Oh man... Chicago 4

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The most amazing show I have ever seen...it completely blew every other Chicago show out of the water...I haven't figured out why, but I'm sure it had to do with the set, the audience, and the energy and love for the music shown by the band...

I really hope somebody recorded it...
 
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I read somewhere that there are tapers, but they are far away from home and can't transfer over until they get back...

So I'm sure we'll get a copy of the audio, and eventually...video!
 
bono_man2002 said:
I read somewhere that there are tapers, but they are far away from home and can't transfer over until they get back...

So I'm sure we'll get a copy of the audio, and eventually...video!

:drool: :drool: mmmm.....DVD.....more stuff to spend money on!
 
I thought it was much better than Monday's show. The crowd had more energy and I got to hear the two songs I prayed to hear - Gloria and UTEOTW :drool:
The opening was fantastic - Vertigo, ABOY, Elevation, Gloria :drool: - great energy. They sounded excellent.
Did anyone notice me freaking out in GA when the first notes of Gloria were played? No one around me was excited :huh: Get those people a copy of the UABRS video (or at least the CD or October)!!!!!!
I would have preferred a more exciting performance of The Fly and a more emotional WOWY, but overall the show kicked a**.
 
hluvslmj said:
I thought it was much better than Monday's show. The crowd had more energy and I got to hear the two songs I prayed to hear - Gloria and UTEOTW :drool:

:ohmy: UTEOTW had to be played at one point. The band must love that song too.
 
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knox said:
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The most amazing show I have ever seen...it completely blew every other Chicago show out of the water...I haven't figured out why, but I'm sure it had to do with the set, the audience, and the energy and love for the music shown by the band...

I really hope somebody recorded it...

I felt the band (with the exception of Bono) had much less energy than during the other 3 shows. It seemed like they were coasting more than days previous.
 
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ayearwome said:


I felt the band (with the exception of Bono) had much less energy than during the other 3 shows. It seemed like they were coasting more than days previous.
its been well documented that edge hasnt got the freedom to move around due to being "plugged in" and not wireless, maybe due to some malfuntions in his kit?, also how can you say adam and larry arent energetic? when was the last time you seen larry have to run back to his kit just so he can start the next song?, and adam hasnt moved this much in years
 
I thought they all seemed very fired up and energetic, especially considering it has been a long week for everybody with Bono's b-day, etc. Bono in particular amazed me. He stopped briefly before soundcheck to interact with fans and apologized he couldn't spend more time, that he didn't feel good and had a sore throat. Even so, he absolutely held nothing back. The whole show I just kept having these waves of gratefulness rolling over me that he would push himself so hard for the fans even when not feeling 100%.
 
knox said:
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The most amazing show I have ever seen...it completely blew every other Chicago show out of the water...I haven't figured out why, but I'm sure it had to do with the set, the audience, and the energy and love for the music shown by the band...

I really hope somebody recorded it...

Knox, I have to agree with you. My friend and I attended 3 shows this week (we didn't do Saturday's show) and we both left saying that was the best show of the entire week. We can't explain why either, but it just seemed like they were having fun!

It's too bad this show wasn't taped for the DVD. IT WAS FREAKING AMAZING!
 
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KUEFC09U2 said:
its been well documented that edge hasnt got the freedom to move around due to being "plugged in" and not wireless, maybe due to some malfuntions in his kit?, also how can you say adam and larry arent energetic? when was the last time you seen larry have to run back to his kit just so he can start the next song?, and adam hasnt moved this much in years

Because I was at all 4 shows and they seemed much less interested in what they were doing.
 
Could someone please post the setlist? I can never find the damn setlists b/c those threads are like 20 pages long :huh:
 
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ayearwome said:


Because I was at all 4 shows and they seemed much less interested in what they were doing.
but you have just singled bono out for being very energetic?
 
Chicago Four, Set List

Vertigo
All Because of You
Elevation
Gloria
The Ocean
Beautiful Day
Miracle Drug
Sometimes You Can¹t Make It On Your Own
Love and Peace
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Bullet The Blue Sky
Running to Standstill
City of Blinding Lights
Pride in the name of love
Where the Streets Have No Name
One

Until the End of the World
The Fly
Mysterious Ways
With or Without You
Yahweh
Bad
 
Well sports fans, I was here for all four shows and I too felt like Bono last night tired, with a sore throat after 3 nights of giving it my all in the GA line, getting front row in front of Edge and Bono on the 9th, the first night of taping, and rails outside the eclipse the other nights.

Saturday was a good show, but Monday and Tuesday were definitely the best shows.

Last night was good, I really enjoyed it but I did notice an energy level difference, fans seemed less enthused than previous nights.

I think if you are in the ellipse, it's much different than if your further back in the stadium.

I had a reserved seat last night, but walked right past the security and onto the floor. I managed to get 8 deep behind the rail outside the ellipse, and noticed a big difference in fan behavior from those not on the rail or in the ellipse.

I felt the performance was good, but there were a few musical mishaps, and I noticed there were several technical gliches with the automation and the screens.


Bono did have a sore throat and a lady from principal managment told us wed. night that his back has been bothering him, so I think he took it easy last night, and I can't blame him.

I'm as tired as he is..lol it's been a long, but glorious week.

Was it the best show of the week, no, Monday and tuesday were, but last night was good, and I enjoyed hearing a slightly different set.

The show is what the crowd makes of it and I felt that the fans as a whole were flat last night.

I think all the casual fans got last night tickets because the true fans already had the 7th, and 9th tickets.

I still enjoyed it, but my hopes and prayers are that I will be blessed and that the footage from monday will be all on the DVD, and that you will be seeing, me, Tim, Brad, Roman, Jennifer, Rod, Julianne, Rebekah and all the other cool people I met this week on the DVD every time you watch it..lol
 
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Catlady said:
I thought they all seemed very fired up and energetic, especially considering it has been a long week for everybody with Bono's b-day, etc. Bono in particular amazed me. He stopped briefly before soundcheck to interact with fans and apologized he couldn't spend more time, that he didn't feel good and had a sore throat. Even so, he absolutely held nothing back. The whole show I just kept having these waves of gratefulness rolling over me that he would push himself so hard for the fans even when not feeling 100%.

I am truly amazed at Bono as well. It doesn't help that the boys partied EVERY freaking night, after every concert, in the hotel! They stayed in my hotel while in Chicago so I saw Bono every night after the concert. Sunday night (Mother's Day) was the only night I saw Bono call it quits at around 9:30pm. He was walking like he was in pain, yet to see all his energy onstage the next night (Monday) was an incredible feat. Then, they partied in the hotel after that concert. Only to get up and do it again on Tuesday night. TWO NIGHTS IN A ROW! Bono's birthday party, back at the hotel, went on until 5:30am Wednesday morning.

Last night was ANOTHER late night. Incredibly, Bono actually beat me back to the hotel from the United Center. What did he have a police escort or something? heheheh...

They had an after party of about 150 people in the hotel's restaurant. I think those people are still partying.
 
I heard they were staying at the Hyatt? Is that the Hyatt Regency?

U2forlife - you weren't able to party with them?!!!
 
KilleneyMan said:

U2forlife - you weren't able to party with them?!!!

I can only wish! :drool: However, I think Brian (Edge's personal henchman) knows me by name. Edge stayed on my floor and Brian's room was directly across from mine. It was cool to be able to ride the elevator with him. Then when he pressed the button to my floor, I could have passed out.
 
hluvslmj said:
Chicago Four, Set List

Vertigo
All Because of You
Elevation
Gloria
The Ocean
Beautiful Day
Miracle Drug
Sometimes You Can¹t Make It On Your Own
Love and Peace
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Bullet The Blue Sky
Running to Standstill
City of Blinding Lights
Pride in the name of love
Where the Streets Have No Name
One

Until the End of the World
The Fly
Mysterious Ways
With or Without You
Yahweh
Bad


So that other setlist that had OOTS after COBL was incorrect I guess? It must have been a long show as it was, without having both OOTS and Yahweh. That would have been really crazy.
 
OOTS was played after COBL. It wasn't on the original setlist, but they added it after talking after COBL and deciding to play it.
 
Still smiling from the show 3 days later.....
Anyway, there was something that happened that I definatly was not smiling about. I don't know if anybody has had this happen but there are always some super shady people in the bomb shelter.

Here's the story:
My friend and I were about 2-3 people back from the stage before the show. We were sitting down talking to the people around us, in general, relaxing. Sometime before KOL come on some guy who we hadn't seen before pushed his way past us to the people on the rail. He has words with them, gives them each a beer and then disappears. I knew what was up right away and mentioned it to people around me.

Sure enough, about quarter to 9 the dude comes back with his buddy and tries to push past me to get to the front. I can't believe so many people let him by. I stopped him and asked where he was going and he told me "back to his spot." There was no way in hell I was going to let this douchebag get infront of me. He kept trying to push past me and the girls in front of me, they wouldn't budge. He kept saying he went to the bar, or went to the bathroom so he should get his spot back.

I have to say security was pretty quick to step in and told him that we had been there the whole time and he hadn't seen him. They dude was drunk and being a total prick. Finally, I guess I had incited enough people around me and we, along with security forced him back.
I'm sure this type of thing happened on the Elevation tour but I never experienced it. Does the lotto make people more shady?

All in all, the confrontation really got me pumped up for the show so it didn't matter in the long run. Right after that my faith was restored in U2 fans when a super tall guy on the rail let the 2 shorter girls in front of me stand at the rail. (I got to move up as well :D) It was an awesome thing to do. Whoever you are guy, you rule.
 
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