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  1. I'm new to U2 bootlegs and want to start with the essentials. I don't want a million U2 boots. Which boots do you consider the best ones from every tour? Sound- and performance- wise?

    And do you consider anything else essential? Thanks for answering.

    This is where I started (for more or less obvious reasons):

    Boy Tour - ?
    October Tour - 14.11.81 - Boston?
    War Tour - 05.06.83 - Red Rocks?
    Unforgettable Fire Tour - ?
    Conspiracy of Hope Tour?
    Joshua Tree Tour - 11.07.87 - Denver?
    Lovetown Tour - 27.12.89 - Dublin?
    ZooTV Tour - 27.1193 - Sydney?
    PopMart Tour - 03.12.97 - Mexico City?
    Vertigo Tour - 09./10.05.05 - Chicago?

    Alex
  2. Originally posted by AlexI'm new to U2 bootlegs and want to start with the essentials. I don't want a million U2 boots. Which boots do you consider the best ones from every tour? Sound- and performance- wise?

    And do you consider anything else essential? Thanks for answering.

    This is where I started (for more or less obvious reasons):

    Boy Tour - ?
    October Tour - 14.11.81 - Boston?
    War Tour - 05.06.83 - Red Rocks?
    Unforgettable Fire Tour - ?
    Conspiracy of Hope Tour?
    - 27.12.89 - Dublin?
    ZooTV Tour - 27.1193 - Sydney?
    PopMart Tour - 03.12.97 - Mexico City?
    Vertigo Tour - 09./10.05.05 - Chicago?
    Joshua Tree Tour - 11.07.87 - Denver?
    Lovetown Tour
    Alex


    Boy Tour: 1981-03-06 - Boston, Massachusetts - The Paradise (1)
    1981-05-28 - Boston, Massachusetts - The Metro

    October Tour: 1982-07-04 - Werchter, Belgium - Festival Grounds
    1981-11-14 - Boston, Massachusetts - The Orpheum Theater

    War Tour: 1983-05-06 - Boston, Massachusetts - The Orpheum Theater
    1983-07-03 - Werchter, Belgium - Festival Grounds
    1982-12-06 - London, England - Hammersmith Palais (2)

    Unforgettable Fire Tour: 1985-03-21 - Chicago, Illinois - University Of Illinois Pavillion
    1985-02-05 - Bologna, Italy - Teatro Tenda
    1985-07-13 - London, England - Wembley Stadium

    Conspiracy of Hope Tour: 1986-06-08 - Denver, Colorado - McNichols Sports Arena

    Joshua Tree Tour: 1987-04-29 - Rosemont, Illinois - Rosemont Horizon
    1987-10-09 - Syracuse, New York - Carrier Dome, Syracuse U
    1987-11-07 - Denver, Colorado - McNichols Sports Arena
    1987-11-11 - San Francisco, California - Justin Herman Plaza

    Lovetown Tour: 1989-12-31 - Dublin, Ireland - Point Depot
    1989-12-27 - Dublin, Ireland - Point Depot
    1989-12-26 - Dublin, Ireland - Point Depot
    1990-01-10 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Sportpaleis Ahoy

    ZooTV Tour: 1992-06-11 - Stockholm, Sweden - Globen
    1993-08-28 - Dublin, Ireland - R.D.S. Arena
    1992-08-16 - Washington, District of Columbia - Robert F. Kennedy ..
    1993-11-27 - Sydney, Australia - Cricket Sports Ground

    PopMart Tour: 1997-06-15 - Edmonton, Canada - Commonwealth Stadium
    1997-12-03 - Mexico City, Mexico - Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
    1998-03-21 - Johannesburg, South Africa - Johannesburg Stadium

    Elevation Tour: 2000-12-05 - New York, New York - Irving Plaza
    2001-10-25 - New York, New York - Madison Square Garden
    2001-10-10 - South Bend, Indiana - Joyce Center
    2001-12-02 - Miami, Florida - American Airlines Arena

    Vertigo Tour: 2005-06-18 - London, England - Twickenham Stadium
    2006-03-02 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - River Plate Stadium
    2006-12-09 - Honolulu, Hawaii - Aloha Stadium

    a greeting from Spain
  3. My favorites: (it's hard to pick just one )
    Boy - Boston '81 (officialy released)
    October - One of the October festivals from the 5th leg, most of them are soundboards anyway
    War - Red Rocks '83
    Unforgettable Fire: 1985-03-21 Chicago
    Joshua Tree: Rosemont, Illinois ('Rock's Hottest Tickets')
    Lovetown: Rotterdam 1990-01-10
    ZooTV: Dublin 1993-08-28
    Popmart: Leeds 1997-08-28
    Elevation: New York 2005-10-25
    Vertigo: Saitama 2006-12-04

    U2start users favorite 10 bootlegs:
    1993-08-28 - Dublin, Ireland - R.D.S. Arena
    1989-12-31 - Dublin, Ireland - Point Depot
    1983-06-05 - Denver, Colorado - Red Rocks Ampitheater
    2001-09-01 - Slane, Ireland - Slane Castle
    1993-11-27 - Sydney, Australia - Cricket Sports Ground
    2006-02-20 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Morumbi
    1990-01-10 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Sportpaleis Ahoy
    2001-10-25 - New York, New York - Madison Square Garden
    1987-11-07 - Denver, Colorado - McNichols Sports Arena
    1998-02-11 - Santiago, Chile - Estadio Nacional
  4. Boy Tour - 1981-05-15 san Francisco
    October Tour - 1981-12-13 Lido Beach // 1982-02-11 New Orleans
    War Tour - 1983-05-06 Boston
    Unforgettable Fire Tour - 1985-03-21 Chicago
    Conspiracy of Hope Tour - 1986-06-15 East Rutherford
    Joshua Tree Tour - 1987-07-08 Brussels
    Lovetown Tour - 1989-12-30 Dublin // 1990-01-10 Rotterdam
    ZooTV Tour - 1992-05-22 Milan // 1993-08-28 Dublin
    PopMart Tour - 1997-09-23 Sarajevo
    Elevatio Tour - 2001-05-31 Buffalo // 2001-09-01 Slane Castle
    Vertigo Tour - 2006-12-04 Saitama


    PS. You say you don't want to have a milllion bootlegs... now I say, download as many as you can!!! The fun of choosing your own favorites is the best!
  5. here are some boots (i may have forget some..) i consider as my bests
    (audio quality -- soundboards or excellent audience recordings):

    BOY TOUR:
    1980-02-26 - DUBLIN
    1980-10-14 - HILVERSUM
    1981-01-23 - BELFAST
    1981-02-12 - DEN HAAG
    1981-03-03 - WASHINGTON
    1981-03-06 - BOSTON
    1981-04-09 - MINNEAPOLIS
    1981-05-15 - SAN FRANCISCO

    OCTOBER TOUR:
    1981-08-23 - LONDON
    1981-10-03 - SALFORD
    1981-10-30 - AMSTERDAM
    1981-11-04 - BERLIN
    1981-11-22 - NEW YORK
    1981-11-28 - LOS ANGELES
    1981-12-13 - LIDO BEACH
    1982-02-11 - NEW ORLEANS
    1982-03-17 - NEW YORK
    1982-07-04 - WERCHTER

    WAR TOUR:
    1982-12-02 - MANCHESTER
    1982-12-06 - LONDON
    1983-05-05 - BOSTON
    1983-05-06 - BOSTON
    1983-05-30 - DEVORE
    1983-06-05 - DENVER

    THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE TOUR:
    1984-10-23 - NANTES
    1984-10-30 - ROTTERDAM
    1984-11-21 - DORTMUND
    1985-02-05 - BOLOGNA
    1985-02-27 - HOUSTON
    1985-03-04 - LOS ANGELES
    1985-03-08 - DALY CITY
    1985-03-21 - CHICAGO
    1985-04-23 - HARTFORD

    THE JOSHUA TREE TOUR:
    1987-04-13 - SAN DIEGO
    1987-04-24 - DALY CITY
    1987-04-29 - CHICAGO
    1987-06-12 - LONDON
    1987-07-04 - PARIS
    1987-09-28 - NEW YORK
    1987-10-09 - SYRACUSE
    1987-10-28 - CHICAGO
    1987-11-07 - DENVER
    1987-11-11 - SAN FRANCISCO
    1987-11-18 - LOS ANGELES
    1987-11-22 - AUSTIN
    1987-12-19 - TEMPE

    LOVETOWN TOUR:
    1989-12-26 - DUBLIN
    1989-12-27 - DUBLIN
    1989-12-30 - DUBLIN
    1989-12-31 - DUBLIN
    1990-01-06 - ROTTERDAM
    1990-01-09 - ROTTERDAM
    1990-01-10 - ROTTERDAM

    ZOO TV TOURS:
    1992-06-15 - ROTTERDAM
    1992-08-13 - EAST RUTHERFORD
    1992-08-16 - WASHINGTON
    1992-08-23 - FOXBORO
    1992-08-25 - PITTSBURGH
    1992-10-07 - BIRMINGHAM
    1992-10-14 - HOUSTON
    1992-10-24 - TEMPE
    1992-11-07 - OAKLAND
    1992-11-14 - ANAHEIM
    1993-05-11 - ROTTERDAM
    1993-07-27 - COPENHAGEN
    1993-08-08 - GLASGOW
    1993-08-11 - LONDON
    1993-08-28 - DUBLIN
    1993-11-27 - SYDNEY

    POPMART TOUR:
    1997-06-15 - EDMONTON
    1997-06-18 - OAKLAND
    1997-07-31 - MANNHEIM
    1997-08-28 - LEEDS
    1997-09-23 - SARAJEVO
    1997-09-30 - TEL AVIV
    1997-11-14 - MIAMI
    1997-12-03 - MEXICO
    1998-02-11 - SANTIAGO

    ELEVATION TOUR:
    2001-03-24 - FORT LAUDERDALE
    2001-04-02 - HOUSTON
    2001-04-03 - DALLAS
    2001-04-19 - SAN JOSE
    2001-04-20 - SAN JOSE
    2001-05-03 - CLEVELAND
    2001-05-15 - CHICAGO
    2001-05-16 - CHICAGO
    2001-05-25 - TORONTO
    2001-06-09 - BOSTON
    2001-06-19 - NEW YORK
    2001-06-22 - EAST RUTHERFORD
    2001-08-28 - GLASGOW
    2001-09-01 - SLANE CASTLE
    2001-10-10 - SOUTH BEND
    2001-10-25 - NEW YORK
    2001-10-31 - PROVIDENCE
    2001-11-27 - KANSAS CITY
    2001-12-01 - TAMPA


    VERTIGO TOUR:
    2005-03-28 - SAN DIEGO
    2005-03-30 - SAN DIEGO
    2005-04-01 - ANAHEIM
    2005-04-02 - ANAHEIM
    2005-04-15 - GLENDALE
    2005-04-20 - DENVER
    2005-05-12 - CHICAGO
    2005-05-18 - EAST RUTHERFORD
    2005-05-26 - BOSTON
    2005-06-12 - GELSENKIRCHEN
    2005-06-18 - LONDON
    2005-07-21 - MILAN
    2005-07-29 - GOTHENBURG
    2005-10-14 - NEW YORK
    2005-11-18 - ATLANTA
    2005-12-05 - BOSTON
    2005-12-07 - HARTFORD
    2006-02-20 - SAO PAOLO
    2006-11-30 - SAITAMA II
    2006-12-04 - SAITAMA III
    2006-12-09 - HONOLULU


  6. Thank you

    Alex
  7. Originally posted by spiral_staircase
    BOY TOUR:
    1980-02-26 - DUBLIN
    (...)
    2006-12-09 - HONOLULU


    Hey, did you read the topic title He asked for 11 boots, not for 110!! It's obviously difficult to choose buuuut...
  8. yeah i know !!!

    but i couldn't choose !!!!

    now he's got choice !!!
  9. For Joshua tree tour, 1987-06-12 - London, England - Wembley Stadium. Mother of all the bootlegs. Setlist may be 'standar' if you like, but the sound quality has no comparision, is like the Rattle and Hum DVD. You can hear some drums even soundboards tend to lose!

    For Lovetown... hard to say, but it would be 1989-12-27 or 1989-12-30. The band has a tremendous energy.
  10. Originally posted by redguitaronfireFor Joshua tree tour, 1987-06-12 - London, England - Wembley Stadium. Mother of all the bootlegs. Setlist may be 'standar' if you like, but the sound quality has no comparision, is like the Rattle and Hum DVD. You can hear some drums even soundboards tend to lose!

    For Lovetown... hard to say, but it would be 1989-12-27 or 1989-12-30. The band has a tremendous energy.


    I downloaded the 12/6/87 gig and was listening to it today. The sound is fantastic (although I think Denver, Nov 7th sounds better) but there was a strange 'echo' on the first couple of tracks - e.g when Bono is talking during the intro to I Still Haven't Found, his words are repeated a few seconds later in the background.

    Is it just me or has anyone else noticed this?
  11. Originally posted by AlexI'm new to U2 bootlegs and want to start with the essentials. I don't want a million U2 boots. Which boots do you consider the best ones from every tour? Sound- and performance- wise?

    And do you consider anything else essential? Thanks for answering.


    For Unforgettable Fire, the Dortmund 84 show has excellent sound - I think it was a radio broadcast.

  12. Originally posted by PonchoVilla[..]

    I downloaded the 12/6/87 gig and was listening to it today. The sound is fantastic (although I think Denver, Nov 7th sounds better) but there was a strange 'echo' on the first couple of tracks - e.g when Bono is talking during the intro to I Still Haven't Found, his words are repeated a few seconds later in the background.

    Is it just me or has anyone else noticed this?


    i hear it as well, definitely not just you