U2 Live: A Concert Documentary

by Primm Jal De La Parra and Pimm J De La Parra

This title has been updated and reissued to cover every U2 show, from the early Dublin clubs to the PopMart world tour. It features anecdotes and facts from virtually every concert, dates, venues, set... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0711991987
• ISBN13: 9780711991989
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Omnibus Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.1" x 11.5"

Customer Reviews

Essential for the U2 fan or U2 collector

This is the updated version. The first book that came out covered U2 from their earliest stages up through to the beginnings of the Popmart tour. This one carries us through the Popmart tour right through to the end of the Elevation tour. Pretty much every U2 show ever played is covered to some extent, whether it's just with a setlist or a lengthy review. Each tour has a page or so dedicated to an overview and then each show is detailed to some extent. If you're just a fan of the band you'll get a kick out of many of the shows details (the pizza order/delivery from 1992 being fantastic). If you're a collector of shows this book is to U2 fans what Deadbase or those Tapers Compendium books are to Grateful Dead fans. It's either a lot of fun to read or a rich source of information. Just a blast.On a side note most of the book is written by Pimm Jal de la Parra. I'm not sure if it says it anywhere but apparently he had passed away during the creation of this updated version. A few people had gotten together to finish it off for him. They most certainly did him proud.

The Best Document of the U2 Live Experience

Hands-down the best book for collectors, fans, completists and trivia buffs. Compiled from thousands of sources by devoted but objective fans, this book is a good read, reference book and very interesting look inside each tour. As a long time collector, I have always heard that if a setlist exists in this book, there is a recording of that show, somewhere in the world.

A must for any U2 fan!

This book is hard to put down! Every U2 gig is detailed from setlists to attendance. Lots of photographs, some that have never been seen before. I love it!

Indispensable

This book is an absolute must for fans of U2 and ESPECIALLY for collectors of U2 bootlegs. It's like a bible that charts the correct dates for every show U2 has ever played (up until the 1998 publication.) The correct set lists and supporting acts are also mentioned for the vast majority of the shows. Also, most shows have descriptions of highlights, lowlights, etc. Want to find out more about the show you're about to buy a bootleg for? Get out this book!This book was updated shortly after PopMart ended, but unfortunately it seemed very very rushed and therefore there is little to no information about any PopMart shows save for the debut. (Only dates are given.) Nevertheless, it is definite that this book will continue to be updated, hopefully soon with a complete PopMart coverage and then with the whole Elevation tour. This book must sit on every U2 fans shelf. Highly recommended!

WOW--Second only to the Bible!!

A chronological masterpiece recording every single U2 performance from their earliest beginnings to the Zooropa tour. Such concert details as set lists, personal descriptions of each show, photos, and even concert stubs are not overlooked. Even the band themselves probably would not remember such details as this book divulges. This should be the Bible for any true U2 fan.