U2
When We Were Young
Ahoy, Rotterdam
October 30, 1984
This is an excellent bootleg. The sound quality's extremely good for an audience recording and the show itself is great too. U2 always enjoy playing The Netherlands and you can hear it. The band come onstage during "4th Of July" which is played from a tape. "Wire" has a nice improv at the end, when Bono repeats the line "I'll take you home tonight" over and over again. He tries to say something in Dutch before "Surrender", but failes to pronounce it right. The song features snippets of Van Morrisson's "Gloria", which popped up during "Exit" on the Joshua Tree Tour. Introducing "A Sort Of Homecoming" Bono thanks the audience for getting the tickets and waiting in line for so long. During "Electric Co." he explains what the title means and improvises some lines. "Bad" is somewhat shorter than most other performances but it sounds superb. "Pride (In The Name Of Love)" is dedicated to Martin Luther King. "40" and a short bit of the outro "Theme From Harry's Game" end a beautiful concert. The cover's very nicely done and there are no mistakes in the track list.
Plat list: Disc 1: 1. 4th Of July Intro 2. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock 3. I Will Follow 4. Wire 5. MLK 6. The Unforgettable Fire 7. Surrender 8. Two Hearts Beat As One 9. Seconds 10. A Sort Of Homecoming 11. Sunday Bloody Sunday Disc 2: 1. The Cry / The Electric Co. 2. Bad 3. October 4. New Year's Day 5. Pride (In The Name Of Love) 6. Party Girl 7. Gloria 8. "40"