Zoo TV: Live from Sydney
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| Directed by | David Mallet |
| Produced by | Ned O'Hanlon Rocky Oldman |
| Starring | Bono The Edge Adam Clayton Larry Mullen Jr. |
| Music by | U2 |
| Editing by | Tim Waddell Dave Gardner Bruce McKenna |
| Distributed by | Island PolyGram (1994 release) UMG (2006 release) |
| Release date(s) | May 17, 1994 September 19, 2006 (DVD re-release) |
| Running time | 118 mins |
| Country | UK / USA |
| Language | English |
| Followed by | Popmart: Live from Mexico City (1998) |
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Zoo TV: Live from Sydney is a concert video release by rock band U2 from the "Zoomerang" leg of their Zoo TV Tour. Recorded on Saturday, November 27, 1993 at Sydney Football Stadium on the band's featured stop in Sydney, Australia, it was released in May 1994 on VHS and in September 2006 on DVD. It won the Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video in 1994.
The show was also broadcast around the world live on pay-per-view.
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[edit] Footage and history
This was the second of two consecutive concerts in Sydney. The previous night was used as a rehearsal for the video shoot; however, it is now infamous as the only U2 concert ever played (as of 2006) without all four band members present. Adam Clayton was bed-ridden and unable to play, and was replaced by bass technician Stuart Morgan. Although on stage Bono cited a virus as the reason for Clayton's not appearing that night, it has since been revealed that Clayton was too hungover to play, as confirmed by Bono during an interview many years later.[1] Clayton was back on stage the following night and appears in the video. Clayton reportedly no longer drinks and has cited the devastation he felt at missing the Friday concert in Sydney as his motivation for staying sober since.
Years later in a Rolling Stone interview, Bono discussed this performance and its significance to the band. Clayton’s absence the previous night had caused a real situation amongst the band members and they were all wondering what long term impact the event would have. Bono said he wasn’t sure that they would ever play live again – he realized during the show that it could be the band's last live performance. As a result, the band's performance that night is particularly emotional, especially during "Love is Blindness" and "With or Without You".
[edit] Track listing
- Show Opening
- "Zoo Station"
- "The Fly"
- "Even Better Than the Real Thing"
- "Mysterious Ways"
- "One"
- "Unchained Melody"
- "Until the End of the World"
- "New Year's Day"
- "Numb"
- "Angel of Harlem"
- "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)"
- "Satellite of Love" (duet with Lou Reed featured on one of the stage screens)
- "Dirty Day"
- "Bullet the Blue Sky"
- "Running to Stand Still"
- "Where the Streets Have No Name"
- "Pride (In the Name of Love)"
- "Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car"
- "Lemon"
- "With or Without You"
- "Love Is Blindness"
- "Can't Help Falling In Love"
All tracks played on that night appeared on the video, with the exception of "Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World", which was played between "Numb" and "Angel of Harlem". Some speculate it was omitted because of a controversy about Bono sharing a glass of champagne with an underage girl on-stage, although it is not known whether the young woman in question was under the Australian legal drinking age of 18.[2] It may have also been omitted because the editors needed to cut a song, and others say that the band was not happy with this performance.[3] Producer Ned O'Hanlon stated in an on-line chat in 1996 that the concert was too long and needed to be cut for the video release.[4]
[edit] DVD release
On September 19, 2006 the Zoo TV: Live from Sydney concert was released on DVD for the first time. The DVD is available in a one- and two-disc edition, similar to the DVD release of Vertigo: Live from Chicago. Both editions feature the concert in its original 4:3 aspect ratio, remixed with Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, and PCM Stereo audio. The two-disc format features the following bonus features on disc two:
- Bonus Tracks
- "Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World" and "Desire" — live from Yankee Stadium, August 29 and 30, 1992
- "The Fly" and "Even Better than the Real Thing" — live from the "Stop Sellafield" Concert, G-Mex Centre, June 19, 1992
- Documentaries
- "A Fistful of ZooTV"
- "ZooTV — The Inside Story"
- "Trabantland"
- Extras
[edit] References
- ^ http://u2faqs.com/live/#2
- ^ http://u2faqs.com/videography/#8
- ^ http://u2faqs.com/videography/#8
- ^ http://www.u2station.com/news/archives/1996/01/index.php
