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Please post all reviews of the November 11th Sydney show here.
KorovaMilkBar said:Amazing show - slept out and i was very FIRST person in Ellipse - front row centre (with 16 friends we were all on the fence at the front - got so lucky). Amazing Show, Better than Sydney 1. They were happy and were hugging and giving each Hi-fives at the end of the first set as they had so obviously nailed it tonight in a BIG way. I never thought my ZooTV Sydney expereince could be matched, but this is now a close second!
Was lucky enough to get the on-stage set-list from one of the roadies!!
I've seen all 3 shows and the B stages were used the same in all 3 so just to set your mind at rest you weren't short changed tonight.KorovaMilkBar said:Yep - agree the B stages underutilised. Suited me as I was up front tonight - well worth days of sleeping out.
AndrewCowley said:
I've seen all 3 shows and the B stages were used the same in all 3 so just to set your mind at rest you weren't short changed tonight.
I agree though they are under utilised. Bono should come out more. Adam is very adventurous, he spends time on both. Edge spends time mainly on his side and he's needed on piano at times and has to operate his foot switches and sing too to it's hard for him to spend any more time out there. Bono is the culprit! Lazy Bono. But tonight his singing was fantastic so criticism is not fair.
Agreed about Bono's voice tonight... ON FIRE.The Lalat said:
His singing was incredible. Did anyone find Zoo Station "muddy"? ALthough the drums were different. And at one stage, Bono's quarter of the big screen was shaking madly really annoying. WOWY saw no great visual performance from Bono (and that general's hat should be removed for that song) but the sound was FAT and solid. Loved it.
And let me say again - i really enjoyed Saints. Lots of fun.
Down Under said:My fourth U2 tour and I just loved it.
It was loud and where I was sitting, the sound was great. Agree with the other comments, the B stage was not used enough.
A good selection of songs, (a very small change from the 1st night) and remembering not all songs will please everyone, but yep I was sorry not to see Yahweh live but was glad that Desire replaced Angel of Harlem. See already different views with the above comments.
The crowd was great and you got the impression that the band was just enjoying themselves.
Now my ears are still ringing and I am a tad brain dead at 1.30am, but very happy after 8 years of waiting.
Agreed. Funny thing is weren't the original Sydney shows scheduled to happen just after when the Cronulla riots took place? Would be been interesting to see if Bono had given us the coexist messsage hot on the heels of those riots.bono_man said:Can I also add...
Bono has mentioned at both shows how good Sydney is at 'Coexisting'. This has got very little crowd reaction...and for good reason! Im sure all Sydneysiders have the Cronulla riots (and Redfern riots for that matter!) still fresh in their minds. It seems Bono hasnt done his research on this one for once!
bono_man said:Can I also add...
Bono has mentioned at both shows how good Sydney is at 'Coexisting'. This has got very little crowd reaction...and for good reason! Im sure all Sydneysiders have the Cronulla riots (and Redfern riots for that matter!) still fresh in their minds. It seems Bono hasnt done his research on this one for once!
JCOSTER said:
Rochelle, Happy for you that you had a blast, you will never forget it! Did the earth move for you too?
BobaFett said:Hi folks
Long time reader, first time poster...
Sorry to be a wet blanket, but I'm afraid I'm going to disagree with most people.
I thought the sound was quite possibly the worst I've ever heard at a major gig. The band was muddy and reverb-heavy with no definition or clarity. When Bono spoke during in between songs I couldn't hear a word he said. VERY disappointing!
From what I could discern, the band seemed to be playing well, but there were several songs that fell flat - Miss Sarejevo, Stuck in a Moment, Sometimes were the chief offenders. Kite was a bit of a nothing ending too. WOWY and BTBS were a long way off where they should have been. Time to give these stalwarts a long rest (as much as a I love them...) - if you can't allow a song to reach its full potential, then don't do it.
The staging was incredible though - nobody does a stadium show like U2. Crowd was fairly good too.
just listend to the boot, and going by what i hear there, i didnt hear any "wet blankets" could hear people singing along to stuck, amd miss sarajevo got a great reactiondazzlingamy said:totally disagreeing with above poster!
Stuck was the most amazing moment....a chorus of people singing around me...magical.
Both nights were amazing....the hottest fucking thing i've ever seen. I can honestly not describe how i felt during the two concerts...just mind blowing.
Bring on melbourne!!!