1992-08-16 - Washington, District of Columbia - Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

setlist

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songs per album

  1. Achtung Baby (9)
  2. The Joshua Tree (5)
  3. War (2)
  4. Rattle and Hum (2)
  5. The Unforgettable Fire (2)

best song performances

  1. With Or Without You (26 votes)
  2. Ultra Violet (Light My Way) (24 votes)
  3. Desire (8 votes)
  4. Zoo Station (8 votes)
  5. The Fly (7 votes)
  6. Bad (4 votes)
  7. Until The End Of The World (4 votes)
  8. Even Better Than The Real Thing (4 votes)
  9. Sunday Bloody Sunday (3 votes)
  10. Mysterious Ways (3 votes)
  11. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (3 votes)
  12. One (3 votes)

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show attendees: 22

anstratdubh1979
California
HelloHelloHola
Maryland
Colin233
Maryland
6 users from Maryland:
Colin233, HelloHelloHola, billyo1970, bsmyers73, fanclubber, zootv1992

4 from Virginia: TheRealDP, anyopp, jdcranston, u2glenn
2 from Illinois: SilvioDante007, acroopnc1
2 from Texas: dutchterp7, rtask
2 from California: anstratdubh1979, u2fouru
1 from New York: stereomike718
1 from District of Columbia: _Bishop_
1 from Florida: mira8
1 from Arkansas: gineryc
1 from Pennsylvania: zoopiglet
1 from Alabama: logan2u2

review by EDDMB

12 years ago

Performance

The band come out kicking,as they did on most nights, on Zoo TV '92.Zoo,Fly and MW sound great.One,as always,is the standout, as far as the new songs.Its just a beautiful song.UTEOTW,after the calm of One,really gets thing going again.But then,some problems arise.
NYD,is a complete mess.They should have kept Wild Horses, in the set.Adam,then Edge (piano) are all over the place.After more mistakes,Bono actually tries to count the band back into time.After that disaster,the band come back to more familiar ground.Arms Around The World,sounds great here.It has a solid feel,drums,bass.Flow is nice.
AOH,once again,we have problems.I never liked the Zoo TV versions, of this song.It sounds dead,underrehearsed, and very boring here.
ISHFWILF,nice intimate version.Satellite sounds good.Obviously,the band played this odd Lou Reed tune, for the references to TV.Its ok.But slow.
Bad,thankfully, lifts the tempo here.Sounds good.You can almost feel the mood change,almost.But,once again, there are mistakes.The " wide awake" verse, is butchered,by Bono.His voice sounds terrible.Its not exactly Dortmund 1984.They recover somewhat.Let it go,indeed.
SBS,nice very raw perfomance.The last 30 seconds have a major mistake by Edge,but its a decent version.
BTBS,now we are talking people.Edge, kicks the shit out of the song on this tour.His lead is so heavy.I love it.Larry and Adam, play the song harder as well.Blast this version.
RTSS into Steets,were show stopping.Bono playing the harmonica,ending RTSS,as the muisc to Steets starts.Epic.
Pride is solid.The Zoo TV confessional are hysterical.The quotes dont get old,even after all this time.If you met the Edge,what would you call him ? Mr the Edge,or The.or Mr The....That always cracks me up I must say.
Desire is good.The whole Mirrorball Man I thought was a bit over the top,but,that was the point.
Some nights,the band would play UV.This,would depend on the bands mood, some have said.Very solid version here.
WOWY is just classic.Edges solo at the end is great.Shine Like stars bit is beautiful,as always.Amazing version.
IMO,ending, each and every show,with LIB,was a mistake.Its a decent song.But its dull, and just not strong enough, to send off a crowd of 50,000 people.Its a boring song,lacking spirit.Zero liveliness or shine.Therefore,it ends the night on a lackluster note.Cant Help Falling In Love would have been nice at midset.Not after LIB.WOWY would have been more appropriate ending.


Sound

Listen to MW,Adams bass is so full and fat sounding.Great sound.I could never understand ,how people gave the early versions of this gig a 5 (or the famous Sweden gig).The sound was decent,not great.This is a major improvement.I played this against Dublin 93 and Sydney 93,sounds as good IMO.Edges guitar (NYD),sounds very crisp.Larrys drums, are a bit flat at times.But this is really a great listen.

Audience

Cant really hear them,but I have seen clips of this gig over the years.Solid crowd.

Overall

I loved the Zoo TV Tour in 1992.I attended 10 shows that year (1st and 3rd legs),and I must say,the shows were a bit of a spectacle.Huge TV screens, flashing slogans and all.I was like,WTF are U2 doing ? But I was also saying to myself,this is extraordinary.
The tour,was fantastic.It was a riot each night.Bono,actually telling jokes and having fun.Mocking President Bush, with calls to the White House.
Achtung Baby is one of U2s finest releases.The songs come alive when performed live.
DC,is a good show.No question.But way too many mistakes for a 3rd leg show.
The Yankee Stadium shows,Giants Stadium, and St Patricks Day show in Boston,from 1992,blow this show away Im afraid.The band,at times,just seem lost on stage.Get this show for the Achtung songs,BTBS,WOWY and the for the sound.


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