US flag Tuesday 8th May 2018
San Jose, California, USA

SAP Center


[Desire ends]

Bono: "Desire... greed... lust... deceit... vanity – all the essentials for the showman. And of course... a licence to... just... look in the mirror." [approaches iPad on a stand] "Ooh! Very revealing." [his "reflection" is shown on the big screen, with a devilish face superimposed over his own image]

Crowd: [whoops, laughter and applause]

MacPhisto: [admiringly] "Oh!  Please allow me to introduce myself. I'm a man of wealth and taste. I've been around for many a long year... stole many a man's soul to waste."

Crowd: [cheer]

MacPhisto: "I was there in Charlottesville, when the KKK Sieg Heiled together!" [gives Nazi salute]

Crowd: [boo]

MacPhisto: "Made damn sure the President's hands were full with 'Stormy' weather."

Crowd: [laughter and applause]

MacPhisto: [evil chuckle] "Oh, you. Pleased to meet you. Hope you guess my name." [pause] "My name's actually Mr MacPhisto..."

Crowd: [cheer]

MacPhisto: "...but sometimes, I pretend to be Mick Jagger." [struts camply across the e-stage]

Crowd: [applause]

MacPhisto: "Oh, San Jose. It's when you don't believe that I exist – that's when I do my best work. Ahhh."

[Acrobat begins]

MacPhisto: "Don't believe what you hear. Don't believe what you see. If you just close your eyes, you can feel... the enemyyy!  ENEMYYY!  Haaa!" [raises his arms aloft]


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