Elevation Tour memory lane train....

zooropamanda · 12-07-2001, 01:33 AM

I started this sort of thread after the first leg of the tour and have since myself seen some shows.
Now the current tour is finally over, what were the moments for you that will always stay with you? The memories that mean so much to you?

I just wrote a little of this in U2kittens survey(sorry those who read it there), but I'd like to hear all about your special Elevation Tour memories as I know many of us here have had SO many.

For me, lining up at London was actually a great experience and hanging out with some really wonderful British,and American people that day who helped me out when I almost didnt get my wrist band after lining up since 8am.
Those guys who rang ticketmaster for me, Pat, Ed and the others who held my spot in line..just really wonderful people.

At the 3rd night Earls show as The FLy went off and sequed into Mysterious Ways, I leant over, totally pumped and grabbed the arm of Paul from Sydney who sold me that ticket and just screamed with a huge grin on my face "thank you!!". That moment made me really happy.

Bouncing to the Elevation hoo hoos with the crowd was just an awesome feeling.

In the Slane dark, with the thousands of fans and amazing feeling of what we'd just experienced, at the start of Walk On, my wonderful friend frogbat leans over and put his arm around me and my other wonderful friend fritzy, and we all stood there together, arm in arm, singing along to Walk On.
It was incredible and I dont think I'll ever forget that moment.Thanks for being such a great friend froggie. I majorly miss you around here

I don't think I'll ever forget those people. The people, the music, the band make up what ends up being a brilliant experience of a life time.
Meeting frogbat, Pom frog, Fritzy, Lazyboy, Crzy4bono, Whiteflag, JennyLou, AM, Zoomerang 11 and ladywiththespinninghead was something I'll never forget.

Lastly, it wasnt a show I was at but I was a part of the experience of Notre Dame.
I sat in a chat room that night with those same Dublin friends plus some more. I also watched that concert with my best friend in the whole world, Craig.
Watching that and feeling the passion of that gig was something I'll never forget, and sharing it with a very special friend whom I may never have been able to go to a U2 concert with was something I shall treasure forever.

Thanks to all those incredible friends, fans and especially U2 for a marvellously generous and hard kickin tour.

Please share your fave stories guys.

bono_man · 12-07-2001, 06:26 AM

I get FLAMED by certain people in here (Zooropamanda just quitely) when I mention my time at Slane, so I will keep my mouth shut!

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"we're free to fly the crimsom sky...the sun won't melt our wings tonight..."

zooropamanda · 12-07-2001, 06:33 AM

hahahahaha

oh Im not allowed to laugh that much...

C'Mon! I wanna hear all about your best memories!
I dont mind hearing about how you pushed poor defenseless girls out of the way to get your paws on Bono..

Seriously though, PLEASE post your tour memories, I wanna hear!

bono_man · 12-07-2001, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by zooropamanda:

I dont mind hearing about how you pushed poor defenseless girls out of the way to get your paws on Bono..

That little comment aimed at me is a fabrication...

zooropamanda · 12-07-2001, 07:35 AM

hee hee
u love it

bono_man · 12-07-2001, 07:41 AM

I know...

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"we're free to fly the crimsom sky...the sun won't melt our wings tonight..."

zooropamanda · 12-07-2001, 08:39 AM

aww cheer up boy and tell me your fave tour moment will ya??!!

bono_man · 12-07-2001, 08:43 AM

no...nevermind...

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"we're free to fly the crimsom sky...the sun won't melt our wings tonight..."

bono-vox · 12-07-2001, 12:54 PM

Oh SLane 2-I went there and it was great from start to finish, walking past the burger stands and singing along to the music were playing, standing REAL close to the stage ALL day waiting for u2, singing to the u2 songs, walking back to my car and it was about 4 miles from SLane town becuase my dad parked in a field and didnt wanna pay to park the car somewhere

having an emergency poncho, meeting the 2 monaghan men after the show, even listening to the man tlka after the show who said "Ladies and gentlemen can i have your attention please, there are 2 main exits...." watching the fireworks, singing the u2 songs with my Dad and Sister, during with or without you when my dad screamed aaah my hairs on fire, also when u2 came on when my Dad shouted Bosco instead of Bono as a joke, driving to and from SLane from my house in Belfast singing to u2's songs and Queens song-Seven Seas Of Rhye

So thats my really boring memory of my u2 concert

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And if you look, you look through me.

L'amore giunger
L'amore
E non so pi pregare
E nell'amore non so pi sperare
E quell'amore non so pi aspettare

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**Diemen** · 12-07-2001, 01:11 PM

Calgary#1 (First leg) - Just the sheer excitement of getting into the heart for the first time and being less than 10 feet from the stage.

LA#1, wrapping my arms around my sweetie and slow dancing to Stuck In A Moment.

LA#1 and #3 - listening to One and watching the names of those lost scrolling on the screen and around the arena

Hearing Bono talk about his dad before playing Kite.

So many more...

Salome · 12-07-2001, 04:15 PM

mmm, being in some kind of trance (well that's the way my gf describes it

) for the first 5 songs

me and my gf both getting goosebumps when playing Streets from the Boston DVD and just marvel at the fact how great this band is live

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Salome
Shake it, shake it, shake it

*Ally* · 12-07-2001, 04:27 PM

first time in the heart last june- what an amazing feeling, one that can never be replicated.

going to london and dublin, and seeing U2 in a completely different context (on the day that bono's father passed away, and in their home country).

seeing the names of Sept. 11th victims scroll during "One" at the MSG 10/24 show. the first time i ever cried at a concert.

larry's birthday show on halloween, and the final show in miami- both were very special, and i feel blessed to have been there.

and finally, meeting wonderful fans from all around the world- some of whom i hope to remain friends with for a looong time.

i have had the most wonderful, crazy, and fun six months of my life. thank you, U2.

lazyboy · 12-07-2001, 05:30 PM

Meeting Zoomanda!

Awww shuks, I have so many stupid things that meant so much to me from the 3 gigs I went to.

London-Cool people in the stupid "queue for tickets you payed for 2 months ago" scene.

-My best friends reaction to the concert. His first ever gig. The whole gig. Meeting lotsa cool people, people taking pics of us with the Irish jerseys and Irish flag during SBS in the heart, that was gas

-Lotsa stuff, the whole gig. Bono acknowledging me, lol, "oooh, he's looking at me" ya, ahahaha. He did though! hehe, well actually that was spooky, during kite, the whole song. Stopped me jumping like a kangaroo anyway, for that song, then back to pogo land!

Slane1-Meetin Frog,Zoomanda(ahem, u guys made a lovely couple

) Jenny, Whiteflag, and the others I shoulda talked to more but was drunk-AM, Gorby, Crzy, Fritzy, ZoomerangII, britfrog, and the rest, all really nice friendly people!

-The gig, hahaha! Whoaaaaa! Lotsa stuff.

Slane2-The day was just fantastic, couldn't have been much better. Not gettin split up from friends cause we got in the pit and they didn't get crushed alive. IRELAND BEATIN HOLLAND! Yep, it was part of the support acts, so there!

Can I just post my 3 longs dull diaries again? Hehe, ah twas great, and at least I have photos and the memories wrote down, and hopefully some feckin videos soon, to keep those memories fresh

NShaik · 12-07-2001, 05:37 PM

Birmingham (15th) - Hearin Sunday BLoody Sunday,

London (19th)- Shouting "SNAP" while playing a very exiting game of snap in the queue.

Bullet the Blue Sky. Getting so damn close to the band. Trying to get a mexican wave started

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SicilianGoddess · 12-07-2001, 09:57 PM

Well this tour was simply amazing for me. I had only seen U2 twice before and both times I was no where near the stage. I was so excited to have the opportunity to be so close to them after all these years!

Oakland was awesome. I met spanisheyes, debbiesg and Zoogrl in the GA line. The concert was incredible and at points all I could do was stand there in in awe of Bono being less than 10 feet away from me. It was just surreal to me.

But the highlight of the tour for me was Vegas. The show was amazing from the Heart. I felt like I was in dreamland. I had such a great time and met so many special people... especially my sistah LarryMullen's_POPAngel and my noodle HelloAngel. LikeO2, Angel, Disco, eliv8, luvlady, Mrs.Edge, Elvis, moonie, Danospano, martha, U2Flame.. wahhh there's just too many to name! They're all awesome. db9 (..mm how could I forget!).

We had some fun fun times in the GA line and at the Hard Rock. Experiences I will never forget and I feel really lucky to have met such great people!

Thank you U2!!

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It's cold in the ground
But there's peace in the sound
Of the white and the black
Spilling over

Sicy's Website

Photo Albums

The Wanderer · 12-07-2001, 10:26 PM

i remember in Philadelphia some guy in a haze of drugs/alcohol standing in the middle of GA, urinating during With or Without You... for the whole fucking song!!!!!!

I also remember the shows I attended being incredibly intense, emotional experiences

SicilianGoddess · 12-07-2001, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by The Wanderer:
i remember in Philadelphia some guy in a haze of drugs/alcohol standing in the middle of GA, urinating during With or Without You... for the whole fucking song!!!!!!

No way!!

The Wanderer · 12-07-2001, 10:57 PM

and he seemed surprised when security came and dragged him away

the funniest thing during this though, ah, maybe I shouldnt even say, but well, as he was doing this some guy walked past him and actually walked right into his, what shall I call it, um, junk... and his daughter too, but I don't think they realized it... though, I don't know how that could be because he was still pissing away at this point

SicilianGoddess · 12-07-2001, 11:05 PM

Pissing for an entire song is crazy.

Jeez how many beers did he have???

no disk · 12-07-2001, 11:14 PM

scoring eight tickets for my friends and I (4 nosebleeds and 4 GA) from ticketmaster.com on the day of the Hartford show was excellent. doing the same for new jersey was nice too.

and getting caught bootlegging NYC #1 was memorable.

as was meeting the brunette from 'sex and the city' after nyc

12-07-2001, 06:26 AM	#2
bono_man Thom's Bitch Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,287 Local Time: 07:04 AM	I get FLAMED by certain people in here (Zooropamanda just quitely) when I mention my time at Slane, so I will keep my mouth shut! ------------------ "we're free to fly the crimsom sky...the sun won't melt our wings tonight..." __________________

12-07-2001, 11:14 PM	#20
no disk Acrobat Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: manhattan Posts: 385 Local Time: 04:04 PM	scoring eight tickets for my friends and I (4 nosebleeds and 4 GA) from ticketmaster.com on the day of the Hartford show was excellent. doing the same for new jersey was nice too. and getting caught bootlegging NYC #1 was memorable. as was meeting the brunette from 'sex and the city' after nyc __________________

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12-07-2001, 01:33 AM	#1
zooropamanda Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Smile, you're reading my post Posts: 6,515 Local Time: 07:04 AM	Elevation Tour memory lane train.... I started this sort of thread after the first leg of the tour and have since myself seen some shows. Now the current tour is finally over, what were the moments for you that will always stay with you? The memories that mean so much to you? I just wrote a little of this in U2kittens survey(sorry those who read it there), but I'd like to hear all about your special Elevation Tour memories as I know many of us here have had SO many. For me, lining up at London was actually a great experience and hanging out with some really wonderful British,and American people that day who helped me out when I almost didnt get my wrist band after lining up since 8am. Those guys who rang ticketmaster for me, Pat, Ed and the others who held my spot in line..just really wonderful people. At the 3rd night Earls show as The FLy went off and sequed into Mysterious Ways, I leant over, totally pumped and grabbed the arm of Paul from Sydney who sold me that ticket and just screamed with a huge grin on my face "thank you!!". That moment made me really happy. Bouncing to the Elevation hoo hoos with the crowd was just an awesome feeling. In the Slane dark, with the thousands of fans and amazing feeling of what we'd just experienced, at the start of Walk On, my wonderful friend frogbat leans over and put his arm around me and my other wonderful friend fritzy, and we all stood there together, arm in arm, singing along to Walk On. It was incredible and I dont think I'll ever forget that moment.Thanks for being such a great friend froggie. I majorly miss you around here I don't think I'll ever forget those people. The people, the music, the band make up what ends up being a brilliant experience of a life time. Meeting frogbat, Pom frog, Fritzy, Lazyboy, Crzy4bono, Whiteflag, JennyLou, AM, Zoomerang 11 and ladywiththespinninghead was something I'll never forget. Lastly, it wasnt a show I was at but I was a part of the experience of Notre Dame. I sat in a chat room that night with those same Dublin friends plus some more. I also watched that concert with my best friend in the whole world, Craig. Watching that and feeling the passion of that gig was something I'll never forget, and sharing it with a very special friend whom I may never have been able to go to a U2 concert with was something I shall treasure forever. Thanks to all those incredible friends, fans and especially U2 for a marvellously generous and hard kickin tour. Please share your fave stories guys. __________________

12-07-2001, 06:33 AM	#3
zooropamanda Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Smile, you're reading my post Posts: 6,515 Local Time: 07:04 AM	hahahahaha oh Im not allowed to laugh that much... C'Mon! I wanna hear all about your best memories! I dont mind hearing about how you pushed poor defenseless girls out of the way to get your paws on Bono.. Seriously though, PLEASE post your tour memories, I wanna hear!

12-07-2001, 07:35 AM	#5
zooropamanda Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Smile, you're reading my post Posts: 6,515 Local Time: 07:04 AM	hee hee u love it

12-07-2001, 07:41 AM	#6
bono_man Thom's Bitch Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,287 Local Time: 07:04 AM	I know... ------------------ "we're free to fly the crimsom sky...the sun won't melt our wings tonight..."

12-07-2001, 08:39 AM	#7
zooropamanda Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Smile, you're reading my post Posts: 6,515 Local Time: 07:04 AM	aww cheer up boy and tell me your fave tour moment will ya??!!

12-07-2001, 08:43 AM	#8
bono_man Thom's Bitch Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,287 Local Time: 07:04 AM	no...nevermind... ------------------ "we're free to fly the crimsom sky...the sun won't melt our wings tonight..."

12-07-2001, 12:54 PM	#9
bono-vox Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: maze of your imagination, where the streets have no name, lol Posts: 3,436 Local Time: 07:04 AM	Oh SLane 2-I went there and it was great from start to finish, walking past the burger stands and singing along to the music were playing, standing REAL close to the stage ALL day waiting for u2, singing to the u2 songs, walking back to my car and it was about 4 miles from SLane town becuase my dad parked in a field and didnt wanna pay to park the car somewhere having an emergency poncho, meeting the 2 monaghan men after the show, even listening to the man tlka after the show who said "Ladies and gentlemen can i have your attention please, there are 2 main exits...." watching the fireworks, singing the u2 songs with my Dad and Sister, during with or without you when my dad screamed aaah my hairs on fire, also when u2 came on when my Dad shouted Bosco instead of Bono as a joke, driving to and from SLane from my house in Belfast singing to u2's songs and Queens song-Seven Seas Of Rhye So thats my really boring memory of my u2 concert ------------------ And if you look, you look through me. L'amore giunger L'amore E non so pi pregare E nell'amore non so pi sperare E quell'amore non so pi aspettare miss_smith@emailaccount.com e-mail me

12-07-2001, 01:11 PM	#10
Diemen Resident Photo Buff Forum Moderator Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Somewhere in middle America Posts: 13,685 Local Time: 04:04 PM	Calgary#1 (First leg) - Just the sheer excitement of getting into the heart for the first time and being less than 10 feet from the stage. LA#1, wrapping my arms around my sweetie and slow dancing to Stuck In A Moment. LA#1 and #3 - listening to One and watching the names of those lost scrolling on the screen and around the arena Hearing Bono talk about his dad before playing Kite. So many more...

12-07-2001, 04:15 PM	#11
Salome you are what you is Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Netherlands Posts: 22,066 Local Time: 11:04 PM	mmm, being in some kind of trance (well that's the way my gf describes it ) for the first 5 songs me and my gf both getting goosebumps when playing Streets from the Boston DVD and just marvel at the fact how great this band is live ------------------ Salome Shake it, shake it, shake it

12-07-2001, 04:27 PM	#12
Ally New Yorker Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,714 Local Time: 05:04 PM	first time in the heart last june- what an amazing feeling, one that can never be replicated. going to london and dublin, and seeing U2 in a completely different context (on the day that bono's father passed away, and in their home country). seeing the names of Sept. 11th victims scroll during "One" at the MSG 10/24 show. the first time i ever cried at a concert. larry's birthday show on halloween, and the final show in miami- both were very special, and i feel blessed to have been there. and finally, meeting wonderful fans from all around the world- some of whom i hope to remain friends with for a looong time. i have had the most wonderful, crazy, and fun six months of my life. thank you, U2.

12-07-2001, 05:30 PM	#13
lazyboy War Child Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Clare, Ireland Posts: 647 Local Time: 09:04 PM	Meeting Zoomanda! Awww shuks, I have so many stupid things that meant so much to me from the 3 gigs I went to. London-Cool people in the stupid "queue for tickets you payed for 2 months ago" scene. -My best friends reaction to the concert. His first ever gig. The whole gig. Meeting lotsa cool people, people taking pics of us with the Irish jerseys and Irish flag during SBS in the heart, that was gas -Lotsa stuff, the whole gig. Bono acknowledging me, lol, "oooh, he's looking at me" ya, ahahaha. He did though! hehe, well actually that was spooky, during kite, the whole song. Stopped me jumping like a kangaroo anyway, for that song, then back to pogo land! Slane1-Meetin Frog,Zoomanda(ahem, u guys made a lovely couple ) Jenny, Whiteflag, and the others I shoulda talked to more but was drunk-AM, Gorby, Crzy, Fritzy, ZoomerangII, britfrog, and the rest, all really nice friendly people! -The gig, hahaha! Whoaaaaa! Lotsa stuff. Slane2-The day was just fantastic, couldn't have been much better. Not gettin split up from friends cause we got in the pit and they didn't get crushed alive. IRELAND BEATIN HOLLAND! Yep, it was part of the support acts, so there! Can I just post my 3 longs dull diaries again? Hehe, ah twas great, and at least I have photos and the memories wrote down, and hopefully some feckin videos soon, to keep those memories fresh

12-07-2001, 05:37 PM	#14
NShaik The Fly Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: England Posts: 144 Local Time: 09:04 PM	Birmingham (15th) - Hearin Sunday BLoody Sunday, London (19th)- Shouting "SNAP" while playing a very exiting game of snap in the queue. Bullet the Blue Sky. Getting so damn close to the band. Trying to get a mexican wave started ------------------ Watch More TV, ITs your world you can change it, taste is the enemy of art, Every thing you know if wrong, mock the devil, and he will flee from thee www.geocities.com/nshaikspike/evil.html

12-07-2001, 09:57 PM	#15
SicilianGoddess Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Smiley Land ? Posts: 4,462 Local Time: 02:04 PM	Well this tour was simply amazing for me. I had only seen U2 twice before and both times I was no where near the stage. I was so excited to have the opportunity to be so close to them after all these years! Oakland was awesome. I met spanisheyes, debbiesg and Zoogrl in the GA line. The concert was incredible and at points all I could do was stand there in in awe of Bono being less than 10 feet away from me. It was just surreal to me. But the highlight of the tour for me was Vegas. The show was amazing from the Heart. I felt like I was in dreamland. I had such a great time and met so many special people... especially my sistah LarryMullen's_POPAngel and my noodle HelloAngel. LikeO2, Angel, Disco, eliv8, luvlady, Mrs.Edge, Elvis, moonie, Danospano, martha, U2Flame.. wahhh there's just too many to name! They're all awesome. db9 (..mm how could I forget!). We had some fun fun times in the GA line and at the Hard Rock. Experiences I will never forget and I feel really lucky to have met such great people! Thank you U2!! ------------------ It's cold in the ground But there's peace in the sound Of the white and the black Spilling over Sicy's Website Photo Albums

12-07-2001, 10:26 PM	#16
The Wanderer Kid A Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Holy Roman Empire Posts: 5,271 Local Time: 04:04 PM	i remember in Philadelphia some guy in a haze of drugs/alcohol standing in the middle of GA, urinating during With or Without You... for the whole fucking song!!!!!! I also remember the shows I attended being incredibly intense, emotional experiences

12-07-2001, 10:57 PM	#18
The Wanderer Kid A Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Holy Roman Empire Posts: 5,271 Local Time: 04:04 PM	and he seemed surprised when security came and dragged him away the funniest thing during this though, ah, maybe I shouldnt even say, but well, as he was doing this some guy walked past him and actually walked right into his, what shall I call it, um, junk... and his daughter too, but I don't think they realized it... though, I don't know how that could be because he was still pissing away at this point

12-07-2001, 11:05 PM	#19
SicilianGoddess Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Smiley Land ? Posts: 4,462 Local Time: 02:04 PM	Pissing for an entire song is crazy. Jeez how many beers did he have???