U2
May 21, 2005
New York, NY
Venue: Madison Square Garden
Tour: Vertigo-Leg 1

Opening Act(s): Kings of Leon
TAPER: DF

LOCATION: SECTION 9 ROW L SEAT 5 STUDIO SONIC DSM L MICS - SONY D7 DAT (44.1mhz) D7 LINE OUT > PC EAC WAV > DC ART> MKW SHN

Disc 1
1. City of Blinding Lights
2. Vertago
3. Elevation
4. The Cry/ The Electric Co.
5. An Cat Dubh - Into the Heart
6. Beautiful Day
7. Mircle Drug
8. Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
9. Love and Peace or Else
10. Sunday Bloody Sunday
11. Bullet the Blue Sky - When Johnny Comes Marching Home
12. Running to Stand Still

Disc 2
1. Pride (first 1/4 of song missing)
2. Where the Streets Have No Name
3. One
4. Zoo Station
5. The Fly
6. Jean Jeanie
7. Mysterious Ways
8. Original of the Species
9. All Because Of You
10. Yahweh
11. Vertigo-2nd time

Comments: U2's only show in New York city this spring comes two days after the annual Joey Ramone Birthday Bash concert, and Bono sings a bit of The Ramones' 'Rockaway Beach' during 'Vertigo.' 'One' is dedicated to economist Jeffery Sachs, who has been Bono's longtime partner in promoting African relief efforts. At the end of 'The Fly', the full band goes into an abbreviated version of David Bowie's 'The Jean Genie.'

Tapers Comments:

More Details: Section 9 was on the floor but was not a GA. Behind the Soundboard they put up a 3' platform and added seats. They moved the soundboard up closer to the stage so they could add these seats and charge more $. Most people around me were in thier 40's and 50's so they were quiet. A little claping in a few songs but not to bad. I was on Adams side behind the Sound board behind the celeb section. 10' behind Julia Roberts (for those of you who care.)

I mounted the mics underneath my light weight sweater. One on ea shoulder aiming a little upward at the speakers. I am 6'4 so my shoulders were taller than the woman next to me. I put the dat in my fanypack on my side for easier access for volume control.

I do not have a bass roll off, it Would be good to have one, venue was very bassy!
Downloaded into WAV using EAC then ran diamond cut restoration tool softwear. I EQ out the bass at 64 and 127. I boosted the level during Running and Orginal of the spec, and manualy toned down a small section of clapping.

The beginning of pride is cut. By the time I got my ticket after waiting in line for 6 hours the dat stores were closed. I only had 90 min tapes so I had to change tapes before the encore break. When I tried to change the tape during the human right speach the machine did not eject my tape or restart before Pride. (Sorry) I am getting 90 meter tapes tomarrow that will last 3 hours for Boston.

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