1. Every month we have a show in the spotlights, the show of this month took place on 1989-10-14 in Melbourne, Australia. You can download this show, read reviews or write your own review on the shows page here. In this thread you can discuss this show!

    "When Love Comes To Town was particulary good, with a great snippet of In The Midnight Hour"



    1989-10-14 - Melbourne, Australia - National Tennis Centre

    Where The Streets Have No Name
    I Will Follow
    I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
    All I Want Is You / Sexual Healing (snippet)
    MLK
    The Unforgettable Fire
    Exit / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet)
    Gloria
    Desire / Not Fade Away (snippet)
    All Along The Watchtower
    Help (snippet) / Bad
    October
    New Year's Day
    Pride (In The Name Of Love)

    encore(s):
    Angel Of Harlem
    When Love Comes To Town / In The Midnight Hour (snippet)
    Love Rescue Me
    Bullet The Blue Sky
    Running To Stand Still
    With Or Without You

    Comments on this show
    Our show of the month is a great opportunity for us U2 fans to celebrate something. Since we're celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Lovetown tour this year, we memorate the amazing show that happened 25 years ago in October in Melbourne, Australia. We just upgraded the source of this show with an improved recording named "Melbourne Memoirs Volume 5", which by itself would already be a reason for you to listen to this show. Other reasons include a great setlist, great snippets and the last performance of Exit to this date.

    We encourage you to listen to this show this month and write your own review, the more, the better. Enjoy!

    http://www.u2start.com/shows/875/
  2. Downloading the new source This 7-concert residency in Melbourne (by the way, is it the longest row of concerts in the same city ever played by U2? I think so) was epic, even though the surviving recordings aren't the best we have.
  3. They were some great shows. I attended two of them. My first experience of U2.
  4. Just listened to it. The recording is quite good to listen to. Performance is superb
  5. Originally posted by LikeASong:This 7-concert residency in Melbourne (by the way, is it the longest row of concerts in the same city ever played by U2? I think so) was epic

    Yep, the gurus have answered:

  6. Australia might just be the best place in the world to see U2. And it isn't just a statement. There are an incredible amount of sensational concerts from here to back that up.
  7. After seeing U23D I think I'd rather see them in South America, crowds were apeshit crazy.

    7 shows at one venue, wow. Wonder how many people went to all seven.
  8. Originally posted by Andrew_C:After seeing U23D I think I'd rather see them in South America, crowds were apeshit crazy.

    7 shows at one venue, wow. Wonder how many people went to all seven.

    Whoever did was really lucky:

    · All Along The Watchtower / Angel Of Harlem / Bullet The Blue Sky / Desire / I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / I Will Follow / Love Rescue Me / New Year's Day / Pride (In The Name Of Love) / When Love Comes To Town / Where The Streets Have No Name (all 7 times)
    · All I Want Is You (6 times)
    · Bad (6 times)
    · God Part II (6 times)
    · MLK (6 times)
    · Running To Stand Still (6 times)
    · With Or Without You (6 times)
    · 40 (5 times)
    · October (4 times)
    · Gloria (3 times)
    · Hawkmoon 269 (3 times)
    · One Tree Hill (3 times)
    · People Get Ready (3 times)
    · The Unforgettable Fire (3 times)
    · Van Diemen's Land (3 times)
    · Stand By Me (2 times)
    · Exit (1 time)
    · In God's Country (1 time)
    · Knockin' On Heaven's Door (1 time)
    · Out Of Control (1 time)
    · Party Girl (1 time)

    What a list, huh?
  9. Damn that's some list. Very surprised that WOWY was dropped for one show, imagine if that was the only show you attended and you were only a casual fan, trololol.
  10. This makes me hope they do an arena tour again
  11. Originally posted by Andrew_C:Damn that's some list. Very surprised that WOWY was dropped for one show, imagine if that was the only show you attended and you were only a casual fan, trololol.

    HAHAHA!!!

    It was ommited from the Oct 9th night, which had an awesome setlist anyway:

    Stand By Me / In God's Country / Desire / All Along The Watchtower / All I Want Is You / Where The Streets Have No Name / I Will Follow / I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / MLK / One Tree Hill / God Part II / Bullet The Blue Sky / Running To Stand Still / Van Diemen's Land / Bad / October / New Year's Day / Pride / __encore__ / Angel Of Harlem / When Love Comes To Town / Love Rescue Me / 40.


    Seriously, looking at those Melbourne setlists (and Lovetown in general)... it makes me wonder what happened to this guys during Lovetown. They've always had a rather static setlist with a very defined scheme, even since Boy / October tours, but Lovetown broke all the rules. Wow.
  12. They were amazing shows. Three bands played. "Weddings parties anything" followed by "BB King and his band" then U2. The energy was incredible.