I ran across a U2 DVD the other day called PURE. It's from the two Amsterdam shows for the 360 Tour. Some fans got to noticing that there was a lot of other fan footage on the web, and decided to pull all the sources they could together to create a great DVD.

That's exactly what they did.

From their site:

We used video footage from YouTube of Interference74, U2006.com and other tapers whose name we could not retrieve. So if you recognize some of your footage please PM me on here so we can add your name to the cover.

Except for the Intro, Major Tom, Kingdom intro, Breath, One (HollandLive!) and some essential other various bits and pieces we used most of Interference74's audio files.

For DVD 1 we used 164 different video and audio objects, for DVD 2 we used 117 objects. The DVD is a mix of both dates and we hope you will get a great feel when you experience this setlist!!

So with all those sources, and they're in at least 720 HD, from the audience, they edited together a multicam shot of the concerts, and made two wonderful DVDs. Part 1, and Part 2. They have some decent covers made for it too, but encourage anyone to make their own. They also added this:

Info:
Tour: 360 Tour
Leg: Leg 1 - Europe
Date: 20 - 21 july 2009
Country: the Netherlands
Town: Amsterdam
Location: ArenA
Cams: 7 +
Integral: Collection
Menu: Yes
Format: PAL
Playtime: ca. 2h:31min
Videostreamtype: DVD
Resolution: 720 x 576
Framerate: 25.000
Ratio: Auto (4:3)
Bitrate: variabel, mean 6.00, maximum 9.50

Audio (MPEG):
Layer: 2
Bitrate: 448 kBit/s
Frequentie: 48.0 kHz
Modus: Dolby Surround 5.1
Streamtype: DVD
Bitrate: variable, 10.08 MBit/s maximum

Original taper: Interference74, U2006.com and some unknown tapers (THANKS!!)
Material: HD download, edited with Magix Video deluxe 15 Premium, re-encoded with Nero 9,
added menu > DVD > YOU!> your friends!

Don't sell this dvd!!! Make copies and give one to your friends!

I wish Prince fans would conspire and do something like this. Fans of Nine Inch Nails recently did something like this when NIN announced they would, one time only, perform The Downward Spiral in full, front to back. I think someone posted about it. I downloaded that NIN DVD, and it was spectacular. Sure the audio was audience, but the vevnue was a small hall, so the reverb was fantastic.

The U2 DVD is pretty good. I watched the live simulcast on YouTube when it aired from Los Angeles. The set alone was intriguing enough to watch the whole show. This fan made DVD is a true testament to a fan's love of their musical heroes. It's not about changing your favorite color, or lifting a song title as a username. It's about doing something by the fans, and for the fans. I wish folks had gotten together for the 02 shows and done this. What a mighty DVD that would have been. Freely traded, shared, and enjoyed, taking nothing out of Prince's pocket.

Oh, here's the setlist for U2 that night:

DVD 1:
01 - ArenA
02 - Intro Kingdom - Breathe
03 - No line on the Horizon
04 - Get on your boots
05 - Magnificent
06 - Beautiful Day
07 - Mysterious Ways
08 - Elevation
09 - Desire
10 - I still haven't found what I'm looking for
11 - Stuck in a moment
12 - One
13 - Unknown Caller
14 - Until the end of the world
15 - Unforgettable Fire
16 - City of blinding lights
17 - Vertigo

DVD 2:
01 - I'll go Crazy-Remix
02 - Sunday bloody sunday
03 - Pride
04 - MLK
05 - Walk on
06 - Tutu speech
07 - Where the streets have no name
08 - Bad
09 - Ultraviolet
10 - With or without you
11 - Moment of surrender

Two songs are missing from both concerts: "In a little while" and "Angel of Harlem"
Sorry 'bout this, but we couldn't add them because of lack of decent material and
maybe it was just suppossed to be this way....

You can find the DVD torrent on the site, or in the other usual places. If you're a U2 fan and don't have this, I think it'd be worth your time to download both DVDs, and enjoy it.