Performance:
A very workmanlike Elevation Tour performance from our boys on this particular night. I felt Bono's voice was a bit off and lacked any kind of penetration but he gave it everything he had on most tracks so I can't nitpick too much. The Fly was still a feature on this night, although Out Of Control would have really set the Scottish folk wild... There were some touching moments, particularly Bono's quite open discussion about his old man's very recent passing and this was emphasised when the band immediately went into a great rendition of Kite. You could sense a great atmosphere in the arena like it was a very intimate, cosy venue and the boys seemed to have felt quite comfortable in these surroundings with a very vocal Scottish audience (see below).

I couldn't fault too many tracks but I felt it was a fairly lacklustre start to the show. It seemed to pick up when the boys let rip with Discotheque (a tour highlight IMO) and Gone shortly thereafter, but fluency wasn't really a strong point here. Why play a sombre kind of tune like Kite right after a kick-ass number in Discotheque and then go into another fairly energetic song in Gone? The New York/I Will Follow/SBS combo was a good fit though and then you had arguable the best section of the show - the middle set which started from Stuck in a Moment (played really really well) through to Stay.

Other than, there's not a hell of a lot to add. It's certainly not a brilliant Elevation performance but you could do plenty worse. Three stars.


Audience:
Easily the best feature of this recording and one of the best I've heard. The Glaswegians again proved why they are one of the best U2 audiences in the world. On every single song they made their presence felt whether it be their sing-a-longs or just straight-out screaming and excitement. Bad and Streets were especially great. Flawless. Easy five stars.


Sound:
It's a genuine three-star recording. Nothing more, nothing less. It certainly doesn't deserve the two-star rating on the bootleg section. Perhaps the crowd are a litte too audible at times, there's sound fluctuations here and there, Beautiful Day has some distortion and Elevation cuts out suddenly at the end and then goes straight into Beautiful Day. Also, don't expect to pick up Adam at all, he's virtually non-existent. And Larry lacks a bit of penetration. But all in all, it's ok.


Overall:
Highlights

Stuck In A Moment--->In A Little While---->Stay - Superior performances of these songs. Perhaps it was the emotional state Bono was obviously in and they are pretty heartfelt songs but he really gave it his all.

Bad/40---->Streets - The best Streets segue IMO (pity it didn't have Psalm 116) and a tour highlight.

The Fly - I never tire of this version.

Notable mentions - Mysterious Ways and Shine Like Stars snippet (just because it's there).

Lowlights

Probably the lacklustre start and the closing set didn't really set me alight either.

Overall, only get this gig if you've tried all the other Elevation shows we rave about here. The New Yorks, Slanes, Southbends and others. It's 3.5 stars - the audience lifts this rating.

Performance:
Enjoyed this. It's not their best on this tour, let alone ever, but there is a raw nature to this that is endearing. Bono had just buried his old man and is on top form. Chat to a minimum and genuine when it comes. Good playing by the other guys. Pretty standard Elevation setlist, so no real surprises.

Audience:
As usual for Glasgow, excellent. Very energetic and captured well on the boot. Knocked off half a star for talking during One and not knowing all the words

Sound:
Far better than advertised and very listenable. Again nowhere near the best but a good capture of a raw gig.

Overall:
Recommended. Nice little listen and if you like the Elevation Tour it's definitely one you should try.

Performance:
A good performance here. Not great, but good; and some nice touches along the way with songs like Discotheque, I Will Follow, Bad, Gone, In A Little While etc - the usual suspects as well - funnily enough, I didn't find the band to be "on fire" as they are in every single one of my other reviews.

For two songs being played for the last time on this particular tour (In A Little While, The Fly) and the last-ever performance of Gone, they just didn't seem to get off the ground as well as they were probably hoping - and the audience were hoping. I also enjoyed the speech about the Drop The Debt Campaign and the G8.

Quote:

"I just buried my old man and it's a great time for the family. My old man's got a new body now because his old one was hell."

Audience:
Screaming at the top of their lungs, singing along and having a ball...like only the Scottish can. A great audience.

Sound:
Not a bad little recording at all, and it certainly deserves a bit more credit than 3 stars - give it 3.5, I say. A decent recording again, and with the usual audience issues, like small distortion, reverb and warbling. It's a fact of bootlegs, however, and doesn't ruin your appreciation of a nice intimate show like this.

Overall:
A nice little gig, relaxed and a good two or so hours of enjoyment

Performance:
As stated by aussiemofo, the band took there time to get doing, Elevation sounded scruffy, Beatiful Day sound laboured and UTEOTW was not much better. After a fantastic Discothteque and and emotional the band picked up the tempo. Gone and The Fly were nice additions to the setlist, thought better versions of these can be found else where on the Elevation tour. The show finished on what I thought was a fantastic Walk On, and emotional way to end a very emotional night.

Audience:
Theres a reason the BRT has been to Glasgow 3 times, Enthusiastic, Passionate and Loud. They made the bootleg

Sound:
From the start you get the feeling that this would be an average bootleg, maybe 2 stars is a bit harsh but its not a show every U2 fan should flock to download. At parts the fantastic sounding audience made the band difficult to hear, and certain elements went a miss completety. Alone with the band, the sound did seem to improve through out the gig, maybe my ears became acustom with the sound.

Overall:
This part is only rated, not commented on.

Performance:
The band were good, not at their best though. Discothèque was a treat. Also hearing Gone and the Fly in the same show was fun to hear. I Will Follow just doesn't work in the middle of the set IMO. Bono is really emotional here, as heard during Gone, Kite, Stay and the Fly. I also see why the Fly was dropped. Bono thought of Bob as his shining star, and now there was darkness, he was lost emotionally.

Audience:
A beauty for an aud. It didn't take away from the show for me at all. Glad to hear the audience singing along too. I like that in a show.

Sound:
see audience section

Overall:
The crowd singing their hearts out. They got an A. The Fly was great, as always. IWF didn't work for me. Out of Control worked much better for the tour IMO. Slane and the 4th Boston show from leg 1 are prime examples.

Overall

3.5/5. Enjoyable set, very good show. A very emotional one as well. It won't stay on my iPod, but will stay on my comp because it's a good one.