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U2 wrapped up eight-night MSG run w/ special guests, Bono's hero booed & more

Bruce Springsteen w/ U2 @ MSG 7/31/2015 (via u2.com)
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U2 played a massive eight shows at NYC’s Madison Square Garden as part of their “INNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE” tour and it wrapped up on Friday night (7/31). Bruce Springsteen was brought out for the encore to play on “Where The Streets Have No Names” and a cover of Ben E. King’s “Stand by Me.” Video of that is below.

There were lots of special guests across the eight shows, all of which began with “The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone).” Night 3 (7/22) had Jimmy Fallon joining U2 for “Desire” and The Roots for “Angel Of Harlem”; Night 5 (7/26) had Lady Gaga joining them on piano and vocals for “Ordinary Love”; Night 7 (7/30) had Paul Simon come out for “Mother And Child Reunion” and also featured a Lou Reed tribute with U2 covering “Satellite of Love” for the first time live since 1993. There were famous people in the audience, too, including a few 2016 Presidential hopefuls: Rick Santorum was there for Night 3 (7/22) and Hillary Clinton and hubby Bill were there for the final show with Bruce.

In addition to the Paul Simon appearance, Night 7 also had the run’s most awkward moment, when Bono introduced the woman who called 911 after his Central Park bike crash last year. It started with cheer but then Bono passed the mike to her and she recounted the incident, saying “obviously I had to stop and help because I’m not from New York, I’m from Virginia, where people are nice.” Cue massive booing. Video of that is below too.

While in NYC, Bono and The Edge appeared at Ellis Island with Yoko Ono for the unveiling of a “Yellow Submarine tapestry honoring John Lennon. At the event, Bono said of Lennon, “Let’s claim him. In fact, let’s claim all the Beatles not as immigrants but as Irish,” which irked some. That tapestry will be on display at Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration through August 16.

You can check out pictures from Night 1 here and we’ve got all eight setlists (via u2setlists.com) below…

07/18/2015 Madison Square Garden – New York, New York, USA
The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone), The Electric Co. / Send In The Clowns (snippet) / I Can See For Miles (snippet) / On Broadway (snippet), Vertigo / God Save The Queen (Sex Pistols) (snippet), I Will Follow, Iris (Hold Me Close), Cedarwood Road, Song For Someone, Sunday Bloody Sunday / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet), Raised By Wolves / Psalm 23 (snippet), Until The End Of The World / Love And Peace Or Else (snippet), (Intermission), Invisible, Even Better Than The Real Thing, Mysterious Ways / Burning Down The House (snippet) / Young Americans (snippet), Elevation, Ordinary Love, October, Every Breaking Wave, With Or Without You / In The Garden (snippet) / Shine Like Stars (snippet), City Of Blinding Lights, Bullet The Blue Sky / 19 (snippet), The Hands That Built America (snippet) / Pride (In The Name Of Love),
encores: Beautiful Day / I Remember You (snippet), Mother And Child Reunion (snippet) / Where The Streets Have No Name / California (There Is No End To Love) (snippet), One / Invisible (snippet)

07/19/2015 Madison Square Garden – New York, New York, USA
The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone), Gloria / Van Morrison’s Gloria (snippet), Vertigo / God Save The Queen (Sex Pistols) (snippet) / Transmission (snippet), I Will Follow / Summer In The City (snippet), Iris (Hold Me Close), Cedarwood Road, Song For Someone, Sunday Bloody Sunday / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet), Raised By Wolves / Psalm 23 (snippet), Until The End Of The World / Love And Peace Or Else (snippet), (Intermission), Invisible, Even Better Than The Real Thing, Mysterious Ways, Volcano, Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of, October, Every Breaking Wave, With Or Without You, City Of Blinding Lights, Bullet The Blue Sky, The Hands That Built America (snippet) / Pride (In The Name Of Love),
encores: Beautiful Day / Moment Of Surrender (snippet), Bad / Moment Of Surrender (snippet), Mother And Child Reunion (snippet) / Where The Streets Have No Name / California (There Is No End To Love) (snippet), I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For / People Have The Power (snippet)

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07/22/2015 Madison Square Garden – New York, New York, USA
The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone), Out Of Control / 40 (snippet), Vertigo, I Will Follow, Iris (Hold Me Close), Cedarwood Road, Song For Someone, Sunday Bloody Sunday / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet), Raised By Wolves / Psalm 23 (snippet), Until The End Of The World, (Intermission), Invisible, Even Better Than The Real Thing, Mysterious Ways, Desire, Angel Of Harlem, Every Breaking Wave, With Or Without You, City Of Blinding Lights, Bullet The Blue Sky / 19 (snippet), The Hands That Built America (snippet) / Pride (In The Name Of Love),
encores: Beautiful Day / Summer In The City (snippet) / I Remember You (snippet), Mother And Child Reunion (snippet) / Where The Streets Have No Name / California (There Is No End To Love) (snippet), One / All You Need Is Love (snippet)

07/23/2015 Madison Square Garden – New York, New York, USA
The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone), The Electric Co. / Send In The Clowns (snippet) / I Can See For Miles (snippet), Vertigo / God Save The Queen (Sex Pistols) (snippet), I Will Follow, Iris (Hold Me Close), Cedarwood Road, Song For Someone, Sunday Bloody Sunday / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / Blaze Of Glory (snippet), Raised By Wolves / Psalm 23 (snippet), Until The End Of The World / Love And Peace Or Else (snippet), (Intermission), Invisible, Even Better Than The Real Thing, Mysterious Ways / Young Americans (snippet), Lucifer’s Hands, Sweetest Thing, Every Breaking Wave, All I Want Is You / Into The Mystic (snippet), With Or Without You, City Of Blinding Lights, Bullet The Blue Sky / Black Dog (snippet) / 19 (snippet), The Hands That Built America (snippet) / Pride (In The Name Of Love),
encores: Beautiful Day / Good Times, Bad Times (snippet), Mother And Child Reunion (snippet) / Where The Streets Have No Name / California (There Is No End To Love) (snippet), I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For / People Have The Power (snippet)

‎All hail Her Gaganess @ladygaga #U2ieTour

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07/26/2015 Madison Square Garden – New York, New York, USA
The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone), Gloria / Van Morrison’s Gloria (snippet), Vertigo, I Will Follow, Iris (Hold Me Close), Stairway To Heaven (snippet) / Cedarwood Road, Song For Someone, Sunday Bloody Sunday / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet), Raised By Wolves / Psalm 23 (snippet), Until The End Of The World / Love And Peace Or Else (snippet), (Intermission), Invisible, Even Better Than The Real Thing, Mysterious Ways / Young Americans (snippet), Elevation, Ordinary Love, Every Breaking Wave, Bullet The Blue Sky, The Hands That Built America (snippet) / Pride (In The Name Of Love), Beautiful Day / Born This Way (snippet), With Or Without You,
encores: City Of Blinding Lights, Mother And Child Reunion (snippet) / Where The Streets Have No Name / California (There Is No End To Love) (snippet), One / All You Need Is Love (snippet)

07/27/2015 Madison Square Garden – New York, New York, USA
The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone), Two Hearts Beat As One, Vertigo, I Will Follow, Iris (Hold Me Close), Cedarwood Road, Song For Someone, Sunday Bloody Sunday / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet), Raised By Wolves / Psalm 23 (snippet), Until The End Of The World / Love And Peace Or Else (snippet), (Intermission), Invisible, Even Better Than The Real Thing, Mysterious Ways / Burning Down The House (snippet) / Young Americans (snippet), Desire, Angel Of Harlem, Every Breaking Wave, Bullet The Blue Sky / 19 (snippet), The Hands That Built America (snippet) / Pride (In The Name Of Love), Beautiful Day / I Remember You (snippet), The Troubles, With Or Without You / In The Garden (snippet),
encores: City Of Blinding Lights, Mother And Child Reunion (snippet) / Where The Streets Have No Name, One / All You Need Is Love (snippet)

The Edge and Adam crash @atu2com 's NYC party! On stage with Unforgettable Fire #U2ieTour #atU220

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07/30/2015 Madison Square Garden – New York, New York, USA
The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone), The Electric Co. / Send In The Clowns (snippet) / Helter Skelter (snippet) / I Can See For Miles (snippet), Do You Remember Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio? (snippet) / Vertigo, I Will Follow, Iris (Hold Me Close), Cedarwood Road, Song For Someone, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Raised By Wolves / Psalm 23 (snippet), Until The End Of The World / Love And Peace Or Else (snippet) / Words (snippet), (Intermission), Invisible, Even Better Than The Real Thing, Mysterious Ways / Girls On Film (snippet) / Young Americans (snippet), Elevation, Ordinary Love, Satellite Of Love, Every Breaking Wave, Bullet The Blue Sky, The Hands That Built America (snippet) / Pride (In The Name Of Love), Beautiful Day / I Remember You (snippet), With Or Without You / Satellite Of Love (snippet),
encores: City Of Blinding Lights, Mother And Child Reunion, Where The Streets Have No Name / California (There Is No End To Love) (snippet), One / All You Need Is Love (snippet)

07/31/2015 Madison Square Garden – New York, New York, USA
The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone), Out Of Control, Vertigo / God Save The Queen (Sex Pistols) (snippet), I Will Follow, Iris (Hold Me Close), Cedarwood Road, Song For Someone, Sunday Bloody Sunday / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet), Raised By Wolves / Psalm 23 (snippet), Until The End Of The World / Love And Peace Or Else (snippet) / Words (snippet), (Intermission), Invisible, Even Better Than The Real Thing, Mysterious Ways / Burning Down The House (snippet) / Young Americans (snippet), Desire / Not Fade Away (snippet), Party Girl, Every Breaking Wave, Bullet The Blue Sky / 19 (snippet), The Hands That Built America (snippet) / Pride (In The Name Of Love), Beautiful Day / Hungry Heart (snippet) / New York, New York (snippet), With Or Without You,
encores: City Of Blinding Lights, Mother And Child Reunion (snippet) / Where The Streets Have No Name / California (There Is No End To Love) (snippet), I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For, Stand By Me, 40