U2 plays 40 on the final night at The Sphere ❤️ 

How long… ❤

Wow. So divisive, you must be a leftist.

@@bostonmattBono? I’d say 2 inch’s. That why they are called U2.

Yep

Wow, went in February- wished I would have made it this night. Holy smokes

Lucky you. I was a week too early. This was the only way they could finish this residency

I hope you get the help you need

First U2 is just love in blindness and an acrobat i love this so g really

U2 sphere pas écologique désolée mais magnifique 😊❤

September 23, 1984, Entertainment Center, Perth WA. And of course "40" was the final song.

I think they need to replace Paul... He obviously can't sing anymore - as sad as that is... 😢.. He's just talking now.

Andy, Dublin, '85 and Dublin '87 I left with this song in my ears, memorys of two great concerts.

Same, but in US… miles from the stadium

Paris 85 was the same

@@itsmrfish1 great.

1987 Orange Bowl , Miami FL … Same wonderful thing , as we walked the exit ramps , we were all singing … 50 times better and more exiting than this …

It is beautiful because Adam is grabbing the guitar and not the bass. A true U2 fan knows The Edge and Adam always swap instruments for this song

@sigmundfreud8976 yes, you are correct! They played 40 in Toronto 2005...I was there. They swaped instruments

Actually the crowd were singing it before the band even did. Lol. 😂😂😂

@@sigmundfreud8976any reason behind why they switch instruments? New fan here, just playing catchup.

@@RowenMyBoat lil late to the party but edge wrote the bassline for this song so that might be why. I'm not 100% positive though.

Me too... Exactly the same experience... What year and what city? December 8th 1984 Unforgettable Fire Tour at the Fox Theater in Detroit for me.

@@bobhewson2303 1984 Brendan Byrne Arena in NJ……..

Max, RTE 2, summer of '79 on Dave Fanning's late night prog, I heard something, and I'm still listening to Paul and the Dub fab four.

Silverdome in Michigan ❤

Ya, was there in Brighton in 1983 doing the same

👍

The best it can do is bring back hints of the sensation for those who were there…which can mean a lot when that’s what we’ve got!

Us too in Tempe Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium, same tour. Beautiful moment for all.

U2 still carries “The Unforgettable Fire”!!!

That was the achtung baby tour , the first major concert of the 90s at the sun bowl

I agree. the Red Rocks album. The Unforgettable Fire tour, Dublin June '85, a great concert and a great version of this as it all wound down; great. Another two years, Dublin, June '87, Croke Park, Dublin, they came home, number one America that spring, what a gig and this same tune, as us folk listened..... only great.

PART 2 WIDE AWAKE IN DUBLIN TV SPECIAL FROM THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE TOUR 1985 ENHANCED....... type this into You Tube, go to 19 minutes and you get a great feel of the atmosphere as "40" is played. I was there, what a gig. I counted down the weeks, the days, the hours, Live Aid was only three weeks away, I knew they were going to carry it off - they did.

What?.... Bono talking lyrics? 😢😢

June 1985, and again, in June 1987, Dublin's Croke Park, two just great gigs and us leaving this song echoing in our ears..... look up an RTE documentary, "Wide awake in America", it filmed this song being sung and foursome leaving the stage. I was down in that crowd, what a concert! !985, jayney that's coming up on 40 years ago.......

The videos don't do justice to the venue

I'm a drummer myself. Bram is even a better drummer than Larry, but Larry is en stays U2.

lmao!🤡

Psalm 40 in the bible

Psalm 40 in the bible was the inspiration

The lyrics are based on the first verses and last verse of Psalm 40

As Bono once said (bootleg Tear Down the Walls) from early 90’s, the 40 minutes has nothing to do with why this song is called “40”

Yes; they usually switch on this song only.

Ive seen them play this live on a couple of occasions and never noticed!!

Yes. For this song, always.

I, like you have been a fan for decades and have seen U2 live now 6 times. I was at first skeptical about Bram drumming with the band and was not sure about going to see the show. I of course changed my mind and went to see the concert on December 16, my birthday and the supposed last concert of the residency. Even though I travelled from Canada and paid an astronomical amount, it was so worth it that I probably will never see another U2 show again… except if they do one again at Slane Castle. I’m sorry that you were not able to witness the magic. However the RU-vid footage is very good at conveying the essence of that experience. Blessings to you, the band and the universe. Song can connect, heal and unite!

Maybe not the same but I saw the 01 December show and thought that Bram did a fabulous job. He is quite a good drummer in his own right.

Yep! Adam wasn’t in the studio when they recorded “40”. So Edge played both bass and guitar then. And because of that Edge and Adam always switch instruments when they play “40” live.

they always did on 40