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Please post all reviews of the September 25th show here.
shari schultz said:I thought the concert was fantastic!
I went to the May 7 Chicago show and the difference was night and day. The crowd seemed so much louder and into it and so did U2.
It was really special to be part of so many big "events":
~A debt cancellation announcement
~BELFAST, Northern Ireland (CNN) -- The Irish Republican Army (IRA) has given up its entire arsenal of weapons after more than three decades of armed struggle against British rule, according to the disarmament monitor for Northern Ireland.
~U2's Birthday, I really wish Happy Birthday could have gotten started by the crowd.
~Bono was jumping around and all the guys took turns wandering around the Ellipse. I really enjoyed the chat Bono and Edge had while doing (or attempting to do) Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses. Hearing Bono laugh while trying to settle what song they were doing was priceless.
~Miss Sarejevo..........Oh. My. God.
~Streets just seemed unimaginably loud.
~An American flag was projected onto the lights behind the stage during a song. Niiice.
~They dedicated "40" (I think it was 40, my head was spinning by the end of the show) to the bass guitar tech who had to fly back home because his mother was dying. Unfortunately there was not much singing of How Long...... after all the guys left the stage.
In the end we did not get an extra Vertigo or a Crumbs or a new song on the tour, but we did get a solid performance from four Irish lads who put their heart and soul into their music. On their birthday.
drt4 said:Was Wild Horses electric or acoustic? Didn't they do it acoustic the other day, whereas it has been electric at shows earlier on this tour. How did it sound when they were not messing it up?
mikal said:
couldn't have said it better!
the only thing i would have changed about the show is replacing The First Time and WGRYWH with Discotheque and The Fly.
otherwise, it was a good show.
mikal said:
it was acoustic, and it sounded great! the mess up, if anything, was entertaining. Bono and Edge handled it perfectly.
indy81 said:"The Cry" was not played before "Electric Co." U2.COM is wrong.
shari schultz said:They dedicated "40" (I think it was 40, my head was spinning by the end of the show) to the bass guitar tech who had to fly back home because his mother was dying. Unfortunately there was not much singing of How Long...... after all the guys left the stage.
bollox said:
really? i was there and thought the crowd did a pretty good job of the singing, unfortunately they put the lights up almost immediately after larry left the stage. i'll also add that i was at a show with the vertigo encore, and i hated it! "40" is THE concert closer.
HolySpaceJunk said:Quick question, can anyone tell me the name of the song that played BEFORE they went on stage? A friend asked me and it's driving me crazy that I can't think of it!
shari schultz said:
I guess I was comparing it to the May 7 show in Chicago that I went to. The crowd seemed to sing forever. Milwaukee didn't even compare, IMO. I agree, though, that "40" is THE concert closer. Absolutely.
I really do think the flooding outside had alot to do with the decision to put the lights up almost immediately. It was kind of interesting hydroplaning home.........