U2 - Live in Berlin 1981 (HD REMASTERED)

[@Grandizer8989]

No drugs, no ODs, no fighting, no drunken concerts, no members quitting, no car accidents, no hotel thrashing.. just well behaved Irish boys making great music for 40 years.

[@zenithoclock1048]

Actually at this point in their career they wanted to sack Adam Clayton.

[@themagnificentmackrel6505]

i think the drummer was caught with a pile of dope in his car 20 odd years ago

[@littledancer10100]

@@zenithoclock1048 was just about to say that unfortunately wasn't the case with Adam. He even admitted that he covered it up so well....until he had to miss a show once

[@wisenheimer9997]

Leave to a born again moron to make R&R sound boring...

[@Nigelg68]

well there was that time Adam and the drunk driving charge but we in Ireland dont talk about that 🤣🤣

[@mattma96]

This IS the real U2 - Raw, ballsy, fiery & original.

[@StratsRUs]

Thanks for that

[@cesarelombroso6735]

You got that right.

[@franckdebank]

With all due respect you got that Fucking fuck Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaright !!

[@scottkellydickey]

I think that you're full of shit 😅​@@lakingerbelazsebcirkalo

[@benben5847]

@@lakingerbelazsebcirkalo Ah, don’t be so hard on yourself.

[@lmg6845]

00:04 Gloria 04:44 Another Time, Another Place 08:40 I Threw a Brick Through a Window 12:31 An Cat Dubh 16:41 Into The Heart 19:25 Rejoice 22:47 The Cry & The Electric Co. 27:34 I Fall Down 30:22 Twilight 34:28 Out Of Control 38:57 11 O'Clock Tick Tock 44:47 The Ocean 48:46 I Will Follow

[@amjh4lah809]

Thank you!!❤

[@eliosormani9401]

thanks really

[@pirata5Stelle]

grazie

[@duncanwcraig9668]

thank you very much. Twilight is epic.

[@sammencia7945]

They were kids but then again those of us who went to their shows and bought their albums 1980-1983 were kids then, too.

[@keithlast1487]

I remember collecting bootlegs of early U2 shows in the mid-80's, never imagining of a thing called the internet giving me the videos of these early shows. When they came to the US, I recall that they opened for the J.Geils band. When I saw them in 1984, the Waterboys was opening for them. Tickets were really cheap, too!

[@creekandseminole]

My aunt saw them on the October tour here in Oklahoma City. They played at Oklahoma University college in one of the gyms.

[@Zepster77]

You are correct about them opening for J. Geils Band. A friend of mine went to see them (J. GEILS) in Tallahassee FL and came back with killer stories about that concert. About how no one could hardly understand what Bono was saying between songs because of his thick accent. But finally my friend deciphered that he was exhorting everyone in the somewhat sleepy crowd to GET UP and DANCE.

[@Will21st]

There is an absolutely ungodly amount of U2 live bootlegs.. must be in the thousands!

[@elvio2410]

Someone in 2024 listening this amazing U2'time?

[@nunofonseca5195]

Another time, another place! Always running fast from this present!

[@dominiquetourdot3215]

BOY, OCTOBER, ARE THE BEST L.P ... with ACHTUNG BABY

[@elvio2410]

@@dominiquetourdot3215 and the joshua tree 👍

[@jeremiahmorris1250]

Yeah. Early u2 ..when I need to feel the real.

[@mooghead]

Shut up.

[@kevbob]

I'm 689 years old and this was when we had real music.

[@blooter6360]

What’s your lifelong secret ?😂😂😂 689 Bloody hell

[@markt.681]

Given 689 years of experience that's really saying something.

[@blooter6360]

@@markt.681 😂😂😂😂😂

[@wimsele]

😂❤

[@kevbob]

@@markt.681 yup. u2 was there with their sweet songs when we were dealing with the black plague.

[@coldwar1977]

early U2 = best U2

[@DhafinFausta]

no doubt!

[@scorpio9962]

Indeed! I cherish the first 4 albums and the demo songs. They lost it after that.

[@mattjohn4731]

Yeah this was before Bono was the world's biggest turd (South Park)

[@starzgarden5553]

Mid U2 = Best U2

[@keithkoenig5320]

I could stomach them up to the WAR album, which was the only tour I saw them on. After that, their smug self-importance lost me. I never bought THE JOSHUA TREE, as the songs bored me. Having said that, "An Cat Dubh" is my favorite U2 song, which completely shows how U2 were completely influenced by Gang of Four, who were a much better band. In fact, Flea of Red Hot Chilli Peppers said, correctly, that the Edge completely aped Andy Gill's guitar style and atmosphere. Listen to Gang of Four's brillsnt 1979 debut, "ENTERTAINMENT" and prove me wrong...

[@alx767]

For those who really understand the feeling, I love all U2, but this is so s Epic, impossible for young People to understand it, nothing personal, but for us, there was no internet, this was so mysterius, so analog.

[@Valiumtino71]

Absolutely

[@volkiabi3456]

Wonderful times. Now everything is so lifeless

[@pradabears]

those 40 years before you probably said the same thing when you were young, as is life.

[@myo-cd5gk]

im 17 yrs old now.. and i wish i had that memory too lol

[@MichaelSchmittEleven]

Exactly my feelings. The myth that formed around my early heroes, such as U2, was so exciting! Saving money to buy a new LP or a new magazine with interviews or posters of them, was such a huge part of my youth. Today, music has lost so much of its appeal and value...

[@theemonitor]

omg the sound through my headphones is divine. This is an act of God!

[@cathalmacsiurdain7762]

Was at this gig. October album on display. I'm a year younger than Bono, only 60. Cool times.

[@bowiev2schneider58]

October and boy two and the great album.🤩.from France 👍

[@lobstermania4025]

me too March 18th 1963..U2

[@jeanrobert7071]

Yah 💯 Promoting the October album & it's an Awwwwseme Album, this is when I first got into U2, start of 10th grade & my birthday is October 31st, Same as Larry's🎶🎵💙🩵👏👏👏

[@cwocky]

THIS IS U2

[@taylordonnan2411]

Raw and Uncompromising. The world and the UK/Ireland were ushering in the days of post-punk. This was U2's hardest hitting time of sound. The world would wait for what they would become... One of the greatest bands of all time.

[@maguffintop2596]

I’m old, female , from Chicago born & raised- living this amazing moment in all of its glory!!

[@digitalearbeit]

The 80s were simply the greatest decade. Everything was so pure, with such raw energy. How they won over the Germans is simply magic.. Bono has such an energy.. Insane!

[@stryderaaa]

nothing better, a concert in a small club , with each musician at theit best, close to the people ..This is U2 !!!

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

Those early U2 albums were great. Loving the Edge's strat....very sexy

[@averyadrian1534]

Their live sound was so full of fire and huge and mystical… spiritual… the edges guitar was so beautiful raw and powerful Their songs were full of longing… melancholy… beautiful… God…

[@klaudijavorih5809]

U2 in their true prime, fabulous gig!

[@Terese66616]

Hi from Australia🇦🇺🦘.. Old school U2.. the BEST!!!💯💕

[@edwardroy3401]

This is awesome... U2 in its prime with good video and audio quality 👌

[@fenderosa]

I'm 50. I remember that time....a long time ago, but I still enjoy this songs. U2 at their best.

[@unimog875]

Totally agree and I’m 50 aswell

[@andreaseichinger6309]

Deshalb höre ich U2! Seit 1981. Der erste Song, den ich bewusst wahrgenommen habe, war „Gloria“. Ich war damals ein kleiner Junge im Alter von 10 Jahren. Ich höre sie bis heute und war auf unzähligen Konzerten. Sie sind Teil meines Lebens. Danke dafür…

[@rip8564]

My God I love them til the cows come home (what an absurd expression). Rejoice! Not a song I readily heard them play live very often but I just love how they’re just going for it. U2 we’re not going to be denied!!!

[@ericrogal995]

That guitar sound is just breathtaking and beautiful!!! He sounds so big and full! His notes are strong and full of life!!! The entire sound of that guitar just cannot be ignored. One of the most recognizable guitar sounds of all time!!! ❤️👍

[@maguffintop2596]

Recall seeing them at a college dance Early 85 or so- running videos. People just stopped dancing and started watching the video because they were so cool!

[@jaybay2233]

Only discovered this gig today. WOW, U2 at their best. Powerful and simply brilliant

[@R.Oates7902]

Same

[@PenguinCOD]

To think, no one there knew this band would become one of the biggest bands in the world

[@barryrahn5957]

Just remembering how utterly refreshing and different U2 were back then. It felt like victory over blandness.

[@dynjarren8355]

They were incredible back then. Young and hungry. 😮😊

[@patrickfrene9774]

Another time, another place. U2 at their best ! Quelle énergie !

[@danieldore91]

22:47 no sweeping, no shredding, great guitar sound, lot of energy, the king of music that I would like to do.

[@someonewhowatch]

No smartphone, no bullshit, just perfect music

[@PaulSmith-mh2yq]

I bought this when it was first released and for me, it's never been bettered as an album. They've certainly written some great tracks since but this is THE album.

[@peterlorrequartet6559]

11 o'clock tick tock.....the Edge is just so bad ass.....sublime....

[@averyadrian1534]

Such a good tune

[@BFinks]

So young and full of energy. Ready to conquer the world. Thanks for posting.

[@fpicc8807]

U2 is one band that I can think of that is more appreciated at the start of their career

[@creekandseminole]

Yeah I grew up with them. I stopped after Zooropa.

[@garypayne4284]

​@@creekandseminoleHave had some good singles since then but no great albums.

[@markvonwisco7369]

I was DJing my college's radio station the day we got U2's October. I was the first person to play any music off the album on the air. Gloria blew me away at the time.

[@Edlver1]

the good old days. I used to go to our local music place to get Billboard and see who was in the top 10!

[@dr.furrytoe443]

Man.. so good. come out with this set today they be tops again.

[@willfade7994]

Many thanks to you who posted this! U2 has been my favorite band since I was just a little girl. It’s a lifelong love affair… I saw them play in Las Vegas for my 39th birthday. I’ll never forget it! 🌹

[@markgrealey8392]

I threw a brick and twilight on this are unreal ...u2 early stuff is as good today as all those moons ago ..rember going to see them age 16 Liverpool royal court 81/82 the power of the sound was incredible

[@cesarelombroso6735]

I saw them the same year in NYC for the Boy tour. Raw and badass. Never saw a band like that since.

[@Warrogue1]

I saw them on that tour also. They were electrifying.

[@cesarelombroso6735]

@@Warrogue1 I was stunned at Bono's charisma. I was a veteran concert goes by that time, and I had never seen anything like it. When he sang "Give me your money" people rained it down from the balcony at the Palladium.

[@infinite3joy]

I was 2 that year. When I was about 6 and my sister 3, our mum bought us U2 t-shirts. I still remember how the older boys envied us.😅

[@Mike-b1k3f]

What amazes me is how different these songs sound from the album versions. The timing is so different. But this is so cool! I can't turn it off.

[@ibassnote]

They sound so great. It was already all there. Ready to take over the world. I'm good for about four albums. After that I couldn't really believe it.

[@RMC-09]

A real concert. The good ones. No big shows, marketing... Only the band, their music and the audience.

[@curiousnomad]

I was working in a record store in lower Manhattan when this came out. The minute I heard it, I knew this band would be huge.

[@Vanessa-xn7nx]

Quem viveu viveu, queria estar lá na plateia, Berlin, anos 80, U2 ao vivo, tudo de bom! Ô época boa, não tem comparação!

[@StarSiren81]

The version of An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart is fantastic ! Thanks for sharing this in great quality !

[@stefano.b65stef77]

In Italy not many knew about U2 back in 1981, people fell in love with them in 1984/85. Maybe because Italy was not included in the World tour until 1985

[@spirwes64]

I was 17 and two friends were playing a U2 tape. I almost fell over! Bono's voice is always much more than a voice - it's a musical instrument. Edge is from another planet!

[@U2HL]

Wow...U2 in the early 80's...at their best!love this performance...great Setlist!😍perfect sound and image...thanks for the upload! ❤❤🎵🎶🎸🥁

[@paulobono3155]

Fuck amazing..inocence..this is u2..real perfct..time pass but stlii the best band ever..love from Portugal

[@andreasdesch6142]

Wow... what a gem! Still make me sad being just 13 years in 81 and not old enough to see these guys in full force post punk energy! great sound-great show!!!

[@animaljustice7774]

Me too that’s how I feel, I was 13 in 1981 also, I did not discover them until 1983

[@steves7896]

I've played the early studio albums for decades, practicing conservative use in later years being more selective when I play them, not wanting to 'wear them out'. Even so, these live recordings from that era are new to me, giving these songs a very welcomed freshness!

[@chrisrovai9625]

Early U2 kicks arse

[@dynjarren8355]

I can’t afford concerts anymore so thanks for sharing this one. It’s great

[@barbarafowler5624]

They were ,explosive, powerful, and passionate, and they still are! Incredible music!

[@fotbollen2001]

5:02 I love that little dance!

[@hoderharris]

Thank you for downloading and cleaning it up. Great work!

[@egdeth]

Watching this one for the first time, i miss "A day without me"... I hope no one other track will be cutted.

[@mightyV444]

Nice surprise for me that 'I Fall Down' and 'I Will Follow' were included this time, though! 😃 They'd omitted it when I recorded it off the TV onto VHS tape many moons ago.

[@user-et2fj8xm5l]

Saw them 3 times on Zoo tv. Second row at LA sports arena and 2 nights in a row at dodger stadium. I was 20 I’m now 52. Music had lost its angst and passion. It has given itself over to mediocrity and repetition. U2s music is achingly beautiful, sonically mind bending and demands your attention.

[@Jenzemannen]

This is gold!

[@mysticenoctua]

lord. .... they are so amazing like a perfection.

[@heriveltojorgedesouza7964]

Simply fantastic!!

[@taliertagreen7264]

Голос, который узнаешь среди многих👍Боно шикарен

[@Arsshedrin]

@@ramankalasouski1686 не одни!

[@blairdenholm4167]

Шикаркен, уникален!

[@Grandizer8989]

If you are Russian you are not wanted here

[@thatismattjohnsonjohnson3146]

U2 was on fire back then, no doubt about it.

[@DOMGO73]

Thanks a lot for sharing. Still so powerful to hear it nowadays . Incredible version of 11 o clock tick tock

[@SpankyStanky1984]

If you didn't grow up in the 80's I can never tell you how magical it all was! Pure magic!

[@markushosp8139]

Sooo good U2 raw and full of energy. The Edge weaves some magic and Bono giving it his all

[@inputerase]

Real music, without Computer influence! So much better and pure human! Only People with a good voice made it big in the 80’s and before! The early U2 and the early 80’s sound are making a comeback in 2023/2030

[@v_sign]

Great footage, thank you só much, dexbam !!!

[@s.t.8898]

VIELEN LIEBEN DANK EUCH...FRIEDEN und FREIHEIT.

[@cassioalvarenga9040]

Fantástico nossa que tempo Mágico quando ainda agente se via.jovem🙏🇧🇷🌹🐶😍😇🥰🫶🥸💛🤗🦉🌻🌎🤩🌹👏

[@richardleveille3254]

Awesome show! I thought their young and raw energy had them playing super fast until I realised I was at 1.25x speed!! October is such a dark and rocking album - sounds great live. I discovered them when I herd New Year's Day on the radio in my sister's car as she went into a store. Gripped me and took hold from the start. Great band!

[@animaljustice7774]

Oh my God, since U2 has been my favorite band since 1983 I would have loved to have been to this show to discover them 2 years earlier! Damn! I think I have the show taped on cassette somewhere!

[@garylagstrom3864]

MY LETTER TO U2-1987 I saw you guys on the Joshua Tree tour in 1987 at MTSU-Middle Tennessee State University Saturday November 28th 1987. The Bodeans opened up for you. I remember at the time Larry had a crush on Wynonna Judd and she came out and sang a duo with Bono! I didn't have tickets to the show. A friend of mine drove us 3 hours from East Tennessee to see the show. We bought tickets at the box office for $18.50. We ended up 8th row center stage! I remember back then the band held back tickets for fans who were willing to make the drive and couldn't get tickets via phone or record store locations. Thanks again to Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr for making a special album and tour! I was 18 and had just graduated High School that year! All the Best! Gary Lagstrom

[@arthurnawrath6701]

Edge is brilliant!

[@MarkReynolds-h6x]

What a great show!!!

[@PaulFassam]

Little did the audience know at the time that within 6 years this U2 would become the greatest Rock n Roll band the world has ever seen to this day…. Absolutely Brilliant 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@patrickfrene9774]

Quand je pense à ces daubes de Song of Innocence/Experience et que je vois ce concert ! La vieillesse est un naufrage également pour les Rock Bands. De toute façon, rien ne peut remplacer U2 dans le coeur de ma génération.

[@thecolourofspring3642]

What an electric, mind blowing performance!! Love it

[@hadrian3487]

They all would be 19/20 years old, so friggen talented back then, you can now understand why they are now entering 5th decade as a band. They haven’t finished yet. They are doing a Rolling Stones. Edge only had 2 guitars back then a Gibson Explorer and a Strat. Today he plays with 21 different guitars in concerts.

[@mrybelmont48]

Woow que emoción para quienes estuvieron en sus inicios 👍🏻😍

[@rachaelroberts1709]

Thank you for posting this amazing concert. I'm in my happy place right now. ❤ from NZ

[@mightyV444]

I'm revisiting this tonight also in NZ! 😁

[@robertocastro2750]

Fantastic... Great band. U2 is the best

[@dynjarren8355]

They were amazing in the early days! Exciting and powerful! And Edge was like a Magician! I played guitar but couldn’t figure out his sound and style. It was so unique sounding! Back then they were great! Weaving Soundscapes. I was a fan until Rattle and Hum! Then they lost me. Now they bore me and I no longer care. 😮

[@MrMallorcaboy]

im the same u2 lost thier edge after 1988

[@dynjarren8355]

@@MrMallorcaboy And they got greedy and arrogant, too. They were idealistic and hopeful back then. But now it’s all about self righteous preaching and cash! Bono invested 70 million in the FB IPO and made 500 million dollars in that rotten company! What a Sham! Bono cleaned up like a Bandit! Then they sent me their terrible album to my IPhone. I deleted it after hearing it. It was terrible! That pissed me off! They were so pushy and arrogant! No thanks!

[@edgararmando7570]

this is pure gold

[@arrrgonot7801]

Outstanding! Boy i think is their best album. Thanks for sharing.

[@jairoruizblas8374]

Una Joya!!

[@wisenheimer9997]

What an early treasure...

[@goodgrieffan]

I can’t believe this recording exist. Fuck I love KZbin

[@howardarends8309]

I’ve only just seen it mate. ❤

[@tocynnwr]

Like west German cut vinyl. Quality all the way

[@arthurnawrath6701]

Edge is a genuis!😇

[@puidemare2337]

Mahalo nui(much thanks) for not having commercials!! It makes such a massive difference for the listening experience. Every time I watch this I feel so electrified!! Wish I was old enough to have seen this show. It sounded so epic. Much gratitude from Hawai'i for your work.

[@wilsonsantos7969]

U2 é demais😃😃

[@emersonprechlak3858]

OLHA QUANTA QUALIDADE DE UMA BANDA TOP NOTA 1000. QUATRO GÊNIOS U2 IMORTAL.

[@pierremagnat1886]

Nostalgie des belles années

[@vegansheldon4087]

I saw thim a couple times on this tour yes this was an amazing period of their career

[@estebangarayaldefernandez177]

OUTRAGEOUS

[@genomainteractivo2872]

Thank you very much for share that great concert!

[@bowiev2schneider58]

Merci pour ce super live 👍🤩

[@TheGhostrider2011]

wow geile Qualität!!!!!!!Danke für dieses Video!!!

[@red_dog_5]

So Raw, this is phenomenal 🎧🙌🏻 thank you