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unusual facts about PopMart Tour


1997 in Northern Ireland

26 August - U2 play their first Belfast concert in over a decade as part of the PopMart Tour.


Bullet the Blue Sky

On the PopMart Tour, "Bullet" instead led into "Please"; Elevation Tour performances were followed by "With or Without You" or a cover of "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye, and on the Vertigo Tour, "Miss Sarajevo" replaced "Running to Stand Still" for the last 85 concerts.

Even Better Than the Real Thing

The song was performed at every date of the band's Zoo TV and PopMart Tours, and was played sporadically on the Elevation Tour.


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I Will Follow

The PopMart Tour version, seen in PopMart: Live from Mexico City also had some altered lyrics: "You took the soul of me/Put a hole in me/You should've said/That's your lie."