Rome 06-July-1993

Stadio Flaminio

Rome, Italy.

06 - July - 1993.

Attendance: 42.000 (sellout / capacity: 35.000) - Support: An Emotional Fish, Pearl Jam

Disc 1 (54:34)

01. TV: The Drug of the Nation (PA)

02. Drumming Boys (PA)

03. Zoo Station

04. The Fly

05. Even Better than the Real Thing

06. Mysterious Ways

07. One

08. Unchained Melody

09. Until the End of the World

10. New Year's Day

11. Van Diemen's Land

12. Angel of Harlem

13. When Love Comes to Town

Disc 2 (67:59)

01. Satellite of Love

02. Bad / All I Want is You

03. Bullet the Blue Sky

04. Running to Stand Still

05. Where the Streets Have No Name

06. Pride (In the Name of Love)

07. - ZooTV Videoconfessionals -

08. Desire

09. - MacPhisto's speech and phone call -

10. Ultraviolet (Light My Way)

11. With or Without You

12. Love is Blindness

13. Can't Help Falling in Love

14. - Can't Help Falling in Love  (outro over PA) -

Recording Equipment - History

Sony TCD-D3 + unknown mics > DAT-Master > Analog Master > Analog 1st > Flac

Transfer (by mauxworld): Analog 1st (Sony HF-60 x 2 ) > Teac player Cassette W416 > Extreme 5.1 soundcard > Maxtor HD > Nero 7 > CD-Wave editor > Flac ( level 6)

Comments

This tape documents the first of two shows in Rome. It was taped with a DAT, but transferred from a first generation cassette. However, sound quality is excellent with a bit of crowd noise. Maybe this one is not as sharp as other Zooropa'93 excellent recordings, it is somewhat raw, but very solid though. All instruments and vocals sound very clear and upfront, and this is a real upgrade to the other source in circulation of this show, the so-called "MacPhisto Vs. The Pope".

Both shows in Rome were attended by 42.000 people, although the stadium capacity was limited to 35.000, so 14.000 combined tickets were put on sale illegally by the promoter. Note the rare appearence of Van Diemen's Land. It was the only time the band played this song during the Zooropa'93 tour. MacPhisto phoned to the Pope to enquire for his health and to ask for a confession for senator-for-life Giulio Andreotti, but he couldn't reach him.

One fades out at 04:07 missing some seconds of the song.