U2 Opens 360º Tour With Michael Jackson Tribute

U2 played the first night of their 360° Tour last night at the Nou Camp stadium in Barcelona, Spain – complete with a 164-ft ‘Claw’ mega-stage and a set list featuring something old, something new and a little bit of Michael Jackson.

Bono dedicated “Angel of Harlem” to Michael Jackson, then towards the end of the song, he detoured into verses from “Man In The Mirror” and “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough.”

“We wrote this one for Billie Holiday but we are going to play it tonight for Michael Jackson,” Bono told the crowd of over 90,000 at Camp Nou stadium.

Watch fan footage of the show below.

U2 opened the concert with four songs from the group’s latest album, No Line On The Horizon. Via the Times of London, Bono explained the band’s decision to begin their new tour in Barcelona.

“This is where we wanted to build a space station, designed by Gaudi in the capital of surrealism.”

After the fourth song, Bono dialed up the astronauts on the International Space Station via satellite, who appeared live on the Claw’s 360 screen. According to U2’s official site, Bono asked, “Commander, can you see Barcelona?,” to which the astronauts replied, “Right now the most beautiful sight in our cosmos is the blue planet Earth.”

I’m still not sure if this is necessary for a rock concert, but I guess Bono knows best.

U2 closed the night with encores of “With or Without You” and “Moment Of Surrender.”

Their first North American show is on September 12th at Chicago’s Soldier Field.

Set list: U2 360º Tour / Camp Nou, Barcelona / 2009-06-30

• ‘Breathe’
• ‘No Line On The Horizon’
• ‘Get On Your Boots’
• ‘Magnificent’
• ‘Beautiful Day’
• ‘I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For’/'Movin’ On Up’
• ‘Angel Of Harlem’/'Man In The Mirror’/'Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough’
• ‘In A Little While’
• ‘Unknown Caller’
• ‘The Unforgettable Fire’
• ‘City Of Blinding Lights’
• ‘Vertigo’
• ‘I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight’
• ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’
• ‘Pride (In The Name Of Love)’
• ‘MLK’
• ‘Walk On’/'You’ll Never Walk Alone’
• ‘Where The Streets Have No Name’
• ‘One’
• ‘Ultra Violet (Light My Way)’
• ‘With Or Without You’
• ‘Moment of Surrender’

“Angel of Harlem” (w/ ‘Man in the Mirror’ and ‘Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough’)

“The Unforgettable Fire”