U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky is a concert film by Irish rock band U2. It was recorded on 5 June 1983 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, United States, on the group’s War Tour. Originally released in 1984 on videocassette, U2 Live at Red Rocks was the band’s first video release. It accompanied a 1983 live album entitled Under a Blood Red Sky, on which two tracks from the film appear. The video was directed by Gavin Taylor and produced by Rick Wurpel and Doug Stewart.

The film was arranged by U2 management to showcase the band’s live act and to promote them to American audiences. It depicts the band’s performance at Red Rocks on a rain-soaked evening. The concert was almost cancelled because of the inclement weather, but the band had invested in the filming with Island Records and concert promoter Barry Fey and wished to proceed with the gig. The rain and the torch-lit atmosphere of the surroundings made U2’s performance dramatic. Segments of U2 Live at Red Rocks were shown in regular rotation on MTV, and were also broadcast on other television networks.

Critics praised the concert and the video, and it subsequently became a best-seller. The video, along with Under a Blood Red Sky, helped establish U2’s reputation as remarkable live performances and boosted Red Rocks’ stature as a live venue. A remastered edition of U2 Live at Red Rocks was released on DVD in September 2008 with previously unreleased tracks, coinciding with a remastered edition of Under a Blood Red Sky. 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”. – Wikipedia

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Setlist:

Out Of Control
Twilight
An Cat Dubh
Into The Heart
Surrender
Two Hearts Beat As One / Let’s Twist Again (snippet)
Seconds
Sunday Bloody Sunday
The Cry
The Electric Co. / Send In The Clowns (snippet)
I Fall Down
October
New Year’s Day
I Threw A Brick Through A Window
A Day Without Me
Gloria
Party Girl
11 O’Clock Tick Tock / Drowning Man (snippet)
I Will Follow
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The Red Rock concert audio will be broadcast at the following dates and times:

Daily at 1:00PM EST October 10th – 16th

 

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