Vertigo: Live from Chicago

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Vertigo: Live from Chicago
Live DVD by U2
Released	November 14, 2005 (Europe) November 15, 2005 (USA)
Recorded	May 9/10, 2005, United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Rock
Region	1, 2
Length	139 mins
Label	Interscope / Island
Director(s)	Hamish Hamilton
Producer(s)	Ned O'Hanlon
Professional reviews
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U2 video chronology
U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle (2003)	Vertigo: Live from Chicago (2005)	Vertigo: Live from Milan (2006)

Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago is a video release by rock band U2 from the first American leg of their Vertigo Tour. Recorded on May 9 and May 10, 2005 at the United Center on the band's featured stop in Chicago, Illinois, it was released November 15, 2005 on DVD. The concert was filmed by Hamish Hamilton, who has directed other U2 concert DVDs.

Contents 1 Footage 2 Track listing 3 DVD bonus disc 4 Equipment 5 External links

[edit] Footage

The footage used in the DVD was shot live from two nights of the band's four concert stop in Chicago. The concert on May 10 was Bono's birthday, providing a ceremonious backdrop to the concert. Footage of stage crew celebrating his birthday can be seen on the bonus second disc.

Although the recording was edited and cut between songs, the songs themselves are rarely edited; mistakes made by the band members are left in the DVD. At one point during the song "Elevation", Bono accidentally skips a few words and is forced to clear his throat.

Along with the extra lights used to facilitate filming, Willie Williams and his crew used the United Center's LCD rings that circle the seating area (which generally display scores or advertisements during sporting events) to display additional patterns that correlated with the stage lighting, as well as static during "Zoo Station." This was not done at any of the unfilmed United Center shows. Williams discusses this in his online diary on U2's website.

A clip of "Original of the Species" was shown in video iPod commercials.

"Trash, Trampoline and the Party Girl" was performed both nights, on the 9th with Bono and a fan, and the second night with the full band and the same fan. However, neither was included on the DVD. A brief clip of the band rehearsing the song at the May 10 soundcheck can be seen on the documentary found on the second disc. All other songs performed between the two nights were included on the DVD, in the correct order.

Audio was recorded for playback in the Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, and PCM Stereo formats.

[edit] Track listing

1. "City of Blinding Lights"
2. "Vertigo"
3. "Elevation"
4. "Cry / The Electric Co."
5. "An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart"
6. "Beautiful Day"
7. "New Year's Day"
8. "Miracle Drug"
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. "Running to Stand Still"
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. "All Because of You"
21. "Original of the Species"
22. "Yahweh"
23. "40"

[edit] DVD bonus disc

A second disc was issued in the "deluxe" digipack cardboard case edition of the DVD. It includes the following bonus features:

• Beyond the Tour-Documentary
• Surveillance Cuts: Filmed during the tour with remotely controlled infrared cameras

1. "Love and Peace or Else"
2. "An Cat Dubh"/"Into the Heart"
3. "Cry"/"Electric Co."
4. "Running To Stand Still"

• "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own": Alternative Video

[edit] Equipment

• The Edge: Gretsch Country Classic, Fender Telecaster, Gibson SG, Gibson Les Paul Custom, Fender Stratocaster, Gibson Explorer, Yamaha CP70, Rickenbacker 330-12, Line 6 700 Variax acoustic, Epiphone Casino, Gibson J-200
• Adam Clayton: Fender Jazz Bass, Lakland Joe Osborn Signature Series Bass.
• Bono: Gretsch Irish Falcon, harmonica (on "Running to Stand Still")

[edit] External links

• Vertigo 2005: U2 Live from Chicago at the Internet Movie Database
• U2: Vertigo 2005: Live From Chicago - Fan's account of the concert, behind-the-scenes filming information, two editions reviewed, screenshots, DVD mess-ups and more!

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