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Name:
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Gender:
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Date of birth:
1991-08-03 (19 years old)
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Netherlands |
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Location:
Netherlands // Dont listen to me, I'm stupid |
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Interests:
Football, U2 & other music, world news |
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Student/HEMA (dutch warehouse) |
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Hello! I'm Mark, a 17-year old student from The Netherlands. I got to know U2 in 2001, when BD was on #1 here. I came home from school, put on the tv and saw that beautiful clip. And that for 2 weeks, maybe longer. When I got my first Mp3 it was the first song I downloaded.
I used to stick just to BD, Vertigo, OOTS and COBL, until I saw a commercial of 18 Singles. It had Vertigo and BD and therefore I decided to buy it. Then I fell in love with WOWY, Desire, Elevation and Window In The Skies.
After a vacation in Bulgaria, where I bought HTDAAB, I started to download more and more of their stuff. Songs like New York, All Because Of You, Yahweh, Last Night On Earth, Mofo and I Will Follow made me totally nuts about U2.
After I bought Pop and Zooropa (my 2nd and 3rd U2-album) I decided to look for live clips of U2. Elevation and Vertigo in Milan got me out of control; those guys were awesome! I saw some advert of a site called www.u2start.com at one of the clips and I decided to take a look. From that moment I was totally lost. U2 became my top favorite band. |
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favorite songs
 Dirty Day
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Electrical Storm
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Cedars Of Lebanon
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Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
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Original Of The Species
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When I Look At The World
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Beautiful Day
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City Of Blinding Lights
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New York
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The Unforgettable Fire
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on u2 and music in general
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Been a U2 fan since:
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2001, Beautiful Day did it |
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Favorite music album:
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In Rainbows (Radiohead) |
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Favorite other music:
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Radiohead, Muse, Depeche Mode, Placebo, Blur, The Beatles and others... |
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Favorite tour:
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ZooTV, PopMart, Elevation, Vertigo - all equally |
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Favorite U2 album:
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Zooropa (closely followed by Pop) |
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Favorite U2 band members:
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Adam and Larry |
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Favorite U2 era:
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1997-2001 |
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PopMart: live in Mexico-city, Muse: HAARP, Radiohead: live from Saitama Arena 2008, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, The Green Mile & Gothika |
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Most valuable U2 item:
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Official Bulgarian (!) HTDAAB... |
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Shows attended:
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_O_ 2009-07-20, Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam _O_ |
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U2 song with favorite lyrics:
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When I Look At The World, Zooropa & Dirty Day |
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Shows attended
recent bootleg downloads
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2009-07-07
Milan, Italy - San Siro
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1992-04-21
Tacoma, Washington - Tacoma Dome
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1997-12-09
Vancouver, British Columbia - B.C. Place Stadium
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1989-12-01
Osaka, Japan - Osaka Castle Hall
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2005-04-28
Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place
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2006-11-30
Saitama, Japan - Saitama Super Arena
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2005-11-04
Las Vegas, Nevada - MGM Grand Garden Arena
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1981-06-08
Geleen, Netherlands - Sportpark
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2009-08-20
Sheffield, England - Don Valley Stadium
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2009-07-31
Gothenburg, Sweden - Ullevi Stadion
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2009-07-20
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Amsterdam ArenA
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2001-07-31
Arnhem, Netherlands - Gelredome
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2001-08-01
Arnhem, Netherlands - Gelredome
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1997-08-28
Leeds, England - Roundhay Park
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1992-06-11
Stockholm, Sweden - Globen
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2006-11-11
Sydney, Australia - Telstra Stadium
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2001-07-09
Stockholm, Sweden - Globen
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1989-12-31
Dublin, Ireland - Point Depot
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1998-03-21
Johannesburg, South Africa - Johannesburg Stadium
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2006-12-09
Honolulu, Hawaii - Aloha Stadium
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1989-12-01 Osaka, Japan - Osaka Castle Hall
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2009-11-22 09:26 pm.
Performance:
A rather nice evening in Osaka, where the band plays the last gig of the first Lovetown leg. A shame they start with a cover tough, really one of the worst ways they've ever started a concert...However, Pride really kicks off the night and together with New Years Day it makes a huge surprise by being played early in the set, while usually those 2 are played late on the evening. After these two a horrible version of ISHFWILF follows and it took me all my willpower not to skip it. People Get Ready, MLK and especially One Tree Hill and Streets are epic tough, nice performances as well. However I would've prefered Streets later in the set or as opener, but the lead-in from One Tree Hill is simply awesome. Gloria is okay, its nice to see Help! in there, even tough its just a short, acoustic snippet. Bad is a rather average performance, BUT still very nice. I'm not too keen on Van Diemen's Land, even tough its an okay performance. Bulllet The Blue Sky is awesome and way better than on R&H. Running To Stand Still is a personal favorite of me and they simply nail it. Another big surprise is Slow Dancing, which makes its live debut during a concert. And its a good performance. I didnt really like the end of the main set with the big band to play Angel Of Harlem, When Love Comes To Town and Love Rescue Me. Angel Of Harlem is better without the big band, When Love Comes To Town has never been my favorite and Love Rescue Me is even more forgettable. It would've been nicer to see God Part II, Exit or maybe even The Unforgettable Fire here. The encore is another slice of brilliance tough. Easily the highlight of the night with Desire, All Along The Watchtower, All I Want Is You and 40. The encore makes this performance worthy.
Audience:
I felt the audience was a bit too silent, but overall it could've been worse. Some nice sing-alongs, but no-way near the south american crowds.
Sound:
Simply perfect.
Overall:
A good performance, especially for the ones who are really interested in this era. This performance is in no way better than the Point Depot and Rotterdam shows, BUT it does give a nice view on the first leg of Lovetown. The sound is perfect, 4,5 to 5 stars for sure. Highly recommended |
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2009-07-31 Gothenburg, Sweden - Ullevi Stadion
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2009-08-08 01:49 pm.
Performance:
So the first night in Gothenburg after 3 nights Croke Park. Thanks to some idiots in Dublin this gig got nearly cancelled, but luckily the screen is in time. Unfortunately there are still a couple of small issues on it...
So the band was pretty okay, definitely in form, but on this 360 tour the performance isnt just made by the band. Without a decent crowd the concert isnt worth that much. And the Swedes were no good on this first gig. The band plays all the songs well, tries to get people dancing and singing ('Shake your big fat ass' in Mysterious Ways) but the response is too low. Too bad, could've been a really great night. Highlights are Mysterious Ways, One, UTEOTW and TUF, COBL, Vertigo.
Audience:
It's an audience recording, but doesnt feel like that. Hardly any clapping, hardly any sing alongs. Desire and Pride were the crowd highlights.
Sound:
Liked this recording a lot actually. The sound goes from one ear to another, but once you're used to it it isnt that bad. Bono sounds a bit distant tough.
Overall:
This is an okay gig, and when you were there you'll like it for sure 
But the boot isnt legendary whatsoever. A decent performance, a decent sound, but the crowd slightly breaks this boot. Highlights are the ZooTv-ish part early in the set (MW-One-UTEOTW) and the trio TUF-COBL-Vertigo. Lowlights are Unknown Caller (Edge makes some mistakes) and WOWY (yep, surprise?)
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2009-07-20 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Amsterdam ArenA
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2009-07-24 01:30 am.
Performance:
After great shows in Barcelona, Milan, France and Berlin, U2 finally land in Amsterdam where they'd have their dress rehearsals before the 3 nights in Dublin. And a great rehearsal it is. This boot shows a band in top form in a stage thats truly gorgeous. The band starts with the usual 4-some of NLOTH-tunes. It's a great performance of all 4 of them, with Boots and Magnificent being the best. After that the band starts playing some classics and BD, Mysterious Ways, ISHFWILF and AOH are being picked up by the crowd. ISHFWILF and AOH being the best among those. With broken voice Bono sings IALW and it sounds beautiful. Unknown Caller gets much from the crowd and TUF is a great comeback. Highlights are COBL, Vertigo, Crazy Tonight, SBS and Pride. Great performance by the four irishmen. The end of the main set doesnt really have 'it', altough One is beautiful again and reminds of the good old ZooTV-days. Ultraviolet is an awesome encore opener and probably the best song performed on this night. WOWY is dreadfull, Bono fucks up. He recovers himself on MOS tough, making it a memorable night.
Audience:
I was in it 
But seriously, Amsterdam 2 was better, but this one is great too. Crowd highlights are mostly classic, eg ISHFWILF, Angel Of Harlem, COBL, Vertigo, SBS, Pride, One and WOWY. Unknown Caller is great too.
Sound:
A solid 4,5 stars, maybe even 5. Especially Bono is very loud, as are Larry and Adam. Edge seems to dissapear in the crowd noise a couple of times tough.
Not a big deal tough, still a very solid recording.
Overall:
24 hours long this was the best concert of the 360-tour. Says enough I guess.
Highlights are Ultraviolet, Vertigo and One. Also Unknown Caller and MOS are performed well. Crowd makes a couple of the tunes here, sounds great! |
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1983-05-30 Devore, California - Glen Helen Regional Park
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2009-04-22 12:41 pm.
Performance:
A nice gig from U2's early days. Just before climbing the legendary stage of Red Rocks the boys play a small gig on the US Festival in Devore. The band shows it's great shape and they're definitely pulling off a great show.
Gloria is a great song and they play it very good here. Still, it's nothing more than an average version.
ITABTAW/A Day Without Me is one of the best sequences they ever came up with and it's really awesome here. Especially A Day Without Me is fantastic, the highlight of the show. And one of those great snippets of The Beatles' Dear Prudence is involved, makes it awesome 
They're not completely able to pull it through tough. An Cat Dubh and Into The Heart are weak and New Year's Day is no good either. It almost sounds as if the boys are kinda tired of playing NYD.
Things get fantastic after that again tough. Surrender is awesome, 2nd highlight. I would've prefered to see Seconds instead of Surrender, but they play Surrender awesome. Two Hearts Beat As One is great too, altough again just an average version.
Sunday Bloody Sunday and TEC make a great end of the main set, but they're not legendary or special. Average versions, still great tough.
The encore is more interesting. I Will Follow is brilliant, as it always was in the early days. It's hard, it's big and it's just rock n roll
40 is pretty good too, altough the snippet of Give Peace A Chance really sucks. Bono kinda fucks it up there. Overall a great gig, but there are certainly better gigs.
Audience:
Good crowd. Nice sing alongs, not annoying. But if I sense right they're more waiting for David Bowie to climb the stage.
Heard better crowds, but for a crowd that isn't completely full of U2 fans they're great.
Sound:
Could easily be released as live album.
Overall:
A very nice boot just before the famous Red Rocks gig. The gig is good, they boys are in shape. I missed Seconds and the snippet of Give Peace A Chance doesn't work very well. A Day Without Me and Surrender are the highlights. Great sound, would easily fit as live album.
It's nice to hear U2 just before their legendary first dvd performance, so it's worth a download. Nice boot too for if you don't have time for 2 hour gigs or so. Overall 4,5 stars worth.  |
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2001-10-19 Baltimore, Maryland - Arena
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2009-04-01 01:30 pm.
Performance:
It's a beautiful day in Baltimore! Very decent performance by our favorite band. They start of with an average performance of Elevation, but it rocks as it always does. Next up is a fantastic version of Beautiful Day. Very good, Bono sounds great there. UTEOTW is another highlight, they played it great during the whole tour and this one is no exception. New Years Day just rocks, even tough I'm not a big fan of the Elevation-versions of that song. Out Of Control is average, as is SBS.
The snippet of When Will I See You Again just before SIAMYCGOO is beautiful and the crowd sings along very good. SIAMYCGOO itself is just 'okay'.
Up next is Kite and Bono shows again his vocal strength. Very very very good version. Angel Of Harlem after that sucks tough. I really did not like the Elevation version of AOH and this one is just horrible.
Staring At The Sun and Please are awesome The sequence to Streets gave me chickenpox, it's that good. Streets itsself was very good too, one of the better Elevation versions.
ISHFWILF is always skipable for me, but this one was, I'll admit it, pretty good. The crowd is awesome again. Same counts for Pride.
The encore kicks of with an average version of BTBS. Love the heavy metal-ish glow over it, but it's not better than other Elevation versions. What's Going On is a creepy song to me, it makes me kinda scared tbh. But this version is very nice.
New York is THE highlight of the show, one of the best versions around. Bono sounds really awesome here. It went kinda too patriotic for me after that, with the whole crowd shouting 'USA!' and 'New York!'. I know its kinda logical in these times, but I personally did not like it...it's an Irish band after all. On the otherside; in understand it's awesome for the Americans among us.
One was brilliant and a nice snippet of POE follows. The gig ends with a good performance of Walk On.
If you were there you had a great evening, I'm sure. But in generally it's pretty average.
Audience:
Very good crowd, nice singalongs all the time. Crowd highlights; ISHFWILF, Pride, the end of New York.
Sound:
I really liked the sound of this gig, slightly better than rated here. At times the crowd goes slightly too wild and they sing harder than Bono, but overall the sound is pretty okay. The drums are pretty loud, which is a good thing.
Overall:
Overall it's nothing more than an average Elevation-boot. The performance is okay, pretty cool. Some songs are pretty very good, a couple are not much. Most of the songs are pretty average tough. Lowlight is the weak setlist. I definitely prefer 2nd leg shows, with eg The Fly. I also miss Mysterious Ways and WOWY here.
The crowd is awesome, which logical just a while after 9/11. Good singalongs.
The sound is not that much tough. It's audible, but there are way better sounding boots out there. Overall I'd give it 7/10. |
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2001-08-03 Arnhem, Netherlands - Gelredome
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2009-02-17 04:21 pm.
Performance:
And the last night in Arnhem is another beauty (see 31-07 and 01-03). This one is a special one too me since it was played on my 9th B-day (Hey, gotta get satisfaction out of something ). The first three songs were a golden combination this tour, and there awesome as always. A real must-hear is the sequence between Gone and New York. Edge holds a tone and it sounds beautiful 
Out Of Control is a brilliant song in general and Bono gets up memories from their early gigs in the Paradiso, a club in Amsterdam.
Bad-Streets were awesome, really great snippet of 'WIld Horses' in Bad.
Mysterious Ways and The Fly were highlights too this tour and they make the Elevation-tour so memorable for me.
BTBS ROCKS, nothing more to say on that one. And One was simply beautiful 
Audience:
Awesome, if I could've been there...
Sound:
Great IEM, altough their are a lot of intermissions. In generally good though.
Overall:
You're asking me highlights? Welll, all you need to hear from this gig is:
Originally posted by Bono:
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2001-08-01 Arnhem, Netherlands - Gelredome
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2009-02-17 04:06 pm.
Performance:
This is the second night in a row of three, and I cantell you that it's a great row of three. Some people claim that the 1989 Point Depot shows were the best they've ever done, some say that the Vertigo Saitama shows were brilliant. And now I'm here to tell you that these three shows in Arnhem are the best they've ever done. This is the one I liked least of these shows, but it certainly isn't weak. Elevation and Beautiful Day are brilliant as ever, as is UTEOTW. I really love Elevation versions of Mysterious Ways and this one is no exception. Kite is beautiful, but I miss Gone right after there. New York is one of the coolest song they've ever made. 11 O'clock is okay, personally like it better than earlier versions. A nice acoustic set with Sweetest Thing and SATS and the great sequence from AIWIY to Streets, just like on the Slane dvd. Especially the last encore is very good of his gig, with OOC as ender. I like it better as closer than Walk On.
Perfect gig
Audience:
All I Want Is You is awesome.
Sound:
The sound is perfect, but there are a lot of intermissions. In generally very good though. (Talking about the IEM)
Overall:
The band is on fire, Bono's voice isn't that great, but the rest of the band is brilliant.
There's a good crowd and the sound is perfect.
Certainly a must-hear in the Elevation-era! |
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2009-02-08 Los Angeles, California - Staples Center
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2009-02-09 01:16 pm.
Performance:
U2 open the 51st Grammy's, with their new single Get on Your Boots. It's a decent performance, but you can definitely hear it's the first time they play. Bono doesn't seem to be used to the high speed and he fucks up the chorus. The rest of the band sounds okay and therefore it's a decent performance.
Audience:
I was surprised by the crowd. They made a lot of noise (probably because it's the opening) and they deserve 4 stars. It was a bit too noisy at moments...could be me tough
Sound:
TV broadcast, need I say more?
Overall:
It's an okay performance, a must-hear for now. But once the real tour starts I'd definitely go for one of those performances of GOYB |
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1992-05-07 Paris, France - Palais Omnisports De Bercy
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2009-02-04 11:10 am.
Performance:
I wasn't really impressed by this performance. It might have something to do with the high expectations I got.
This gig starts with a good version of Zoo Station, but The Fly, EBTTRT and MW are horrible. Edge sounds truly drunk there.
One is okay, as is Unchained Melody. The highlight of the show are UTEOTW and WGRYWH, with the great sequence.
The acoustic set is okay, but not very exciting. Satellite Of Love is just weak.
Bad - All I Want Is You - BTBS are just standard, no real must-hears. RTSS and Streets are beautiful, the second highlight of this show. Pride, ISHFWILF and WOWY aren't exciting, again just the normal standards. Love Is Blindness is always cool, great ender of of course.
I wasn't really impressed, but there were some great songs. Unfortunately also a few less exciting songs...
Audience:
Perfect, the crowd is totally going for it. Listen to One, Horses and BTBS.
Sound:
Good sound, great audience recording.
Overall:
It's just an 'okay'. The performance is not exciting enough to be a seen as a classic. A few songs are brilliant, a lot are just regular versions and some are terrible. If you were there I'm sure you had a great evening, cause the audience sounds awesome on this boot.
And the sound is okay.
Lowlights are The Fly - EBTTRT - MW. Usually one of the highlights of the show, now the definite lowlight. And it's very hard to make me dislike The Fly and MW... |
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2009-01-18 Washington, District of Columbia - Lincoln Memorial
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2009-01-22 12:27 pm.
Performance:
You must see this boot in it's context: it's the first full-band performance since quite a while and it's freezing in Washington. The boys play for the new president Barack Obama and the whole world is watching. Pride is pretty okay, Bono's voice was pretty good (keep the cold in mind!) and he made the 'naaaaaaaaame' in the chorus really long, which was nice to hear. There was a great sequence from Pride going over into COBL, but I must say that it was pre-recorded. Still, it sounds really cool and they really nail COBL. Too bad they left the 'time' part away, but very good performance.
Audience:
200.000? I believe someone said 200.000. Plus the rest of the world.
Sound:
TV
Overall:
So, why 4? you might wonder. This isn't a real boot. It's just 2 songs. Two brilliant songs, but I'm leaving the 5 stars for the real boots, those with at least 15 songs. Highlight is, don't believe I'm gonna say this, the speech at the end of Pride. He used the 'dream'-bit from the Vertigo-tour, but also named Israel and Palestina now. The sequence was great too. And COBL obviously. |
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2002-02-03 New Orleans, Louisiana - Louisiana Superdome
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2009-01-13 09:19 pm.
Performance:
If Bad on Live Aid 1985 was the king of the 80's, if One with the orchesta (Modena, 1995) was the beauty of the 90's, than this version of Streets has to be THE moment of the 00's.
Audience:
They're insane (in a good way)
Sound:
TV...
Overall:
It's awesome, but certainly not a must-have. Just 3 songs... |
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2001-02-07 London, England - Astoria
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2009-01-11 11:37 pm.
Performance:
It's a pretty okay gig. The band plays good, but you can definitely hear they're not really sure how to deal with some songs (yet). Especially New York sounded still a bit strange, but it's cool to hear differences in some songs. Discotheque, One and Bad were awesome, 11 O'clock and IWF were not so much.
Audience:
They're not annoying and sing along well. Good crowd.
Sound:
It's good listenable. Drums are extra hard, which is pretty cool actually.
Overall:
This is a decent boot, nothing more, nothing less. The band is in great shape and gives the crowd a memorable evening. The (small) crowd reacts great on the band. The sound is unfortunately not more than 3 stars.
BTW It's great to start with UTEOTW, but I missed the remix-thing in the beginning. |
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2005-12-19 Portland, Oregon - Rose Garden
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2008-12-17 11:41 am.
Performance:
It's not good, it's not weak. Edge, Larry and Adam sound pretty okay, but Bono kinda fucks up. COBL is great, but Vertigo is probably the worst I've heard. Elevation and I Will Follow are okay, but ISHFWILF, BD, OOTS and SYCMIOYO are all horrible. The political set is pretty cool, but Pride, Streets and One are fucked up again. Instant Karma! is a nice extra of the third leg and it's been played pretty okay.
The encore is not cool tough. UTEOTW is a nice song, but just horrible here.
MW is good, but WOWY is terrifying. Yahweh and 40 do make a nice end and are performed okay.
A lot of ups and downs here. Oh, and I missed The Fly and Zoo Station.
Audience:
Pretty okay, some nice sing alongs
Sound:
Perfect
Overall:
Still a forth star, but mostly because of the good sound and the nice audience. The performance is not a must-hear. Some songs are okay, but a lot of them are fucked up. There are way better recordings on this tour. |
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1997-08-28 Leeds, England - Roundhay Park
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2008-12-16 02:16 pm.
Performance:
The Band is awesome. Bono's voice is great, way better than earlier this tour. Edge rocks and Adam and Larry are always good. Mofo/I will Follow is awesome, maybe the best Mofo ever. All songs till New Year's Day are played brilliant. I really don't like Pride, ISHFWILF and AIWIY, but I didn't liked them the entire tour. Edge does a great karaoke of Singing In The Rain and THE highlight of the show is Miami-BTBS-Please-Streets. Miami is hard, Bullet even harder. Please and Streets are always nice and the main set ends with a nice snippet of Playboy Mansion. Another real highlight is Discotheque-Whole Lotta Love-Velvet Dress. The snippet of WLL makes Discotheque 'complete'. I always felt that Discotheque missed somehing, but now I know that it missed this snippet! Best PopMart performance.
Audience:
They're great, but I heard better.
Sound:
Radio broadcast
Overall:
Worth a listen just for Miami. |
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1992-06-11 Stockholm, Sweden - Globen
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2008-12-16 01:40 pm.
Performance:
What's not right about this one? ZS and The Fly make a perfect start. Probably one of the best MW's ever and a great version of One. UTEOTW segueses nice into Horses, which I prefer over the combination with NYD. TTTYAATW is always nice live, the acoustic set is performed brilliant. The highlight is definitely Bad-AIWIY-BTBS-RTSS-Streets, the band was on it's top there. Desire was always great during ZooTV and Ultraviolet totally got me and now I want it back next tour! WOWY wasn't really it, but LIB makes a great end. Best ZooTV show.
Audience:
Listen to the end of Dancing Queen.
Sound:
Perfect, absolutely no skips or so. One of the best recordings ever heard.
Overall:
Download now! The Band is on fire, the sound is great and the Swedisch audience is insane! |
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1989-12-27 Dublin, Ireland - Point Depot
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2008-12-14 12:14 pm.
Performance:
I don't know what to say on this. It's simply perfect. Streets is perfect, same for IWF. I never liked ISHFWILF, but it's a good version. MLK and TUF were cool, God Part II is legendary. I prefer Desire acoustic, and they should've played AIWIY completely. But Bad rules anyway. BTBS was weak, I never liked the early versions of that song. The last songs of the main set were brilliant. And the encore was THE highlight, with a great snippet of Billie Jean on THBAO...Legendary performance.
Audience:
Dublin...
Sound:
...yeah...
Overall:
Even tough I'm not a big fan of U2 pre-AB: this is one of the best boots around, maybe even THE best. No downsides, just highlights... |
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2001-07-09 Stockholm, Sweden - Globen
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2008-11-27 11:42 pm.
Performance:
Damn, this gig is awesome! The band is in great shape and Bono's voice is in top condition. It might be his best voice ever. Best versions EVER of Stay and One and maybe also Walk On make this a memorable night in Sweden. Kite, Streets, Bad, WOWY, Gone, New York and The Fly are very awesome too.
Elevation, UTEOTW, MW and Pride were not much tough...
Audience:
I had the Bono earpiece recording, but the audience sounded great! Really good party-animals those Swedish!
Sound:
Altough Edge sounds distant occasionally (UTEOTW, MW) it's a worthy 5-star
Overall:
2nd leg was the best leg of Elevation, and this one can truly compete with the first night in Arnhem, a few weeks later. Great performance, great crowd and great sound make this a hidden gem. Worth a listen fellas!
No real downsides, except that some songs are a bit weaker than others.. |
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2006-12-09 Honolulu, Hawaii - Aloha Stadium
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2008-11-27 03:20 pm.
Performance:
I was very impressed by the last gig of the Vertigo-tour. The band was really on fire and I liked the performance better than the famous Saitama gigs. Bono's voice is great (as the entire 5th leg), Edge sounds brilliant and Larry and Adam are always awesome! Probably the best COBL of the tour, the most emotional SYCMIOYO (and therefore also the best) of the tour, best IWF of the tour. great versions of ISHFWILF, BD, AOH, WGRYWH (with Michael Mitchell on piano), Miss Sarajevo, One and The Fly make this a special evening. It gets even more special when first Billy Joel of Greenday gets on for TSAC and later Pearl Jam for an awesome version of Rockin' In The Free World. I would've prefered if they ended it with one of those awesome Vertigo-Kite's, but All I Want Is You was also very great. Definitely one of the best Vertigo-gigs.
Audience:
Wasn't impressed...this audience recording was not very awesome: I missed really good sing-alongs
Sound:
A worthy 4-star. Good sound, but not good enough for 5-stars
Overall:
Must-hear. Last Vertigo gig, very emotional and very good. Best versions ever of COBL, SYCMIOYO and Miss Sarajevo. The encore is really awesome too, with Billy Joel and Pearl Jam.
No real downsides actually.... |
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2006-11-11 Sydney, Australia - Telstra Stadium
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2008-11-26 11:14 am.
Performance:
The band is great, as they were the entire 5th leg. Great versions of UTEOTW, BD, Streets, One, The Fly and probably the best Kite ever! Some aboriginal joined the band during that song and he gave it a great effect! The Saints Are Coming was a nice extra of the 5th leg and Desire was a surprise, but very nice! The new songs (COBL, Vertigo, LAPOE, SYCMIOYO) were not very great, SBS and BTBS weren't exciting either and WOWY was just weak.
Audience:
Good crowd, but a bit too quiet IMO...
Sound:
Good sound, but Edge souns a bit distant. That makes COBL, Vertigo, LAPOE and SBS not as great as they could've been. Still a decent sound tough!
Overall:
One of the better Vertigo gigs. The highlights were the shape of the band (which was unbelievably great) and the beautiful ending with the best Kite ever. Lowlights are the opening, the political part (LAPOE-SBS-BTBS-MS) and WOWY which was unbearable...Still a must-hear just for Kite! |
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2005-05-18 East Rutherford, New Jersey - Continental Airlines Arena
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2008-11-24 10:39 pm.
Performance:
The band is really great! Awesome versions of Vertigo, Elevation, BD, BTBS, Pride, a beautiful Zoo-encore. And a extended, full-guitar version of ISHFWILF with The Bankrobbers. It's probably the only version of the song that I like! And the boot ends beautiful with a great version of Bad.
On the other side: they fuck up softer songs (Ocean, RTSS, Yahweh) and MW is just weak
But it's definitely one of the better Vertigo-gigs!
Audience:
They make the boot. Elevation, BD, BTBS and Bad are so awesome because the audience is so awesome.
Sound:
It sounds perfect for 99%...just a few moments it's a bit distant and the audience is slightly too loud at some points
Overall:
Must-hear
The band is on fire, the sound is perfect and the audience is really awesome. And ISHFWILF is really unique.
Down-sides: the softer songs aren't really great (RTSS, Ocean, Yahweh) and they fucked up MW, but that's all... |
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2005-06-18 London, England - Twickenham Stadium
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2008-11-21 11:47 pm.
Performance:
Very good, solid performance. Some really great songs, a few were weak. I loved Pride, BTBS, SBS, LAPOE and Miracle Drug. The ZooTV-encore is always cool. I wasn't impressed by the Vertigo's and New Year's Day, BD and RTSS were not much either. Bono's voice was okay, but pretty standard.
Audience:
Simply great. Bono flirting with the entire city of London in the summer of 2005.
Sound:
The sound was very good, but I give it 4,5 because some songs were from different sources and a few songs quit half-way. Sound overall would be 5 tough...
Overall:
Good performance, with a few highlights. Great sound. Amazing audience.
Downsides: Elevation, BD quit too early, COBL starts direct after the intro. Some songs are from other sources. |
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2001-12-02 Miami, Florida - American Airlines Arena (2)
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2008-11-20 05:48 pm.
Performance:
Pretty average Elevation-gig. Not that it's weak, but it certainly wasn't one of the highlights of the tour. Average performances of SBS, BTBS, UTEOTW and Kite don't make this a boot to remember. The acoustic set was very cool tough, with great versions of In God's Country and Please and a great cover of Dylan's Knocking On Heaven's Door with a fan on guitar. Further a great snippet of WGRYWH at the end of Bad and a great ending of BD with a snippet of Miami. What's Going On and New York in the end worked out surprisingly well.
Audience:
Average crowd. Hardly noticed, but they did had a good guitar player in their middle
Sound:
The Edge earpiece recording is perfect
Overall:
It's an okay boot. Decent performance and great setlist, altough I would've enjoyed more if ISHFWILF and Pride were replaced by The Fly and Gone. Sound is perfect.
Audience was a bit dissapointing and I also got the feeling the band didn't mind it was the last evening, as if they were happy to return home. Decent boot. |
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1998-03-21 Johannesburg, South Africa - Johannesburg Stadium
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2008-11-16 10:40 pm.
Performance:
Very good performance. I was mainly surprised by Bono, who's voice was pretty good. It's the last evening after a long and exhausting tour, therefore I was surprised. Mofo/IWF, Gone, EBTTRT and LNOE made a great start, beautiful performances of Please, BTBS, Discotheque and UTEOTW make this boot worth a listen.
Audience:
I was quite dissapointed with the crowd. You hardly hear them and the only time you DO hear them (at the end of 40) they react way too late. On the otherside: they're not annoying.
Sound:
Just perfect.
Overall:
Great way to close this immense tour. Good performance, perfect sound, but not a great audience. Remarkable songs/moment are EBTTRT which was surprisingly good, of course the end of LNOE, Please and the Streets-remix (Africa! Africa!  ).
Downside was the lazy audience and Pride was not much.
Good listen, decent boot! |
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2001-07-31 Arnhem, Netherlands - Gelredome
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2008-11-05 10:48 am.
Performance:
I love this performance. The band is really on fire and Bono's voice is beautiful. If I had only half of the voice he had this gig I'd still be singing in an opera. Beautiful Day, Mysterious Ways, Kite, In A Little While, Bad, Streets, BTBS and The Fly are just awesome. A great performance of SIAMYCGOO dedicated to Herman Brood, a dutch artist who committed suicide back then. The other songs are awesome too.
BTW There's a great speech in the intermezzo of SBS. I love the way how Bono tells about the G8-summit in Genua and the way he yells that he's ANGRY! A real must-hear.
Audience:
Just listen to In A Little While and Bad.
Sound:
Great sound, especially the Bono earpiece recording is great.
Overall:
It's definitely one of my favorite boots, maybe even my top-favorite. The performance is just awesome, it's a great setlist and another nice detail (to me) is that it's in Arnhem, which is near where I live. The sound is perfect and the audience is really good. No real down-sides to me...except that the sound during Elevation is still a bit weird...you can hardly hear the The Edge, but it gets better after that. |
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2001-03-30 Atlanta, Georgia - Philips Arena
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2008-11-04 04:34 pm.
Performance:
Good gig. A few really awesome (BTBS, New York, Mysterious Ways and a great acoustic set) songs a few average...
Audience:
Nice crowd, but not worth mentioning. They're not annoying, that's most important. But there weren't really great sing-alongs.
Sound:
Very good sound
Overall:
Good performance, but not anything special. Great sound thats most important. The band was okay, but again not really anything special. |
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2006-12-04 Saitama, Japan - Saitama Super Arena
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2008-11-02 11:17 am.
Performance:
Awesome performance. It's simply perfect. Just listen to COBL, both Vertigo's, The Fly (best version ever? yep!) and Streets. Evry song is just perfect, even overplayed songs like Pride and One.
Audience:
Great audience, not as good as for instance the South American audiences. Good anyway.
Sound:
I downloaded the Audience recording and the audience/matrix recording. Both are perfect, altough the audience sounds a bit more pro. But it's just a slight difference.
Overall:
Best boot I've ever heard. Great setlist, awesome performance and a perfect sound. Nice to hear TSAC and WITS live, the other songs were simply perfect.
No lowlights...altough I'd prefer if they'd closed with 40... |
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2001-03-24 Sunrise, Florida - National Car Rental Center
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2008-11-01 01:14 pm.
Performance:
Good show, they are all on fire. Edge, Larry and Adam are fantastic, Bono's voice is okay, could be better tough. Therefore no 5 stars. But it's definitely one of the better Elevation-shows!
Audience:
The crowd doesn't really seem to be awake. The ending of Discotheque (the snippet of SATS) really freaked me out...
Sound:
The sound is good, but it was pretty annoying that it suddenly went harder or softer at some points. Good recording tough.
Overall:
Good show, UTEOTW, The Fly were awesome as always, the snippet of Young Americans at the end of BTBS was great for a Bowie-fan like me. Sweetest Thing for the first time was surprisingly good, the sequence from Discotheque to SATS was awesome too. The rest of the song were good. Walk On didn't really got me and the snippet of 40 at the end didn't really work out good. Great boot, but not really a must-have if you're not an Elevation-fan. |
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1984-11-05 Edinburgh, Scotland - Edinburgh Playhouse
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2008-09-28 12:14 pm.
Performance:
Awesome performance, every song is played with so much passion. Especially Larry is on fire and Bono's voice is unbelievably great. Adam and Edge are very good too. Still, thanks to a few songs it doesn't deserve a 4.5 IMO...
Audience:
Almost as good as the Slane DVD
Sound:
Good sound, sometimes it's a bit unclear, but overall it's great.
Overall:
Just a great gig. Great performance, great sound, great audience, great everything.
Highlights: SBS, TUF, Two Hearts, TEC and New Year's Day. BUT THE highlights are Bad and the encore, especially Gloria. The show ends with a beautiful 40.
Lowlights: Not really lowlights, but I was a bit dissapointed about 11 O'clock, I Will Follow, Wire and Surrender. |
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1993-11-16 Adelaide, Australia - Football Park
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2008-08-20 11:19 am.
Performance:
Great, great performance of our favorite band. I'm always in for some good ZooTV and this is definitely worth downloading! Awesome versions of Mysterious Ways (with Bono's great high ending), One, UTEOTW, Dirty Day, BTBS and WOWY. Personally I like this one better than ZooTV Sydey.
Audience:
This was my first soundboard recording and it was a bit frightening that you can hardly hear the crowd. It was really silent in between two songs and I don't like that...
The crowd is hard to judge so I kept it in the middle....
Sound:
Simply amazing! No crowd noise, just the band...
Overall:
Great performance, good sound, but didn't like the crowd-less....
Highlights: Mysterious Ways, One/UM and UTEOTW were awesome together. Dirty Day was way better than the Sydney one and BTBS was probably one of the hardest ever! The encore was pretty cool too: DGPFYCC is great, Lemon is simply genius, probably one of the best WOWY's ever and LIB was fuckin' great too.
Lowlights: The Fly wasn't as good as most ZooTv performances, EBTTRT was weak, New Year's Day was dissapointing. Angel Of Harlem felt a bit overplayed IMO and Pride wasn't really good either...The rest of the songs were pretty average... |
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2008-06-27 London, England - Hyde Park
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2008-08-18 12:15 pm.
Performance:
Just one song, but so freakin' fantastic. It's Nelson Mandela's 90th Birthday and this is the first material we've seen since a long time! Bono's voice is great, but it's just one, funny song...
Audience:
The crowd wasn't waiting for U2, I think....They are all Pussy Cat Dolls and Rihanna lovers...yec!
Sound:
TV broadcast....says enough...
Overall:
Highlights: Happy Birthday lol....
Lowlights: That it wasn't the complete band and it wasn't 3 or 4 songs...
Not really a must-hear.... |
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1997-09-23 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Kosevo Stadium
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This review is written by markp91 and written on 2008-08-18 11:11 am.
Performance:
My very first review...I hope you like it!
Okay, this gig was probably the most emotional and one of the best gigs of the PopMart-tour. Bono's voice was a bit raw and not really great, but his voice was terrible the entire PopMart-tour IMO....Awesome stuff were Mofo/I Will Follow (really like those two combined!) UTEOTW, BTBS and the ending of LNOE, which was THE highlight of every PopMart-show!
But personally I like PopMart Santiago way better. If you had to choose between those two, I would always choose Santiago, 'cause Bono IS on fire there...
Still a solid 5-star performance!
Audience:
The crowd was unbelievably great, but I got the feeling that South-American audiences are way louder...Still, we're talking Sarajevo in war and that's what makes this boot even more remarkble...
Sound:
Simply great...
Overall:
Highlights: Awesome Mofo/I Will Follow, same for UTEOTW....but THE highlight is SBS>BTBS>Please>Streets. Simply amazing....Probably the best BTBS of the entire tour...Discotheque, Miss Sarajevo, HMTMKMKM and One are very good too
Lowlights: There certainly were a few lowlights. EBTTRT is not cool, same for AIWIY and SATS...
And a personal note: I dislike ISHFWILF....
And the last lowlight was Mysterious Ways. I loved the MW's from PopMart, but this one just didn't 'got' me...
Still a great gig, which you should have listened too...
I hope you liked my review! |
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