Hawkmoon 269 live (footage other than doc...)

[silkensky]

Was very pleasantly surprised when I came across this clip on youtube:

YouTube - U2-Hawkmoon 269

What a sensational song and an amazing performance. Great vocals by Bono and I LOVE his scream at 2:25. He actually sort of has a substantial guitar part on this, too, which is cool. Anyway I didn't know footage existed of the 18-Nov-89 Sydney concert outside of the well known Lovetown documentary. Are there other songs out there from this source? When they eventually do get around to the R&H remaster, PLEASE OH PLEASE let there be a DVD with this show in its entirety.

James

 

[silkensky]

Okay, comparing this performance to the one from the Lovetown TV special it's evident that this is from a completely different show, am I right? Either way I love it and would be interested in knowing if there's a complete show from this pro-shot.

Question for Axver, outside of ripping the audio from the Lovetown TV special, is there a good audience/soundboard bootleg of the 18-Nov-89 gig in full? I've only been able to find a rather mediocre recording.

 

[The Sad Punk]

That is from the 9/27/89 concert. There's other footage from it, too. It was shot for Channel Ten, although I'm not sure how much was shown on telly at the time.

There's a fan-fucking-tastic version of Desire, for one. Personally, I prefer this performance to the doco footage by a long shot.

YouTube - U2 Live - Desire - Sydney Lovetown Tour

How much truly survives though, I'm not sure. We got Hawkmoon, AATW, Desire, I think some of WLCTT and a cut into Pride, maybe something else I'm missing on. Who knows, there might be more in the vault.

 

[Axver]

Question for Axver, outside of ripping the audio from the Lovetown TV special, is there a good audience/soundboard bootleg of the 18-Nov-89 gig in full? I've only been able to find a rather mediocre recording.

The audience recording I have of 18 November 1989 is pretty good; from what I recall, probably the best audience tape from the Aussie Lovetown dates (the couple of remastered Melbourne tapes excluded). Great show; one of my favourites from the whole tour.

Bonnie's post above is right about the other Hawkmoon being from 27 September 1989. I totally agree about the quality; Hawkmoon is sensational that night, and followed by what has got to be the best Desire by a long shot. Given the nature of news crew footage tending to only be of a few songs, I imagine the bits and pieces we have are the extent of what exists for that show.

For the record, I have also seen brief bits of news footage from 21 September 1989, Perth, and I believe the incomplete audience video of that show also has Hawkmoon, though in very dodgy quality.

 

[U2girl]

Think they'd add a Lovetown DVD to the Rattle and Hum remaster ?

 

[patske]

well let's hope so.. and hopefully with Hawkmoon on it.. I would pay lot's of money to see it live again.

 

[Axver]

Think they'd add a Lovetown DVD to the Rattle and Hum remaster ?

One can only hope ...

 

[Peterrrrr]

Was very pleasantly surprised when I came across this clip on youtube:

YouTube - U2-Hawkmoon 269

Wich night is this from?

Thanks for the tips, will add this on my site.

 

[Rob33]

Wich night is this from?

Thanks for the tips, will add this on my site.

didn't SP say it was from the 9/27/89 concert?

 

[The Sad Punk]

didn't SP say it was from the 9/27/89 concert?

Si.

 

[Peterrrrr]

didn't SP say it was from the 9/27/89 concert?

I listened to that song from the show on mp3 but it didnt hear any scream on that version. Sounded not like the same version.

 

[The Sad Punk]

Maybe it was a magical scream.

 

[Axver]

The Hawkmoon in the original post is 27 September 1989. Hawkmoon was performed on only two occasions in Sydney - 27/09 and 18/11. Since it is different to the 18/11 version, sourced from Channel 10 Sydney News, and in the Sydney Entertainment Centre, it has to be 27/09. Simple as that.

In any case, we only have proshot footage from three Lovetown shows, all incomplete: 27/09 (the original post), 18/11 (Lovetown doco), and 31/12 (Streets and some of IWF). So this is open and shut.

 

[An Cat Gav]

Hawkmoon-lovetown has to be one of U2's finest ever live moments.

 

[AndrewCowley]

Hawkmoon live = mega special. For no other reason than Edge's scorching slide guitar. And in full cry Bono's voice from this era is eerily powerful.

As an opener it is fantastic. I saw U2 in Sydney for the first time in 1989 and they opened with Hawkmoon. Listening to R&H the lyrics never much hit me before. But right then it became very personal. One of those special moments.