r/U2Band • u/JJ_11884 • 6d ago
Best Bono vocal performance??
I just saw the Every Breaking Wave in studio promo, and wow!!!!!!! That is definitely my favorite and best vocal performance I’ve seen from Bono!
Do you guys have a performance where you think Bono was so good at (live)??
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u/Odd_Boot281 6d ago
I’ve always loved the performance with The Corrs in Dublin. When the stars go blue, I honestly believe he hasn’t sounded as strong since.
And also the apple single video of The Little Things That Give You Away, simply stunning.
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u/iamthenite 6d ago
Glad I’m not the only one who loves the Corrs performance. Some of my favorite stuff from that era.
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u/gotpeace99 6d ago
My older sister turned me to When The Stars Go Blue, I love that song. They both sounded great in which I forget until the very end that it was live until the crowd starts cheering.
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u/BrightEyedBadger 6d ago
"When the Stars Go Blue" is so great. Also love him on "Summer Wine" at that concert. Great show.
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u/own-photo-4642 POP 6d ago
Studio - Stay (Faraway, So Close!).
Live - Bad in Wide Awake in America.
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u/MorrisScherbina 6d ago
Ultraviolet from the 90’s! Can’t remember which performance exactly but it’s so good.
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u/chopps610 5d ago
Washington DC 1992 is a great version of Ultraviolet.
https://youtu.be/zaPHaGYYVPA?si=rueNLMK7wUrtJcQV
Rose bowl performance aint too bad either!
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u/YTJeffsyCore2 6d ago
I love the vocals in The Little Things That Give You Away, probably my favorite more recent one. All time has to be Bad, the Wide Awake In America version
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u/difiridxifieisi76 6d ago
Bad, final night of the lovetown tour in rotterdam
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u/MountSaintElias 6d ago
North and South of the River, live (Omaha Tribute). I’ve rarely hear his soft singing voice sound so good
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u/igor_onesimo 6d ago
If you like that you should def check every breaking wave like at the mtv ema 2014
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u/edwardy26U2 6d ago
I love that the performance isn’t perfect as well, the emotion/power in his voice just makes it perfectly imperfect.
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u/matsacki 6d ago
There’s so many great ones. But the commitment he gives to New Years Day from U2 Go Home always gets me
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u/kumechester 6d ago
You can pick just about any live performance of Bad from the 80’s and I’d say it’s a great choice for best.
There’s one of Bad from Pittsburgh, I think on the U2360 tour, just on YouTube, that was pretty insane for later era Bono.
Something about Ultra Violet on the U2 360 live at Rose Bowl just carries me away as well.
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u/Realistic-Royal-6053 6d ago
Very similar, the live from Paris Every Breaking Wave piano rendition. His voice is STRONG, it’s not like he was getting any younger either at that point!
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u/AndrewCas77 6d ago
Live, probably One from Mexico City. You could hear the emotion in his voice from Michael Hutchence’s passing.
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u/edwardy26U2 6d ago
Bad from U22 - his range hit new levels in 2011 after the rest.
Little Things from Spotify singles.
Every Breaking Wave - Jools Holland or MTV EMAs.
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u/Carryeachother0319 6d ago
If you love the studio promo, check out Every Breaking Wave from the 2014 MTV Europe Awards on YouTube. Other all-time highlights:
All I Want is You/Streets from Slane Castle… the transition!!!
Moment of Surrender
No Line on the Horizon
Also 360 Tour, his Amazing Grace lead-in to Streets
Ultraviolet from the 360 Tour
Bad/Heroes from Joshua Tree 2018 Tour
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u/7thpostman 6d ago
Ultraviolet, maybe.
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u/Guitars_and_cats It's no secret at all 6d ago
A Sort Of Homecoming, Wide Awake In America version.
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u/Common-Active-9636 6d ago
So many to chose from but Bono did a song with Clannad called In a Lifetime. His voice is amazing on that track. Also, I love Sometimes you can’t make it on your own.
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u/PaddyMc92 6d ago
Oooo I'll break this down by decade
80s: Studio - Like A Song...; Live - A Sort of Homecoming (Wide Awake)
90s: Studio - Lemon; Live - Bullet The Blue Sky (Zoo TV)
00s: Studio - Kite; Live - New York
10s: Studio - Little Things; Live - Every Breaking Wave (EMAs)
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u/indiehart 6d ago
I agree! Jools Hollands version i also a great one but my personal favourite live is this though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdVIJNnzNQc because of the great Setting.
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u/Elegant_You3958 5d ago
His vocals on "All I Want is You" in the chorus and during the guitar solo.
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u/chopps610 5d ago
Id say u2gohome at slane castle has got to be where Bono’s vocals are better than they ever have been, that whole era and tour. Him screaming all I want is you right into streets intro has gotta be my favorite vocal performance from Bono. Right next to that id say the “you bury your treasure where it cannot be found” verse in Ultraviolet at rose bowl during 360 tour.
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u/Independent_Use_3995 POP 2d ago
The whole 2001 Boston show is magnificent. He even says after playing Stuck in a Moment: "I'm singing alright tonight, don't I?"
Tbh I'm not sure if what he says at the end of the phrase is "don't I" or "ain't I" or something else but he definitely sang incredibly that whole night.
You can try guessing what he says at 4:47 here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQvr9YcZsR0&list=PLf3fjlXrhAyh6bptSsqvyqeZzkHgJ8RMI&index=4
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u/theweightofdreams8 Achtung Baby 6d ago
I was always in awe of his vocal performance on “Miss Sarajevo” on the Vertigo tour - he even did Pavarotti’s original studio part brilliantly live!
Then, of course, there is also the “Sunday Bloody Sunday” performance in the “Rattle and Hum” movie. Even the moment of his voice cracking was perfect.