Performance:
a general good performance with the likes of New Years Day, Two Hearts beat as One, A Day Without Me and Surrender being the stand outs. And though hits such as Sunday Bloody Sunday and I will follow were far from the best i've heard, the mass cock up award goes to '40', its out of key ending and the odd 'give peace a chance' snippet, though i did like its spooky beginning

Audience:
its the festival so i won't be too harsh, many probably weren't there to see U2, and a few good sing alongs to songs such as Sunday Bloody Sunday give them a respectable 3.5 stars

Sound quality:
a great sounding bootleg, could be compared to the red rocks recording two shows later, 5 stars

Overall:
dispite the U2 coming out of the blocks with a great first 5 songs, a few bad choices performance and set wise could be seen as abit of a let down, still a great show and a great recording

Performance:

I think this was particularly strong performance for the band, still in the early part of the 3rd leg and in the build up to hitting New York, the band really showed how the Tour got its name for lifting a nation. 'Elevation' to opened the show was lively and energetic, with the "I wouldn't to be anywhere else" at the start. This energy lead on into 'Beautiful Day' and 'Until the End of the World', though both were not the greatest performance on the tour. Out of Control was a nice inclusion though a bit repetitive especially for those who have Watched 'Slane' or have a wide number of 'Elevation' Bootlegs. 'When Will I See You Again' was a nice touch in the build up to a fairly average 'Stuck In a Moment'. The really highlight of the first encore was the acoustic version of 'Please', though unlike the 'PopMart' version the led into 'Streets' was a bit crap to say the least.
The encore was just going through the motions of a standard elevations gig. There was a nice little speech by Bono before 'One' before leading into good performances of 'POE / Walk On''

Audience:
There really into this one, nothing more to say really

Sound quality:
certainly a 3 star, nothing more, nothing less. The band was audible and, most importantly of all, listenable, though the crowd at times were slightly overpowering and the recording did go a bit soft at times

Overall:
A good bootleg and a good show, only really let down by the sound quality of the recording. in the run up to the New York shows the band were on fire, though with some strange set list decisions (no Stay, Bad or WOWY) some parts of the show didn't really flow, the crap Please/Streets segue for example.

Performance:
Typical performance we have come to expect from these early tours, lots of shouting and just plain rocking out, especially in Songs such as 11 O'clock, I Will Follow, Seconds and Gloria, though, as Aussiemofo suggested some songs were still a bit sketchy early on in the tour. My favourites from this gig include Out of Control and '40'. Out of Control has showed why it keeps popping up on some of the later tours, its a real rock out song that can be play to its potential anywhere, though today wasn't the best performance, it stood out. '40' seemed very simplistic, quite and a great show closer, though it would have been nice for it to have been extended

Audience:
Like the TUF gig that was on the roundtable last summer, the crowd really stood up and made themselves heard, though they still have a long way to go to match last weeks Italian audience. It would have been nice if they has sang along to '40' a bit more.

Sound quality:
A bit quite and Muffled, but a true 4 star recording, everyone was clear and audible, though in places the Edge was a bit quite when singing.


Overall:
Hightlights:
'40'
Out of Control
Surrender
11 O'clock Tick Tock

A great gig, but there are better War tour ones out there

Performance:
A strong performance, a very strong performance. It U2's first performance in italy and they sound ready for. I'm not a great fan of this era, the album or live shows, but this one had an almost lovetown feel to it, and performances such as Electric Co, and Seconds really set the show alight

Audience:
Despite this being U2's first visit to the Azzuri, the Audience sure know the band, a strong performance also by the crowd

Sound quality:
Good solid, enjoyable sound, fades in some places but takes nothing away from the recording

Overall:
A great show, far from my favourite but I've never been a great fan of this era, but a must if your a TUF fan

Highlights:

Seconds
Electric Co

Performance:
Ok then, This review is going to be short and probably not so sweet. I can't really fault the performance of the band, It was a fairly laid back show, like the rest of the 5th leg shows, and both the band and the crowd seems to be into it on this night. Performance like Stuck in a Moment, Angel Of Harlem and Miss Sarajevo really stuck out, while the other performance did the job, not the best but far from the worst, well that was until the last 3 songs. The Saint are Coming was only matched in direness by Desire, and it was left with Kite to restore the shows previous charm.

Audience:
I guess i better watch my mouth ;-). The Crowd were into it, and its always nice to hear people enjoying themselves with all the big sing-alongs

Sound quality:
Hummm, Not sure I really enjoyed the sound of this bootleg, Perhaps a 3 star, but i've heard better. The Band were auble in all parts along with the crowd, who were prehaps to aubable, but hey, its and 'Audience' recording, what do you expect.

Overall:
Highlights
- Miss Sarajevo
- Angel Of Harlem
- Stuck In a Moment

Lowlights
- Desire
- The Saints are Coming

Performance:
It was certainly a different gig compared to most vertigo show, for a start Bono seemed very chatty, even for Bono. The lovely speech about The Edge before Miracle Drug or the talk before Miss Sarajevo, this set a kind of relaxed feeling around the gig, but not to much that it made fault of their performance. If i was to be picky i could point to Pride and The Fly and say that, these probably weren't the best performances U2 have played, infact The Fly was probably the worst version of the song i've heard, but despite these and the guitar turning trouble before Yahweh, the performance was quite refreshing. Stand outs were Vertigo, played as an out and out rock song, Love and Peace until its premature ending and Fast Cars, which turns out to be quite a good live song.

Audience:
As Aussiemofo said, it pretty hard to judge on a IEM recording, though they were hearable, and sounded like they were making a bit of noise.

Sound quality:

Well were shall I start, it was certainly an interest listen, remanisint of the good old Elevation IEM, minus the 'count in'. Bono, Adam, Larry and Edges guitar were clear, Edges vocals and the crowd were not, though it was to be expected considering the source. At times the recording felt a bit blunt and one dimensional, though it wasn't s bad that you didn't on a long 2 and a half hour train journey to fall into a trance and feel as though you were actually there, well that was the case until a few songs were suddenly cut short (COBL, LOPOE) or a loud bleep suddenly fills you ears (The Zooropa album style ending in O'l Man River).

Overall:
Highlights:
Vertigo
The Electric Co
Miss Sarajeo
Discotheque

Lowlights
The Fly
Bullet the Blue Sky

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 quality:
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:
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Performance:
It has that feeling of a Lovetown, the crowd are energetic, the band are enjoying themselves and the setlist is preformed to perfection. Mr Clayton sound creative and free, something that’s been lacking it the post JT era, Bono is a ever, other the top and in total connection with the Audience, the Edge never but a fret wrong and Mullen was on top form.
If this was a gig from Zoo TV to Vertigo, at this time I would break into some kind of set list rate (maybe next time folks). This one had really surprise, flow and abstract creativity. The band was not bored, laid back or biding time though the songs they play week in, week out. They enjoyed every song and maintain the same energy though the whole gig, creating the following highlights:

Wire: I don’t really like this song, but Clayton doesn’t play bass like that anymore
MLK: Close Encounters don’t you think
Party Girl: Sounded like a bit of a laugh if you were there
Gloria: it was the greatest song on October and it still sounded crap, this gives it justice, problem the best of the Gig
Bad: Simply a great performance of a great song

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

Sound quality:
This really was a surprise, downloading this and looking at the 4 star rating, i was preparing for a gig to be loud and listenable but lacking bass and having a running commentary from some Scotsman who came to see The Proclaimers. I was wrong, the sound is clear, the audience there but not annoying, and the bass was loud and clear (one of the best I’ve heard from an audience recording). Apart from sounding a bit distant, the energy of the gig can be heard loud and clear.

Overall:
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Performance:
Far from the best Zoo TV I’ve heard, the band did the Job, delivered to goods to the paying Italian public, but that was about as far as it went. The set, though different, had lost the climatic ending it had before the first encore, Streets and Pride pushed back for ISHFWILF and ‘Stand by Me’.

After and average start with the first set, to boot began to show its charms with the Encore. Desire was a welcome surprise, and in-between the rather confusing Mr Macphisto phone call, UltraViolet led the way for a great With or Without You (especially with the cool sounding intro).

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

Sound quality:
Despite the hype, I wasn’t really grabbed by the sound quality of the gig. In all fairness, it was better than the 3 star boots we have been treated over the last 6 weeks, but this recording still had a flat feel to it. The band in some areas sounded faint, especially Bono, and in others they were quite over powering, The Bass for instance. Ground was recovered however with the not to distant nor overpowering audience and the equality in which all parts of the bootleg came across. I therefore come to the conclusion that it was a good listen, the best one we have had since Caspers TUF boot.

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

Performance:
The bands Performance was average, not bad, but not that good either. It had some standout performances of All Because Of You and The Fly (which had a lovely little transition into With Or Without You), but many songs have had better outings elsewhere.

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

Sound quality:
From the start of this recording, I got th impression that this would far from the best Vertigo recording I would have heard. Nothing really stood out, the crowd were muffled, softened and, In my opinion was miss throughout the majority of the bootleg. I would rather listen to last weeks Brisbane bootleg with the overpowering crowd that listen to this show which was too my ears, was like gone off milk is to my mouth.
The band didn’t come across well either. Its true that they were audible, but rather distant, distorted and playing in one of Glasgow’s many metro stations below the ground.

Overall:
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Performance:
This said there was nothing wrong with the bands performance, it was not the best I’ve heard, songs such as Walk On sounded “rusty”, and Vertigo had its difficulties, but there was no question that this was the band heading towards the top form shown in the Melbourne and Sydney, if not quite there yet. Bonos voice, of what I could hear, sounds recovered and energised from the South American gigs and spirts where high. At the start, from and untrained ear it sounded like The Edge had technical difficulties with the Guitar cutting out in Vertigo and with something not quite right in Walk On, though those who know know more could easily prove me wrong.

Highlghts

Walk On – Not at its best, could even be considered crap compared to some elevation shows and the following Sydney show, but it made a change.
The Crowd (apart from in BTBS) – Defently put across the energy of the gig
The Fly – again not the best, but it stood out, and a great transistion into WOWY

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

Sound quality:
Each bootleg has there moment of magic, and is this case it was its down fall which was its heroin. Despite the incredibly annoying ladies who were more interested in chatting about getting a good view, I listened to this bootleg enjoying hearing people have a good time, the cheers and “Oh My God”’s when the piano kicked in with City of Blinding Lights, the singing along to every song and the fun of hearing the crowd get it wrong when Bono changes the Lyrics In Walk On. At the end of Love and Peace or Else, you know the crowd would go wild when the drums of Sunday Bloody Sunday started. It was a bootleg where the energy of the crowd was far more predominant than the band itself, and this, in my view, made it a good listen.

The Band were listenable and not as bad as I had first got the impression. Parts did fade, get distorted or just go plain quite at times, but to no extent as to make this bootleg unlistenable, and in many ways it is similar to the Berlin gig from the Second Leg, but with a vastly more audible crowd.

Overall:
I actually think this is a good bootleg, I would rather have that crowd than a Elevation sound board

Performance:
Bono, from the start, appeared to be far from his best, but as many U2 fans know, this does not stop you from having a good gig (Argentina 2006 for example), however gaps of silence and snippets that I felt, just didn’t flow from song to song, made this gig feel a little jumpy and to relaxed.
The outstanding point of this gig, at first look, would seem to be the setlist, not the conventional Elevation/ Walk On with a load in-between structure, but the add bonus of Pride and Out of Control to complete the set. This excellence would seem to be further be reinforced by Elevation favorites such as Gone and The Fly. Though these two sounds were performed “good”, the second encore was “scruffy” to say the least, Pride lost its pride with Bono’s reluctant sounding singing (Sarajevo anyone), and what sounded like Larrys Drums cutting out. Even though I don’t really like Out of Control, its nice to here out of Control every now and then, put it felt out of place at the end, and could have been better placed in the middle of the setlist (like Slane).

Audience:
Great audience

Sound quality:
What was First notable about this recording was the sound quality, the reason it’s a 3 star audience recordings its clearly audible from the start, with the crowd going most of the singing and Bono being drowned out by the Azzui choir. With this you would assume the bass to be none existent, but that was the first of many surprises in this recording, In a Beautiful Day all four components in the song where hearable and, with the aid of ITunes bass booster, Clayton can at least be heard, if not a little quite.

Overall:
Highlights
The Fly: a highlights at any elevation gig, though not played at its best
Gone: great song, should be played more
The crowd: Nice to hear them after the Elevation Sound boards that we’re used to

Lowlights
Bono’s Voice: Sounded very weak
Pride: I personally thought it was crap, though its not my favourite song
Sound: weak, flat, what you would expect from a 3 star audience recording, but I’ve heard better.