First ever performance of Walk On

[Globo14]

I couldn't find another place to put this, so I thought I'd put it here. It's a soundboard copy of the very first public performance of Walk On, from the first show on the Elevation Tour. It really evolved from here to the end of the tour, with the way Bono sings it, the guitar during the choruses, and the breakdown with the "all that you fashion" part.

Enjoy!

U2 - Walk On (Elevation Miami) *First Ever Performance, SOUNDBOARD* - YouTube

 

[WalkOn21]

Interesting, thanks for posting.

The verses aren't very exciting they way they did it here. Also, Bono's voice is shot. Which is understandable after a full night of singing after a 3-year hiatus.

I love the "40" snippet btw.

 

[Nate Dogg]

I was there! That show also included the first "Sweetest Thing" and "In a Little While". Ah, the memories!

 

[coach]

As well as The Ground Beneath Her Feet. What a night.

 

[hand0lotion]

Thanks for sharing!

-the absence of guitar fills is really obvious to someone raised on the more evolved live versions
-I guess Bono's 'spiritual rap' skills improved significantly? (see: MoS Rose Bowl DVD)

-agreed. 40 to the tune of Walk On was beautiful

 

[breathe]

Great thanks for sharing! I wish i was old enough to go back then... I hope they open another tour here in Miami or Florida!

My mom went to Elevation and Vertigo here in Miami! Im still giving her shit for not taking me

 

[Globo14]

The bootleg is pretty good to me. Edge is pretty prominent in the mix. I like that.

 

[Mrs. Garrison]

everytime i hear that song now, i think of all the people on the 360 tour wearing those freaky masks, and it creeps me out.

 

[TheEdge25]

everytime i hear that song now, i think of all the people on the 360 tour wearing those freaky masks, and it creeps me out.

Exactly how I feel.

 

[Swan269]

first time i could really hear bono's guitar

 

[pepokiss]

I LOVE this version, specially the "all that you fashion" part, I wish it could be this way all the time

plus, the '40' snippet... beautiful

 

[Mrs. Garrison]

Exactly how I feel.

its kind of like a jack-in-the-box; ill never look at a box the same way again because you just dont know whats going to pop out of it.

 

[trevgreg]

The bootleg is pretty good to me. Edge is pretty prominent in the mix. I like that.

Amen!

 

[bono_man2002]

Ah the Elevation Tour!

 

[Globo14]

I'll upload in any requests.

Elevation / Creep (snippet)
Beautiful Day
Until The End Of The World
New Year's Day
Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of
Gone
Discothèque / Devil Inside (snippet) / Love To Love You Baby (snippet) / Staring At The Sun (snippet)
New York
I Will Follow
Sunday Bloody Sunday / Could You Be Loved (snippet) / Get Up Stand Up (snippet)
Sweetest Thing
In A Little While
The Ground Beneath Her Feet
Bad / Walk On The Wild Side (snippet)
Psalm 116 (snippet) / Where The Streets Have No Name
Mysterious Ways / Sexual Healing (snippet)
The Fly

Bullet The Blue Sky / Whole Lotta Love (snippet) / Young Americans (snippet)
With Or Without You
One
Walk On / 40 (snippet)

 

[The_acrobat]

LOVE Elevation tour versions of Walk On. Don't know why, but it seemed quite flat and dead to me on the 360 tour.

Pre 9/11 Elevation tour was pretty awesome. Afterwards, not so much!

 

[bono_man2002]

Back in the days when it was cool to play Pop songs! Someone tell the band its still more than okay!

 

[Globo14]

LOVE Elevation tour versions of Walk On. Don't know why, but it seemed quite flat and dead to me on the 360 tour.

Pre 9/11 Elevation tour was pretty awesome. Afterwards, not so much!

This x10. I think the main reason 360 versions were inferior was because of the lack of the (necessary) second guitar.

I personally like the "Hallelujahs" WAAAY better than the "Halle halle"s, which were added after 9/11. I've heard that "Halle halle" in many songs, and it sounds so awful to me.

I think I'm gonna upload Discotheque next. I'll be right back...

 

[Globo14]

U2 - Discotheque (Elevation Ft. Lauderdale) *SOUNDBOARD* - YouTube

 

[hand0lotion]

Well, I didn't want to start a new thread, so I'll ask here:

on the album version, is it Bono who says at the start "and love is not the easy thing... the only baggage that you can bring... is all that you can't leave behind"? Do they overdub Bono doing the "ohhowhoawhoawhoa" bit?

At first I thought it was Edge who talked while Bono did the "ohhowhoawhoawhoa" bit. You know how alike they can sound

 

[silkensky]

No, that's definitely Bono at the beginning of the song with Edge in the background. They do sound alike but after a while you can tell their vocals apart fairly distinctly.

 

[WalkOn21]

Yep, that's definitely Bono.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Pre 9/11 Elevation tour was pretty awesome. Afterwards, not so much!

All around i agree, but on the flip side the run of new york shows in October were utterly amazing.

 

[mama cass]

thanks, it was interesting to hear them finding their feet with the song in a live setting... i do love the Elevation era version of Walk On - i saw them in the summer pre-9/11 and it was immense! the Tribute to Heroes version was amazing too, epic in fact...

 

[Globo14]

thanks, it was interesting to hear them finding their feet with the song in a live setting... i do love the Elevation era version of Walk On - i saw them in the summer pre-9/11 and it was immense! the Tribute to Heroes version was amazing too, epic in fact...

The Tribute to Heroes version was great, but because of the passion. The Slane Castle version was really the peak of the song live, with passion and performance.

 

[brooklynmike]

All around i agree, but on the flip side the run of new york shows in October were utterly amazing.

X2

I've seen all but 2 shows in the tri state area since 97' and the October 24th show- the first one in NYC since 9/11 was absolutely unreal. SBS and Streets blew the roof off.

(The mindbogglingly awesome 360 show on July 25th comes in 2nd place)

360 killed Walk On. I used to love it, now it's unlistenable.