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what is everyones favorite audio U2 bootlegs?

in no particular order here are mine but it changes all the time:

12-26- 89 - love the entire show , great version of all i want is you

Dortmund 84 - truly awesome show, every song is gret. i really like how bono sings amazing grace during the electric co.

Boston 3-6-81 - Great performance from the boy tour.

Rocks Hottest Ticket - Great show, have a hard time believing it is an audience recording.

Adelaide zoo tv - great show, love mcphisto bit on this one, also amazing performance of dirty day.

cleveland 2001

3-24-2001 -

notre dame 2001 - very emotional show , and i was there!!!!
 
12-26-89 definitely

Irving Plaza was awesome

Slane Castle II, anyone?

Anyone know of a good recording of a Joshua Tree show?
 
Denver 1987.11.07

Turino 2001.07.21

Dublin 1989.12.31

Dublin 1993.08.28

and many more :)
 
I'd say the first five replies already covered all the good bootlegs, including the essential must-haves 8/28/93 and 4/29/87.

Cheers,

J
 
I love 13 December 1981 (October tour, Lido Beach, NY) and 23 September 1997 (Popmart, Sarajevo).
 
Wembley Nights All The Shows
Complete Boston Tapes
Red Rocks
Denver JT Tour Sounboard
Rocks Hottest Ticket
All Dublin Lovetown Shows
Zoo Tv Dublin
Zoo Tv Melbourne (1st Show)
Sydney 1993
Vegas 97
Sarajevo 97
Shalom Isreal 97
Sydney 98

phew...
boston 6/6
boston 6/9
both slane gigs (so the quality is pretty crap compared to some other elevation recordingd)
Notre Dame 10/10
and
Miami 12/02
 
Top 3 got to be

-1989-12-31 (New Year's Night In Dublin)
-Rock's Hottest Ticket (although i still couldn't find a complete recording of this and seems like noone wants to help!!)
-Sarajevo 97 tied with Slane 2!
 
All of the Dublin Lovetown shows.
Back in Denver 7/11/87
Complete Red Rocks
Wembley Zooropa (all 4)
Chicago 15/5/01 ALD/AUD Matrix
Pump it up George, Leeds 28/8/97
The 2 Glasgow Barrowlands shows from 11/84
 
Does 'The Bang & the Clatter' (a compilation of live versions) count?

My own faves, too lazy to put them in order & I'd only keep changing my mind anyway:

Irving Plaza Dec 2000
NYC The Ritz - October tour, special to me cause I was there :)
Popmart Sarajevo
KRO Studios, Holland 1980 (in front of a live studio audience)
The Complete Boston Tapes
Houston Outside Broadcast
Zoo TV Dublin August 93
Miami- Elevation tour
Paris - Elevation tour (awesome!)


I know I'm forgetting some really good ones.....reading this list I have to go put one on now!
 
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