My Father was killed in Belfast in 1987, this song was released in summer that year and every time I hear it, I’m right back there in that time. I was numb and this song brought me some comfort. I feel every kind of emotion when I hear this, even now, 30 odd years later. But it helped me to cope. 👍
Peace to you and your family on such a loss. I lost my da also but not like that. I know pain and loss but not like you know it. Dia es Mura wit mo chara. My Gaelic is poor.
I was in that concert and when you look for the word Epic in the dictionary, this video will pop up. I have no words to express the energy that this song transmits live it is impossible not to screen the lyrics from the top of our lungs. Amazing just to see the video it immediately takes to that moment.
My dad gave me a ticket to attend this tour. The truth is that I was never a big fan of u2, in fact I knew no more than 10 songs. When the concert started I understood everything, thanks dad for giving me one of the best live music experiences of my life
I know Edge doesn't do it for ego but can you imagine playing a few chords that touch so many people? Makes me cry every time. I must feel amazing. He's earned that feeling.
I agree man. Yesterday I saw the band in de Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam. The evening was all magic. The never lost mine attention. The goose bumps never left my body....
This performance sends chills down my spine. The serenity with Amazing Grace then changing to Where the Streets....the build up, the excellence of musicianship, it is really something special. What makes it even more special is that the guys of U2 seem to be having the times of their lives. And they know they are part of something bigger than themselves.... extraordinary...
I had to go to the bathroom during one point in the Anaheim concert, and i ended up going during amazing grace. The bathroom was pretty crowded as i entered, but while washing my hands, we all could hear the Edge's riff for the beginning of WtSHNN start up, and everyone started freaking out and rushing out of the bathroom screaming. it was pretty great.
Ben Lash Gotta hold it in! I was just at 2 shows in San Jose a couple weeks ago on May 18 & 19 and just waited till after the final song, the line was insanely long, but it went fast! But yeah, 'streets' is the worst time to go use the restroom!
+Ben Lash At one of their most recent concerts in London as soon as Sunday Bloody Sunday started nearly the entire line at the bar rushed back into the arena. It was great because I was at the back of the queue.
Never understand why people go to gigs, and have to hit the bar all the time. Can they not stop and enjoy a concert for a few hours without beers? Have a few beforehand, and after!!
+Mo Hazan I know this was a year ago but I was also at that same concert, just on the 19th. Amazing show I was on the floor just 3 rows away from The Edge
Jason Pollock I agree. We need more bands out there like u2 which make you want to feel emotionally attached instead of detached from the bullshit in this world.
I wouldn't say that,i saw them in perth australia in 1983,no sets just everything in black no light show and they were awesome,but after that they lost their rebellious and switched to blues/country rock for americsn acceptance,i like them but id see acca dacca over them given a chance
Best Band... I agree. The same 4 guys since 1976, playing with great energy and continue making new music that is still relevant. Few bands have survived as long as these guys have... They are a special bunch.
U2 is the best live show i ever saw...saw them in the Tacoma Dome...tickets said obstructive view...ok....Right behind the stage....we had our own lighting ...sound...video...we were up about 60 ft...on top of 1st level...Larry makes changes to his set almost all the time...my favorite band is RUSH seen them 18 times... one show 6th row...at the Gorge In George...WA.....u2 still is the best live show...
U2 is the new Rolling Stones . . . They just get better with age and seem to enjoy every minute that they are preforming like it is the first time stepping onto a stage.
@Beau Fitz I'm convinced the Holy Spirit wrapped his arms around this band and softened many hearts, they still move me to happy tears in 2020. My church too...
I grew up listening to U2, Eagles , Journey and all the old school 80s and 90s bands. This song and City of Blinding Lights are my songs to remember my late Dad. He introduced me to the world of music and this is the first song I briefly remember him playing on his big Aiwa stereo while he wss trying to make me go to sleep.
Stephen O Connell The setup of the delay effect and how it matches with the song tempo is quite brilliant - it is not easy to play but took a stroke of genius to write a song around it.
I have been a huge fan of U2 since Boy and I Will Follow. Where The Streets Have No Name has been my all time favorite song since I first heard it and became one of my all time favorite videos. Flash forward 33 years later to being diagnosed with stage 3 uterine sarcoma the Friday before the world shut down because of COVID. During all my radiation and chemo treatments this was always the first song I would hear (very loudly and sung along to very badly) and it helped me get through. My oncologist and radiologist were beyond awesome and this would be the song playing as I went under each time. I strongly believe this is the song that literally saved my life and gave me the strength needed to get through it each day.
I think the purest U2 fans may all have a wide variety of their favorite recorded songs (so many great ones) but it would be hard to argue that "streets" isn't their best live song. In fact, might be the greatest live song of all time. Incredible energy and Dynamics
This rendition of amazing grace into where the streets have no name is so powerful. Bono is literally singing his faith and his vocals over the intro riff are amazing. he's just living in the moment
I'm not religious at all but that is such a beautiful song. I've heard people say to see U2 live is almost a religious experience, Im 41 and they have never even came remotely close to me. I hope to see them before I leave this wretched world.
It’s only a wretched world if we let uncivilised human filth poison the minds of uneducated fkwits in universities so it’s time to step up and start fighting back any way possible. Trump will be back to save the world from Armageddon in 2025 but in the meantime good men need to stop evil at it’s beginning otherwise it flourishes like the democrats have let the Biden family of paedophiles ruin the USA & the world.
44 here, so basically the same age. I was lucky enough to snag a ticket to their Johannesburg performance in 2011. Will probably never happen again given how quickly they sell out as soon as sales go online. It's funny. I just checked their tour schedule and two shows later, after the Cape Town show, they were in Santiago, Chile, where I live now. Speaking as an atheist ex-Christian, who gave up church five years earlier, I can tell you the experience is exactly the same, if not even more euphoric. You have that volume of sound pulsing through the ground and your body, the light show, and standing among 90k "worshippers"...it's fucking incredible. This may be my favourite song of all time. PS. Their music is also just wholesome AF.
I needed this song today, it was my grandfather’s funeral today. He was my best friend. Amazing grace played at the funeral. Where the streets have no name is my favourite U2 song. Remembering this exists made me cry.
In 1987 i just had graduated from high school and had no money.....i bought Joshua Tree with my last dollar.....it changed me. Still gives me goose bumps....U2 is the soundtrack of my life
I was there with my dad, most epic concert of my life! My first time seeing them live! I remember looking out and seeing my favorite band of all time! I was crying! I’ll never forget it!
@@chasgorman1086 Same, though I saw them November 14, 1987, Oakland California. Their one-by-one appearance on the stage in front of that blood-red backdrop, then Edge’s guitar riff beginning Where The Streets Have No Name … the deafening roar of the crowd … chills … and unforgettable.
The way that they transitioned from Amazing Grace to Where the Streets have no name was absolutely incredible and beautiful! Bono’s angelic voice and the Edge’s beautiful guitar playing just absolutely go hand in hand in such a wonderful harmony!
Saw them in NYC in 2001 and 2002. Amazing shows and very emotional. When drums hit and the lights came on the place exploded. It was an experience I will never forget.
Good evening everyone, I love U2 and when my brother he Turned 21ni took him to a U2 concert we both had an Awwsometime, May you Rest in heaven little brother, I really missypou
Steve Robbins you couldn't have worded that message any better, it's just an Amazing Song, I bet your message speaks for thousands upon thousands of U2 fans, so truly written U2
Just the combo of Bono riffing after edge kicks in is so emotional. Especially as life happens and loss of loved ones. I feel so much more in their songs. Greatest band of all time.
He crecido oyendo a esta banda, me he hecho adulto escuchando a esta banda, quiero envejecer escuchando esta banda, quiero morir "donde las calles no tienen nombre". GRACIAS !!!!
One of the few songs I can say always and I mean, always, brings tears to my eyes and pulls emotion out of me during the intro and outro. The guitar harmonics bring out a sense of nostalgia about life and my family and how short everything this. My parents comes to mind. The fragility and brevity of life and what matters most. Family.. memories…moments that you won’t ever get back…this song inspires all of it. This is the most beautiful performance of this song ever.
Saw them in NYC in 2001 and 2002. Amazing shows and very emotional. When drums hit and the lights came on the place exploded. It was an experience I will never forget.
I remember watching the live show at red 🎸 rocks when they were kids iwas 20 then still love listening to them til this day at 62 magical moments live well..
I was live at the Concert 1987, the Joshua Tree in Germany ,i never forget seeing this graet Band with this Song ,and today they are one of the best Band of the World ,my children listening too to U2,thank you for all your Songs 😎👌✌️
Legendary band, legendary tune. Best live version I've seen/heard. Great opening with Amazing Grace. Phenomenal, and accurate prophetic proclamation, "Africa rising!". Poetic, brave, righteous, and strong. Well done, well done indeed boys.
While this is a fantastic version check out when they did it live at Slane Castle... (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UPDtSUz8_TE.html&ab_channel=U2VEVO) it was just a couple of days after his father died... you can feel the emotion.
Seen them on this tour in St. Louis. Mo. 2011 The magic of their talent and simplicity of so few instruments to create such a profound and moving sound.
Quite simply the greatest live song ever. Goosebumps, tears, and amazement fill me every time I hear and watch it, from any tour, of theirs ... and it NEVER gets old. Rock on!
When the house lights come up after the intro, and you see that immense crowd pulsating to the music, you understand what it’s all about. I saw them at JFK in Philadelphia ( Rattle and Hum tour) with 100,000 raging fans. It was a life altering experience in musical terms.
Just breathless expérience when you hear where the streets have no name intro...i mean for someone Who loves it ! I saw Them twice live...never disapointed !Working as a waiter in a big hôtel...i was lucky enough to serve the Edge...a really Nice person...the only one if the band Eating AT the restaurant just like evryone, exept for the bodyguard checking everything before each meal ,!
I saw U2 in the Summer of 1993, while stationed in Germany 🇩🇪, at the big soccer ⚽️ stadium 🏟 in Frankfurt, Germany... what an amazing performance! The biggest outdoor concert that I have ever been to! Then I went to see them in about 2003 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado ... again, an amazing performance!!
Some of my sweetest memories are linked to this song. My dad had it on , on his cassette player in the small suzuki we had back then. 6 year old me would be overjoyed to hear this song come on. The song would progress as we pick up speed on an open empty cantonment road in Lahore. Now I am 26 years old and still consider this riff to be the greatest of all times. U2 forever.
Once I had a dream. I was flying in the night sky,bright and full of start and a full moon,down to me the ground covered in darkness except for a solitary road traced by the lights,no cars were on it,was just too late. I could feel the wind on my clothes and skin, it was cold,but gentle and I could here a song like it was surrounding me. This one. It was one of the best dream I ever had in my life. Thank you,U2 for this and all the masterpiece you have done. Your art is love.
Watched this exact version at Soccer City in South Africa when they toured here. 100 000 people (which was the biggest attendance for that tour) singing their hearts out. Amazing ❤
I was there too, boet! I managed to somehow get a ticket on Ticketmaster the night before the last batch went on sale! I think Ticketmaster were doing a test or something but I just happened to be on the site checking and on one refresh...BOOM!
Esta canción es una de mis favoritas desde el primer día que la escuche. Escucharla por el desierto de Almeria es una pasada, a to Caña….saludos desde Mojacar a todos y feliz día ❤
