U2 2009-08-18 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!