1997-07-02 - Foxboro, Massachusetts - Foxboro Stadium

setlist

  1. Mofo
  2. I Will Follow
  3. Gone
  4. Even Better Than The Real Thing
  5. Last Night On Earth
  6. Until The End Of The World / Break On Through (snippet)
  7. New Year's Day
  8. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
  9. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Stand By Me (snippet)
  10. All I Want Is You
  11. Staring At The Sun
  12. Suspicious Minds
  13. Miami / My Mammy (snippet) / Cuba (snippet)
  14. Bullet The Blue Sky / The Message (snippet) / America (snippet) / The Minstrel Boy (snippet)
  15. Please / Sunday Bloody Sunday (snippet)
  16. Where The Streets Have No Name / Playboy Mansion (snippet)

  17. encore(s):
  18. Lemon (Perfecto Mix)
  19. Discothèque / That's The Way (I Like It) (snippet) / Discothèque Howie B Hairy B Mix (snippet)
  20. If You Wear That Velvet Dress
  21. With Or Without You / Shine Like Stars (snippet)
  22. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
  23. Mysterious Ways
  24. One / Hear Us Coming (snippet)
  25. MLK
  26. Rain
Performance notes: Suspicious Minds is performed by Edge with the Fun Lovin' Criminals.
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songs per album

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

15 years ago

Performance

Well....in reading other people's reviews, I'm going to be in the minority. I thought it was a very lackluster performance by the band, perhaps they were looking past the gig at their 2+ week vacation coming up before starting the European leg. It sounded to me like they were all just going through the motions on almost every single one of these songs. Compared to your local rock band, the performance is still very good, but I hold U2 to a higher standard, and they just didn't deliver. Too many screw-ups (mainly lyrically, but some instrumental) and no real heartfelt interaction with the crowd. The only thing I can really remember where Bono had any real interaction with the crowd was when he mentions that the best seats are in the back, and where he thanks memberes of the crew.

Sound

In my opinion, the sound is the best attribute of the bootleg. Surprisingly clear. Sure, there's a few hiccups, but I'm starting to realize just how commonplace these blips are in bootlegs.
Recording: Soundboard - 4.5 stars

Audience

The audience for this boot is strong. I'm sure it was a spectacle being at the show in person, but it doesn't translate for me in this bootleg. Nevertheless, they carry the bootleg on their backs.

Overall

Decent bootleg, but the performance was pretty lackluster in my opinion. I'll make sure when I see them on the next tour, to try not to catch them on one of their last nights before jumping to the next leg. Sure they worked out the kinks that plagued them in early shows, but they just seem to not really care about connecting with the audience. If they did, it didn't translate well to the bootleg in my opinion.


Highlights
Any MLK appearance is a good thing.
Mofo

Lowlights
Thank you, Fun Lovin' Criminals for ruining Edge's karaoke. Sure, it's karaoke and a little schmaltzy to being with, but you killed it by storming the stage and stealing Edge's little "moment."
Botched lyrics and transitions (chorus to verse, bridge, etc.) throughout the show.
Personally, I love Bono's little speech during the intro of LNOE from Mexico City ("I wanted to meet God!") but here it was just silence and felt flat.

Random thought: How many times have we heard Bono ask Bruce and Willie to turn the lights off during New Years Day? You'd think they'd just do it at every show....oh well.


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