Wholeheartedly disagree, I thought tonight was better. Bono in much better voice, band seemed a bit looser, show seemed to flow better, and the crowd seemed a lot more willing as well.
Plus I Will Follow. What a great surprise that was, though it wasn't as good as the searing versions they played at the first Rose Bowl show.
Into My Arms snippet for Bad was fucking sick. Loved that shit.
Em loved the show, too. Really, really enjoyed herself. Her least favourite part it turns out was not TTYW ("I got lost watching the painting") but the Australian flag at the end of the show, with which I wholeheartedly agree. Our flag sucks shit and is racist.
I really wish they hadn't closed the roof. The rain was adding such an amazing vibe. Was really special, particularly when it started raining hardest during Running to Stand Still
Didn't cry as much tonight, maybe I put too much pressure on myself to do so with my partner and friends around, but then I got my moment during Ultraviolet tonight. I fucking love that song, totally take back what I said about replacing it, Edge's fucking guitar line always kills me and I just love Bono's lyrics and delivery. Tonight it was really special hearing it. When I first heard Achtung Baby, I was 15, and Ultraviolet was the main song that convinced me to keep giving the album another chance... it was the song above all that kept me interested when at first I found most of the album off-putting (cue my EYKIW post and later on a mysterious C0BL post by a certain someone...) and of course at the time I was quite lonely as well. And continued to be lonely for many years, but U2 were always there for me. And I always felt so much good feels when Bono would sing the bridge, "your love was a light bulb / hanging over my bed..."
And to be standing there, 29, my life amazing, and with my partner Emily there, only present because she wanted to share in something that was so special to me, and to then hear Ultraviolet, its lyrics, that line in particular, with Bono really going for it as well, cuddling Em, fuck me, that was really special. To in that moment reflect back on my life, to that 15yo boy, and where he is now. Wow. Super special