U2360° TOUR Leg 2: 2010

Sep
6
2010
Istanbul, TR (Ataturk Olympic Stadium)
132
with Snow Patrol
Show Report


There were 50,000 through the doors of the Ataturk Olympic Stadium tonight to mark the band's first ever appearance in Turkey and if the anticipation was high, no-one was let down. The Return of the Stingray Guitar set the scene and by the time Beautiful Day led into New Year's Day Istanbul was jumping.

'Great to see ya...' said Bono, taking a breath. 'Have we the spirit to rock this Olympic Stadium? Where are we going? Ankara... Izmira... Antalya... Istanbul?'

Lots of special touches tonight, all the way through the set, from My Sweet Lord in 'Beautiful Day' to John I'm Only Dancing in 'Crazy' and the girl invited onstage for a dance during In A Little While.

'It took us a while to come to your magical city of Istanbul,' explained Bono. 'What is going on in this country is good for the whole world...
'Its a beautiful bridge...
'From the past into the future...
'From where Europe has been to where Europe needs to go... a bridge of understanding...'

The emotion of the night was never more evident than with the first live performance since Chile in 2006 of Mothers of the Disappeared. It was dedicated 'to the memory of Fehmi Tosun - whose family are with us tonight.' Fehmi disappeared in Turkey in 1995, as the band highlighted on the sleeve of 1997's Pop album.

Extraordinarily poignant to hear this song back in the set - 'We hear their heartbeat...' - and at the end Bono asked everyone, 'Would you please welcome Zulfu Livaneli?'

The famous Turkish artist and political activist received a huge reception telling everyone:
'We are the music makers,
We are the dreamers,
Welome Bono,
Welcome friends to Turkey...' For a moment Zulfu took over the vocals, his guitarist playing Edge's guitar, Bono watching, hand on chest - the whole audience joining in with this remarkable performer.

At the close of With or Without You, Bono thanked the audience for their patience. 'Let's not make it so long before we come back... alright this is moment of surrender.'

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132  Fan Reviews
Bilun - 10 November, 2010
BEAUTIFUL DAY
2 months went over the concert and I am still thinking sometimes "was it a dream?". I must say, it was the most amazing concert I have ever been at!! It was magnificent, it was fascinating!! The atmosphere at the concert was something I never felt before!! The Energy was sooo amazing. We were there together with 6 friends and nobody wanted it to finish. But of course the concerd had an end, as everything has. We all are looking forward 2 the next and believe in Bono's words :"Let's not make it so long again, we'll come back." Please, come back. Thanks to all of you, Bono, Edge, Adam, Larry, thanks to you guys, it was one of my most "Beautiful Day"s... Bilun from Istanbul
NiniOne - 19 October, 2010
Magnificent
The show was absolutely amazing,many thanks to U2!!! Greetings from Georgia
Aivilo - 27 September, 2010
WOW!!!
It was a perfect night for me, for us! We came from Romania to see u guys. It was magic for me. Thank you, my love for the tickets! I love you, and it was the perfect gift ever! Hope to see you performing in Romania also. We are a big community of U2 FANS!!! And our stadium will be full, I am sure!!! Congrats, congrats, congrats! Olivia
Aivilo - 24 September, 2010
WOW!!!
It was a perfect night for me, for us! We came from Romania to see u guys. It was magic for me. Thank you, my love for the tickets! I love you, and it was the perfect gift ever! Hope to see you performing in Romania also. We are a big community of U2 FANS!!! And our stadium will be full, I am sure!!! Congrats, congrats, congrats! Olivia
- 18 September, 2010
ultraviolet baby
istanbul was magnificient beautiful day moment of surrender and the unforgettable fire
kisemjik - 17 September, 2010
amazing night
thank u 2 come to istanbul and had a great concert for us.. that was an amazing night.. in the some part of the concert i was gonna cry because of being so happy:)) thank you guys, loves from istanbul!
- 13 September, 2010
do you know what you have done?
It's been a week now since the concert is over but believe it or not Turks are still under the spell... We still follow what Bono is doing at the other of the world. The colomnists refer to Bono, people ask for old U2 CDs from their friends etc etc. Was it the great music? Yes, to some extend Was it the magnificient show? Yes, most part of it Was it Bono's duet with Zulfu? Yes, we loved it Was it because it was the first time? Yes, that may be it It was neither and all of the above. I think we could see eye to eye with them, we could feel that U2 loved Istanbul and they knew that we were already waiting for them. We could feel that the admiration was reciprocal. We could see that U2 loved us the way we are, but it was also good to know that they cared about the things that must change in this country too. We Turks make revolutions, not evolutions :) .... This was a revolutionary kind of love for us. Shot from the heart ! Come and kill us with your songs again....
- 12 September, 2010
with you U2
I dont know what to say on that unforgettable night...I am thrilled,amazed,,..Bono, my one and only Bono..you and your friends made every single human being in the stadium cry...thanks for playing with or without you,thanks for being with us in ist...love you sooooooo much
jreduojeda - 11 September, 2010
Correction
"Mothers of the Disappeared" was played previously for the last time in Buenos Aires on March 2, 2006. Not in Chile as mentioned in the information. Only this small correction. Greetings from Argentina Esteban.
- 11 September, 2010
it was biutiful nite
thank you adam thank you bono thank you edge thank you larry ISTANBUL LOVES YOU
celenk55 - 11 September, 2010
Magnificent
he night was amazing. thank you. please come back...
Rinzz - 10 September, 2010
Amazing !!!
Great experience , magical show and extraordinary stage ... Cheers from Beirut !!!
Rinzz - 10 September, 2010
Amazing !!!
That was an amazing experience flying from Beirut to Istanbul for the concert .... different world, magical music, extraordinary stage ....PERFECT !!! Cheers ...
lionfish - 10 September, 2010
In one word... AMAZING
I am just so grateful that i was able to go to the Istanbul concert! Even it was my 6th 360 concert, this one is my number one! It started out with the soundcheck of Mercy!!! OMG I thought I died and gone to heaven :) TSK TSK TSK for that :) I loved the concert and the city of Istanbul, we had an amzing time! Also many thanx to Snow Patrol, they played a great set and i just love Gary, he's so nice and enthusiastic, so touching when all the crew joined him on stage. I still on a high! THANK YOU
- 10 September, 2010
Thank you for making music...
I am one of the lucky person who watched U2 live twice. I went to see them all the way to Amsterdam last year. I would like to thank everybody whoever involved for U2 to play in Turkey this year. I loved every single song they had played on stage. It was a lifetime experience to sing thier songs together in Istanbul. Also U2 made this night so special having Zulfu Livaneli on stage. THANK YOU....
sezen - 10 September, 2010
to Brilioth
Hi the song sang with Zulfu was " yigidim aslanim burada yatiyor" search in youtube enjoyy
- 09 September, 2010
Istanbul!!
I am Italian and I dream for the next concert in ISTANBUL!! It was amazing! People, the city and my dream band U2! Best show ever with beauiful people! Ciao ciao! (Roma is amazing too : )))
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