U2 - 2023-09-29 - Las Vegas NV (AUD/FLAC) Taper: loughney

U2 - 2023 09 29 @ The Sphere, Las Vegas NV

Taper: loughney

Location: Section 203

Lineage: Schoeps MK4 > BabyNBox > Sony A10 > WAV (44.1/24) > SoundForge (fades, volume normalization, clap removal) > CDWAVE (splits) > FLAC

1 Lemon Remix

2 Brian Eno Choral Intro

>> Achtung Baby

3 Zoo Station

4 The Fly

5 Even Better Than the Real Thing

6 Mysterious Ways

7 One > Purple Rain [Prince] > Love Me Tender [Elvis]

8 Until the End of the World

9 Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses

10 Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World

>>Acoustic

11 All I Want Is You

12 Desire > Love Me Do [The Beatles]

13 Angel of Harlem > Into the Mystic [Van Morrison]

14 Dancing in the Moonlight [Thin Lizzy]

15 Love Rescue Me

>> Achtung Baby

16 So Cruel

17 Acrobat

18 Ultraviolet (Light My Way)

19 Love Is Blindness > Viva Las Vegas [Elvis]

>> Encore:

20 Elevation > My Way [Claude François]

21 Atomic City

22 Vertigo

23 Where the Streets Have No Name > Moment of Surrender > All You Need Is Love [The Beatles]

24 With or Without You

25 Beautiful Day > Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band > Blackbird [The Beatles]

Note:

Some thoughts. The Sphere is impressive even for Las Vegas standards. It will be an iconic part of the Las Vegas Strip. The interior was really amazing, and they had a lot of food & drink stands, bathrooms & merch stands - so waiting was never an issue.  The staff was super nice and helpful. The seats are at a steep pitch, so the people in front of you don't block your view, and the 360 nature of the visuals means that people have a good view. Sound was really good as well. Performance wise, there were a few glitches & broken guitar strings, Bono at points seemed a little stressed out and distracted - but at other points was spot on. Opening night jitters I suppose. Of course, performing without Larry probably was a bit strange for the band too. There were a couple of points where the set didn't exactly flow right, but they will probably sort that out. I suspect that this was the first night, everyone had a bit of nerves and that they will tighten up the few loose parts of the show. Summary - amazing venue and probably only U2 could have been the band to pull off the opening night. I think the shows will only get stronger and better.