u2
10/12/2009
New Cowboys Stadium
Arlington, TX

Location: Behind Stage, First Level Party Plaza, Dead Center on Rear Stacks 
Source: CoreSound Binaurals (in hat) > Battery Box > MicroTrack 24/96 (16/44.1 WAV)
Transfer: WAV > WaveLab(Edits/EQ/Gain) > CDWave(Tracking) > TradersLittleHelper > FLAC 
Taping/Transfer: dmeyer2004-at-charter-dot-net


Setlist
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==Disc 1 (78:52)==
01. 'Space Oddity' Intro (David Bowie)
02. Intro
03. Breathe,
04. Get On Your Boots,
05. Magnificent,
06. Mysterious Ways / My Sweet Lord (snippet),
07. Beautiful Day / Blackbird (snippet),
08. - Bono Speaks (Space Cowboys / Band Intros)-
09. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Stand By Me (snippet),
10. Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of,
11. No Line On The Horizon,
12. Elevation,
13. Until The End Of The World,
14. The Unforgettable Fire,
15. City Of Blinding Lights,
16. Vertigo,
17. I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight / Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again) (snippet) / Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (snippet),
18. Sunday Bloody Sunday / Get Up Stand Up (snippet),

==Disc 2 (44:29)==
01. MLK,
02. Walk On / You'll Never Walk Alone (snippet)

Encore 1
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03. Desmond Tutu Video Message Intro
04. One / Amazing Grace (snippet),
05. Where The Streets Have No Name / All You Need Is Love (snippet),

Encore 2
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06. Zooropa-era Space Alien Video Message Intro
07. Ultra Violet (Light My Way),
08. With Or Without You,
09. Moment of Surrender

Show Notes:
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- MUSE opened
- 360 stage was unable to be located dead center of the stadium due the overlap between the height of the stage spire (even missing the top section) and the overhead HDTV Video Board, even though the video board was moved up - looked to be still more room above it, go figure..
- Overhead Cowboys Stadium HDTV Video Board was not used. (World's Largest Stadium, World's Largest Band, World's Largest Stage Setup - and no way to utilize the World's Largest Video Board, huh?)
- North Texas News and Blogs were on fire with all the talk of the awful acoustics, especially in the 400s section (top tier) - unlistenable, really - an onging problem with this new venue.
- Setlist courtesy of www.u2setlists.com (http://www.u2setlists.com/360-northamerica.shtml)

Recording/Transfer Notes:
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- Mics mounted in hat, Standing DFC in front of rear-facing stacks.
- Our original seats were up in the upper-deck 400s, but the sound for MUSE (openers) was so awful and muddy up there we relocated to the lower level 'party deck', which provided us with an awesome place in the sweet spot of the rear-facing stacks behind the stage. Couldn't see the stage much, but got a good view via the onstage video ring.
- Random Audience Clapping, Chatter and Roving Beer Salesmen in spots throughout.
- Mics were mounted at the front of my head - so the L/R sound may 'move', especially when listening via headphones.
- Tweaks via WaveLab Lite - EQ to brighten high-end (+9 @ ~4100k) / Gain to raise total level (+2)
- D1/D2 Tracks can be seamlessly connected for longer media.





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