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  1. Originally posted by Welsh_Edge:1997-09-23 - Sarajevo
    1998-02-11 - Santiago
    2001-10-25 - New York
    2006-11-29/2006-11-30/2006-12-04 - Saitama, Japan
    2015-07-02 - Chicago
    Sairama 2006 - do you mean The Rolling Stones? - defininitely one of the Stones's shows to have :-) (sorry for the OT. But seriously - also highly recommended)
  2. 1981-03-06 - Boston early show
    1981-12-13 - Lido Beach
    1985-02-05 - Bologna
    1989 - Dublin all four shows
    2001-04-20 - San Jose
    2006-11-29 - Saitama
    2017-07-30 - Amsterdam
  3. Originally posted by dylbagz:1981-03-06 - Boston early show
    1981-12-13 - Lido Beach
    1985-02-05 - Bologna
    1989 - Dublin all four shows
    2001-04-20 - San Jose
    2006-11-29 - Saitama
    2017-07-30 - Amsterdam
    Those first two are definitely worth mentioning.
  4. I could have done the whole ten from the first three album tours
  5. All high quality sound? Please share your list!
  6. ...I've been into the early albums, of late.
  7. Five of my favourites
    6-Dec-1982 London
    6-May-1983 Boston (Both this and London are vintage early U2)
    15-Jun-1992 Rotterdam (U2 does ABBA, what's not to like)
    20-Aug-2009 Sheffield ("How many O-levels did you get?")
    11-Jun-2018 Live at the Apollo

    Would have liked to have included Popmart Mexico and Paris i+e but these are no longer available following their official release.
  8. 1980-02-26 - Dublin
    1981-03-06 - Boston (1)
    1981-03-06 - Boston (2)
    1981-05-15 - San Francisco
    1981-05-28 - Boston
    1981-12-13 - Lido Beach
    1982-02-11 - New Orleans
    1982-03-17 - New York
    1982-12-02 - Manchester
    1983-05-06 - Boston
  9. Ten shows? That's a toughie. One from each tour? Still tough, but easier. Here's my ten favourite recordings that haven't been officially released.

    1987 Tempe 19 Dec 1987 Soundboard
    1989 Dublin (any really) Soundboard
    1992 Rotterdam 16 June 1992 TV
    1998 Johannesburg 21 March 98 FM
    2000 New York 05 December 2000 FM
    2006 Buenos Aires 02 March 2006 TV broadcast
    2009 Sheffield 20 August 2009 FM
    2015 London 29 October 2015 IEM
    2017 Twickenham 08 July 2017 IEM
    2018 Apollo 11 June 2018 FM
  10. 1982-02-11 New Orleans
    1984-11-15 London
    1985-04-18 Worcester
    1989-11-26 Tokyo
    1989-12-11 Paris
    1990-01-06 Rotterdam
    1992-06-04 Dortmund
    1992-10-24 Tempe
    1997-07-31 Mannheim
    1997-09-26 Thessaloniki
  11. Ten-must have shows? Well, I'll try...

    1. 1981-05-15 - San Francisco - A really good show with good sound. Bono is energetic and funny. Excellent Touch and Stories For Boys-Boy/Girl-Out of Control sequence, my favourite Twilight, and a fun early version of I Fall Down.

    2. 1981-12-13 - Lido Beach - One of the best early shows. Some of the very, very best versions of Another Time, Another Place, Rejoice, With a Shout, 11 O'Clock Tick Tock, and The Ocean. The set is kind of short but it's very strong.

    3. 1982-12-06 - London - Probably my most-listened-to bootleg. It's on the "Pre-War Tour" so you get early outings of War tracks as well as the October songs perfected. The recording is incomplete (the first two and last two songs aren't included) but the quality is perfect and it makes it a nice, easily-listenable length. Among the best versions of Surrender, I Threw a Brick/A Day Without Me, I Fall Down, Fire, and A Celebration.

    4. 1985-04-30 - Jacksonville - 1985 has a lot of very strong shows, though admittedly the setlists often seem a little too short to me, with many October and War songs absent. At any rate, this is a really fun show with a lot of energy. Seconds, The Unforgettable Fire ('stay til your heart beats through'), Wire, and "40" are all excellent, and Party Girl is greatly extended, celebrating playing to 500,000 people in the US.

    5. 1989-12-26 - Dublin - Really, all of the Dublin and Rotterdam shows are must-haves, but this is my favourite of the Dublin run. All Along the Watchtower, All I Want Is You, One Tree Hill, Van Diemen's Land, Angel of Harlem, and When Love Comes To Town are all absolutely top-notch. Where the Streets Have No Name beginning with Romantic poetry and segueing directly into Gloria is unbeatable; it's my favourite version of the greatest song ever.

    6. 1993-05-11 - Rotterdam - A weird choice for ZooTV, but I'll point this one out instead of the classic 1992 summer and autumn shows or Dublin 93 because it's truly unique. The band appear to be hungover from Bono's birthday the night before, despite several errors in the performance, there's a lot of special improvisation - Bono raps during The Fly, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For and Bullet the Blue Sky both have completely-improvised verses, and the 'is this rock n roll?' ending to Until the End of the World and segue to New Year's Day might just be my favourite U2 live moment ever.

    7. 1997-08-28 - Leeds - PopMart Sarajevo is probably being recommended, which is certainly worthy, but I'd offer a different PopMart suggestion. This show sees Bono is funny and in good voice and the performance is loud and rich. Excellent versions of Miami, Bullet the Blue Sky, Discothèque/If You Wear That Velvet Dress, and With Or Without You. Unlike many PopMart shows, the 80s songs feel really fresh and vibrant instead of tired and out-of-place.

    8. 2006-11-29 - Saitama - All three Saitama shows are must-haves but I reckon I go back to the first of the three more than the other two (though admittedly the second and third probably have slightly better sound). The live debut of Window In the Skies, the best Beautiful Day, and strong versions of City of Blinding Lights, The Fly, Angel of Harlem, and One Tree Hill - what's not to like?

    9. 2011-7-09 - Montréal - Yes, later U2360 shows aren't really a tour for No Line On the Horizon anymore, but by 2011 they really seem more like a celebration of U2's career thus far than a simple greatest hits tour. This particular show catches that celebration atmosphere splendidly. The ZooTV run at the beginning is great, Zooropa is great, Stuck In a Moment-Space Oddity-Beautiful Day is great, Out of Control Is Great, the One-Hallelujah-Streets transition is great... and it's one of the cleanest-sounding U2 bootlegs out there.

    10. Too many other ones to pick... War Devore, TUF Milan, TJT Rosemont, Lovetown Dortmund, ZooTV Kiel, Elevation Salt Lake City...
  12. Originally posted by CMIPalaeo:Ten-must have shows? Well, I'll try...

    1. 1981-05-15 - San Francisco - A really good show with good sound. Bono is energetic and funny. Excellent Touch and Stories For Boys-Boy/Girl-Out of Control sequence, my favourite Twilight, and a fun early version of I Fall Down.

    2. 1981-12-13 - Lido Beach - One of the best early shows. Some of the very, very best versions of Another Time, Another Place, Rejoice, With a Shout, 11 O'Clock Tick Tock, and The Ocean. The set is kind of short but it's very strong.

    3. 1982-12-06 - London - Probably my most-listened-to bootleg. It's on the "Pre-War Tour" so you get early outings of War tracks as well as the October songs perfected. The recording is incomplete (the first two and last two songs aren't included) but the quality is perfect and it makes it a nice, easily-listenable length. Among the best versions of Surrender, I Threw a Brick/A Day Without Me, I Fall Down, Fire, and A Celebration.

    4. 1985-04-30 - Jacksonville - 1985 has a lot of very strong shows, though admittedly the setlists often seem a little too short to me, with many October and War songs absent. At any rate, this is a really fun show with a lot of energy. Seconds, The Unforgettable Fire ('stay til your heart beats through'), Wire, and "40" are all excellent, and Party Girl is greatly extended, celebrating playing to 500,000 people in the US.

    5. 1989-12-26 - Dublin - Really, all of the Dublin and Rotterdam shows are must-haves, but this is my favourite of the Dublin run. All Along the Watchtower, All I Want Is You, One Tree Hill, Van Diemen's Land, Angel of Harlem, and When Love Comes To Town are all absolutely top-notch. Where the Streets Have No Name beginning with Romantic poetry and segueing directly into Gloria is unbeatable; it's my favourite version of the greatest song ever.

    6. 1993-05-11 - Rotterdam - A weird choice for ZooTV, but I'll point this one out instead of the classic 1992 summer and autumn shows or Dublin 93 because it's truly unique. The band appear to be hungover from Bono's birthday the night before, despite several errors in the performance, there's a lot of special improvisation - Bono raps during The Fly, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For and Bullet the Blue Sky both have completely-improvised verses, and the 'is this rock n roll?' ending to Until the End of the World and segue to New Year's Day might just be my favourite U2 live moment ever.

    7. 1997-08-28 - Leeds - PopMart Sarajevo is probably being recommended, which is certainly worthy, but I'd offer a different PopMart suggestion. This show sees Bono is funny and in good voice and the performance is loud and rich. Excellent versions of Miami, Bullet the Blue Sky, Discothèque/If You Wear That Velvet Dress, and With Or Without You. Unlike many PopMart shows, the 80s songs feel really fresh and vibrant instead of tired and out-of-place.

    8. 2006-11-29 - Saitama - All three Saitama shows are must-haves but I reckon I go back to the first of the three more than the other two (though admittedly the second and third probably have slightly better sound). The live debut of Window In the Skies, the best Beautiful Day, and strong versions of City of Blinding Lights, The Fly, Angel of Harlem, and One Tree Hill - what's not to like?

    9. 2011-7-09 - Montréal - Yes, later U2360 shows aren't really a tour for No Line On the Horizon anymore, but by 2011 they really seem more like a celebration of U2's career thus far than a simple greatest hits tour. This particular show catches that celebration atmosphere splendidly. The ZooTV run at the beginning is great, Zooropa is great, Stuck In a Moment-Space Oddity-Beautiful Day is great, Out of Control Is Great, the One-Hallelujah-Streets transition is great... and it's one of the cleanest-sounding U2 bootlegs out there.

    10. Too many other ones to pick... War Devore, TUF Milan, TJT Rosemont, Lovetown Dortmund, ZooTV Kiel, Elevation Salt Lake City...
    Fantastic list and great organization with detail!!!