CD 1 & 2 : Los Angeles (CA) - April 5th, 2005

Butterking for JEMS :
This was the first show JEMS saw and recorded on the Vertigo tour and the impact was considerable. I hadn't felt this thrilled by a U2 show (despite seeing some good ones in 2001) in I don't know how long.

Recording location was almost directly even with the front of the stage, with a PA speaker aimed squarely at me and as close as was possible given the configuration. The only distraction at all was a persistent clapper next to me which we painstakingly attempted to reduce in Wavelab (he's still there but it is nowhere near as annoying as it on the master).