13.11.2006
Australia, Sydney, Telstra Stadium
U2 Sydney 13th Nov 2006
PAL
AUD-SHOT / Adam’s site (4:30)
2 DVD
Full menu on both DVDs (DVD 2 w/ submenu’s), play all, track select function
 
DVD 1 [1:10:40]
01. Intro
02. City Of Blinding Lights
03. Vertigo
04. Elevation
05. I Will Follow
06. New Year's Day
07. Beautiful Day
08. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
09. Angel Of Harlem
10. Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
11. Love And Peace Or Else
12. Sunday Bloody Sunday
13. Bullet The Blue Sky
14. The Hands That Built America

Disc 2 [1:08:05]
- Part 1 (widescreen) [26:27]
01. 01. Miss Sarajevo
01. 02. Human Rights
01. 03. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
01. 04. Where The Streets Have No Name
01. 05. One Intro
01. 06. One
- Part 2 (fullscreen, video patched in from various sources) [11:55]
02. 01. Encore Intro
02. 02. Until The End Of The World
02. 03. Mysterious Ways
Part 3 (widescreen) [26:33]
03. 01. With Or Without You
03. 02. The Saints Are Coming
03. 03. Party Girl
03. 04. Kite
- Bonus
04. Slideshow + Credits [13:10]

PAL true widescreen, recorded with a 3 CCD camera, custom menu’s, accurate chapters, re-mastered sound  from an idependent audience recording.

Video Source: 
Main widescreen film: JVC Everio 3ccd 30 GB HD cam, set on ultra fine resolution for best quality
Taper: PinkFloydie

Filler videos for Pt. 2 of DVD 2: various videos taken from youtube and short segments of the DVD of the first night in Sydney produced by "achtung_baby01".

Audio Source: Sony ECM-719 > Sony MZ-910
Taper: AndyShea

Lineage: JVC HD Cam > ??? > DVD

DVD Author: don’t want to be named. 

Authoring Notes:
- A big thank you to PinkFloydie, for making his digital video recording of this show available. JVC Everio 3ccd 30 gig Harddrive cam was used, set on ultra fine resolution for best quality.
(This recording was meant to be a test-run for subsequent recordings of the 2007 Roger Waters Tour and originally not meant to be distributed. I aquired the original discs through a trade and realized this was an almost complete recording of a great U2 show. Subsequently I set out to author and re-master the sound of this show and persuaded the original taper to agree to having this recording distributed.
The video was used unaltered, the sound was re-mastered, blending the original soundtrack with Andy Shea's recording, which is already in circulation.
- The taper turned the camera off during the long break between the end of the show and the encores and forgot to turn it back on for the first 2 songs of the encores. I filled this video gap in with various video clips sourced from youtube, of the actual show from 13th of November, as well as short segments of the DVD of the first Sydney Vertigo show, produced by "achtung_baby01". These were synchronized with the recording by Andy Shea.
- Thanks go to Andy Shea for his kind permission to use his audience recording as the backbone of the soundtrack mix. (Sony ECM-719 > Sony MZ-910)
- The finished soundtrack was encoded in Stereo AC3 at 384 kbps, to be compatible with the high bit rate of the video stream. (Video peaking above 9400 kbps, aiming to stay below 9800 kbps total for compatibility with the majority of DVD players)
- This 2 DVD set is certainly a must-have for anybody who attended any of the shows of the last leg of the Vertigo Tour. Otherwise, to help you make a decision whether to commit to a huge download like this, here are a few points to consider:

On the upside:
- A high quality 3 CCD cameara was used, securing above average video quality.
- Through the use of an independent audience recording, the sound is pretty clear throughout.
- This is a rare chance to see U2 perform a very moving KITE at the end of the show, as well as a great version of WITH OR WITHOUT YOU.
- As a bonus, disc 2 contains a slideshow with dynamic zooms of high resolution photos of this show.
- A versatile elevated viewing position enabled the taper to record good wide angle shots as well as zooming in to a limited degree.

On the downside:
- This is a one camera recording with at some times partially obstructed views through the comings and goings of the audience.
- The taper sat too far away to allow true closeup views, unless provided by the giant stage screens.

For more photos and details of the ones in the slide show, go to  http://www.u2-vertigo-tour.com/
Hi Resolution images made available by: Matt and Andreas at http://www.u2-vertigo-tour.com/
and by Dom myspace.com/dfunk257