Chicago 10.05.2005  AT853+D8

United Center

Chicago (Illinois), USA.

10 - May - 2005.

Attendance: 19.293 (sellout) - Support: Kings of Leon

Disc 1 (70:39)

01. Wake Up (PA) / Everyone (PA)

02. City of Blinding Lights

03. Vertigo / Stories for Boys

04. Elevation

05. Cry / The Electric Co.

06. An Cat Dubh

07. Into the Heart

08. Beautiful Day

09. New Year's Day

10. Miracle Drug

11. Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own

12. Love and Peace or Else

13. Sunday Bloody Sunday

14. Bullet the Blue Sky

Disc 2 (71:09)

01. Running to Stand Still

02. Pride (In the Name of Love)

03. Where the Streets Have No Name

04. - Bono's speech, the 'One Campaign' -

05. One

06. Zoo Station

07. The Fly

08. Mysterious Ways

09. Party Girl

10. All Because of You

11. Original of the Species

12. Vertigo

Recording Equipment - History

Audio Technica 853c + TCD-D8

Taper: K.D.

Location: GA about 15 feet in front of the Soundboard

Comments

Third of four nights at the United Center, and this time it was Bono's birthday. The atmosphere inside the venue was excellent, and the crowd sang "happy birthday" while clapping after Mysterious Ways. Again, the show was filmed for the upcoming DVD to document the tour. A couple of songs from this concert make it to the DVD, such as An Cat Dubh or Into the Heart (with a child onstage), among many others. The same girl that came onstage on May 9th to play Party Girl, appeared again in this show, with her pair of minutes of glory. The show was closed with a second rendition of Vertigo, that Bono dedicates to himself.

Sound quality is excellent in this tape, but it brings some technical difficulties, with volume changes. Overall sound is very clear and sharp, except for a couple of songs. From Into the Heart to the end of Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own the recording sounds less punchy with a slightly distant mix that causes a really mud low-end. Once Love and Peace or Else kicks in, sound gets back into its "normal" level, being again pretty solid and full. From time to time this inconvenience appears for a few seconds, with no major inconveniences.