Bittersweet Eternity

Slane Castle

Slane, Ireland.

01 - September - 2001.

Attendance: 78.709 (sellout) - Support: Ash, Moby, Nelly Furtado, The Walls, Dara

Disc 1 (56:41)

01. Elevation Influx Intro (PA) / Elevation

02. Beautiful Day

03. Until the End of the World

04. New Year's Day

05. Out of Control

06. Sunday Bloody Sunday

07. Wake Up Dead Man

08. Stuck in a Moment

09. Kite

10. Angel of Harlem

11. Desire

12. Staring at the Sun

Disc 2 (59:34)

01. All I Want is You

02. Where the Streets Have No Name

03. Mysterious Ways

04. Pride (In the Name of Love)

05. Bullet the Blue Sky

06. With or Without You

07. One / When Will I See You Again

08. Walk On

09. - The Unforgettable Fire (outro over PA, with fireworks) -

Recording Equipment - History

Danish Pro Audio 4061 + Sony TCD-D8

Taper: Chris Voynet

Comments

This recording documents the last night of the second leg of the tour. The band returned again to Slane to play a second gig at this open-air natural venue. Music and vocals come through pretty well and loud, but kick-drum and bass are slightly saturated on occasion. All instruments and vocals are clearly audible, though. Like the recording of the first night in Slane, audience is too loud near the taper with loud cheering or applause. Considering the venue, sound quality is very good.

The show was filmed and later released on DVD ('U2 Go Home Live From Slane Castle Ireland'), although some footage from the show on August 25th was used too. Bono's daughter Eve came onstage to dance during Mysterious Ways. Highlights of the show are the emotional renditions of Out of Control (with references to the early days and the contributions of the band members' families) and Sunday Bloody Sunday (with references to the Omagh bombing tragedy).