U2 Go Home: Концерт в замке Слейн (U2 Go Home: Kontsert v zamke Sleyin)

2003 concert video by U2

U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland is a concert film by Irish rock band U2. It was filmed on 1 September 2001 at Slane Castle in County Meath, Ireland, during the European leg of the group's Elevation Tour. The video was released on DVD in November 2003. Although Slane Concerts at the castle are traditionally held once a year, U2 played two concerts; the second one was filmed for the video, and was the band's final show on the European leg of the tour. U2 Go Home was the second of two concert videos from the tour, preceded by 2001's Elevation 2001: Live from Boston.

The Elevation Tour was a worldwide concert tour by the Irish rock band U2, launched in support of the group's 2000 album All That You Can't Leave Behind. The tour was designed by Willie Williams and Mark Fisher, designers of a number of U2's tours. The key feature was the stage, which included a large heart shaped ramp which jutted halfway out onto the arena floor, creating a glorified catwalk. Some general admission ticket holders were placed inside the heart, on which band members could walk, getting closer to the audience on both sides. Visual images were presented on scrims mounted high among the lighting rigs, sometimes in dynamic swirling fashion such as for "Kite", and even on the entire indoor surface. Williams would win Live Design magazine's 2001 EDDY Award for his work on the tour; the award stated, "While U2's current Elevation tour is striking in its simplicity, Williams created an almost complete amalgamation of lighting and video by using the entire space of each arena as a projection surface." were the band's first at Slane since 1981, when they opened for Thin Lizzy. Bob Hewson, the father of lead singer Paul "Bono" Hewson, died of cancer several days before the first concert. U2's first night at Slane was on 25 August, a day after Bono's father was buried. He dedicated the song "Kite" to his father. U2 Go Home was filmed on Saturday, 1 September 2001, the same day the Republic of Ireland beat the Netherlands to secure a place in the 2002 FIFA World Cup Intercontinental Play off where Ireland would go on to defeat Iran. The match was shown to the crowd at Slane Castle prior to the concert, adding to the already festive air. During the bridge in "New Year's Day", Bono drapes himself in the Irish flag and tells the crowd "close your eyes and imagine, it's Jason McAteer", who scored the decisive goal during the match.

U2 Go Home was announced on 17 September 2003. The day before its 18 November release in North America, the VH1 Classic television channel broadcast excerpts of the concert as part of its Classic in Concert programme. The DVD includes a remastered version of a 28 minute documentary that chronicled the making of the band's 1984 album The Unforgettable Fire, part of which was recorded in Slane Castle. A "Spincam" bonus feature was included, allowing variable angle viewing of performances of "Where the Streets Have No Name", "Elevation", and "Beautiful Day". A performance of the song "Mysterious Ways", which was omitted from the video's running order, was included as a bonus track. It features Bono dancing on stage with his daughter Eve. U2 Go Home was one of the world's highest selling music DVDs of 2003. On 15 March 2021, U2 announced a concert broadcast series called "The Virtual Road" in partnership with YouTube, by which four of the group's past concert films were remastered and streamed on the band's official YouTube channel for 48 hours each. The series began with U2 Go Home on 17 March (St. Patrick's Day), with a pre recorded performance by Irish musician Dermot Kennedy serving as an "opening act". To coincide with the broadcast event, a four track EP of songs from U2 Go Home was released to streaming services and digital stores.