US flag Thursday 14th June 2018
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Wells Fargo Center


[Desire ends]

Bono: "Desire... greed... show-offiness... desire, lust... vanity – all the essentials for a performer – for the showman, for the showgirl. And of course... a licence... to just look... in the mirror." [approaches iPad on a stand; sees a devilish face superimposed over his own image]

MacPhisto: "Oh!  Very revealing. Very..."

Crowd: [cheers and laughter]

MacPhisto: "Please allow me to introduce myself. I'm a man of wealth and... taste. Been around for many a long year... stole many a man's soul... to waste. I was there at Charlottesville, when the KKK Sieg Heiled!" [gives Nazi salute] "...together." [evil chuckle] "Made damn sure... the President's hands... were full with 'Stormy' weather." [evil laugh] "You can't make this shit up!"

Crowd: [laughter and whoops]

MacPhisto: "Shh! ...I was there when your mighty Eagles got too big for their football boots!"

Crowd: [cheer]

MacPhisto: "It was me that cancelled the invitation!" [chuckles]

Crowd: [laughter and applause]

MacPhisto: "People get so hung up on the truth!" [evil laugh] "Pleased to meet you!  Hope you guess my name. My name is Mr MacPhisto... actually. I sometimes dress up as Mick Jagger!" [laughs]

Crowd: [cheers and applause]

MacPhisto: [clears throat] "Excuse me, Philadelphia. On a serious note... it's when you don't believe that I exist – that's when I do my best work."

[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!  AH!  Haaa!"


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