2005.07.08 | Shows

R.E.M.
2005-07-08
Ipswich Town FC,
Portman Road,
Ipswich
UK

Source Info: Sound Professionals SP-CMC-2A mics > SP-SPSB-6 > Sony PCM-M1 DAT > Sony DDS1 Tape

Transfer: Sony PCM-R300 > Coax > M-Audio Audiophile 2496 > Audition 1.5 (eq and tweaking) > wav > FlacFrontend

01 Stipey's Statement
02 Everybody Hurts
03 Get Up
04 What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
05 Bad Day
06 The One I Love
07 Outsiders
08 Drive
09 Wanderlust
10 Animal
11 So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
12 Leaving New York
13 Electrolite
14 Electron Blue
15 These Days
16 Final Straw
17 Orange Crush
18 Walk Unafraid
19 Losing My Religion
[Encore]
20 Imitation Of Life
21 Great Beyond
22 (Don't Go Back To) Rockville
23 Nightswimming
24 I'm Gonna DJ
25 Man On The Moon

Notes:

I'm sure that this show needs no introduction. Michael's introduction says it all:

"We came here today from London.
It's an understatement to say that this has been a difficult couple of days for everyone.
Music is, at it's best, about catharsis, about epiphany, about feeling, about remembering,
about community and about celebration - about celebrating life. The intention here tonight
and with this gesture is to honour that; not to forget but to remember and to honour the
sanctity of life. Together, tonight, let's raise our voices up in celebration and
in remembrance."

This was taped right at the very front, on the barrier. I felt I had to keep the mics well hid,
unfortunately at times they rubbed on my clothing and you can hear that I when I move, and particularly
if I applaud there's a bit of rumble. This is basically the reason that this recording has sat in the
can for so long, and I lost the can. I found it yesterday so, I compared to the alternative version by Remer
and found it be worthwhile sharing as an alternative. So here you go, knock yourselves out.

Shout out to Jo S, Chris S and the all the others I was there with at the front that day.

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Notes:
-MS is referencing the 7/7 suicide bombings in London that took 52 lives.
-Get Up one of 11 outings in 2005, one of 15 for So Central, one of 9 for These Days.
-Before So Central MS asks the crowd if it's raining and to his amusement gets a mixed response. "This song is somehow appropriate to the rain people". After LNY "I'm not going to tell the story of me slipping and falling on my ass in front of thousands of people, we'll just hope it doesn't happen".
-Standard intros to The Outsiders, LNY, Electron Blue, Final Straw
-After Electrolite MS continues with his musings on the slippery stage "I always wondered why Mike and Peter get a rug and I don't. Well tonight I get a rug".
-Gap between Great Beyond and Rockville, skip in Rockville.

Grade: C