U2 Sarajevo Kosevo Stadium Popmart Tour 23.09.1997

[scarletbandu2tribute]

and the voice?

[Poncke]

I was there. I have this video at home as it was filmed by my colleague. He gave me the concert on VHS. I am like a couple of meters away from the taper. Someone mixed over different audio. Sounds a lot better.

[moracc]

Have you realized that edge singed the chorus?? His voice´s very similar as Bono´s one.

[emirstarinemir1]

fuck you all un, sfor etc.

[MomirPeh]

@NYRFox

Hey man, cut the crap!

You were here during the war? Did You see anything further than your d*ck, I doubt it... Why would You give a fuck? You were here just to get paid handsomely and to watch the live show, not to protect anyone, so go hide in your mouse hole and just die there... No one will miss You...

[123Usch]

@NYRFox Yeah you guys did so much good work there like Srebrenica........ UN = Failed peacekeepers

[HeatonMulti]

I was born in january 1997 :)



[weareleeds78]

I would trade all the shows I have been at my entire life, which is quite a few (and considering I am a huge Pearl Jam fan and follow them around, still), just to be there that night. What that must have meant to my Sarajlija brothers and sisters after so many years in despair. Nevjerovatno!

[aewallace81]

Good audio considering, thanks

[MrFerdell]

Bono's voice was gone at this show....

[porunpeso50]

Increíble

[alestir7]

Friend, I will tell you honestly that I never knew the whole story of Sarajevo and Bosnia. One night I went to search for the meaning of Miss Sarajevo with details, and I read the entire article. I learned some terrible things 'bout the War and I almost cried just by reading it. But I guess my tears were holdin' themselves for this moment, when I heard and saw this video. I think people like U2 folks prove one thing: the world is not lost at all, while we are here. Greetings from Brazil, friend.

[ThisIsDJJD]

in my opinion, this whole concert should shut the mouths of the haters. I had read that the band only profited a couple grand off this concert. Not alot of bands go to a country with unrest and everything war torn. Not alot of singers sing when they cant, they usually say they have the "flu" or some dumb excuse. Plus, they kept to their word by going to Sarajevo. Because of this, i think U2 are the greatest band.

[posmtrac]

Thank you Bono

[campino0001]

I was there during my SFOR mission with the german armed forces. This will remain unforgettable for me for my whole life. Long live Sarajevo! 

[Midnight69]

his over-eagerness, but he does make a difference in this world. Few others can count themselves in his company. But of course, everybody's got an opinion of him and in general. To each its own.

[Midnight69]

Plus, they aired special live footage from Sarajevo rows and catacombs during Zoo TV, when the whole Europe just played deaf and dumb and ignored ethnic cleansing that was happening in Bosnia. Not to mention the sole name of the album "Zooropa". No one else gave a damn for Bosnia and Bosnians, they were the only ones who didn't turn their back on us during that time. The concert was their invitation back to normal life, while acknowledging and never forgetting what happened.

[CBFHVP]

@Midnight69 Yes I agree, everything you said is in it's place. I'm also very well informed about that event. But Bono. That guy. The more he kinda jumped around the more U2's music got popular. He risked a lot with getting involved in Live Aid and when that went through, he used every opportunity to get attention. The spectacle of Bob Geldof and Bono bear-hugging G8 leaders in Genoa was revolting. At least to me. He's a big egocentric and I don't trust these people.

Guess that's just my opini

[Midnight69]

@CBFHVP I totally disagree with your view of Bono. He's one of the greatest humanitarians of our time, using his fame to bring world problems into the public eye, one that so easily likes to not see everything that's wrong around us. Comparing to him, other celebrities aren't doing a thing to help those in need. Unlike other Band Aid artists, he was the one who, together with Ali, went to Ethiopia and got to know the true problems of Africa. As he said himself: "I didn't go through a culture

[Midnight69]

@CBFHVP ... shock while in Ethiopia, but I did get one upon returning to Europe - I saw a spoiled brat of the western world" (paraphrased). The ONE campaign, the Jubilee 2000 project and countless other humanitarian project - Bono either created them or contributed. I love many other bands such as, for example, The Rolling Stones, and I also got to see them live, but you don't really hear about Mick Jagger's humanitarian work, or anybody else's in rock business. Bono sometimes makes mistakes in

[Midnight69]

Riiiight... you can tell that fairytale to someone else, but as you may recall, your initial comment that sparked all this and invited also other people to describe it as idiotic was that ''It's funny how U2 came to play in a state where 00,5 per cent people know their songs. I mean, Muslims don't listen to this kind of music." Isn't that prejudice towards the people here? Btw, the correct term would be Bosnian, nationality is not the same thing as religion, you know.

[CBFHVP]

@Midnight69 Well, they've corrected me. And I accepted it. My intention wasn't to insult Muslims with that comment you know. After all, I've lived in Bosnia and I've attended the concert. I was15 back then. And yes, I know that religion and nationality are two different things, but in this case a huge number of people declared their nationality after their religion. I mean people living in Republika Srpska are Serbian not Bosnian.

[Midnight69]

@CBFHVP Yes, it's a nationality thing, however, the Muslim predicate is now used for religion only. As for the people living in this particular part of Bosnia you've mentioned, they can call themselves whatever they like, they're still living in a part of Bosnia. They're free to declare themselves part of whatever nationality they desire of course, it's their constitutional right. Like I've said before, I was also very young at the time of the concert (14) and still living here in Bosnia.

[CBFHVP]

@Midnight69 Just one more thing. I love U2, they are a part of my life. Especially The Joshua Tree. I've got that one from my brother and those songs mean a lot to me. But I was kinda suspicious about Bono back then. I always thought and later I've read that other U2 members where against it. And he kinda risked their lives. Larry Mullen was pretty much against it. He thought they were exploiting people's misery for entertainment. And I kinda felt the same way. It was just immoral.

[Midnight69]

@CBFHVP I've never heard such a thing about them, either back then or in all these years. Larry said about the Sarajevo concert that, if it would take 20 years in a band just to play this show, it would be well worthwhile, just take any of their biographies that covers 1997, and you'll read it there. Bono has always been a daredevil and a humanist, his altruistic nature could be seen back in the times of Band Aid. The show wasn't for charity and it wasn't exploiting - quite the opposite.

[beau99]

@CBFHVP Except that Larry Mullen himself has said in interviews (and it's also in the book U2 by U2) that while he was wary of going there at first, he ended up enjoying it. He personally ranks it as one of U2's greatest moments.

[Midnight69]

... with your 'eloquent' reply here, that there's, say, 70% of people elsewhere, in some other country, HAVE heard of The Joshua Tree? You're plain delusional.

[Midnight69]

@CBFHVP First of all, I LIVED and I LIVE in Bosnia still, I didn't flee my country and members of my family stayed here and defended it, and IS DEFENDING it still against all these chetniks out there that want to do in peace what they couldn't do in war. You can't speak for the people here, and that's another thing - there are plenty of people listening to GOOD music here without you smart-assing here how they apparently don't exist - to that I say wtf???!!! Do you actually want to say...

[CBFHVP]

@Midnight69 When I said that I meant people who come to a show, especially U2's , a band with a wide catalog of albums, should have listened to that record. And I didn't mention fleeing anywhere in my comment. Are you trying to throw something on my back? I'm Serbian, and I'm proud being one. You can generalize me now and call me a chetnik I won't get offended or surprised with your narrow minded opinion. I respect all races and religions. Now I expect some cliche comment about the war. -.-

[Midnight69]

@CBFHVP First of all, it doesn't surprise me that you're Serbian. I'm not going to talk about the war, since it's all already known. I can't help it if you're jealous of the fact that U2 came to Bosnia first, and recognized the suffering of its people. Again, who are you to judge what people on that show have listened? Weird. Anyhow, no one can take that night away and make us forget what U2 gave to us, in Bosnia that night AND on both unforgettable shows last year in Zagreb^^

[CBFHVP]

@Midnight69 I was in Bosnia when they came so why should I be jealous? If they came to Serbia first I wouldn't have had a chance to see them. And I have the right to judge people how I want, just like you (pre)judged me. I mean your "not surprised that I'm a Serb" just shows that you're full of prejudice. It's better to judge people by their music taste than their nationality. I was in the middle of the conflict but I don't have any hate towards any nation in the Balkans. You can to. Just try.

[CBFHVP]

If fellow Bosnian friends love U2 that much, then where was No Line on The Horizon in the charts back in 2009? Or How to dismantle an atomic bomb? Turbo folk dominates that country and that's a fact. It's impossible that all of these people listened to U2. If that was the case, nowadays you wouldn't have any Halid Beslic or Muslimovic in the front. Aside of that i really like Bosnian rock bands like Crvena Jabuka and Divlje Jagode. And Dino Zonic the classic composer.

[Midnight69]

Today marks the 13th anniversary of this wonderful unforgettable night! Bosnians will never forget this experience, given by and shared with these wonderful Irishmen. Bono, Adam, Larry and Edge - Bosnia loves you! HVALA!

[smyth261]

hahah this is the first time i have heard the Edge off pitch. Still awesome that they made the stop in Sarajevo.

[ThisIsDJJD]

i thought i heard it all! but ive never ever head this before... amazing that the crowd knew it all tho

[AB212HPB]

Tudi slovenci smo bli kr močno zastopani na tem koncertu. Od takrat naprej noben od nas ni več isti :) Legendaren koncert, krasna izkušnja! Sarajevo, the city of the future! :)

[CBFHVP]

It's funny how U2 came to play in a state where 00,5 per cent people know their songs. I mean, Muslims don't listen to this kind of music.

[fakatba]

@CBFHVP ..dude you r already kiss the past...stadium is full you can see on video and whatever you say in future just look at video...we will kiss the future ... have a good night my ''friend'' from twilight zone

[murishal]

@CBFHVP

Idiotic comment ?

[Midnight69]

@CBFHVP It's funny how there are so many ignorant people from countries that are not Bosnia surfing the net and making such dumb comments. Go hide under a rock. Bosnians will forever cherish this concert and friendship with these wonderful Irishmen. Don't be envious of that, isn't that one of your mortal sins? Haha, you're so pathetic really.

[CBFHVP]

@Midnight69 Who's pathetic here? "Mortal sins" wtf are you talking about. Okay seriously you all should know that I lived in Bosnia for about 10 years from 92 'till 2002. I just know what kind of music WAS and IS popular there. You should also know that people saw U2 back then as a Western savior and not that much as a rock band. About 10 per cent people there heard The Joshua Tree record. I'm just really feed-up of stupid Americans writing here idiotic comments like they where in the war.

[Nikica26]

Imala sam 17 godina i prvi put bila u Sarajevu! Energija koja se osjecala u vazduhu je preplavila grad i ljude pozitivnim vibracijama! Zivjela ljubav, zivio U2! Bono je veliki covjek!

[montyvox0510]

Edge is a fantastic singer. Great lead vocal work by him.

[UdruzenjeNasaFoca]

Hvala Bono ...ako ikad pročitaš Ovo znaćeš da si pomogao više nego ijedan čovjek kojeg poznajem

[omarmhalilovic]

ja sam na ovom koncertu bio samo s 10 mjeseci

[zypick]

Sta ce biti za taj koncert?Kazu nista prije 8.10.2010 jer je tad zadnji koncert NLOH turneje.Viva la Sarajevo,fuck the past and kiss the future

[bosandjeros92]

Svaka im cast!

ZIVLJELI U2!!!

[pacovailoes]

Not only a band, is a religion

[tomas0472]

amazing edge's help..where would be band without edge.. :D

[howdycaptain63]

listening to bono rant about stuff in a pub somewhere. i really dont think they would have got anywhere with another guitarist.

[modeo92]

@howdycaptain63 Bono rants about stuff in pubs now. I think the band needed both Bono and Edge to be where they are. But with their individual talents and work ethics they'd be extremely successful wherever they wound up.

[karlvirgil]

This is wonderful.

New fan here.

[eisenkreuzmusik]

02:54

sing people sing!

for you are loud and free!

and now you live in peace!

[Mirzloini]

this is it!!!! this is it!!!

prejak koncert i ponosim se sto sam bio tamo tada ,nevjerovatno koliko je bilo emocija na koncertu sa obje strane...bono see u in sarajevo again...

[antidijaspora]

ekskluzivna informacija ...........u2 bi mogao održat koncert u sarajevu u oktobru 2010, vjerovatnoča je velika jer sam info dobijo bliske krugu organizatora...potecnijalnog

[zdene]

sarajevo je zakon!

[SvenZaimovic]

bio sam u zagrebu 9.

malo su me razocarali sto nisu pjevali miss sarajevo, ali nisu djelivali kao da ce se razic

[91keno]

Bio sam i ja.

Nemaju te sta razocarati, citavu turneju svirau iste pjesme. Na toj listi nije bila Miss Sarajevo i tako je i u Zg bilo.

Svirace je oni nama u Sarajevu aBd.

Pozz.

[dujma76]

Bono je dobio pasos BiH 1997,za koji je rekao da mu je to najvrijednija nagrada u zivotu!Pasos mu je urucio A.Izetbegovic!

E sad hoce da mu ga oduzmu ili su ga vec oduzeli ovi novi ministri,palci....jer je lafo kao nezakonito dobio kao i sto je oduzeto blizu 1000 pasosa bivsim mudzahedinima!

E sad se postavlja pitanje kad ce opet doci u Sarajevo?

[metalman383]

nedo bog da se rastanu

[cii4everEmo]

e da... zna li se imaju li sarajevo u planu, prije raspada grupe??

nesto sam citala da ce se razici sad nekad, dok su na vrhuncu slave, a ja to ne bi voljela...

[SKITNICA95]

hoce li opet u sarajevo

[vicko77]

it should have been for FREE.. not asking money from people. was it?

[smurfu2]

They did not want a charity gig or small show they wanted to be like anybody else that went to see the POPMART tour like everybody else. They wanted the lemon cocktail stick and an amazing show.

[leenaviktorija]

eeee i ja sam bila tamo ...

[Naron1]

I love Bosnia and Herzegovinia and U2

[WSFB16]

edge super pjeva

[amateur65]

impresionante concierto,

sfor 97

[amozartii]

Bono's voice is gone here, you can see Edge taking the lead vocals.

[ruimnc]

what the policy separates, the music joins!!! We can live all in peace...

[imamijajutube]

U2 Zagreb - Croatia (not YU)

[phaeton10]

U2 Zagreb - VIVA YUGOSLAVIA

[bakir77]

Thank you U2!! You humanity and compassion cannot be described by words. I will never forget this wonderful night. I only hope that people will start respecting and loving eachother regardless of religion, nation or race. PEACE!!! God bless you!!!

[millersfun]

have u been there? thas so cool :)))) at that time I didnt know they even exist.

[damirdoboj]

U 2 u Sarajevu...Zauvijek zapisano..Hvala ti Bono sto volis Bosnu i Hercegovinu . . .

[marinhcst]

Fuck you, there was no aggression on B&H from Croatian side you fucking ignorant, if it waren't for us all of u Muslim fuckers would have died from Serbian aggression...

[U2Borna]

true !!!!!

[bakir77]

Actually, we would have been much better off if you hadn't stubbed us in the back at the worst possible moment. The leadership of Croatia agreed with Milosevic to take a piece of Bosnia and betrayed the alliance with Bosnians and also betrayed their own people in Posavina when they withdrew as a part of deal with Milosevic. Bosnian Muslims who wore uniforms of HVO and fought together with their Croat brohters were imprisoned, tortured an killed.Tudjman even had HOS leader Blaz Kraljevic killed.

[marinhcst]

Nonetheless there was no aggression.

[ec1966]

@marinhcst the Old Bridge in Mostar must have fallen down by itself then

[askidolap]

I was there, the best thing that has happened ever since the war. The worst thing that happend to Sarajevo were "Mjesecari" :) Strsljen, hvala buraz, svaka cast majstore.

[drzlaya]

6`06``

[borninsarajevo]

sve bih dao ovo opet doživim

[omarmhalilovic]

iiiiiii ja ja sam bio 9 mjeseci star

al me otac opet odveo al sreća dolaze u zagreb

[pr0ng74]

hey AcoK93, you`re right & i`ve got silence, dumbass...

...next time a little bit more of creativity please. :-]

[pr0ng74]

i was there as german soldier...absolutely the greatest concert in my life!!!

[Aquariusjab]

I agree. One of the most amazing nights in my life. I will always remeber it.

Stand by me, stand by me....

[AllyFrankovich82]

One of the best concerts (:

[theblueox50]

...next to the birth of my children, this was the most amazing night of my life, the thought of Bono singing his heart out with a hoarse voice still brings tears to my eyes..."fuck the past and kiss the future" Sarajevo!

[grievousmichel]

i was there as a spectator :-)

during sfor mission with the german bundeswehr

[dotl80]

hrvatska agresija na bih?

sram te može bit

koliko izbjeglica po hr, koliko vaših po naših školama, koliko života spašenih, kako smo vam guzicu i državu spasili 95. nakon oluje i ti prićaš o agresiji, samo ti pričaj

i zaboravljaj...

[ilija21]

Strsljen, hvala za ovu snimku. Uistinu velicanstveno. Samo me zasmetalo sto si pod info upleo malo propagande pa izjednacavas srpsku i hrvatsku "agresiju" na BIH... Nikad nisam bio za hrvatsko-bosnjacki rat, istina je da su Hrvati cinili zlo Bosnjacima u Hercegovini, ali onda bi mogli reci i da su Bosnjaci izvrsili agresiju na Hrvate u Srednjoj Bosni. Osim toga, rat u Sarajevu bas nema nikakve veze s hrvatskom "agresijom". Petljas politiku u nesto sto je poruka mira i ljubavi od strane Bona i U2

[bigshoppiano]

I hoped to find more stuff about this gig full of emotion and symbols.

I remember that it was transmitted by RADIO RAI (italian public radio) with some trouble.

I'd like the return of U2 in Sarajevo and I'd like also Coldplay.

Visiting the town during the Film Festival this august I thought that Anton Corbijn could make the video of Viva la Vida in Sarajevo.

[danisanchez85]

amazing concert, very special night! U2 should return to Sarajevo the next tour or at least doing some zagreb or beograd shows...

[eltork]

come back to sarajevo for the sake of all that is love!

[sarajevo83]

Bono Hvala ti :)

[acon2100]

Hvala za ovaj snimak!

Bio je to nevjerovatan koncert!

[heski007]

Gdje se može nabaviti snimka koncerta...hvala

[dkscots]

u2 theres no way out of here football or rock n roll god bless somalia

[KUHAR13]

pozdrav stršljene!nadam se da ti više nije vazno ko je s kim ratovo nego poruke njihovih pjesama,a sve sto oni pjevju je ljubav.....nadam se da cu i ja jednom doci na koncert u2 u sarajevo jer to zaista zelim!!!!!!pozdrav iz zagreba

[podnanos]

I was there too.Specialni pozdrav iz Slovenije trojici iz Travnika i ćevapdžinici kod Džeze na Baščaršiji!

[fkssarajevo]

Moj najbolji koncert u zivotu,drago mi je i cast mi je da sam bio dio toga.Pozdrav nepoznatom nadrogiranom Englezu koji mi je bio na ledjima citavo vece s kojim sam se napricao a nismo se razumjeli ni rijeci.

[dgigibao]

I'm waching and crying

[sarayghost]

Gledam snimak koncerta i koža mi se ježi.Ako bih izdvajao najbolji koncert na kojem sam bio u Sarajevu zadnjih 13 godina to bi bio taj.

Veliko HVALA U2 i Bonu za ovaj spektakl.

Šta još reći ............ osim - DOBRODOŠLI U SARAJEVO -

[rezerva50]

Now (2008) Sarajevo is reconstructed almost 100%, skyscrapers, old buildings, museums, hotels, the biggest film festival in South-East Europe which is visited every year from many world famous celebrities like Malkovich, Buchemi, Depardieu, Geer, Colin Farrell, Christopher Lee and etc, Sarajevo is more beatifull than ever, so damage on buildings don't exist anymore, but what Bono and U2 did for Sarajevo will allways be there, in Sarajevo, in harts and minds of Sarajevo's people.

[clagher]

I was there. It was one of the few milestones in my life. Still feeling deeply about that night.

[ploskonja9]

sta god bio sta radio ali tu sam bio sad ko onda posle svih godina raya ja Nedzad Delic -Ceno hvala za sve te godine i sviih ostalih mojih,,,,

[StaffaMC]

Svugdje sam bia, sve sam vidia, al ovo u Sarajevuuuuuuuuuuuu...Halal im Bog !! LONG LIVE U2

[gratielaM]

thank you so much for uploading this!!!

i have no words to describe what this concert means to me!!! a local radio transmited it live and i've got it on cassette - i knew it by heart.. *goosebumps*

[modeo92]

I taped it as well. Didn't come in too well on my radio live, but on the cassette it came in loud and clear. I seriously lost some of my hearing from blasting this concert in my car over and over and over... but it was worth it. Just make sure to speak up when you talk to me.

[gia0max]

Been there!!!

Most beautifull day in my life!!

U2 that day was like from the another planet!

And we all with them.

I had extasy every minute of the concert.

That day....11 years,man,like yesterday.

Can't beleive they didn't came ever since.

[EShattuck]

I was there! There are no words to describe how it felt to be there that night. Everytime I hear U2 I think of that night and get goosebumps.

[EShattuck]

I was there! Everytime I hear U2 I think of that night...Awesome doesn't even bein to touch how amazing it was to be there.

[sa9122]

i was there! blessed are the peacekeepers!

[Naron1]

no coment :)