown]

15 years ago tonight I was attending a PopMart show.

Time flies.

The real question is why are the Batman Forever Soundtrack and Original Soundtracks 1 still feeding setlists?

Because Miss Sarajevo and HMTMKMKM are awesome songs?

Miss Sarajevo and HMTMKMKM, to me, represent the same late 1990's period for the band.  They had about the same impact as any single from Pop.

[Kurukira]

I'd just be happy if any song from Pop is played live....and not as a snippet.

[markreed]

How can anyone say that the "pop" period hasn't given them some of their best songs baffles me. "Please" is one of the finest songs they've ever done. They blame "Pop" for the fact they went into stadiums in the middle of a recession for the second time in less than six months, and wonder why they didn't sell any tickets when plenty of people couldn't afford food.

[Tumbling Dice]

How can anyone say that the "pop" period hasn't given them some of their best songs baffles me. "Please" is one of the finest songs they've ever done. They blame "Pop" for the fact they went into stadiums in the middle of a recession for the second time in less than six months, and wonder why they didn't sell any tickets when plenty of people couldn't afford food.

That didn't stop them flogging oodles of tickets at extortionate prices during a decession on the last tour.

[markreed]

That was then, this is now.

[markreed]

More accurately, in 1997 U2 played 44 US stadium shows with only 110 days gap between the two legs. For 360 the band play 49 stadium shows with an 500+ day gap between the shows. No wonder, with almost two years between shows, they sold far better than in a saturated market.

[yew2]

Yes sadly ,the only repeats of the Popmart tour I am likely to see are when I stick the DVD of the Mexico date in my DVD player.

Visually amazing   Concert and a great performance , I just wish they weren't so embarrassed by it .

In fact , similar to a post someone else made, 15 yrs ago tomorrow I was seeing the Popmart show in Philadelphia. If I remember   correctly they were supported by Fun Loving Criminals. Wonder if any members here were at that show ...

At the time I lived in the US. I am British and have since seen the Elevation tour in London Earls Court and the Vertigo tour at Croke Park Dublin.

I loved NLOTH and was obsessed with it , I never made it to a 360 show unfortunately as all their shows were at least 100 miles away from me.

[Kurukira]

Yes sadly ,the only repeats of the Popmart tour I am likely to see are when I stick the DVD of the Mexico date in my DVD player.

Visually amazing   Concert and a great performance , I just wish they weren't so embarrassed by it .

In fact , similar to a post someone else made, 15 yrs ago tomorrow I was seeing the Popmart show in Philadelphia. If I remember   correctly they were supported by Fun Loving Criminals. Wonder if any members here were at that show ...

I was at that show, it was my first live U2 Experience - the seat I had was WAY RIGHT and the only way I could see the band (watching that big screen gets tiresome and it's NOT what you paid for) was to stand.  But you are right, I remember seeing the Fun Loving Criminals open, then Howie B's mix.  Let me see, it was one of the first few times I went out on my own without chaperones or supervision (just out of high school) and I had a T-shirt on that said "Complete Rebel" in the style of the Calvin Klein logos, haha.

I was so nervous, but it was quite fun.  My only wish was that they would have added another show in Philly on the 2nd US leg.  They did that for Zoo TV and Vertigo, but not for Popmart nor 360 (it was understandable in that case because of Bono's back drama)...

[yew2]

I was at that show, it was my first live U2 Experience - the seat I had was WAY RIGHT and the only way I could see the band (watching that big screen gets tiresome and it's NOT what you paid for) was to stand.  But you are right, I remember seeing the Fun Loving Criminals open, then Howie B's mix. 

Hi fellow Popmartian :-)  I got a cab to the venue, it was a nice summer late afternoon but I got a little nippy as the sun went down waiting for the show to start. I remember when it pulled up and I walked the road, cars arriving with fans playing U2 loud with their windows down.

Not only was it my first U2 concert but my first stadium rock concert. I discovered U2 through the Pop album which I already owned, up until Pop I hadn't paid them any real attention. I then bought Zooropa and loved that too.

I was sat way at the back, so although I could see the screen and stage head on, it was almost as far away as you could get.

I was lucky, i had no idea they were performing in Philly till I saw an advert in an elevator where i was staying , someone selling their tickets on for face value. The rest is history.

Thanks for posting !