i definitely have to say i have mixed emotions on the milwaukee show.
it was my 22nd birthday, my very first U2 concert, and I went alone. I got there at 3am and was NUMBER 5!!! I slept for a little bit on concrete. I met a TON of cool people in line, all you guys out there rock. Everyone was cool sharing their pillows, blankets, food and water with me. And Everyone honored the numbering system we started, including the bradley center security (who let us go in and use the bathrooms, they were too nice).
Around 10am it started raining, no no.. it started pouring, thundering and lightning. and it didn’t stop barely at all. around 3-4pm i went to go see where the band was pulling in. after an hour and a half of waiting i decided that i was gonna go back in line. i cross the street and what happens? they ALL pull in. I thought since it was raining they wouldn’t come out, but later i was told that they did. It was my sister actually who told me that. she decided to come to milwaukee to visit me in line. she hates u2 but scanned the line of people meeting bono and edge. she was two feet away from them and it didn’t even phase her... i wonder what they thought of that?!
now that part didn’t bother me so much because i’ve met bono and edge before, but the fact that i waited, was soaking wet, and missed my sister by seconds got to me.
finally we get to go inside and... the guy in front of me gets vertigo, and the THREE people behind me ALL got scanned vertigo. they wanted to take me but i took off and didn’t hear them calling. so THAT sucked. thankfully i got the rail at the tip of the catwalk.
i was cold, tired, soaking wet, my feet killed, i waited all day, then i had to hear dashboard confessionals. not something i was looking forward to (no offense to their fans)... and FINALLY.. u2 goes on..
now i’ll admit, there were times that were completely euphoric for me, such as:
1.) when bono stepped on the barricade in front of me, totally got to feel his leg.
2.) the fact that it was u-fricking-2
3.) the edge
4.) adam
5.) discovering that adam is not photogenic and is so dog-gone sexy in person
6.) bono singing opera... omg.
7.) meeting tons of cool people
8.) getting backstage
but then there were times that really got the best of me.
1.) i felt as though they should’ve walked the catwalk more.
2.) the ticket scanning idea is bulls**.. i waited all day and i’m not in.. that was pretty sucky.
3.) shortened songs
4.) yahweh being a total dissapointment.
5.) adam only making one complete circle on the catwalk once... that REALLY put a damper on things.
6.) the crowd thinking i paid to hear THEM sing.. at times you couldn’t hear bono at all.
7.) meeting some groupies who like to keep u2 for themselves. they were mean
8.) the general sound being kind of empty
9.) getting lost and rear-ending someone on the way home (to michigan)
from what everyone says i was totally looking forward to this show and really expected a lot. and because it wasnt up to my expectation and i still had somewhat of a good time... it leaves me with mixed feelings ... i’m a huge u2 fan but i think i’m gonna have to say that coldplay put on a better show when i saw them.
i have tix for both detroit shows, so HOPEFULLY it will be better.. see you in line.
it was my 22nd birthday, my very first U2 concert, and I went alone. I got there at 3am and was NUMBER 5!!! I slept for a little bit on concrete. I met a TON of cool people in line, all you guys out there rock. Everyone was cool sharing their pillows, blankets, food and water with me. And Everyone honored the numbering system we started, including the bradley center security (who let us go in and use the bathrooms, they were too nice).
Around 10am it started raining, no no.. it started pouring, thundering and lightning. and it didn’t stop barely at all. around 3-4pm i went to go see where the band was pulling in. after an hour and a half of waiting i decided that i was gonna go back in line. i cross the street and what happens? they ALL pull in. I thought since it was raining they wouldn’t come out, but later i was told that they did. It was my sister actually who told me that. she decided to come to milwaukee to visit me in line. she hates u2 but scanned the line of people meeting bono and edge. she was two feet away from them and it didn’t even phase her... i wonder what they thought of that?!
now that part didn’t bother me so much because i’ve met bono and edge before, but the fact that i waited, was soaking wet, and missed my sister by seconds got to me.
finally we get to go inside and... the guy in front of me gets vertigo, and the THREE people behind me ALL got scanned vertigo. they wanted to take me but i took off and didn’t hear them calling. so THAT sucked. thankfully i got the rail at the tip of the catwalk.
i was cold, tired, soaking wet, my feet killed, i waited all day, then i had to hear dashboard confessionals. not something i was looking forward to (no offense to their fans)... and FINALLY.. u2 goes on..
now i’ll admit, there were times that were completely euphoric for me, such as:
1.) when bono stepped on the barricade in front of me, totally got to feel his leg.
2.) the fact that it was u-fricking-2
3.) the edge
4.) adam
5.) discovering that adam is not photogenic and is so dog-gone sexy in person
6.) bono singing opera... omg.
7.) meeting tons of cool people
8.) getting backstage
but then there were times that really got the best of me.
1.) i felt as though they should’ve walked the catwalk more.
2.) the ticket scanning idea is bulls**.. i waited all day and i’m not in.. that was pretty sucky.
3.) shortened songs
4.) yahweh being a total dissapointment.
5.) adam only making one complete circle on the catwalk once... that REALLY put a damper on things.
6.) the crowd thinking i paid to hear THEM sing.. at times you couldn’t hear bono at all.
7.) meeting some groupies who like to keep u2 for themselves. they were mean
8.) the general sound being kind of empty
9.) getting lost and rear-ending someone on the way home (to michigan)
from what everyone says i was totally looking forward to this show and really expected a lot. and because it wasnt up to my expectation and i still had somewhat of a good time... it leaves me with mixed feelings ... i’m a huge u2 fan but i think i’m gonna have to say that coldplay put on a better show when i saw them.
i have tix for both detroit shows, so HOPEFULLY it will be better.. see you in line.
and neither did some friends who were sitting elsewhere.......
This sounds unlikely....
