During the premiere for the Live in Paris on June 7th, we managed to ask a few questions to Willie Williams (set designer on U2 tours) about the IETour after the screening. Here are our questions and his answers:
U2Achtung: We see in the DVD that Bono signs live on The Fly, but when that intermission incorporated the setlist, it wasn’t the case, was it?
Willie Williams: Indeed, Bono started singing live on The Fly on the last dates of the European leg, but not all of them.
U2A: At the beginning of the tour, in Vancouver and a few dates after, the show intro was not People Have the Power by Patti Smith, but a cool remix of Beat on the Brat by The Ramones, which included a few famous riffs by U2 (Discotheque, Even Better). Why did you change?
WW: Well it’s true. In fact, our first choice was a smart one.
U2A: Indeed, because with the son The Miracle (of Joey Ramone) played right after, it made sense. And fans really loved that remix!
WW: I did too, but Bono wanted to change, and as a Patti Smith fan, her song People Have the Power really gave him the energy needed to go on stage. So the smart choice was replaced by the emotional one.
U2A: I must ask you this question: when are we going to see U2 live again?
WW: I can’t tell you anything, or I would have to kill you… But everything is set and planned.
U2A: You already have the dates? Are you going to use the same stage?
WW: Yes, it will be the same stage, we are not going to build anything new… And many people have not seen that show yet. We will go on the road again, with a new album, and we know when.
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