London 14-08-2009  DPA4061

Wembley Stadium

London, U.K.

14 - August - 2009.

Attendance: 82.122 (sellout) - Support: The Hours, Elbow

Total Running Time - 129:03

01. Kingdom (PA)

02. Breathe

03. No Line on the Horizon

04. Get On Your Boots

05. Magnificent

06. Beautiful Day / Blackbird

07. Elevation

08. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Movin' On Up

09. Stuck in a Moment

10. Unknown Caller

11. The Unforgettable Fire

12. City of Blinding Lights

13. Vertigo / Acquiesce

14. I'll Go Crazy if I Don't Go Crazy Tonight  (remix)

15. Sunday Bloody Sunday

16. Pride (In the Name of Love)

17. MLK

18. Walk On / You'll Never Walk Alone

19. Where the Streets Have No Name

20. One

21. Mysterious Ways / Norwegian Wood

22. Ultraviolet (Light My Way)

23. With or Without You

24. Moment of Surrender

Recording Equipment - History

DPA 4061 + Olympus LS-10 (16/48)

Taper: Chris Voynet

Transfer: Kingston SD Card (8Go) > USB 2.0 > WAV > Soundforge 8.0 (normalization) > CDWave Editor (tracking) > FLAC (level-8)

Additional notes (by the taper): There are some cuts and plug noises on this recording, I'm really sorry, it was a very bad idea to put my PRE-AMP in my pocket.

Comments

Excellent sound quality in this first source of the first night at Wembley Stadium. Very rich and full sound overall, although tiny boomy due to strong bass. Bono's voice is slightly echoed on a bunch of songs but it gives a very nice live feeling. Crowd noise is minimal. As mentioned above by the taper, the only drawback to note are some dropouts throughout the recording, as he carried the pre-amp inside his pocket.

Usual snippets appeared here and there, but note the next: London Calling and London Bridge is Falling Down at the beginning of Beautiful Day, Acquiesce at the end of Vertigo, and a line of Norwegian Wood at the end of Mysterious Ways. This last song, Mysterious Ways, closed a main set for the first time ever.