U2 360 Tour Miami

Moviegoers watching ’Transformers: Dark of the Moon’, which opens in cinemas this week, will hear a new song by U2 – North Star -  but not before 75,000 fans at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami.

The North American debut of the new track, ‘a love song to the universe’ as Bono called it,  was one of the stand-out moments on a hot and sticky evening where the rain stayed away and the 360 space ship took off again.

‘Miami is a sort of crossroads between South America and North America, the Caribbean and Ireland. Irish people are like Latin Americans…  who don’t know how to dance.’

A shout – out to Lebron James – who is here and gets a mighty reception -  and also to Carl Willner, the father of producer Hal, a longtime friend of the band.

‘Crazy’ became ‘a love song to Cuba – one day Cuba will be free’ and as Walk On arrived, Bono invited everyone to remember Cuban human rights activist Dr Oscar Elias Biscet. ‘Let everyone in Cuba know he is special to us and we are watching… we are watching.’

Moment of Surrender paid tribute to the late and great Clarence Clemons, whose brother Bill was at the stadium.

‘There’s one brighter star in the firmament, his name is Clarence Clemons, his family and friends are here tonight… good night Clarence Clemons, good night Miami.’

Full U2.COM review here

Below, you can see the best videos we got so far and link to constantly updated photo albums, credit to the several U2 fans attending the show and press.

SETLIST

Opening Act(s): Florence and the Machine

Main Set: Even Better Than The Real Thing, The Fly, Mysterious Ways, Until the End of the World, I Will Follow, Get On Your Boots, I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – The Promised Land, North Star, Beautiful Day – Space Oddity, Elevation, Pride, Miss Sarajevo, Zooropa, City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, I’ll Go Crazy (remix), Sunday Bloody Sunday, Scarlet, Walk On

Encore(s): One, Will You Love Me Tomorrow – Where the Streets Have No Name, Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me, With or Without You, Moment of Surrender

VIDEOS

U2.com Official

Fan Videos

Compiled by U2News. Arrows for navigation to all videos.

PICTURES

Click in the link below to see all photos

Band Members Off-Show: Here
Show Photos: Here

U2 guitarist The Edge chills out at lunch at a South Beach restaurant on Monday. He and his bandmates will be performing on Wednesday night at Sun Life Stadium.

The group’s 360 Tour was supposed to come through Miami in 2010, but lead singer Bono had to undergo emergency back surgery in Germany, forcing the postponement of U2′s entire North American leg.

Source: pbpulse.com

UPDATE: Bono already in Miami too. Check the latest photos here.

June, 29 2011 will mark the come back of U2 in Miami. The band will bring Florence and The Machine as opening act once again.

The main structure of the Claw is already awake at Sun Life Stadium and The Edge is already in town too.

UPDATE: New photo, screens already at Sun Life too!