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U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle is a concert video release by rock
Rock music

Rock music is a loosely defined genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the mid 1950's. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rhythm and blues, country music and other influences....
 band U2
U2

U2 are a rock music band from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. .The band formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency....
 from the European leg of their Elevation Tour
Elevation Tour

The Elevation Tour was a worldwide concert tour by the Ireland Rock music band U2. Launched in support of the group's 2000 in music album All That You Can't Leave Behind, the tour visited arenas in 2001....
. Recorded on September 1, 2001 at Slane Castle
Slane Castle

Slane Castle is a castle located in Slane village, County Meath, in the Republic of Ireland....
 on the band's featured stop in County Meath
County Meath

County Meath is a county in Republic of Ireland, often informally called The Royal County. The county town is Navan, where the county hall and government are located, although Trim, County Meath, the former county town, has historical significance and remains a sitting place of the courts of the Republic of Ireland....
, Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
, it was released on DVD
DVD

DVD, also known as "Digital Versatile Disc" or "Digital Video Disc,"is a popular optical disc data storage device media format. Its main uses are video and data storage....
 in November 2003. Although Slane Concert
Slane Concert

Slane Concert is a concert held most years since 1981 in Slane Castle in Slane village, County Meath, in the Republic of Ireland. Slane lies between Navan and Drogheda, about 45 km northwest of Dublin....
s at Slane Castle are traditionally held only once a year, U2 had sold so many tickets, they decided to hold a second concert. This was the final concert of the first European leg of the Elevation Tour.






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U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle is a concert video release by rock
Rock music

Rock music is a loosely defined genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the mid 1950's. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rhythm and blues, country music and other influences....
 band U2
U2

U2 are a rock music band from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. .The band formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency....
 from the European leg of their Elevation Tour
Elevation Tour

The Elevation Tour was a worldwide concert tour by the Ireland Rock music band U2. Launched in support of the group's 2000 in music album All That You Can't Leave Behind, the tour visited arenas in 2001....
. Recorded on September 1, 2001 at Slane Castle
Slane Castle

Slane Castle is a castle located in Slane village, County Meath, in the Republic of Ireland....
 on the band's featured stop in County Meath
County Meath

County Meath is a county in Republic of Ireland, often informally called The Royal County. The county town is Navan, where the county hall and government are located, although Trim, County Meath, the former county town, has historical significance and remains a sitting place of the courts of the Republic of Ireland....
, Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
, it was released on DVD
DVD

DVD, also known as "Digital Versatile Disc" or "Digital Video Disc,"is a popular optical disc data storage device media format. Its main uses are video and data storage....
 in November 2003. Although Slane Concert
Slane Concert

Slane Concert is a concert held most years since 1981 in Slane Castle in Slane village, County Meath, in the Republic of Ireland. Slane lies between Navan and Drogheda, about 45 km northwest of Dublin....
s at Slane Castle are traditionally held only once a year, U2 had sold so many tickets, they decided to hold a second concert. This was the final concert of the first European leg of the Elevation Tour. For U2.com members subscribing or resubscribing in 2008, U2 are offering a CD version of the DVD, including all songs in two discs (including "Mysterious Ways") and one of three T-shirts with a "Go Home" design.

The film was the second of two concert releases from the tour, preceded by 2001's Elevation 2001: Live from Boston.

Footage

The film features the band returning home to its native country of Ireland and playing a particularly memorable concert to more than 80,000 people. It was a difficult time for Bono
Bono

Paul David Hewson , also known by his stage name Bono, is the main vocalist of the Ireland rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Ali Hewson, and the future members of U2....
, who had lost his father to cancer just days before the filming. In fact, their first night at Slane was only a day after Bob Hewson was buried. This was reflected in the band's performance, carrying more emotional weight and intensity than usual. The return to Slane Castle was also the band's first concert there since playing there in 1981, when they were not a headline act (and instead, opening for Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy

Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Republic of Ireland in 1969. The band were led throughout their recording career by Bass guitar, songwriter and singer Phil Lynott, and are best known for their songs "Whiskey in the Jar", "Jailbreak " and "The Boys Are Back in Town", all major international hits still played regula...
).

U2 Go Home was filmed on Saturday September 1, 2001, just moments after Ireland secured its place in the 2002 FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. The two countries were chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#2002 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in May 1996 and was the first tournament in its history to be hosted by two countries....
 with the only goal of the match, scored by Irishman Jason McAteer
Jason McAteer

Jason Wynne McAteer is an Irish former international football player. He announced his retirement from professional football on 12 June 2007 and is now a coach at Chester City F.C....
. The match was shown to the football
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
-crazy Irish crowd at Slane Castle prior to the concert, adding to the already festive air. Bono mentions the goal during "Beautiful Day
Beautiful Day

"Beautiful Day" is the first song and lead single from U2's 2000 album, All That You Can't Leave Behind. It was a commercial success, helping launch the album to multi-platinum status, and is one of U2's biggest hits to date....
", singing "Beautiful goal" at the songs closing. Later, he kicks a blown up ball off the stage symbolizing the historic kick. During "New Year's Day
New Year's Day (song)

"New Year's Day" is the third song and lead single from U2's 1983 album, War . The song is driven by Adam Clayton's distinctive bassline and The Edge's keyboard....
", Bono drapes himself in the Irish flag, something he has seldom done — preferring the white peace flag — asking the crowd to imagine he's Jason McAteer
Jason McAteer

Jason Wynne McAteer is an Irish former international football player. He announced his retirement from professional football on 12 June 2007 and is now a coach at Chester City F.C....
. The crowd was in a frenzy for most of the night, making this concert video one of the band's most compelling live recordings.

The concert on August 25, one week earlier, was the day after Bono's father's funeral. Bono paid tribute to him on the film in a tearful version of "Kite
Kite (song)

"Kite" is the fifth track from U2's 2000 album, All That You Can't Leave Behind.A popular number among fans, the song had its origins in a kite-flying outing on Killiney Hill overlooking Dublin Bay that Bono attempted with his daughters....
". Prior to the song, he fondly remembers his father and The Edge
The Edge

David Howell Evans , more widely known by his nickname and stage name The Edge , is a British people Irish people musician known best as the guitarist, keyboardist, and main backing vocalist for the Ireland rock band U2....
's walking down Madison Avenue
Madison Avenue (Manhattan)

Madison Avenue is a north-south avenue in the borough of Manhattan in New York City that carries northbound one-way traffic. It runs from Madison Square to the Madison Avenue Bridge at 138th Street....
 late-night in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 drunk together and singing.

The band opens "Out of Control" with Bono repeating an introduction to the song he gave 20 years earlier when the band was still unknown. Bono revisits a conversation with his father later in the song in which he requests a loan of £500 to start the band. He then thanks his father and the other band members' parents for their loans, as well as the £500 each audience member has likely given the band over the years.

The DVD includes a documentary of the making of the album The Unforgettable Fire
The Unforgettable Fire

The Unforgettable Fire is the fourth studio album by Republic of Ireland rock music band U2, released in 1984. Far more ambient and abstract than the hard-hitting War , it was at the time the band?s most marked change in direction, featuring atmospheric sounds and lyrics Bono has described as "sketches"....
 (part of which was recorded in the castle's ballroom) and a bonus track, "Mysterious Ways
Mysterious Ways (song)

"Mysterious Ways" is the eighth track on U2's 1991 album, Achtung Baby and was released as the album's second single. When the covers to "Even Better Than the Real Thing", "The Fly ", "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses", and "Mysterious Ways" are arranged, a picture of the band members driving a Trabant is formed....
" (left out of the setlist on the DVD because it didn't "fit in"). It was performed between "Where the Streets Have No Name
Where the Streets Have No Name

"Where the Streets Have No Name" is a song by Irish rock music U2, from their 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. It was released August 1987 as the third single from The Joshua Tree....
" and "Pride (In the Name of Love)
Pride (In the Name of Love)

"Pride " is the second song on U2's 1984 album The Unforgettable Fire and was released as the album's first single. Written about Martin Luther King, Jr., "Pride" is one of the band's most recognized songs, and appeared as the opening track on the compilation The Best of 1980-1990, and on the 2006 compilation U218 Singles....
". All songs performed that night (except "Mysterious Ways") appear unabridged and in order.

The DVD features the concert in the PCM Stereo
Stereophonic sound

Stereophonic sound, commonly called stereo, is the reproduction of sound, using two or more independent Sound recording and reproduction channels, through a symmetrical configuration of loudspeakers, in such a way as to create a pleasant and natural impression of sound heard from various directions, as in natural hearing....
, Dolby Digital 5.1
Dolby Digital

File:Dolby-Digital.svgDolby Digital is the marketing name for a series of lossy data compression technologies developed by Dolby Laboratories....
, and DTS 5.1
Digital Theater System

DTS , owned by DTS, Inc. , is a multi-channel digital surround sound format used for both commercial/theatrical and consumer grade applications....
 audio formats.

Track listing

  1. "Elevation
    Elevation (song)

    "Elevation" is the third track and third single release from U2's 2000 album, All That You Can't Leave Behind. Featuring a thunderous beat, a variety of sound effects on the central guitar riff, and an easy rhyming lyric for the audience to shout along with, it was highly effective in its concert-opening role on the Elevation Tour and be...
    "
  2. "Beautiful Day
    Beautiful Day

    "Beautiful Day" is the first song and lead single from U2's 2000 album, All That You Can't Leave Behind. It was a commercial success, helping launch the album to multi-platinum status, and is one of U2's biggest hits to date....
    "
  3. "Until the End of the World
    Until the End of the World (song)

    "Until the End of the World" is the fourth track from U2's 1991 album, Achtung Baby. The lyrics describe a conversation between Jesus Christ and Judas Iscariot....
    "
  4. "New Year's Day
    New Year's Day (song)

    "New Year's Day" is the third song and lead single from U2's 1983 album, War . The song is driven by Adam Clayton's distinctive bassline and The Edge's keyboard....
    "
  5. "Out of Control
    Three (EP)

    Three, also known as U2 3, is the first release by Irish rock band U2, a three-song Extended play recorded and released in 1979. It was produced by the band with Chas de Whalley and only available in Ireland at the time of its release....
    "
  6. "Sunday Bloody Sunday
    Sunday Bloody Sunday (song)

    "Sunday Bloody Sunday" is the opening track and third single from U2's 1983 album, War . The song is noted for its militaristic drumbeat, simple but harsh guitar, and melodic harmonies....
    "
  7. "Wake Up Dead Man
    Wake Up Dead Man

    "Wake Up Dead Man" is the twelfth and final track from U2's 1997 album, Pop . Similar to "If You Wear That Velvet Dress", the song was originally written for the Zooropa album, but was set aside and then reworked on the next album....
    "
  8. "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of
    Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of

    "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" is the second single from U2's 2000 album, All That You Can't Leave Behind. The song is characterized by gospel music-tinged melodies and saccharine lead guitar part....
    "
  9. "Kite
    Kite (song)

    "Kite" is the fifth track from U2's 2000 album, All That You Can't Leave Behind.A popular number among fans, the song had its origins in a kite-flying outing on Killiney Hill overlooking Dublin Bay that Bono attempted with his daughters....
    "
  10. "Angel of Harlem
    Angel of Harlem

    "Angel of Harlem" is the second single from U2's 1988 album, Rattle and Hum.It peaked at #9 on the UK singles chart, #8 on the Dutch Top 40, #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks....
    "
  11. "Desire"
  12. "Staring at the Sun"
  13. "All I Want Is You"
  14. "Where the Streets Have No Name
    Where the Streets Have No Name

    "Where the Streets Have No Name" is a song by Irish rock music U2, from their 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. It was released August 1987 as the third single from The Joshua Tree....
    "
  15. "Pride (In the Name of Love)
    Pride (In the Name of Love)

    "Pride " is the second song on U2's 1984 album The Unforgettable Fire and was released as the album's first single. Written about Martin Luther King, Jr., "Pride" is one of the band's most recognized songs, and appeared as the opening track on the compilation The Best of 1980-1990, and on the 2006 compilation U218 Singles....
    "
  16. "Bullet the Blue Sky
    Bullet the Blue Sky

    "Bullet the Blue Sky" is the fourth track from U2's 1987 in music album, The Joshua Tree. Although never released as a single, "Bullet the Blue Sky" has been played at nearly every one of the band's live concerts since its first performance at the opening night of the Joshua Tree Tour on April 2, 1987....
    "
  17. "With or Without You
    With or Without You

    "With or Without You" is the lead single from U2's 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. It has since become highly-acclaimed as one of the band's most popular songs....
    "
  18. "One
    One (U2 song)

    "One" is the third single from U2's 1991 in music album, Achtung Baby, and was released in 1992 in music. While recording Achtung Baby, there was a rift between band members over the direction of the band's sound....
    "
  19. "Walk On
    Walk On (song)

    "Walk On" is the fourth single from U2's 2000 album, All That You Can't Leave Behind. The uplifting anthem was written about Aung San Suu Kyi, but became a popular after the September 11, 2001 attacks for its inspiring message....
    "
  20. "Mysterious Ways
    Mysterious Ways

    Mysterious Ways is a Canada/United States television drama series produced in-house by what was once ION Television that first aired in 2000 on that network, and NBC during the summer months, which had a minority interest in PAX....
    " (Bonus track)


Equipment

  • The Edge
    The Edge

    David Howell Evans , more widely known by his nickname and stage name The Edge , is a British people Irish people musician known best as the guitarist, keyboardist, and main backing vocalist for the Ireland rock band U2....
     – Gibson SG
    Gibson SG

    The Gibson SG is a popular model of solid-bodied electric guitar that was introduced in the early 1960s....
    , Gibson Explorer
    Gibson Explorer

    The Gibson Explorer is a type of electric guitar. The Explorer made its debut in 1958. The Explorer offered a radical, "futuristic" body design, much like its sibling, the Gibson Flying V....
    , Gibson Les Paul
    Gibson Les Paul

    The Gibson Les Paul is a solid body electric guitar originally developed in the early 1950s. The Les Paul was originally designed by Ted McCarty and endorsed, named and used by then popular jazz/Pop music guitarist Les Paul....
    , Gibson Les Paul
    Gibson Les Paul

    The Gibson Les Paul is a solid body electric guitar originally developed in the early 1950s. The Les Paul was originally designed by Ted McCarty and endorsed, named and used by then popular jazz/Pop music guitarist Les Paul....
     Custom, Fender Telecaster
    Fender Telecaster

    The Fender Telecaster, colloquially known as the Tele , is typically a dual-Pick up , solid-body electric guitar made by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation....
    , Fender Stratocaster
    Fender Stratocaster

    The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as the Strat, is a model of electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton and Freddie Tavares in 1954, and manufactured continuously to the present....
    , Rickenbacker 330-12, Taylor
    Taylor

    Taylor is an English surname and given name meaning "tailor". It may also refer to:*Taylor , the given name of a male or female* See also List of people with surname Taylor...
     acoustic, Fernandes
    Fernandes

    Fernandes is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It was originally a patronymic, meaning son of Fernando ....
     Native Pro Sustain.
  • Bono
    Bono

    Paul David Hewson , also known by his stage name Bono, is the main vocalist of the Ireland rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Ali Hewson, and the future members of U2....
     – Gibson Hummingbird
    Gibson Hummingbird

    The Gibson Hummingbird is an acoustic guitar model produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation.Unlike the other flat-top Gibson acoustics, the Hummingbird was Gibson's first square-shoulder Dreadnought , similar to the dreadnoughts produced by C.F....
    , Gretsch Irish Falcon
    Gretsch

    Gretsch is a United States musical instrument manufacturer currently being distributed by guitar company Fender Musical Instruments Corporation and drum craft company Kaman Music....
    , harmonica (on "Desire")