U2 Barcelona 2009-07-02 Electrical Storm (1st time live ever!)

[lukasmayo]

Wow. This is amazing. The guitar when Edge comes in sounds awesome

[modeo92]

At 2:34 it takes a major turn for the worse. Less is more.

[kathys2004]

Most U2 songs sound better live but not this one. I love Bono and U2 but this song just doesn't work live...at least this performance.

[KleWdSide]

One of their most underrated songs & I wish it would have stayed in the sets...

[girlvagabond]

What a beautiful rendition! I was at the 360 Tour at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena a couple of years ago, but the band didn't play this song there.

[comp0stable]

OMG, LARRY WAS PLAYING THE GLOCKENSPIEL AT THE START!!!! My life is complete ;)

[chulegp]

my favorite song...eveeeeer! i love it!

[BendyLegsSWFC]

Feel honoured to have been there for this....

[davidepassenger]

N.1. IN THE WORLD!

[getalife75]

Everybody saying this performance sounds as good as the studio version is either deaf or is suffering from emperor's-new-clothes-syndrome­. You can hear (obviously) and see U2 struggling through this. Don't get me wrong though, I love this band and I admire they have the guts trying to play obscure songs live to find out if they will work. It didn't work in this case (just like 'Your Blue Room') that's why they dropped it. But they not afraid to experiment and sound unpolished in front of live a

[MrAlbinoPanther]

@getalife75 I think it would have worked better if they had done the regular version rather than the William orbit mix.

[getalife75]

@MrAlbinoPanther I agree

[donate2006life]

hope they play this in nj next wed night 7/20/11 !!!

[Nocternity]

so sad they didn't play it in Mexico's concert :'( .... my fav song , just love it so much! I know that's not enough :)

[Nocternity]

so sad they didn't play it in Mexico's concert :'( .... my fav song , just love it so much!

[ElecticGuruofHotness]

this needs to be done in new york this time around in july with BAD, ive paid enough money for bono to fly around the world and back again, now its my turn, its our turn, MEADOWLANDS play Electrical Storm, BAD and Your blue room for keeerist sake :)

[SUPERRUGBYFAN4LIFE]

this wasnt their 1st time preforming this song live

[andyhp7]

I love it!!! :)

[pleaspressplay]

That's just bad. Do you really think this is a well perfomance? Bono doesn't even touch the guitar, and the real chorus sounds like hay. seriously. listen

[Caladolen]

@pleaspressplay what is a "well" performance?

[cct41us]

I agree with adding this to 360 set lists! Haunting instrumental. It sticks!

[Goos4ever]

la verdad que el mejor publico es el argentino, los demas siempre tienen la menor onda

[joseherminios4]

@Goos4ever jaja, la mayoría de los artistas clasifican al publico como los mejores del mundo, y otros (la mayoría) dice que el mexicano es el mejor. :) saludos

[jovovich]

@Goos4ever

[samira4012]

CARA O COMESSO DA MUSICA E DE ARREPIAR, SE EU TIVESSE NESSE SHOW , EU NÃO SEI , ACHO QUE NÃO RESPONDERIA POR MIM....

[alfaceandrice]

This song is just amazing. This should be always played during 360 tour.

[smurfu2]

Amazing

[vcyo09]

Oh My GOOOOOSH!

I can't believe they played this song...It's for sure,one of their best songs,incredible beautiful...seriously, I wish they played it more often!!!!!!!Specially in the shows they did in Brazil....

goooosh....What a privilegeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!­!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheGranite111]

edge is playing the chords wrong, as ridiculous as that sounds

[ogettings]

@TheGranite111 Yeah, I noticed that...



[tbarros1805]

wont lie, i expected more.

[RushRules4]

I think it sounds good live but I don't think it sounds as good live, which is weird because i always think songs sound better live. Probably better in person.

[MaRiA7zg]

their best song ever !!!

[MrAlbinoPanther]

I don't like the William Orbit mix. I like having the guitar in the intro.

[joaquimpastorarnau]

la primera vez que cantaron elecrical estorm en un concierto y yo estaba allli u2 power .

[iamcraaazy93]

OMG i've never heard this live! this is my favourite U2 song & i literally listen to it everyday! Sounds just as good live! omgggggggggg cant explain how much im in love with this song! Saw them in sydney in december and i wish they played this!!

[kylehudson00]

Wish they'd played this more. Same with "Your Blue Room". So good....

[katieincolorado]

I adore this song too. It is so good to hear it live :)

[ximesil]

yo estuve ahi :D

[MbxforxCB]

love it!

[albetty100]

Just saw the 360 tour in Sydney Australia.....

waited and waited and waited for this song.....

but was not to be....

thank you for posting.

[superkev18]

Superb song...got me through my Higher exam's!

[stone275]

its so sad that u2 never play this song live or really rare

[SouthSpringofficial]

U2 :)

[SouthSpringofficial]

very good :)

[hattrickjmr]

It's not the Edge who's out of tune, It's Bone, he's way flat!

[lm035]

@hattrickjmr Opening Night dude even the best need warming up!!.. I actually thought it was an epic rendition! Plus that was their 1st performance of the song live!

[tanatosfurioso]

ohh i cry with this song, i love you MELISHA, thanks for this song U2

[MarsGirl75]

They really need to put this back in their setlist...

[dragonwarrior83]

@MarsGirl75 Absolutely!! I was there on 2009, all people got crazy with this song.

[Catpotato]

this song is such a beautiful piece of music one of my absolute favourites...

[PepeWinston]

Gran cancion muy buena....

[modeo92]

I always wondered why they didn't play this live, since it was a single and had the special video with Larry in the leading role. Now I know why. But I enjoy it when they struggle with a song. Sometimes everything just sounds too polished.

[gg41r]

The Edge's guitar line in the chorus is a complete shambles! It doesnt fit and isnt even in tune!

[neyfrancia]

the best song

[gloomyoutlook]

It's no wonder they never play it, it's fucking difficult!

[ishyankr]

the best song

[hetlo2]

fantastisk låt

[SanderGAE]

Yeah, nice

[crabcakes21]

i love this song!!!!!! one of my favoritesssssssss!

[anthrax112x]

agreed - it´s a truely beautiful song :) I LOVE IT!!!

[AlbertoH87]

En ese concierto..cuando empezo a hablar de la cancion que iban a tocar..y me di cuenta de que iba a ser de las primeras 90mil personas en escuchar en directo electrical storm..me senti muy muy afortunado...impresionante concierto..sali llorando como un chiquillo..

[soulfoodmarketing]

ESPANOLE...GOD BLESS U ALL...

[andisetsfire]

i love it ..they should play it like its in the video though ...

[isabellecoriolle]

Superbe chanson ,j'en ai la larme à l'oeil à chaque fois et tout pleins de frissons!! u2 je vous adorent !

[marnixdecroock]

wauw! i love this

i think the sound is much better if you are there!

[1000gabriel0001]

oh my god!!

I can't believe they finally played this beautiful song live!

[Tobiah]

I wish they'd do this one more. One of my top fav songs, so so great!! <3 U2

[BallesterosEspinosa]

amazing...!!

[StefannyDamon]

Amo esa cancion y en vivo esta estupenda..... Para mi amore!!!!

P.D. mi facebook: Stefanny Damon

SALU2

[suedog17]

chills!

[Jorindevil]

First time live... whow.. That makes it sooo special! And Bono's voice is awesome! (Even the very high notes! <3)

[WatchingViking]

they've got so many cool songs to choose from, and yet they stick to a certain set of songs...epic fail, because soon he won't be able to sing the lost ones anymore. in god's country, a day without me, twilight are songs i'm waiting for.

[joanmesa]

que excelente cancion.. demasiado bueno.. ojala y alguna vez se les ocurra venir a colombia! U2 FOR LIFE!!!

[AndyMmusic]

Clayton has "ambiguous religious views" & the other three are Anglican with the Church of Ireland according to Wikipedia.

[lbsalazar]

Sweet ! we were there, amazing moment and night !

[radioheadkat]

Lucky Barcelona!

[imao666]

Please make me born as Bono's great grandson with Bono's voice gene in my next life haha.

<3

[therolo1973]

genial , de lo mejor ..lo mejor

[therolo1973]

genial...!

[michielterpelle]

Electrical Storm is my favorite song from U2. I saw a video once before they started their 380 degrees tour. In that video they were practicing the song but I never thought of the idea that they were going to play it.

They have to do it more often :D

[KieranF1Kimi]

380 tour?

[michielterpelle]

Well, that also, but I ment the song.

[NYtoNV]

You have to love the Anti-obama tone!

[rustyba69]

u2 are faggots

[u2feeder]

crowd didnt seem to give a shit about the song, play it in bham if they ever came back!

[callummcphail]

no, bono`s roman catholic,,it`s the edge who`s a proddy,,,ffs, do u lot know anything.

[octopusMC]

This sounds like "bad"? No it's Electrical Storm!

[prosam22]

I love U2 but that really sounds bad.

[bluelotus20]

yes that sounds bad

[neenaad]

christian rock band????? wtffffffffff

[fuelfreak108]

pretty much my fave U2 song. wish i coulda been at that gig!

[AdrielBelmont]

Live Version of this song...

7 years dreaming with this!

[lisamarie656]

You mean "dreaming someone else's dream"

[oscarivan1021]

@AdrielBelmont yeah me too!!! what a song!

[ryslo2000]

love the crowd reaction right after the first few notes.

[drakebrown16]

uh, videocircus..."greatest Christian rock band ever!"...uh, three of the four members are atheist/agnostic - don't be making shit up

[rstones1251]

2 are irish catholic, two are english protestant. Whats amazing about it is how they were able to come together as a band after all the long, deep-seeded hatred those two religions in that area have against each other. i think they are more spiritual than religious though.

[gophils26]

adam's not religious and bono is protestant because of his mother.

[legnd700]

actually three of them are christian.

clayton is atheist.

[CAG1993]

they used to be but they're all christian now

[electricalstar]

......O_o this first time EVER they've played this LIVE!! I'm kicking myself so hard because I didn't get tickets for this concert!!! :(

[videocircus]

Long live the greatest Christian Rock Band ever!

[MrPinporn]

que pinches suertudotes!!!

[fossi1976]

I LOVE U2! This song is just amazing! One of their best. Yes, they're back. U2 FOREVER!

[thegertkenator]

Holy shit! I've waited so long to hear this live!!!!

[hellbentbliss]

holy shit i would have paid any amount of money to see this live

[Shrimp88]

not first time ever though.

[raquelsan]

one of the most beautiful U2 songs

[NYtoNV]

Awesome! A love the Anti-obama hidden messages! When U2 were here in Vegas they blasted the obama administration big time! Glad they are not on his side after all!

[emuhunter1]

@NYtoNV: What anti-Obama hidden messages?? Or are you one of those borderline schizophrenic types that thinks because Larry drops a drumstick it's actually an indication of anti-socialist sentiment (laying down the instrument of labor in protest or some BS like that)?

[a1exxm]

that is fucking genius!

[emuhunter1]

Haha thanks a1exxm, glad to see someone saw the humor in that! Can't claim to be smart, but I call 'em like I see 'em ;-)

[NYtoNV]

I live in Las Vegas, Met most of the U2 band last year. They are closet conservatives! It shocked me until i heard them blast obama for 20 mins straight! Its all about the money bro! They know the truth! Trust me, Bono hates obama. Dont believe the media hype!

[emuhunter1]

@NYtoNV You're full of $hit. I live on Mars and I have a time machine and I have a magic mind reading beam that lets me read into peoples heads and I can tell you a) you're wrong and b) Obama's right.

See how easy it is to make up meaningless statements on the internet. Oh wait, you've been doing that for months you ignorant fuck.

SHUT UP AND GO AWAY.

[emuhunter1]

@NYtoNV Bless your heart.

[NYtoNV]

Same! Glad you opened your eyes! Told ya Bono was Anti-obama!

[cliptwingz]

Who knows the way to Dire Straits, I think its a bit past the black stump, over the voodoo lounge and somewhere near Timbuk2...

[cliptwingz]

Badly onto The Edges Chimes Collection and Bonos Dimes Collection

[rutjeputje]

Too bad they didnt played this more often on tour.......maybe Bono got to exhausted, you know, its not the easiest song to sing.......anyway, I LOVE IT

[zuluamuse]

I like this version done live...it has a rawness that give it's own slant! But then again Youtube is educating us to really prefer the energy of LIVE.

It's real, no help from computer programs mastering in a studio for months.

[ccoledude]

Electrical Storm is my favorite U2 song and so many people don't even know about it. So underrated but so beautiful!

[DrPepper641]

I totally agree

[BlitzkreigYYZ]

@ccoledude really? I thought it was well known, this was the first U2 song I ever heard.

[ml94t]

@ccoledude It's my fav one too ♥ I love it :D

[marandrea2587]

I absolutely love this song so much one of my personal favorites of U2 !!!!

[lotti68]

This is a really wonderful song I love very much! But...Bono said in Gothenburg very clearly..It was the first time ever on a consert they played this song....1 of august!!!!))) I love it anyway!!!)))

[7franny7]

his guitar is well cool!

[betterthnfederer]

Bono was fine...Edge's guitar playing during the chorus was off. He tried something that definitely didnt work...

overdriven chords from the single > that weird low-e string bit that didnt follow the chord progression.

[alincioaba]

you are right, on the second chorus it sounds awful, at the end it sounds better though :)

[beauty8116]

Totally agree. An amazing under rated U2 song though.

[SuperMkb]

fantastic song, terrible performance!

[massivelaugh]

Im sorry to say that you are right....

i love u2, this song is one of my favorites...but it doesnt sound good.

the bono voice is listened very bad unfortunately

[anacrobat89]

Yeah this song was only played a few times during the 1st leg of this tour. They haven' t played it since.

[Galant2500v6]

they should have played it earlier in their concerts... very beautiful song..

[achtungu2baby]

ŰThis was the fierst time that U2 played live this beautiful song! Not only its music, but its lyric is great, too!

[arb31495]

im suprised they just decided to start to play it now.....such a great song live

[undala]

que atmosfera mas especial se capta en esta cancion

[darklight1030]

How do you get into the center of the stage inside of the outer walkway? How do you get right up at the side of the stage inside the outer cirlce?

[Calick]

The best gift U2 has ever given to me is when they played this song for the first time ever in MY concert, here in Barcelona! Always loved "Electrical Storm"!

[gabiczech]

Very amazing quality.

Thank You so much for posting dude.:)

[VanCityKyle]

Ive always said that this is a polar opposite version of Beautiful Day,.. I love this song!!

[octaaaaaa]

truth

[andisetsfire]

one of my favourite u2 songs but i like the video version better than this live version , the guitar sounds strange but not bad ! i want u2 to play in gods country live again and more often...the same with whos gonna ride your wild horses..

[VanCityKyle]

Im so glad they are playing this song now!! I believe they only played it once before... Its a great song, its kind of like the dark version of Beautiful Day.. .Do you agree?

[sgf1989]

I have the whole show in mp3 form, wanna trade anyone?

[hamiltonfan]

Yes please:)!

[Hasjfield]

please yes ! yeeeees ! :P

[amozartii]

Amazing!!

[santimahou]

Este fue el segundo concierto, que rabia que yo estuviera en el primero y me perdiera este temazo

[MadridMesa]

"you're in my mine all of the time — I know that's not enough" (...) "there must be some way back to love... and only love"

baby don't cry.

Cuando no hay forma de decir "volver a empezar" por la tormenta : electrical storm, entonces "if the sky can crack, there must be some way back... to love"

Qué pedazo de canción! Grosa !

Vos sabés.

[WatchingViking]

i want to hear

- a day without me

- twilight

- when i look at the world (only played once acoustic in kansas 2001)

- heartland !

- acrobat

- yaweh (with the full band, must sound awsome)

[WoWPedde]

agree, twilight is in my top 10 U2 songs!!!! and i don't know why u2 never played acrobat live

[WatchingViking]

actually they have played it live

/watch?v=uS-YGUPTDZ0

[WatchingViking]

I built this stage as a far cry 2 map.

Google "U2 360 stage + Far Cry 2".

[michielterpelle]

Bono's voice is not so good as on the single, but this version is also very good! Best version!

[moodyblue1964]

In the studio you can use tricks to get what you want.....he does very well indeed here !

[fauljosh]

omg awesome! I really hope they play this in Chicago. I heard they've been practicing Drowning Man but aren't sure how to fit it into the set. I hope they figure it out.

[julianajuliana]

I wanna go tonight in chicago... I love electrical storm..let's hope he will sing it

[burpingtiger]

He didn't in Chicago.

[catito321]

I was there in the second concert and they play " your blue room" 1st time live ever" This is a beautiful song.

[BonoRulesForever]

i cannot believe they did this song live! what a work of art! DO IT AGAIN SEPTEMBER 23!!!

[TheFly007]

Fue una gran y grata sorpresa que tocaran por primera vez esta cancion en Barcelona ese dia :D.

[daagard]

¡Un concierto magnífico!Ojalá volviesen a venir a España, volvería a ir sin duda. ¡Son fantásticos!

[mikee8100]

That stage is insane

[ryanw00100]

i wish they played this at sheffield

[moodyblue1964]

Me too, great sound that day but to hear this beautiful song would have been heaven.

[shopgirl157]

I don't know why they only played it once in this tour thus far. It sounds great and what an excitment for it being played for the first time! I hope they'll at least play it in the USA tour, and have more confidance with it.

[dmoonchild]

Twice...They played it at Milan too!