03.10.2009
USA, Raleigh, Carter Finley Stadium
A Wolfpack Howl at a 360 Degree Full Moon
good / vg Aud.

Disc 1: [1:13:00]
01. Introduction (Space Oddity - David Bowie) [4:54]
02. Breathe [5:31]
03. Get On Your Boots [4:08]
04. Mysterious Ways [4:19]
05. Beautiful Day [5:28]
06. No Line On The Horizon [4:23]
07. Magnificent [6:18]
08. Elevation [4:09]
09. In A Little While [3:47]
10. New Years Day [5:56]
11. Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For [3:55]
12. Stand By Me [1:18]
13. Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get OUt Of [4:35]
14. The Unforgettable Fire [4:42]
15. City Of Blinding Lights [5:22]
16. Vertigo [4:08]

Disc 2: [1:00:46]
01. I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight [6:27]
02. Sunday Bloody Sunday [8:04]
03. MLK [0:59]
04. Walk On [7:30]
05. Desmond Tutu Speech [1:49]
06. One [5:30]
07. Amazing Grace [1:00]
08. Where The Streets Have No Name [7:42]
09. Electronica Speaks [1:04]
10. Ultraviolet (Light My Way) [5:17]
11. With Or Without You [5:19]
12. Bono Says Thank You [1:01]
13. Moment Of Surrender [8:58]

Taper: donkyflip 
Location: near the top of Section 19, on the left side of the stadium (stage right)
Equipment: Sony ECM-909 -(mic)-> Edirol-R09HR -(24/48)-> SanDisk SDHC 8GB
Lineage: -->USB --> Audition -(edit & downsample 16/44)-> Flac Frontend -(FLAC 8)-> DONE!

Notes:
What a night for a concert! The air was clear and crisp, but filled with electricity. We wisely decided to get to the stadium early in the afternoon and do some tailgating to prepare for the show. As it turns out, this was the best decision we could have made because parking turned into a nightmare. As reported by the Raleigh News, people were abandoning their cars on the highways after sitting for hours (literally) trying to get to the show. 

Muse wrapped up their set right at 8:00 PM. The roadies hit the stage and prepared it for the main event. Around 8:45, the lights went out and we were loaded onto the starship for a space oddity. The setlist did not differ much from shows in other cities, but Bono did localize the show by mentioning Raleigh or North Carolina several times. At the start of Magnificent, he askes: Where are we going? Chapel Hill? Durham? Cary? naming off some of the towns surrounding Raleigh. 

Other notable moments... During Still Haven't Found, Bono yells out "Happy Birthday Agnes!" Then, during One, Bono reveals more about who Agnes is. During City of Blinding Light, Bono pulls a kid names Brian up to the runway of the stage and the two of them ran laps around the stage, singing and waving. 

The stage U2 is using has a great the sound system and the monster 360 degree video screens above the stage made every seat in the house a good one. I use my mobile phone to take a couple of pictures during the set by Muse, and used them to make cover artwork. They show you the general vantage point I had for the show. I was located near the top of Section 19, on the left side of the stadium (stage right). 

The recording turned out very nice. My only edits to the recording were suppressions of some of the clapping from the guy to my right. For some reason, his claps nearly clipped the recording on a few occasions, So I toned them down to about the same level as the rest of the audience clapping. I did this selectively for each clap and primarily just on the right channel. The only other annoyance were a couple of 'yahoos' several rows behind and to the left of me who thought it would be fun to have a whistling competition from time to time. 

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