Two Hearts Beat As One 7. Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2009. The concert itself is roughly about an hour on the video. [1] Taylor had a B-stage built onto the set to reduce the gap between the audience and Bono, allowing him to perform close to the audience, surrounded by fans on three sides. U2 were forced to pay US$50,000 in an out-of-court settlement. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. U2 - Zoo TV, Live From Sydney by U2 … Pareles said, "Although there are a few too many exaggerated camera angles, the tape captures U2's earnest intensity. [35], Recordings of "Twilight" and "An Cat Dubh" from the concert were featured on U2's single "Sweetest Thing" in 1998. Rolling Stone selected the film's performance of "Sunday Bloody Sunday" as one of the "50 Moments that Changed the History of Rock and Roll". [4] Due to the thick fog and heavy rain on the night of the concert, very little aerial footage was suitable for the final edit. October 12. [5], Filming costs were estimated at US$250,000, which included the illumination of the cliffs, a mobile sound recording unit, and a helicopter to film aerial footage. This is old TV video, not hi-def digital. In a review of the show, G. Brown of The Denver Post wrote, "A lot of things had to go so wrong for U2's show at Red Rocks Amphitheater ... to come off so right. Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2018. Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2008. Following their 11 May concert at Rainbow Music Hall in Denver, concert promoter Chuck Morris took the band to the nearby Red Rocks Amphitheatre—a natural amphitheatre located between sandstone cliffs in the Rocky Mountains. Italian (Dolby Digital 2.0), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (DTS ES), Previous page of related Sponsored Products, Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2016. These items are shipped from and sold by different sellers. [17] Bono said "good night" to the crowd on nearly a half a dozen occasions so that the post-production crew would have several choices of songs with which to end the film. [3] Backstage, the band members were disappointed that the crowd did not initially chant "how long to sing this song?" Only 10 left in stock (more on the way). U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky is a concert film by Irish rock band U2. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. [3] Backstage, the band members were disappointed that the crowd did not initially chant "how long to sing this song?" But in the shadow of their wild ambitions at Red Rocks, these four boys met, once again, the men of their future, and became who they would become. The film was arranged by U2 management to showcase the band's live act and to promote them to American audiences. The Clannad song "Theme from Harry's Game", which was played after many of U2's shows at the time, is heard in the film's opening montage and during the end credits. Accordingly, they decided to proceed with the concert as planned. [2] On both occasions, Fey said that U2 could never top their original performance and that returning to Red Rocks would be "foolish" and "a no-win situation" for the group. [59][60], In June 2007, a U2 tribute band named Under a Blood Red Sky performed a note-for-note recreation of U2's performance at Red Rocks. Rolling Stone selected the film's performance of "Sunday Bloody Sunday" as one of the "50 Moments that Changed the History of Rock and Roll". 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