U2 - 2023-12-15 - Las Vegas, NV (IEM Matrix)

U2

2023-12-15

The Sphere

Las Vegas, NV

IEM Matrix Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Intro

02. Zoo Station

03. The Fly

04. Even Better Than the Real Thing

05. Mysterious Ways

06. One

07. Love Me Tender

08. Until the End of the World

09. Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses

10. Tryin’ to Throw Your Arms Around the World

11. City of Blinding Lights

12. Pride (In The Name Of Love)

13. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

14. Christmas, Baby Please Come Home

15. Acrobat

16. So Cruel

17. Ultraviolet (Light My Way)

18. Love Is Blindness

19. Intro to Elevation

20. Elevation

21. Atomic City

22. Vertigo

23. Where the Streets Have No Name

24. With or Without You

25. Beautiful Day

26. Outro

U2 - 2023-12-15 - Las Vegas, NV (IEM Matrix)

I've seen U2 twice - once in August 1992 during the ZooTV tour and then again in October 2001, after the tragedy on 9-11, when the band's emotional tribute to the victims provided a much needed catharsis for us all. You can check out my book, TEN RULES OF THE ROAD I LEARNED AT MY FIRST CONCERT to learn the story of the time I tried to see U2 on November 24, 1981 at a club called Hitsville which didn't quite work out as planned. 

This IEM Matrix recording captures U2 just 2 years ago today, on December 15, 2023, at the then brand new Sphere venue in Las Vegas. They were became the first band to play at Sphere, an innovative 18,000 seat arena located at the Venetian Hotel. Other bands to follow in U2's footsteps included Dead & Company and The Eagles. Sphere, per Wikipedia "is being marketed for its immersive video and audio capabilities, which include a 16K resolution wraparound interior LED screen, speakers with beamforming and wave field synthesis technologies, and 4D physical effects. The venue's exterior also features 580,000 sq ft of LED displays. Sphere measures 366 feet  high and 516 feet. The arena cost $2.3 billion, making it the most expensive entertainment venue built in the Las Vegas Valley."