Stand by Me

Feyenoord Stadium

Rotterdam, Holland.

10 - July - 1987.

Attendance: 46.000 (sellout) - Support: In Tua Nua, The Pretenders

Disc 1 (51:57)

01. Stand by Me (PA intro)

02. Where the Streets Have No Name

03. I Will Follow

04. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus

05. MLK

06. The Unforgettable Fire

07. Sunday Bloody Sunday

08. Exit

09. In God's Country

10. The Electric Co.

11. Help

12. Bad

13. October  (fades out early)

Disc 2 (43:13)

01. October / New Year's Day

02. Pride (In the Name of Love)

03. Bullet the Blue Sky

04. Running to Stand Still

05. With or Without You

06. Party Girl

07. "40"

Comments

This recording brings the complete concert of the first night in Rotterdam. I consider this recording as an "exc audience" one, although I've to remark that audience is somewhat rowdy at some points, with clapping and singing their football chants. But the sound is very powerful, with a fantastic clarity and crispness. All instruments have been captured perfectly, and they are quite well balanced, with no lack of bass, overcoming the stadium syndrome. Vocals are also pretty powerful, so the concert is highly enjoyable. The show is memorable, with snippets here and there, with a strong performance by the band.

About the minors, a little noise can be heard from time to time, as if something was touching the mics. It happens a couple of times. Crowd is rowdy and noisy at some points, but usually add great participation, like all European audiences. Anyway, a few individual voices can be heard from time to time near the taper. A noticeable edit occurs between In God's Country and The Electric Co. that kills the very first seconds of the latter.