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Audience microphone

Origins: Audience microphone
Credits: loughney (Audio Taper)
Equipment: Schoeps MK4 (Microphone), Sony PCM-A10 (Audio recording device)
Lineage: Schoeps MK4 > BabyNBox > Sony A10 > WAV (44.1/24) > SoundForge (fades, volume normalization, clap removal) > CDWAVE (splits) > FLAC
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U2 - 2023 09 29 @ The Sphere, Las Vegas NV

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Some thoughts. The Sphere is impressive even for Las Vegas standards. It will be an iconic part of the Las Vegas Strip. The interior was really amazing, and they had a lot of food & drink stands, bathrooms & merch stands - so waiting was never an issue. The staff was super nice and helpful. The seats are at a steep pitch, so the people in front of you don't block your view, and the 360 nature of the visuals means that people have a good view. Sound was really good as well. Performance wise, there were a few glitches & broken guitar strings, Bono at points seemed a little stressed out and distracted - but at other points was spot on. Opening night jitters I suppose. Of course, performing without Larry probably was a bit strange for the band too. There were a couple of points where the set didn't exactly flow right, but they will probably sort that out. I suspect that this was the first night, everyone had a bit of nerves and that they will tighten up the few loose parts of the show. Summary - amazing venue and probably only U2 could have been the band to pull off the opening night. I think the shows will only get stronger and better.

1 Lemon Remix
2 Brian Eno Choral Intro
>> Achtung Baby
3 Zoo Station
4 The Fly
5 Even Better Than the Real Thing
6 Mysterious Ways
7 One > Purple Rain [Prince] > Love Me Tender [Elvis]
8 Until the End of the World
9 Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
10 Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World
>>Acoustic
11 All I Want Is You
12 Desire > Love Me Do [The Beatles]
13 Angel of Harlem > Into the Mystic [Van Morrison]
14 Dancing in the Moonlight [Thin Lizzy]
15 Love Rescue Me
>> Achtung Baby
16 So Cruel
17 Acrobat
18 Ultraviolet (Light My Way)
19 Love Is Blindness > Viva Las Vegas [Elvis]
>> Encore:
20 Elevation > My Way [Claude François]
21 Atomic City
22 Vertigo
23 Where the Streets Have No Name > Moment of Surrender > All You Need Is Love [The Beatles]
24 With or Without You
25 Beautiful Day > Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band > Blackbird [The Beatles]

Taper: loughney
Location: Section 203
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Audience microphone

Origins: Audience microphone
Credits: Tapehead2 (Audio Taper)
Equipment: Tascam DR-2D (Audio recording device), Church Audio CA-Ugly (Pre-amp), DPA4061 (Microphone)
Lineage: DPA 4061 > CA-UGLY > Tascam DR2d
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review by pkunde66

1 year ago

Performance

Although I was jacked to be at opening night I knew the band would not be tight especially with Brahm, but the energy and show were jaw dropping none the less.

Sound

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Recording: Audience microphone - 4 stars

Audience

I was center in the 200's the crowd in my section was great. Lots of energy.

Overall

Opening show in a one of a kind venue, I have seen better performances from the band as I have seen them from 80's on, but this was still one for the ages.