I attended all three SF shows, Camden 1+2, and D.C., just so you know where my biases might lie. I've listened to all of those boots plus many more. In my opinion, the best boot in terms of quality, setlist, song performance is SF 3.
The SF shows in general blew the Camden shows out of the water. Never would have guessed it beforehand.
It makes much more sense to live in the present tense.
I havent heard a lot of the European boots, but the crowd in Newcastle is decent....
Crowd seems to come through better in Sydney 3 though. (2 verses of better man, Mike and Matt chants, and over all quite good.)
The crowd at Newy was unreal, not just cos I was in it. They were up for everything...
i.e starting the chant in Daughter and getting Ed onto it, Mike coming into the crowd (albeit very briefly), getting a massive set, it was mindblowing.
I think the observation from Ed 'This feels more like a party than a concert' sums it up
‘‘If somebody said to me, in twelve years you’ll be in a band with your brother and two carrot munching geezers who don’t like football I would have said fuck off, I’m not joining the Bee Gees.’’
I was there and the boot does it no justice. It's really badly mixed. All the way through you can hear peoples' voices, particularly someone yelling 'Eddivedduuuuuuuur' every bloody five minutes. Great setlist, but the boot is rubbish. Same as Verona and Athens.
The crowd at Newy was unreal, not just cos I was in it. They were up for everything...
Didn't look like it from where I was.. looked to be a lot of people in the stands sitting down for much of that show (cos of the setlist I'm guessing)! But still, sounds good on the boot.
1995: Melbourne 1
1998: Melbourne 1, 2, 3
2003: Sydney 1, 2, 3, Melbourne 1, 2, 3
2006: Sydney 1, 2, Melbourne 1, 2, 3, Sydney 3, Newcastle, Adelaide 1, 2, Perth
2009: LA 1, 2, Melbourne, Sydney
2014: Gold Coast, Melbourne, Sydney
Definately Newcastle..
Crowd was going crazy and especially on the floor.It was a party and it felt much different to the other five i saw.Great boot.Great memories.
apparently i can heard shouting out some gaelic to eddie at the paris
gig.....cuz i was 2 from the front and didnt understand his frenchy
talk!! ni thuiguim?? (christ ive even forgotten how to spell it now!!)
can anyone verify this for me?!
26/10/96 dublin
01/06/00 dublin
23/08/06 dublin
11/09/06 paris
18/06/07 london
17/08/09 manchester
18/08/09 london
apparently i can heard shouting out some gaelic to eddie at the paris
gig.....cuz i was 2 from the front and didnt understand his frenchy
talk!! ni thuiguim?? (christ ive even forgotten how to spell it now!!)
can anyone verify this for me?!
You're soooo self-obsessed... real narcisstic tendencies at such a young age!!! :D
during which song (or shall I say in-between which songs?)
Have all of you forgotten about SF3? Clearly the gem. SD was money. Actually that whole west coast run kicked monkey butt. They all have something to offer. What Euro shows stick out?
Have all of you forgotten about SF3? Clearly the gem. SD was money. Actually that whole west coast run kicked monkey butt. They all have something to offer. What Euro shows stick out?
prague has a very rockin setlist as well as zagreb.....and of course athens cause i was there!
And I'm not living this life without you, I'm selfish and clear
And you're not leaving here without me, I don't wanna be without
My best... friend. Wake up, to see you could have it all
Dublin. It's a good show. One of my favorite Euro boots.
Also Zagreb I think...
Astoria Crew
Troubled souls unite, we got ourselves tonight...
Astoria, Dublin, Reading 06
Katowice, Wembley 07
SBE, Manchester, O2 09
Hyde Park 10
Manchester 1&2 12
This is just g'bye for now...
If you guys haven't caught LA2 you should... they guys were on fire. Incredible version of Betterman, the best Matt Cameron Evenflow solo I've ever heard along... with rockin versions of Why Go, Porch and Leash.
And let's not forget Sad, Down, and a reverse Mamasan. It's great.
Also, just listen to Marseille which is awesome. Can't wait to hear Hawaii 12/2!!
"Holly f**k, that was so amazing, I just forgot who I came here to see!!" - Courtesy of the guy in the U2 t-shirt standing next to me in Aloha Stadium, Post PJ
"This just feels like a San Francisco song...."
They had only played Watchtower twice before, ever. SHAZAM!
(And then yeah, yeah very next show .... but I'll take Renaldo's solos!)
I Am Mine acoustic opener, oh yeah! (But then all the acoustic eddie openers were pretty unique....)
UNTITLED -- Only played at SF III, amen!
Light Years -- TWICE this tour, amen!
MFC -- three times US tour (and five more overseas)
In Hiding - six times US tour (and four more overseas)
Down - six times US tour (and four more overseas)
Release - seven times US tour (and three more overseas)
and then the songs that were played at least 1/3 of the tour or more...
man o hour
and leash
and the BOOMtastic "dueling banjos" solo of Boom and Mike on Crazy Mary..
And don't be comparing our intimate lil 7000 fans in the Civic Center to any of your arena or amphitheatre shows! Or actually DO COMPARE! The noise level at the end of Watchtower and Eddie's Guitar surfing adventure is staggering!
I was thinking about downloading Portland, has anyone heard it? It seems to have some pretty good covers on it.
I went to the show and it was excellent. The opener wasn't a standout (WWS), but it seems to have fit well in retrospect. A very long RITFW and excellent Watchtower were standouts, as well as a rare appearance by Stone on drums for YL. Of the shows I actually went to, they rank as follows:
Gorge 1
SD
Portland
Gorge 2
Las Vegas (Although, I probably listen to this boot the most due to the excellent setlist [and best version of Inside Job all tour!]. . . go figure)
For show I didn't attend, the Grand Rapids and SF3 were both great and are recommended. I have not heard anything else, so I can't make any crazy assumptions that Gorge 1 was the best all tour, but I can state that it was a damn good show.
Have all of you forgotten about SF3? Clearly the gem. SD was money. Actually that whole west coast run kicked monkey butt. They all have something to offer. What Euro shows stick out?
...Go listen Milan...
incredibly hot (the -also fantastic- Lisbon is miles away, IMO)
T.
Verona 93 - Milan 96 - Barcelona 96 - Verona 00 - Milan 00 - Turin 06 - Berlin 06 - Lisbon 07 - Madrid 07 - Katowice 07 - London 07 - Werchter 07
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The SF shows in general blew the Camden shows out of the water. Never would have guessed it beforehand.
Melbourne 13/11/06
Melbourne 14/11/06
Melbourne 16/11/06
Seattle 21/9/09
Seattle 22/9/09
Auckland 27/11/09
Christchurch 29/11/09
The crowd at Newy was unreal, not just cos I was in it. They were up for everything...
i.e starting the chant in Daughter and getting Ed onto it, Mike coming into the crowd (albeit very briefly), getting a massive set, it was mindblowing.
I think the observation from Ed 'This feels more like a party than a concert' sums it up
Noel Gallagher
Didn't look like it from where I was.. looked to be a lot of people in the stands sitting down for much of that show (cos of the setlist I'm guessing)! But still, sounds good on the boot.
1998: Melbourne 1, 2, 3
2003: Sydney 1, 2, 3, Melbourne 1, 2, 3
2006: Sydney 1, 2, Melbourne 1, 2, 3, Sydney 3, Newcastle, Adelaide 1, 2, Perth
2009: LA 1, 2, Melbourne, Sydney
2014: Gold Coast, Melbourne, Sydney
Boston II
Camden II
Boston I
In that order.
marseilles
Sammi: Wanna just break up?
Crowd was going crazy and especially on the floor.It was a party and it felt much different to the other five i saw.Great boot.Great memories.
gig.....cuz i was 2 from the front and didnt understand his frenchy
talk!! ni thuiguim?? (christ ive even forgotten how to spell it now!!)
can anyone verify this for me?!
01/06/00 dublin
23/08/06 dublin
11/09/06 paris
18/06/07 london
17/08/09 manchester
18/08/09 london
You're soooo self-obsessed... real narcisstic tendencies at such a young age!!!
during which song (or shall I say in-between which songs?)
ah now im nay that young!!
cant remember.....think b4 or just after MITS?!!
01/06/00 dublin
23/08/06 dublin
11/09/06 paris
18/06/07 london
17/08/09 manchester
18/08/09 london
Of course you are...
Will have to listen to the boot and get back to you!
Are you on MSN?
not yet!!!
will figure it out tho!!!
01/06/00 dublin
23/08/06 dublin
11/09/06 paris
18/06/07 london
17/08/09 manchester
18/08/09 london
Verona
26/11/05
13/11/11
03/04/13
07/11/15
TOUCH ME, I'M DICK
prague has a very rockin setlist as well as zagreb.....and of course athens cause i was there!
And you're not leaving here without me, I don't wanna be without
My best... friend. Wake up, to see you could have it all
Dublin. It's a good show. One of my favorite Euro boots.
Also Zagreb I think...
Troubled souls unite, we got ourselves tonight...
Astoria, Dublin, Reading 06
Katowice, Wembley 07
SBE, Manchester, O2 09
Hyde Park 10
Manchester 1&2 12
This is just g'bye for now...
If you guys haven't caught LA2 you should... they guys were on fire. Incredible version of Betterman, the best Matt Cameron Evenflow solo I've ever heard along... with rockin versions of Why Go, Porch and Leash.
And let's not forget Sad, Down, and a reverse Mamasan. It's great.
Also, just listen to Marseille which is awesome. Can't wait to hear Hawaii 12/2!!
Light Years: 1 of 2 times played in '06
"This just feels like a San Francisco song...."
They had only played Watchtower twice before, ever. SHAZAM!
(And then yeah, yeah very next show .... but I'll take Renaldo's solos!)
I Am Mine acoustic opener, oh yeah! (But then all the acoustic eddie openers were pretty unique....)
UNTITLED -- Only played at SF III, amen!
Light Years -- TWICE this tour, amen!
MFC -- three times US tour (and five more overseas)
In Hiding - six times US tour (and four more overseas)
Down - six times US tour (and four more overseas)
Release - seven times US tour (and three more overseas)
and then the songs that were played at least 1/3 of the tour or more...
man o hour
and leash
and the BOOMtastic "dueling banjos" solo of Boom and Mike on Crazy Mary..
And don't be comparing our intimate lil 7000 fans in the Civic Center to any of your arena or amphitheatre shows! Or actually DO COMPARE! The noise level at the end of Watchtower and Eddie's Guitar surfing adventure is staggering!
And I feel ok, cause NOBODY got Sonic Reducer....
I went to the show and it was excellent. The opener wasn't a standout (WWS), but it seems to have fit well in retrospect. A very long RITFW and excellent Watchtower were standouts, as well as a rare appearance by Stone on drums for YL. Of the shows I actually went to, they rank as follows:
Gorge 1
SD
Portland
Gorge 2
Las Vegas (Although, I probably listen to this boot the most due to the excellent setlist [and best version of Inside Job all tour!]. . . go figure)
For show I didn't attend, the Grand Rapids and SF3 were both great and are recommended. I have not heard anything else, so I can't make any crazy assumptions that Gorge 1 was the best all tour, but I can state that it was a damn good show.
...Go listen Milan...
incredibly hot (the -also fantastic- Lisbon is miles away, IMO)
T.
06/15/00 katowice
06/16/00 katowice
09/22/06 prague
09/23/06 berlin
09/25/06 vienna
06/13/07 chorzow