Why is that do you think? This is the only show I've seen on the tour and of course it was in a major thunderstorm so I have nothing to compare it to. Did they move about the stage differently? Sing differently? Was the crowd more/less pumped. Just curious. Sounds like the setlist was virtually the same with the exception of another closing song. I thought that was a bummer but I think they'd HAD IT by that point with the rain and all the technical difficulties.
I'm with ya on the "fast and loose" analysis. I think that the logistics of clearing the stadium was just too much so they said LET IT RIDE and cross your fingers. Yikes..
I realize that my opinion of Chicago might be a bit biased because it was my first U2 show ever, but even the concert veterans I was with sensed something different about the Chicago show. I felt something different because "Space Oddity" wasn't faded down to "Kingdom" before the house lights came off, as I had been expecting. Throw in the 'Achtung Baby" sequence, and I was happier than a pig in slop. This feeling continued all the way through.
The Minnesota show was all about Mama Nature providing a spectacular backdrop, and the band overcoming the temptation to go through the motions and withdraw to a warm locker room. And not only overcoming the temptation, but delivering a smashing performance.
And a final note to the Interferencers that I met:
I know Minneapolis might not have been a "destination show" per se, but there sure was a big crowd of Interference folks at the Leaning Tower Friday night.
i like knowing that i could get on a plane and go pretty much anywhere in the country and i wouldn't have to look far to find one of my u2 friends.
+1000
Thank you so much for everything over the past three weeks. It has been truly unforgettable. From the drunken singalong to "Gone" at Celtic Crossing, to pouring drinks in the Soldier Field GA line, to seeing a one tree hill on the Chicago waterfront, to Edgefest's photo session with one of the moving trucks outside the Leaning Tower, to a New Brickhouse deluge.
Three weeks ago, when I was driving down the Northwest Tollway and was posting to the Chicago meetup, I had no idea the kind of folks I was going to meet. Even through all the GA bulljive, the great qualities of the folks on here shines through.
Thank you, and we'll see you the next time through.