17 July 2003
Marlay Park,
Dublin, Ireland
support: Ruby Horse, Starsailor
Disc One 46:08
01. Finest Worksong
02. What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
03. Exhuming McCarthy
04. Drive (major skipping toward end)
05. Animal (unplayable)
06. Daysleeper
07. The One I Love
08. Bad Day
09. So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
10. Losing My Religion
Disc Two
01. Electrolite
02. Find The River
03. She Just Wants To Be
04. Walk Unafraid
05. Man On The Moon
encore:
06. Everybody Hurts
07. The Great Beyond
08. Country Feedback
09. Imitation Of Life
It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Notes:
-After Exhuming McCarthy MS notes "It's fucking cold here in July. What is up with that? When I read the word July I think of sunshine, heat, mosquitoes and swimming pools, a cool Guinness in my hand".
-Before So Central MS rambles for a bit about fan requests and his weight. After the song someone request Hairshirt, to which MS replies "That would put everyone to sleep". He then answers someone's question "Why is it raining? Put a jacket on. It rains sometimes in Ireland" before sending out LMR to Starsailor
-After LMR MS notes that they've brought about 50 people from Los Angeles and that he doesn't want them to think he's gained weight. He starts to talk about Electrolite "This song was written in Los Angeles, about Los Angeles". The recording fades out but it is repeated in full on D2 and He continues on "But actually what it looks like when you're flying above in an airplane because it's more lights than you've ever seen in your entire life at night time. And it looks and it looks like a giant blanket made out of those things in the ocean. What are they really called? Phytoplasm or something like that. Anyway I fucked up and I called it the wrong thing. Is it? Maybe it is called electrolite but I spelled it wrong anyway". He goes on to say that the song was also about putting all the shit of the 20th Century behind and moving forward.
-Before Everybody Hurts MS toasts his father and PB "At this time I'd like to apologize for all the bad behavior you witnessed over the years". MS also announces they'll be playing a little longer "because we feel like it".
-Before Country Feedback MS notes the band took Ruby Horse to Athens' best Irish Pub and got them really drunk. He goes on to repeat his story about how everyone's friends and family picked Dublin to come to and notes the presence of their hosts while recording Reveal. PB's solo an even 1:00.
-IOL is sent out to U2, as Bono was in attendance the previous night and MS notes it would have been cheesy to send a song out then. "There are very few bands that challenge us as much as they do, that raise the bar as much as they do".
Grade: C