notiti
Refugee
Wow, just got back in from Chicago night two, and my head is reeling. Maybe it was the ten hours out in the bitter cold, maybe it was the fact that I got no sleep, but I think that really it was just U2 proving that they are the greatest band on Earth, yet again.
I got in the GA line at eight this morning making it in at #213, thank god. We couldn't bring any blankets or extra clothing because we came on the 'L' but luckily some other fans came to our aid and offered blankets. The line went really smoothly, we passed out "Magic" cards with numbers on them and the whole line verbally (and almost physically sometimes) harrased those who tried to cut. I made it near the tip of the heart just a bit to stage left.
Garbage rocked the house, despite technical problems, with Shirley Manson berating the crowed for not being loud enough "at the greatest rock show you'll see in years." Great set, high energy, good crowd respose, but on to the boys...
I'm afraid that I can't quote the setlist directly, I get sort of fuzzy on the order after the third song but I can tell you that it was Elevation, BD and the Until The End Of The World. Amazing stuff. For me higlights included, Stay (Far Away So Close), All I Want Is You, Wake up Deadman/Stuck, and the second encore in general. I was so struck by this show, The dynamic really has done a one eighty since I last saw them in April.
This new leg is, just as everyone was hypothesising, increadibly emotional. I went with three of my friends, who had never been to a U2 show before and we spent most of our time crying and clinging to each other. With the exceptions of a few classics (I Will Follow) it was very difficult for me to remain unmoved, and I am not one of those cry at the drop of a hat girls.
The whole band preformed excellently. There were a few minor set backs in the technical arena. (The Edge's guitar fuzzed out a bit and Larry's drums had to be fixed) the show went seemlessly. Bono was in top preformance as per usual, and the band seemed to have increadible energy. All Bono's speaches were very touching and the crowd reacted in a big way. They were still screaming their heads off after the second encore.
I am emotionally spent at this moment, and I am so please with this. The boys have done it again, what else can I say??
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Please repeat the message, it's the music that we choose.
[This message has been edited by notiti (edited 10-16-2001).]
I got in the GA line at eight this morning making it in at #213, thank god. We couldn't bring any blankets or extra clothing because we came on the 'L' but luckily some other fans came to our aid and offered blankets. The line went really smoothly, we passed out "Magic" cards with numbers on them and the whole line verbally (and almost physically sometimes) harrased those who tried to cut. I made it near the tip of the heart just a bit to stage left.
Garbage rocked the house, despite technical problems, with Shirley Manson berating the crowed for not being loud enough "at the greatest rock show you'll see in years." Great set, high energy, good crowd respose, but on to the boys...
I'm afraid that I can't quote the setlist directly, I get sort of fuzzy on the order after the third song but I can tell you that it was Elevation, BD and the Until The End Of The World. Amazing stuff. For me higlights included, Stay (Far Away So Close), All I Want Is You, Wake up Deadman/Stuck, and the second encore in general. I was so struck by this show, The dynamic really has done a one eighty since I last saw them in April.
This new leg is, just as everyone was hypothesising, increadibly emotional. I went with three of my friends, who had never been to a U2 show before and we spent most of our time crying and clinging to each other. With the exceptions of a few classics (I Will Follow) it was very difficult for me to remain unmoved, and I am not one of those cry at the drop of a hat girls.
The whole band preformed excellently. There were a few minor set backs in the technical arena. (The Edge's guitar fuzzed out a bit and Larry's drums had to be fixed) the show went seemlessly. Bono was in top preformance as per usual, and the band seemed to have increadible energy. All Bono's speaches were very touching and the crowd reacted in a big way. They were still screaming their heads off after the second encore.
I am emotionally spent at this moment, and I am so please with this. The boys have done it again, what else can I say??
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Please repeat the message, it's the music that we choose.
[This message has been edited by notiti (edited 10-16-2001).]
