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During the South American Vertigo tour the band performed two shows at the Estadio Do Morumbi in Sao Paulo in Brazil, on the 20th and 21st of February 2006. This dvd is from the first of those two shows and it was a sunny, beautiful and warm day. The day started with Franz Ferdinand and after that it was another half hour break before Arcade Fire´s Wake Up started playing, and everybody there stood in and started singing along. Soon U2 would be there, and the crowd couldn´t wait a bit longer, their hearts were about to explode. So they came, the first chords of City of Blinding Lights and their dream was about to become true. The whole concert was awesome, really. Bono talked a lot in Portuguese, making efforts to communicate with that massive crowd and some other millions watching on TV throughout a country of 185 millions people. It´s impossible to choose a best moment, a best performance, for everything was so perfect, everyone in peace, love floating in the air, you know… Bono´s voice were in top form, Edge was jumping up and down while playing Elevation, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Pride, Adam was sporting his best smile throughout the show, and Larry was concentrated as usual, holding his emotion. Bono was soaked in sweat, and he joked with Edge in the beginning of Stuck in a Moment, touching him and saying “no sweat”, the he touched himself and said “sweat” and then “who´s working for who here?”, After that he said “para o meu pai” (for my father) before singing Sometimes and the crowd cheered and comforted him. During Bullet the Blue Sky, a blind-folded Bono hurt his hand while trying to lit that firework they use now in the b-stage. It hurt me seeing him feeling pain, licking the blood on his finger, then singing Johhny Comes Marching Home. A 13 year-old boy was pulled up on stage in the end of Miss Sarajevo, to “try” to sing the line “this is the time”. The expression in the face of the boy is priceless, unique, really. Then the stadium exploded with Pride and Streets, amazing thing to see (you must check this concert in video, believe me). The cell phones during One were something else as well. Then the ZOO encore, with Zoo Station, The Fly and Mysterious Ways, set everyone in fire there. There was a bit of David Bowie´s Jean Genie before The Fly, with Bono playing his guitar, alone actually. A girl were pulled up on stage in the end of Mysterious Ways and stayed there during With or Without You. Bono sang the song on his knees, holding the girl, and she had some fun with his hair. The crowd went nuts when he kissed her. Then the last encore, with that beauty that is Original of the Species and Catherine Owens stunning images on screen. And finally “40”, a classic chanting to close a perfect, blessed night for all 75 thousand people there, plus those 4 irishmen we love so much. Unforgettable, definitely. Several tracks were replaced for the second night.
Track list:
1. City Of Blinding Lights
2. Vertigo
3. Elevation
4. Until The End Of The World
5. New Years Day
6. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
7. Beautiful Day
8. Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of
9. Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own
10. Love And Peace Or Else
11. Sunday Bloody Sunday
12. Bullet The Blue Sky
13. Miss Sarajevo
14. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
15. Where The Streets Have No Name
16. One
17. Zoo Station
18. The Fly
19. Mysterious Ways
20. With Or Without You
21. All Because Of You
22. Original Of The Species
23. 40