PopMart: Live from Mexico City
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| Video by U2 | ||||
| Released | 22 November 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 3 December 1997, Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico | |||
| Genre | Rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 126 mins | |||
| Label | Island / PolyGram / UMG | |||
| Director | David Mallet | |||
| Producer | Ned O'Hanlon | |||
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| Live album by U2 | ||||
| Released | Fall 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 3 December 1997, Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 69:20 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
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PopMart: Live from Mexico City is a concert video release by rock band U2 from their PopMart Tour. Recorded on 3 December 1997 at Foro Sol on the band's featured stop in Mexico City, Mexico, it was released on VHS and Video CD in November 1998, and was re-released in September 2007 on DVD. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video in 2000. Selected songs from the release were featured on the 2000 live album, Hasta la Vista Baby! U2 Live from Mexico City.
The show opens with the non-dance version of "Mofo," and contains standard PopMart setlist inclusions. Bono forgets some of the lyrics of "Desire" during the acoustic set. While minor edits were made before release (such as Bono telling a fan to turn his laser pointer off at the end of "New Year's Day") this is the only U2 home video to date to contain a concert's complete setlist. Selected tracks from this performance were later released on the 2000 exclusive fan club-only live album, Hasta la Vista Baby!
"Pop Muzik" and "Lemon" (Perfecto mix) are pre-recorded and played as the band makes its grand entrances through the audience at the beginning of the show and via mirrorball lemon for the first encore.
All songs were written by U2, except for "Pop Muzik," which was written by M's Robin Scott.
PopMart: Live from Mexico City was one of the first titles slated for release in the DVD format and previews for it appeared on PolyGram DVDs of the time. PolyGram quietly cancelled the release. In July 2007 Universal Music announced a September 2007 DVD release, under the Island Records label. The DVD was released in one and two-disc editions, similar to the preceding DVD release of Zoo TV: Live from Sydney. Both editions feature the concert in its original 4:3 aspect ratio, remixed with Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, and PCM Stereo audio. The two-disc format features the following bonus features on disc two:
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