Werchter 29-05-1993  AKG

Festivalterrein

Werchter, Belgium.

29 - May - 1993.

Attendance: 73.000 (capacity: 75.000) - Support: Stereo MC's, Urban Dance Squad

Disc 1 (71:45)

01. Drumming Boys (PA) / Zoo Station

02. The Fly

03. - ZooTV Surfing Channels -

04. Even Better than the Real Thing

05. Mysterious Ways

06. One / Unchained Melody

07. Until the End of the World

08. New Year's Day

09. Party Girl

10. Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World

11. Angel of Harlem

12. When Love Comes to Town

13. Satellite of Love

14. Bad / All I Want is You

15. Bullet the Blue Sky

Disc 2 (48:56)

01. Running to Stand Still

02. Where the Streets Have No Name

03. Pride (In the Name of Love)

04. - ZooTV Videoconfessionals -

05. Desire

06. - MacPhisto's speech and phone call -

07. Ultraviolet (Light My Way)

08. With or Without You

09. Love is Blindness

10. Can't Help Falling in Love

Recording Equipment - History

AKG microphones + Sony TCD-D3 > DAT Master > Pioneer CD-Recorder > CDR-M > EAC > PC > WAV > Trader's Little Helper > FLAC

Taper: zimmy21

Comments

Excellent audience recording of the only show in Belgium of the Zooropa'93 tour, in the outskirts fields of Werchter. This is a second source and another very nice tape, considering how difficult is to get an excellent recording in that place. The concert is pretty good, and I really can't imagine all the TV sets / vidiwalls and the huge stage production in this historic location. It was the first visit by the band since the festival played back in 1985. U2 had played the Torhout / Werchter festival on three different occasions (1982, 1983 and 1985), a thing that always increased their popularity. Note that the band messes up during the middle part of Zoo Station.

There is an edit after Ultraviolet that makes With or Without You to cut in, missing the first few seconds. About sound quality, this is a brilliant source with music and vocals coming through strong and clear, pretty deep. Like the other source of this concert, this one offers a good amount of crowd noise, being the main inconvenience. Comparing both sources, I'd say this one sounds slightly rawer.