Providence night 1 highlights.....
Well, to start off, I got to meet the infamous Otto of U2photos.com. Very cool guy....as well as being a very talented photographer.....
Didn't get to the Dunkin Doughnuts Center (now how the f*&k can you name an arena with
that name and keep a straight face???????) around 5pm and got in the GA line. I was probably around 450 in line or so, so I wasn't even sweating about getting in the heart. I figured I'd just watch the show from the back this time. Well, surprise surprise....I got in the arena, and saw Otto dashing in the heart, so I quickly followed. I couldn't believe it....too easy. I love seeing the show from that close up; I really don't think there is anyway else to experiance U2 now
Stereophonics came on and played a sweet set. I'm a big fan of theirs, so it was cool to see them live. I think they need to pick up the pace of their set however....opening bands don't have the luxery of covering Rod Stewart ballads IMO....keep it fast boys
Anyway, on to the show!
Elevation, BD, UTEOTW....all great, crowd going nuts. I was particually pleased with Edge's solo in UTEOTW last night. Not sure why, but it just seemed
really good, he was really on!
Out Of Control....holy mother of all things unbelievable. There are 3 songs I thought I would NEVER hear live: Out Of Control, Electric Co., and 11 O'Clock Tic Tock. On this tour, I've heard 2 of those 3. They did not dissapoint. They TORE into this song; the vocals were a bit muddy, but you could see Bono singing with everything he had, like his life depended on it. Adam was really getting into the bass as well. Absolutely fantastic experiance. This song alone made the night.
The other major highlight was Please. I think this was a beautiful version of the song, but I have one, eeerrrrrr, comment to make: I kept waiting for the drums and bass to kick in....this happened with What's Going On as well. I was at a U2 show, not the "Edge and Bono Duets" show.....is Larry's back bothering him or something? I guess I'm just not a big fan of B&E doing their duets w/o the rest of the band. One song is okay, but that's it.
Don't get me wrong, Please was amazing, but it felt like it was lacking something w/o larry and adam.
Overall, the show was great. It was a great way to end my elevation tour experiance. I got to meet some really cool fans....diamond, I saw you, you walked right past me (I was the guy in the grey t-shirt and white UNH baseball cap), but I just got wierded out and couldn't introduce myself....sorry buddy. But what the hell was that sign you were holding up....couldn't figure it out.....
Glad to be elevated one more time.
Steve, I can't remember what name you post under, but do drop me an email sometime. I'd love to get my hands on some of those bootleggs you were talking about.
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