U2 - Irving Plaza 05-12-2000 / Pre-FM

Irving Plaza

New York (New York), USA.

05 - December - 2000.

Attendance: 1.000 - Support: The Chemical Brothers

Disc 1 (74:42)

01. - Intro by Cane -

02. - Intro by Matt Pinfield -

03. Beautiful Day

04. Elevation

05. Stuck in a Moment

06. I Remember You

07. New York

08. I Will Follow

09. Desire

10. The Ground Beneath Her Feet

11. Mysterious Ways

12. One

13. All I Want is You

14. Bad

15. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock

16. Won't Get Fooled Again

Recording Equipment - History

Soundboard (Radio station satellite feed) > Tascam DA-30mkii > Audiomedia III > PowerMacG4 > Pro Tools > CD > SHN via Plextor 12x4x32

Transfer: Scott Brown

Comments

Awesome recording. Sound is crystal clear, full and strong, so the quality is really impressive. Moreover, note this tape is stronger than the 'matrix recording' that is around (the mix between a Pre-FM and an audience sources). This recording documents another of the warm-up shows promoting the release of the album "All That You Can't Leave Behind" and the upcoming "Elevation Tour". The show was announced on late November, and tickets were only available to competition winners on US radio station K-Rock, so there wasn't a "real U2 audience". Lots of celebrities were also present in the venue.

The band covered The Ramone's I Remember You, dedicated to Joey Ramone. Mysterious Ways was played with a slow start, the same the band would use on the Elevation Tour. The highlights of the show were 11 O'Clock Tick Tock, played for the first time since 1990, and a cover of The Who's Won't Get Fooled Again.