2005-06-21 - Glasgow, Scotland - Hampden Park


setlist

  1. Vertigo
  2. All Because Of You
  3. The Electric Co. / Bullet With Butterfly Wings (snippet) / I Can See For Miles (snippet)
  4. Elevation
  5. New Year's Day
  6. Beautiful Day / Promised You A Miracle (snippet)
  7. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
  8. Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
  9. City Of Blinding Lights
  10. Miracle Drug
  11. Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own / No Regrets (snippet)
  12. Love And Peace Or Else
  13. Sunday Bloody Sunday
  14. Bullet The Blue Sky / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet) / Please (snippet)
  15. Running To Stand Still / Happy Birthday (snippet) / Walk On (snippet)
  16. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
  17. Where The Streets Have No Name
  18. One

  19. encore(s):
  20. Zoo Station
  21. The Fly
  22. With Or Without You
  23. Yahweh
  24. Vertigo / Jailbreak (snippet) / Pinhead (snippet)
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songs per album

  1. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (8)
  2. The Joshua Tree (5)
  3. Achtung Baby (4)
  4. All That You Can't Leave Behind (2)
  5. War (2)
  6. Boy (1)
  7. The Unforgettable Fire (1)

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United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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Germany
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1 from Germany: stoevi

review by WojBhoy

15 years ago

Performance

I appreciate there are those here who don't really rate the Vertigo tour or the majority of shows and really take something exceptional (by their standards) to raise an eyebrow, but I personally do, and thus you won't be surprised to hear that I rate this show lol. Ok, due to the recording, one cannot get a complete feel for the audience but I think there's enough to suggest that the place wasn't a graveyard where atmosphere was concerned - particularly during large sections of the main set and the encore, the crowd really get into things, although they do sound a bit distant - good placement by the recorder to capture as much of the band? Or merely shite mikes for picking up audience noise? Who knows...but back to the band. Bono's voice isn't A-list but I don't think it detracts the show too much in the grand scheme of things. To my mind, he really seems to getting into the swing of things, and as far as the rest of the band go, they seem fairly impeccable on a musicianship level - the only thing I can think of is when Edge's sound seems to go - perhaps the jack came out of his guitar - but that is pretty much it off the top of my mind...

Ok, to stop me spouting rhetoric for a bit, I'll list some of the highlights and lowlights etc.;

- The openers (i.e. Vertigo >> Beautiful Day) - great atmosphere in my opinion, the band really getting stuck in, crowd lapping it up, good stuff. Incidentally, I quite liked seeing ABOY up amongst the opening numbers as they did on a few European shows, it just fits things better, i.e. a rock'n'roll song that gets a crowd on their feet.
- WGRYWH - I don't think this comes much as a surprise to anyone when I say that the inclusion of this is a factor in why I rate this show! Not the only one, far from it, but it was definitely what originally drew me to it. As far as musicianship goes, I feel this is the best performance of the tour without any hiccups and the solo being spot on. It's not the best version as far as Bono's voice is concerned, but Edge, Larry and Adam cannot be faulted. Great stuff.
- Miracle Drug - great performance. Enough said. Edge's solo blows away any cobwebs, the crowd really go for the "oooh" during the middle 8, love it.
- RTSS - really evocative performance in my opinion with the dedication to Aung Sang Suu Kyi and the inclusion of Walk On (albeit snippet form).
- WTSHNN - I don't care what anyone else says, this is one of my standout versions from the tour - crowd get into it, Bono really thrives, really energetic throughout (although one should expect this of such a great song).
- The encores - Zoo Station and the Fly were great, WOWY was above par for Vertigo performances and Mysterious Ways wasn't included and thus subsequently shamed! Also want to mention the second rendition of Vertigo for the immortal line "just give me what I want-...fuck off!" and a generally energetic performance to finish the show on a high.

Ok, now for what I didn't think was so good;

- Setlist issues - this is more of a gripe with how some setlists were formatted over the tour, not necessarily just this one. Vertigo opened, so why use it to close? I appreciate it was a nod back to the early days (i.e. utilising encore performances), much as was the return of songs like An Cat Dubh, Electric Co. and Out Of Control to fit the theme of the tour, but surely it wasn't to difficult to choose something else to finish a show? I prefer the idea of COBL opening but it's fair enough to consider that the LED displays wouldn't garner the same effect in daylight, an issue that doesn't come under scrutiny during indoor shows. However, if you're gonna include it in the middle of the set but also include WGRYWH (something I'm always in favour of), where's the harm in including AIWIY aswell (or something similar) so as to make the transition less clunky? I know part of the thinking probably revolved around mixing the rarities, but if you're gonna play a 23 song set, is it really too much to perhaps bump it up to 24 and make the show run slightly more smoothly?
- A bout of pickiness - SYCMIOYO, although performed surprisingly ok this time around, just doesn't do it for me live, mainly because (as I've said innumerable times before) Edge's guitar is too thin and misses some oomph; I think it's the perfect example of a great studio song that can't really translate onto a live setting. Also, One - otherwise a nice performance, but my main gripe is the outro. I know it was part of Bono's plugging for the ONE Campaign, but surely the "do you hear us coming, Lord?" snippet is just as effective as wailing a drawn out shout of "caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall ONE"?


Sound

Right, well, first things first, I think everyone's fairly agreed that the sound isn't perfect. I have a fairly tolerant pair of lugs so I was able to overlook the hiss that occurs, especially in between songs or during the intro. as Arcade Fire blares out over the PA. With this in mind, I'd say it's a solid 3-star, 6/10 boot soundwise - nowhere near good enough to be considered anything higher, but on that note no way near bad enough to go down to 2-stars or suchlike. There are the odd few instances where it sounds as if someone walks in front of the mike or something, which makes everything sound as if from a distant, but personally it didn't affect my enjoyment of the boot. Another thing to note is that once or twice, the audio seems to be baulking under the strain of loudness such as the bass or Bono's singing and fuzzes, slightly, but again, it wasn't particularly endemic of the show...
Bandwise, Bono is clear throughout (although when is he not? lol); Edge is always fairly audible; Adam comes through well but doesn't standout that much, but that's how a bass should be in my opinion - driving the truck from the passenger's seat, as it were; and Larry is solid as far as sound is concerned

Recording: Audience microphone - 3 stars

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Overall

Overall, I personally like and rate the show (hence why I picked it), but on an objective level, I'd quite happily give the performance a good 7/10, and it is (for me) one of the better shows from the 1st-3rd legs. Of course, I have a few gripes, but in my opinion there's no such thing as a flawless show, and yes I am including shows such as Slane, the reknowned Stockholm and Milan '92 shows, Red Rocks and (for the benefit of the doubt, until I can get hold of it myself) Brussels '87 in that statement, because there's always something that will knaw away at an individual's perspective, whether it's the lack of a song in the setlist or a couple of moments where Edge or Bono messes up something fairly minor, but that's what this is all about - perspective and opinion. Tis what makes this so fun!

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