1997-09-23 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Kosevo Stadium


setlist

Performance notes: Sunday Bloody Sunday was performed solo by The Edge for the first time and was played in this manner for the rest of the Popmart Tour. Miss Sarajevo was played with Brian Eno. U2 visited Sarajevo to fulfill a promise made during the Zoo TV Tour to play in war-ravaged Bosnia-Herzegovina. It was the first concert the band played in any country that was formerly part of Yugoslavia; the second did not take place until 9 August 2009 in Zagreb, Croatia.
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songs per album

  1. Pop (7)
  2. Achtung Baby (4)
  3. The Joshua Tree (4)
  4. War (2)
  5. Boy (1)
  6. The Unforgettable Fire (1)
  7. Rattle and Hum (1)
  8. Passengers (1)

best song performances

  1. Discothèque (11 votes)
  2. Even Better Than The Real Thing (11 votes)
  3. Miss Sarajevo (9 votes)
  4. Sunday Bloody Sunday (9 votes)
  5. Please (8 votes)
  6. Gone (7 votes)
  7. Mofo (5 votes)
  8. Where The Streets Have No Name (5 votes)
  9. Last Night On Earth (5 votes)
  10. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (4 votes)
  11. Pride (In The Name Of Love) (3 votes)
  12. Bullet The Blue Sky (3 votes)

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show attendees: 6

dodosock
Croatia
mccaber
Colorado
Jac_Mirko_NL
Netherlands
1 user from Austria: svfg1
1 from Bosnia and Herzegovina: tipsy_lemon
1 from Texas: shellibelli
1 from Netherlands: Jac_Mirko_NL
1 from Colorado: mccaber
1 from Croatia: dodosock

review by logger

13 years ago

Performance

The lads are trying to do a normal show until "Last Night on Earth", when Bono's voice starts to go, and they almost seem in shock until Bono asks the crowd to sing for him at the start of "I Still Haven't Found" and it's all five stars from there. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" is heart-rending, "Bullet the Blue Sky" is mind blowing, "Please" the emotional high-point and evn though I don't like the Popmart version of "Streets" this is still top notch. The encore is packed with songs I don't normally put in the top drawer of U2 songs, but the raw emotion is incredible, especially during "With or Without You", "One" and "Unchained Melody".

Sound

Generally the sound quality is amazing (I have the noiseless remaster), but during the early part, especially "I Will Follow" there's a weird echo that sounds a bit like when a tape player is chewing a tape, like it's being played underwater. Once that gets sorted out though the sound is magnificent.
Recording: "Sarajevo [noiseless remaster]" - 5 stars

Audience

Seem beside themselves at the start, and jump into action whenever Bono asks for their help with songs. Deserve an extra star for simply being there, given the circumstances!

Overall

If, like me, you're only starting your bootleg collection, this is one to grab to understand the sheer emotion that U2 can embody. Maybe grab some others to hear Bono on a good night ("1989-12-26 - Dublin - Point Depot" is the one I have where he's absolutely on fire) but this was a night like no other, when the Seige of Sarajavo ended and U2 squeezed all the emotion out of the crowd and poured it into their music.

Highlights: The passage of "I Still haven't Found" through to "Streets" is non-stop magic... but the whole concert is a step above the usual just by dint of the occasion.

Lowlights: "New Years Day" and "Pride" are rendered almost incomprehensible thanks to Bono's voice going. "I Will Follow" is also the victim of a weird echo and Brian Eno's harmony during "Miss Sarajevo" almost ruin the song sonically, but could never take away from the sense of occasion. All of the above are really just nitpicking though, and no reason not to listen to history being captured and a region's pain and anguish being distilled and poured out into glorious sound

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