1987-10-29 - Rosemont, Illinois - Rosemont Horizon

setlist

Performance notes: Only Joshua Tree Tour concert at which Bad and New Year's Day are not performed.
Setlist and comment provided by U2gigs.com.

songs per album

  1. The Joshua Tree (8)
  2. The Unforgettable Fire (3)
  3. Boy (2)
  4. War (2)
  5. Rattle and Hum (1)
  6. October (1)

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danesgirl
Illinois
cheeks
Illinois
Blackflash
Illinois
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1 from Wisconsin: gurtholfin
1 from Sweden: heyrocker

review by 2UToo

7 months ago

Performance

After initially sounding a bit rougher again, Bono's voice settles in for an overall great performance. Lots and lots of aggressive belts with great results. Unfortunately, the only exception is no surprising one: 'The Unforgettable Fire' once again sounds terrible with Bono still completely failing to deliver the softer spots and at this point I start wondering why the band didn't think about replacing it for a different song.

Along with all the obvious changes to the setlist, tonight 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' is played in its original arrangement and maybe that was the right call for the band as the energy is absolutely through the roof! The only other disappointment is 'People Get Ready' as Bono can't get his voice to work and when the audience fails to sing for him, the sing kinda just runs out and Bono even apologies to Curtis Mayfield for the performance. His voice starts acting up again a bit more during the encores but never to the point where it takes away from the performance.



Sound

This great sounding audience recording is only held back by sounding quite distant, sometimes burying the music / vocals behind the audience noise.
Recording: Audience microphone - 3.5 stars

Audience

If U2 booking three nights in the Chicago area wasn't enough of a hint that this crowd must be amazing, then I don't know what else would be! They're passionately cheering, laughing, singing and having a good time with the band. Very worthy of a special night like this!

Overall

Even if the band isn't at their absolute peak for the entire show, the very unique setlist alone makes this a really interesting listen. This paired with the again great atmosphere and the band sounding good still and another really good sounding AUD makes this a fun listen and maybe an essential one for this great tour.

Highlights: I Will Follow, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Bullet the Blue Sky, Silver and Gold, Out of Control, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Gloria
Lowlights: The Unforgettable Fire, People Get Ready


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