U2 - Live in London, 22nd March 1983

U2
Live at the Hammersmith Palais
London, England
March 22 1983
Audience recording, by Malcolm Beaton (A-)
Photo by Pete Still!

This is the third of four nights in London spread across the UK leg of the War Tour, specifically the second at Hammersmith Palais. Like the night before and in Copenhagen the previous year, Steve Wickham is brought out to play violin with the band during a couple of songs, being Sunday Bloody Sunday and Tomorrow once again. Bono is slightly weaker than usual tonight, showing some of those classic earl days instabilities a bit more, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have great moments still. A good example is Twilight, which has some absolutely phenomenal moments that are unfortunately accompanied by some rough voice cracks. Even if his voice isn't absolutely 100%, his improv game is, most notably on the previously mentioned Twilight, 11 O'Clock Tick Tock (which has an early example of a great Drowning Man snippet) and Party Girl. This performance of Party Girl in particular is another epitome of what makes the song such a treat live, just like Brighton's. Bono pulls a fan up on stage and it becomes a bombastic mess, one that has everyone involved in a fantastic mood, leading to my personal favourite version of the B-side. The previously mentioned contributions from Wickham also lead to great performances of his two songs again, both having gorgeous contributions from him. Another highlight of these early '83 shows, I highly recommend giving this one a listen. Thanks to Jess for helping out with this one!

1. Gloria - 0:00
2. I Threw a Brick Through a Window - 4:50
3. A Day Without Me - 8:40
4. Seconds - 11:40
5. Surrender - 15:03
6. New Year's Day - 19:50
7. Sunday Bloody Sunday - 24:54 - with Steve Wickham
8. The Cry / The Electric Co. - 30:17
9. I Fall Down - 35:23
10. October - 38:35
11. Tomorrow - 40:32 - with Steve Wickham
12. Two Hearts Beat as One - 45:55
13. Twilight - 50:05
14. Out of Control - 54:05
15. Party Girl - 1:00:18
16. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock - 1:06:56
17. I Will Follow - 1:12:12
18. 40 - 1:16:40

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