1. Best Early Days / Boy bootleg: 1981-03-06 Boston, MA. - Paradise Theatre
    Best October bootleg: 1981-12-13 Lido Beach, New York - Malibu Night Club
    Best War bootleg: 1983-06-05 Denver, CO. - Red Rocks Amphitheater
    Best Unforgettable Fire bootleg: 1985-02-05 Bologna, Italy - Teatro Tenda
    Best Joshua Tree bootleg: 1987-12-20 Tempe, AZ. - Sun Devil Stadium
    Best Love Town bootleg: 1990-01-10 Rotterdam, The Netherlands - Ahoy'
    Best Zoo TV bootleg: 1993-08-28 Dublin, Ireland - R.D.S. Arena
    Best POP Mart bootleg: 1997-12-03 Mexico City, Mexico - Autodromo del Sol
    Best Elevation bootleg: 2001-12-02 Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena
    Best Vertigo bootleg: 2006-12-09 Honolulu, HA. - Aloha Stadium
    Best Various Dates bootleg: 1985-07-13 London, UK - Wembley Stadium "Live Aid

    Best Bono performance: 1993-08-28 Dublin, Ireland - R.D.S. Showground
    Best Edge performance: 1992-08-23 Foxboro, MA. - Sullivan Stadium
    Best Adam performance: 1997-12-03 Mexico City, Mexico - Autodromo del Sol
    Best Larry performance: 1981-03-03 Washington, District of Columbia - Bayou Club

    THE Best bootleg: 1993-08-28 Dublin, Ireland - R.D.S. Showground


  2. Originally posted by U2NickEverything sounds terific on it. But now that you mention it... some songs sound a little different from each other (recording wise) however, I think it's a show worth downloading.


    no doubt
  3. Originally posted by U2NickEverything sounds terific on it. But now that you mention it... some songs sound a little different from each other (recording wise) however, I think it's a show worth downloading.




    Top 5 Vertigo probably
  4. All the songs before City of Blinding Lights were audience recordings, broadcasted thereafter. By the way it's a very good show - even though it's almost identical to the other European Vertigo shows.

    I'd happily say probably in the top three for performance. Top ten for audio.
  5. Originally posted by drewhigginsAll the songs before City of Blinding Lights were audience recordings, broadcasted thereafter. By the way it's a very good show - even though it's almost identical to the other European Vertigo shows.

    I'd happily say probably in the top three for performance. Top ten for audio.


    Everything but Elevation, The Electric Co. and Beautiful Day is available as broadcast
  6. Best Early Days / Boy bootleg: 1980-12-13 Boston
    Best October bootleg: 1981-11-14 Boston
    Best War bootleg: 1983-06-05 Denver
    Best Unforgettable Fire bootleg: 1985-03-21 Chicago
    Best Joshua Tree bootleg: 1987-11-07 Denver
    Best Love Town bootleg: 1989-12-31 Dublin
    Best Zoo TV bootleg: 1993-08-28 Dublin
    Best POP Mart bootleg: 1998-02-11 Santiago
    Best Elevation bootleg: 2001-10-10 Indiana
    Best Vertigo bootleg: 2006-11-18 Melbourne
    Best Various Dates bootleg: 2000-12-05 Irving Plaza

    Best Bono performance: 1993-08-28 Dublin
    Best Edge performance: 1993-11-27 Sydney
    Best Adam performance: 1997-12-03 Mexico City
    Best Larry performance: 1992-06-11 Stockholm

    THE Best bootleg: 1987-11-07 Denver

    Answer: I Will Follow?

  7. Good old topic, let me give my opinion too

    Best Early Days: 1980-02-26 Dublin
    Best Boy bootleg: 1981-05-15 San Francisco
    Best October bootleg: 1981-12-13 Lido Beach
    Best War bootleg: 1983-07-02 Torhout
    Best Unforgettable Fire bootleg: 1985-04-30 - Jacksonville
    Best Joshua Tree bootleg: 1987-07-08 - Brussels
    Best Love Town bootleg: 1986-12-26 Point Depot
    Best Zoo TV bootleg: 1992-05-22 Milan
    Best POP Mart bootleg: 1997-08-28 - Leeds
    Best Elevation bootleg: 2001-10-25 New York
    Best Vertigo bootleg: 2005-09-21 Chicago
    Best 360 Bootleg: 2010-04-10 São Paulo
    Best Various Dates bootleg: 2000-12-05 Irving Plaza

    Best Bono performance: 1989-12-26 Dublin
    Best Edge performance: 1992-05-07 Paris
    Best Adam performance: 1985-04-30 Jacksonville
    Best Larry performance: 1981-12-13 Lido Beach

    THE Best bootleg: 1992-05-22 Milan
  8. Anybody remember FLOM?

    For Love Or Money?

    That's how we knew what were the best recordings before the interwebz.
  9. Let's do a 2015 guys
  10. Wow, it's been some seven long years since...

    Originally posted by LikeASong:Best Early Days / Boy bootleg: 1981-02-12 The Hague
    Best October bootleg: 1982-02-11 New Orleans
    Best War bootleg: 1982-12-06 London
    Best Unforgettable Fire bootleg: 1985-03-21 Chicago
    Best Joshua Tree bootleg: 1987-07-15 Madrid
    Best Love Town bootleg: 1990-01-10 Rotterdam
    Best Zoo TV bootleg: 1993-08-28 Dublin
    Best POP Mart bootleg: 1997-11-14 Miami
    Best Elevation bootleg: 2001-09-01 Slane
    Best Vertigo bootleg: 2005-07-29 Gothenburg
    Best Various Dates bootleg: 1986-05-17 Dublin

    Best Bono performance: 1993-11-27 Sydney
    Best Edge performance: 1989-12-30 Dublin
    Best Adam performance: 1992-08-16 Washington
    Best Larry performance: 1983-06-05 Denver

    THE Best bootleg: No possible answer. Too many.


    Let's update this as of July 1st 2015. Many of these boots remain as my favourites from their tours

    Note: "Best" bootleg, as in "best MIX of band performance, bootleg sound, audience participation AND personal attachement to the show".


    Best Early Days / Boy bootleg: 1981-02-12 The Hague
    Best October bootleg: 1982-02-11 New Orleans
    Best War bootleg: 1982-12-06 London
    Best Unforgettable Fire bootleg: 1985-02-05 Bologna
    Best Joshua Tree bootleg: 1987-07-08 Brussels
    Best Lovetown bootleg: 1989-12-30 Dublin
    Best Zoo TV bootleg: 1993-08-28 Dublin
    Best Popmart bootleg: 1997-11-14 Miami
    Best Elevation bootleg: 2001-09-01 Slane
    Best Vertigo bootleg: 2009-12-09 Honolulu
    Best 360 bootleg: 2010-09-26 San Sebastián
    Best I+E bootleg: 2015-06-29 Chicago
    Best Various Dates bootleg: 1987-11-11 San Francisco

    Some might change (360 is a close tie between San Sebastián and Zurich, Lovetown a tie between Dublin3 and Rotterdam4 for example) but these are unvariably some of the best -if not THE best- bootlegs for me.
  11. ...I guess the Roxy 2015 now counts as my favorite "various dates"
  12. 2015 should deserve its own thread, right?