We got offered a St Pat's day gig playing U2 covers...experts please help?
 

I really haven't liked u2 in a long time, a few old songs here and there. I think it's gonna be a buncha bands playing 4 songs each...

u2 fans, what songs would you recommend for us to play? I'm pretty set on Bullet The Blue Sky (perhaps a big noise wank would work well in that one), but I don't know what else.

Sometimes what is fun is to look up tabs and lyrics to songs you don't know and try to sing and play them without really ever having heard them.

I'm not a big U2 fan so I don't really know what you should play.

Curious to know who the ot-her bands are playing.

Sunday Bloody Sunday maybe? You could rock out the chorus like Dinosaur did with Just Like Heaven. Here's a video of the song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBit83NpvN0

bad to the bone
pour some sugar on me
That song about pina coladas
Shout at the devil
Macarena




no but seriously... With Or Without You. awesome song.

I'd go for seeking out some very early (pre-Boy) bootlegs on Soulseek or whatever and playing some dodgy pre-fame punk stuff.

Here you go, here's a list: http://www.u2bootlegs.nl/site/index.php?early_days. Now you just need to track one down.

I want to watch a video of CHOUT playing U2's 'The Unforgettable Fire'.Post one.

Play the song called "Numb"

shit no. please. no! damn. U2... groargh...
ok i'm no fan, i'd better shut up... i'll pass on! all the best nonetheless man!!! USE A FREAKING CHAINSAW TO ROCK THEM UP!

make it noisy. noisy covers of u2. that would be awesome.

U2 set suggestions for Small White:

Out of Control (Boy)
Like A Song (War)
Elvis Presley and America (The Unforgettable Fire)
Negativland 30-second interlude from "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" a Cappella Mix (Negativland - U2)
Exit (The Joshua Tree)

After "Numb" you could play "Lemon".

I could see you guys playing New Years Day.

Just Like Heaven is a Cure song AFAIK.

DON'T DO IT! You're better than that.

Haha, unfortunately we're not then...it's HARD to get gigs on saturday nights, on a 'holiday' no less...

It's kind of interesting to have a 'template' to build around...I'm digging the challenge.

Thanks for sharing, Kegmama. Haha.

Wish it was a Cure cover set...we already do one sometimes. Love them.

New Years Day
I Will Follow

i will follow.

its piss easy.