Jersey Turns Irish

Continental Airlines Arena

East Rutherford (New Jersey), USA.

17 - May - 2005.

Attendance: 20.174 (sellout) - Support: Kings of Leon

Disc 1 (77:48)

01. Everyone (PA)

02. City of Blinding Lights

03. Vertigo

04. Elevation

05. Cry / The Electric Co.

06. An Cat Dubh

07. Into the Heart

08. Beautiful Day

09. Miracle Drug

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

11. Love and Peace or Else

12. Sunday Bloody Sunday

13. Bullet the Blue Sky

14. Running to Stand Still

15. Pride (In the Name of Love)

16. Where the Streets Have No Name

Disc 2 (56:51)

01. One

02. Zoo Station

03. The Fly

04. Mysterious Ways

05. Original of the Species

06. All Because of You

07. Yahweh

08. "40"

09. Vertigo

Recording Equipment - History

Sonic Studios DSM6s/l > PA6-LC2 (85khz) > Sony D100

Taper; A. Tobin

Location: inside ellipse

Comments

A brilliant recording of the first of two nights in East Rutherford (NJ, USA). It sounds very close and powerful (taper's location is pretty good), and the mix between all instruments and vocals is fantastic. Clarity is also great, and the only minor to remark is some stray voices (with a guy well audible a pair of times screaming between songs) and soft clapping near the taper in a few occasions throughout the show. This is the best of three recordings by Austin Tobin I have from the first leg of the Vertigo Tour, and of course, one of the topping tapes of the current leg. Some may place this recording between the range of "exc" and "exc+" sound quality, as it sounds quite strong and sharp, but the tape brings a bit of audience noise (name it "cheering near the taper").

The surprise of the night occurs when Larry Mullen begins with Vertigo after the last drum beats of "40" (without stop playing the kit), so the band launch again with a second take of Vertigo to close the show.