Review by: Dave Thomas
THE UNFORGIVABLE CONFLICT
As a 'mature' music fan, I have been lucky enough to attend a large number of concerts over the years, including many major bands. This has included concerts in the open air, at stadia and in conventional venues.
Last night's concert was one of the best shows I have seen. The set, lighting and visuals were awesome.
Sadly, however, the sound was awful, not only between numbers but also the vocals and even the Desmond Tutu video. Occasional incredible guitar work was matched by other sections of sound which made it difficult to identify some well known numbers.
Even though we were in block 104 and thus diagonal to the stage, surely with the most expensive set ever, the sound should be good all round the stadium.
With todays technology and with the sums involved, this is not good enough. I have no doubt that the Band would be as disappointed as we were at the poor sound detracting from such a superb show.
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i only started liking u2 about 3 or 4 years ago, when i was just 10/11 and last night i went to my very first u2. i'm 14 years old coming up to be 15, and i reckon i was probably on of the youngest people there! but that didnt exactly stop my excitement of actually seeing u2 for the very first time actually live infront of my eyes. and as a first time of seeing them i can honestly say that their performance blew me away from the minute they walked on that stage. i didnt think the song choices were going to be much a success, as starting with one of their new songs 'breathe' on their new album, no line on the horizon, i thought would be a bit hard to start with, especially when all you want to do is amaze the crowd and its kind of saying 'we're back, better than last time' but i was wrong, everything was perfect, the songs were from other various albums being mixed with their newer stuff and the first song certainly did get me off my seat.
my view was fantastic, i could see the stage perfectly which was amazing, because it was so big and quite incredible to see something like that be built in a stadium! they had these massive screens planted around them at the top which were indredible also, so clear to watch as well.
it was so worth seeing them and im so upset that i have to wait another 4 years for them to return, but seeing this concert will mean i'll be happy for a long time, not just because i've actually seen them close up, but because the way they commanded that stage and sang to not just do their job, but to make the hearts of everyone there glow and show their inner love for u2's beautiful sound become one huge sign for everyone to recognise
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Review by: DaveW
This was a superb performance from a band on top of their game. The concern started off superbly and then just became better and better. The phase of the show that was; Sunday Bloody Sunday, Pride, MLK, Walk On, Where the Streets Have No Name, One, Bad was indeed heady stuff and there is no better band in the world today who can sustain that type of euphoric sound. This was visual and aural assault on the senses and the encores were just beyond belief with With or Without You, and Moment of Surrender sounding wonderful. Last night. these guys were peerless. Sheffield here we come!!
Finally, it may be be a cool thing to say here but what you got as we left was policing with a human face and the good humour of the crowd was extended to these guys who kept order and helped get us away quickly.
You gotta go!!!
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Wow,saw U2 yesterday - 15 Aug 2009 at Wembley Stadium. The band were on top form and there was good audience participation as opposed to their first night there on the 14th Aug.
The Set List was ace - couldn't have wanted better,it included Bad,Stay and Until The End Of The World,which were not in the Set List for 14th Aug Wembley show or at the Stade de France,Paris,12 July 2009,where i was also lucky enough to have seen them! I loved the way Bono sang Unforgettable Fire,because i didnt know all the lyrics before and to hear '..don't push me too far'... He sang it with such feeling. Another highlight from this 360 Tour is the dance mix of If I Don't Go Crazy.. - it really gets you going! Yesterday's show proved what a great band they still are! It was a special night.
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What a night, what a show! Louder than the previous and an exceptional set list. Bad, UTEOTW were awesome but for me Unknown Caller is becoming an amazing live song. Crowd loved U2 and were jumping, singing and clapping all night long. The dance remix of Crazy if...is brilliant yet funny at the same time and the whole experience was just magic.
On a personal note a big thank you to Bono for coming over to chat with us 20 or so fans who were waiting when they arrived to soundcheck. My 10 year old was amazed that he has shaken hands with the great man and the experience just added to what will go down as one of the best days of my (and hopefully also my sons Harry's) life.
P.S. sorry for the poor quality of picture 2 but I had to share with you the moment when Harry met Bono!
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Review by: Craig
the lads were in top spirits tonight. A much more relaxed performance than the night before, with a different set. Played Mysterious Ways and invited a young girl on stage, which seems to be not the norm on this tour...great moment. Nice acoustic version of Stuck in a Moment. The set of Walk On, Where the Streets Have No Name and One was brilliant. Seems to work better this way. Vertigo is still a highlight, it was insane. One of the best stadium tracks you will ever see.
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Review by: Thing
Great show!
I went both days in Göteborg and I am still flying as on clowds!
Must add that white flags are a sign to show support to the political issues that U2 is engaged in.
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Review by: nickh79
On my way home with train from Gothenburg after attending both shows from Redzone 1. The second show was so much better than the first show on friday. I don't know why but U2 was really on fire. Sometimes it was magical. Still haven't found, Streets, Ultraviolet and Moment of surrender were the best songs and that will live on in my memory forever. Best U2 concert I have ever seen so far with them on saturday night. I was missing Bad that I really hoped for. First concert on friday was good but saturday was pure magic. I give friday nights concert 3/5 stars and the concert on saturday 5/5 stars.
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Review by: Michi
Night 2 in Dublin.
I flew in from Miami with high hopes for these 2 shows. Friday was on the pitch & it was fantastic. Today, I was in the stands. On the pitch I was surrounded by people from all over the world. Today everyone around me was Irish...it was amazing. No one left their seats to go get a drink, no one sat, no one moved until the lights came on. Tremendous respect for their home town band. They cheered & sang & showed their love in a way I had never seen before.
Being in the stands I got to see the light show that I didn't see on Friday being up by the outer rail. It was an amazing show.
Seeing the crowd around me go crazy during Sunday Bloody Sunday was very special. There was an older man behind me (I am 41), who was quite the whole show & when that song came on he sang at the top of his voice & cried like I have never seen a grown man cry. It moved me to tears. The woman in front of me told me that song was special here in Croke because of hill 16 & the Bloody Sunday incident of 1916. I thought I could do without hearing SBS again...I was wrong hearing it with all these Irish people screaming the words has made me want to listen to it over & over again.
Streets was amazing. To see the entire stadium lite up & everyone having the time of their life was amazing.
If you go see more than one 360 show, see at least one on the pitch & one in the stands, 2 very different shows. Also don't sit there and analyze the set list before your show. Go and enjoy the moment. You may rediscover an old favorite that you thought you were done with.
My 2 show in Dublin were the best U2 show I have seen. I have been going to U2 shows since 1985 & have now seen 22 shows. These shows were very special. The band was amazing. The sound was great. But the crowd was what made it all the more amazing. Thanks to everyone for making the reality better than the dream I have had for the last 20 years!
Until New York & Tampa!