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We've talked about it in the past. Now let's do it.

Let's name the Top 5 bootlegs for each tour, with as many as 5 more suggestions. The sound has to be pretty damn good for a boot to make the list, but sound quality is not the sole criteria. We'll weigh in the performance (i.e., the energy level, the setting, the setlist, etc.) because that matters, too. Otherwise we'd all be listening to the Atlanta Rising boot, which won't even make the list.

I'll keep a running list here at the top of what the consensus seems to be for each tour. It will change, of course.
Anybody who wants other ideas can probably dig through this thread someday for suggestions that fell short. There are going to be a lot of excellent boots that don't make the list.
So let's get started.

This is the 'The Rising' tour thread, covering the dates 2002-08-07 to 2003-10-03.

2002-08-21 Tacoma (Tacoma Night, CC)
2002-10-24 Stockholm (Stockholm Night, CC)
2002-10-27 London (London Night, CC)
2002-11-24 Tampa (Prodigal Son At The Ice Palace, PS)
2002-12-16 Columbus (Hang On Columbus, Ev2)
2003-03-07 Atlantic City (Atlantic City Night, CC)
2003-05-27 London (Night After Night, CC)
2003-06-22 Gothenburg (Midsummer Second Night, CC)
2003-06-28 Milan (San Siro Night, CC)
2003-08-11 Philadelphia (?)
2003-08-31 Meadowlands (Giant House Party in Jersey, Uber)
2003-09-18 Hartford (A Beautiful Night, Ev2)
2003-10-03 Shea (Samuez remaster)
2003-10-04 Shea (Samuez remaster)
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For me, this is tricky:

2002-10-27 London (London Night, CC)
2003-03-07 Atlantic City (Atlantic City Night, CC)
2003-06-28 Milan (San Siro Night, CC)
2003-08-11 Philadelphia (?)
2003-08-30 Meadowlands (Ev2)
2003-08-31 Meadowlands (Giant House Party in Jersey, Uber)
2003-10-03 Shea (Samuez remaster)
2003-10-04 Shea (Samuez remaster)

Predictable list, but all worth a listen.

For some reason I didn't find this too difficult.

 

2002-11-24 Tampa (Prodigal Son At The Ice Palace, PS)
2002-12-16 Columbus (Hang On Columbus, Ev2)
2003-06-28 Milan (San Siro Night, CC)
2003-08-11 Philadelphia (?)
2003-08-31 Meadowlands (Giant House Party in Jersey, Uber)

Runner-ups:

 

2002-10-24 Stockholm (Stockholm Night, CC)

2002-11-12 Cincinnatti (Let The Begging Commence, Ev2)

 

If sound quality is very important, Cincinatti could replace Philly. Setlist downgrade, though.

I have Ev2-Uber for House Party, FYI. Also, I have two "different" versions of Philly, one without a title, grabbed from Dime or JL - and one I got in a CD-R trade ages ago, labeled Full Moon Rising. The ONLY diofference between the two seems to be that the downloaded version has slightly higher volume. I'm no audiophile, though... could be wrong here.

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