This footage was shot for the film Rattle And Hum by Phil Joanou (circa 1987/88). Rumor around the campfire is that it ended up in the cutting room floor because Joanou felt it did not add anything to the "musical journey" the band was trying to capture at that stage of their careers. Thank you Phil!
I was at this show, standing pretty much where the cameraman was originally oriented. It was a nice addition to the evening. I'm not the biggest Springsteen fan, but I appreciate his contributions to the musical landscape. Most of what I remember was being disappointed they didn't play "Wire" nor "Red Hill Mining Town" - the two best songs, in my opinion, from their two most recent albums, at that point.
I was there. JFK Philly. Same place as USA Live Aid. 100,000 people. Bono hurt his arm earlier in the tour. He pulled a kid out of the audience earlier to play guitar for him. He said he needed someone else to play.. If I remember right this was toward the end of the regular show.
Bono fell of the stage during rehearsals, and dislocated his shoulder or fractured his amr so they played with his arm on a sling for a couple of weeks Around the same time, other rock bands were cancelling due to rain or of the slinger had the sniffles - but U2 and The Boss just keep on playing!
To all the people that were there that night remember leaving the stadium singing “how long must we song this song” until we got to the car? Best concert ever!
One of the most indelible remembrances of that evening. I was with a bunch of guys and girls, and we held hands and "daisy-chained" our way out of the stadium singing that line over and over.
I was blessed to be there as well. Such an exciting moment - my wife (fiance' at the time) still jokes about how excited I was when the Boss walked on stage.
