Chorzow 06-08-2009
Slaski Stadion
Chorzow, Poland.
06 - August - 2009.
Attendance: 75.180 (sellout) - Support: Snow Patrol
Total Running Time - 132:49
01. Kingdom (PA)
02. Breathe
03. No Line on the Horizon
04. Get On Your Boots
05. Magnificent
06. Beautiful Day / Mazurek Dąbrowskiego / Blackbird
07. Elevation
08. New Year's Day
09. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
10. Stand by Me
11. - happy birthday to The Edge - / Stuck in a Moment / - happy birthday to The Edge -
12. Unknown Caller
13. The Unforgettable Fire
14. City of Blinding Lights
15. Vertigo
16. I'll Go Crazy if I Don't Go Crazy Tonight (remix)
17. Sunday Bloody Sunday
18. Pride (In the Name of Love)
19. MLK
20. Walk On / You'll Never Walk Alone
21. - Desmond Tutu's 'One Campaign' speech -
22. Where the Streets Have No Name
23. - Bono's speech -
24. One
25. - encore break -
26. - intro to 'Ultraviolet' -
27. Ultraviolet (Light My Way)
28. With or Without You
29. Moment of Surrender
Recording Equipment - History
SPCMC-4 + SPBB (bass roll-off 95Hz) + Sony MZ NH-600 (hi-sp mode) > Sonic Stage > Cool Edit > WAV > FLAC
Taper: gevenkaven
Additional notes (by the taper): recorded from 51st row, so it was wicked place to tape a show as almost on the top of the stadium, but after some remastering I think it sounds pretty good.
Comments
Very nice recording of the only Polish date of the tour. It sounds slightly distant, but the output is pretty clear with music and vocals well audible. There's a bit of crowd interference, but nothing too detracting.
Usual snippets appeared here and there, but note the 'Polish National Anthem', Mazurek Dąbrowskiego, during Beautiful Day. Right before and right after Stuck in a Moment, Bono and the audience sing 'happy birthday' to The Edge, although his birthday date is August 8th.
Everything explained on u2setlists.com: New Year's Day, U2's song about the Polish Solidarity movement, is especially played for its home audience. As the band play it, the audience becomes awash with red and white to make the colours of Poland's flag. Furthermore, Edge's birthday is in two days, and since there is no show on the 08/08, Bono takes the opportunity to sing tribute to him at this concert.