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U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland (2003)

Where the lyrics of U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland take you, and where it was really made.

The film was shot on the same day the Republic of Ireland beat the Netherlands to reach the 2002 World Cup play-off, and the match was shown to the crowd before the concert.

Key places

Second Slane night, 1 September 2001 (2001)

Live show Slane Castle — The concert was filmed at Slane Castle in County Meath on 1 September 2001. It was the second of two Slane shows on the Elevation Tour and the band's final show on the European leg. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland is a concert film by the Irish rock band U2
• Filmed on 1 September 2001 at Slane Castle, County Meath, Ireland
• Filmed during the European leg of the Elevation Tour
• The filmed show was the band's final show on the European leg of the tour
• Released on DVD in November 2003; announced 17 September 2003
• North American release on 18 November 2003
• Second of two concert videos from the tour, after Elevation 2001: Live from Boston

Background

• Elevation Tour: worldwide tour supporting the 2000 album All That You Can't Leave Behind
• Tour designed by Willie Williams and Mark Fisher
• Key feature: a large heart-shaped ramp jutting halfway onto the arena floor
• Slane Castle concerts are traditionally held once a year, but U2 played two shows this time
• The two shows each drew crowds of 80,000
• First U2 shows at Slane since 1981, when they opened for Thin Lizzy
• Bob Hewson, father of lead singer Bono, died of cancer several days before the first concert
• The first night, 25 August, came a day after Bono's father was buried
• Bono dedicated the song "Kite" to his father

Recording

• Filmed on Saturday, 1 September 2001, the second of the two Slane concerts
• The same day, the Republic of Ireland beat the Netherlands to secure a place in the 2002 FIFA World Cup Intercontinental Play-off
• The match was shown to the crowd at Slane Castle before the concert
• During the bridge in "New Year's Day", Bono draped himself in the Irish flag
• Bono referenced the match's scorer, Jason McAteer, during the bridge

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• U2 are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1976 by teenage pupils of Mount Temple Comprehensive School.
• Members: Bono (lead vocals), the Edge (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Adam Clayton (bass), Larry Mullen Jr. (drums).
• The band was first named Feedback, then The Hype, and in March 1978 took the name U2.
• They won the Pop Group '78 talent contest in Limerick and signed with Island Records in 1980.

Career

• Debut album Boy (1980); War (1983) was their first UK number-one album.
• The Joshua Tree (1987) made them international stars and was their greatest critical and commercial success, selling about 25 million copies.
• The band reinvented their sound in the 1990s with Achtung Baby (1991) and the Zoo TV Tour.
• Their 2009–2011 360° Tour held records for the highest-grossing concert tour until 2019.
• In 2023 they released Songs of Surrender and began the U2:UV Achtung Baby Live residency at Sphere in Las Vegas.
• Estimated record sales: about 170 million worldwide; 22 Grammy Awards; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees (2005).

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Chuck Myers of Knight Ridder: praised the group's performance and the cinematography
• Chuck Myers: said the video has a more visceral, less sanitized quality than the earlier Elevation 2001 video
• Michael Beaumont of PopMatters: called it the definitive document of the Elevation tour and arguably of U2 live
• Michael Beaumont: praised the loose, carefree atmosphere and Hamish Hamilton's direction
• Michael Beaumont: called it the best live U2 performance put to DVD or video
• Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone: said the joyous vibe of All That You Can't Leave Behind was evident throughout
• Christopher Gray of The Austin Chronicle: said Bono was in his element and the band ripped through the set
• Chris Willman of Entertainment Weekly: said the video might impress more without the earlier Elevation 2001 DVD, which shared about a dozen songs
• Tracy Collins of The Arizona Republic: called it a solid investment for U2 fans
• Robert Hilburn of the Los Angeles Times: said the group and fans were supercharged emotionally
• Dan Nailen of The Salt Lake Tribune: praised the performance, the audio quality, and the camera work

Records

• Released on DVD in November 2003
• One of the world's highest-selling music DVDs of 2003

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The DVD includes a remastered version of a 28-minute documentary about the making of the 1984 album The Unforgettable Fire, part of which was recorded in Slane Castle.
• VH1 Classic broadcast excerpts of the concert the day before its North American release, as part of its Classic in Concert programme.
• Jim Rinaldi, a U2 fan who worked mainly in heating and air conditioning, sent two photos to the fansite atu2.com; they were posted online and caught the band's attention, and they appeared in the liner notes.
• "Mysterious Ways" was omitted from the video's running order but included as a bonus track, with Bono dancing on stage with his daughter Eve.
• On 17 March 2021, the film opened U2's "The Virtual Road" series, streamed on the band's official YouTube channel, with Dermot Kennedy as the opening act.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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