U2 2009-08-28 Hampden Park Glasgow

Taper- MD

Position- about 100 - 150 ft from stage dead centre, facing Bono.

Rig- SP-PASM-2 (0 gain and knob set to 10 o'clock) -> NJB3 -> USB -> PC -> Cool edit Pro -> Amplitude and fades -> CD wav editor- FLAC level 8.

Title- "Sing for your Sanity Glasgow!"


A terriffic show, appreciated by the band and audience. This was my first time with this rig so it was taking a real chance. The only problem I had was that it was recorded a bit too quietly.

The wav file as a whole was boosted by 26.67 db with a -2 db peak, any more may have ruined the sound. There is a random frequency analysis from Trk 18 included. If you do not like your audio boosted, please dont waste your time downloading it. Nothing else was done to the files apart from the fades and the splits.

** Point of note. There was a sound failure during Walk on. This develops during MLK and then the sound drops out for 1 minute during Walk on. This was nothing to do with me, the whle stadium sound just disappeared!

The singing was fantastic and the crowd were pretty decent (it can get a bit hairy when everyone has too much alcohol, blonde girl please take note!!)

Tracks

01. Intro- Bowie/kingdom
02. Breathe
03. No Line on the Horizon
04. Get on your Boots
05. Magnificent
06. Beautiful Day/ Here comes the Sun
07. Elevation
08. Phil from Bellshill/Band thanks/Crowd thanks/ Still haven't found/ Movin on up
09. Stuck in a Moment (acoustic)
10. Unknown Caller
11. Unforgetable Fire (dedicated to Simple Minds)
12. City of Blinding Lights
13. Vertigo
14. Two Tribes/ I'll go Crazy if I don't go Crazy/ Two Tribes
15. Sunday Bloody Sunday
16. Pride
17. MLK (sound problems start)
18. Walk On (Music cuts out for 1 min)/You'll Never Walk Alone
19. Where the Streets Have no Name

Encore 1

20. Audience only
21. Tutu/ One

Encore 2

22. Audience only 
23. UV Intro (WH Auden)/ Ultra Violet
24. With or Without You/ Bono Thanks
25. Moment of Surrender


**Overheard conversation**

"Here mate, what's that?" asks guy 1 (points to mask guy 2 has on his head)

"Oh I dunno, sum wumin" two couples look at each other as the guy turns the mask over.

"Oh I know" says girl with guy 1

"That's the wumin that Bill Clinton rescued last week from North Korea!"

"Well whit's her face still doin here then?" says guy number 2 (good question!)

Despite my trying to enlighten them they completely ignored me. See ref to alcohol above.



This is a Ruff Snax release Number 11 (probably, it's been a while!) Our first U2! Hurrah!