U2 THREE CHORDS AND A TROUT


CITY OF MANCHESTER STADIUM, 14TH JUNE 2005


Recorded by James A Richards


This is my first recording, a bit of an experiment. I used a Sony MZ-R900 MD and a set of AM-Is binaural mic's by Minigear Laboratories,
stuck in my cap!. I think I probably did everything an expert wouldn't, like go crazy in the ellipse, sing along, clap, hoot,
talk to my brother and record in LP2 as I didn't want to be distracted from the show by constantly checking the time and changing the disc,
but I was there to enjoy the show. I almost didn't do it as security where really close by,
infact about 4 songs in a guy about 5 feet away was accosted by security and they pulled an MD recorder out of his bag took out the disc and gave him the recorder back.
They walked right by me, at least they didn't kick him out. You can just about hear me talk to him before the 1st encore.

The results are better then I expected, infact I think its bloody marvellous, considering the MD cost me £30.00 from ebay and the mic's were £13.00 also from ebay.
The bass distorts a bit in some of the tracks but it's not to bad.

I was right in the middle of the 2 B stages for the majority of the show but did move between them a few times.
Some have complained about the sound, where I was stood it was fucking amazing! Guess that's Stadium show's for you.

I did this recording for a memento of a fantastic show and to give copies to friends who were there, but aren't into the wonderful world of torrents.

I know it's compressed as it is recorded in LP2, but there it is. If you want it thats cool if not that's cool.

This is a raw transfer no edits, cuts or mastering I like it to stay that way.

I used Audacity to get it on my pc, index and fade in and out the disc's


SET LIST

Disc 1

1 Intro

2 Vertigo

3 I Will Follow

4 Electric Co.

5 Elevation

6 New Years Day

7 Beautiful Day

8 City of Blinding Lights

9 Miracle Drug

10 Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own

11 Love and Peace Or Else

12 Sunday Bloody Sunday

13 Bullet The Blue Sky

14 Running To Standstill


Disc 2

15 Human Rights

16 Pride (In The Name Of Love)

17 Where The Street Have No Name

18 Make Poverty History Bit

19 One



20 Encore 1

21 Zoo Station

22 The Fly

23 Mysterious Ways

24 With Or Without You (Transmission & Love Will Tear Us Apart Snippets)



25 Encore 2

26 All Because Of You

27 Yahweh

28 Vertigo



Track 14 fades out and 15 fades in.


Transfer MD>Analogue>PC>Audacity for indexing and fades>wav>dBpower Amp converter>flac.