What a wonderful memories I have !!!!
I had the chance to see the REAL U2 ( NOT THIS BULLSHIT CORPORATION ).
I knew I had only one chance to catch them live, something told me in my mind they will never return to Chile... and I was right
( honestly, the least thing I wish is that U2 will return to my country now ).
I´ve seen dozens of concerts ( mostly Chilean folk and Rock bands ) since early 90´s until these days, but Pop Mart Santiago 11-02-1998 was THE experience, do you know what I mean ?
It was a really hot mid-summer day here, we had to move 120 kilometers to east, but we didn´t care ( I attended with my brother and a close friend from school days ). We had had mixed feelings by the time the show started, because we couldn´t watch the match England=0 Chile=2 at wembley played that day
... what we didn´t know is that we went to see the best moments of that match on the biggest screen on earth
( in case you have Pop Mart Santiago DVD you´ll know what I´m talking about, during post With Or Without You intermission we saw it ).
The opening act was a crappy Chilean band ( how they wasted their golden chance !!!! ) but U2 was outstanding, all the band were on fire, Bono´s voice was far better than Mexico City, and we sang and sang all the songs
( by I Will Follow we were already sweated and tired, because we jumped even during "Pop Musik" !! ). The overall sound was perfect, except for the first couple of songs, because Bono´s mic was somewhat tad low on the mix, but later they fixed the problem well. Tecno atmosphere was amazing, BAD was out-of-body. We already knew the setlist, so we were waiting for All I Want Is You, and when those programming bars started I was shocked
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The best moment - among countless highlights !! - was the last numbers, One and Mothers Of The Dissapeared. In case you don´t know, we grew up with the fear and control by Augusto Pinochet´s dictatorship ( 1973 - 1990 ). It was a wonderful moment when the actual Chilean Mothers Of The Dissapeared came up the stage to join the band.
Simply, one of the truly best moments of my life. I feel sorry for the younger fans whom will see a sell out band hidding in their glory past, really sorry