Lila64
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The show was fantastic. Period. End of story.
and that too
BTW - where did you end up? I was too tired to walk to the back of the line to look for you during the day, sorry!
The show was fantastic. Period. End of story.
I want to know more of people's opinion (the ones who actually attended from this forum) about the show. Man, I keep reading mixed reviews in the L.A. times etc. I'm kinda shocked to be quite honest. I don't think I've read the most negative reviews about their shows thus far. Anybody here that didn't enjoy the show... for whatever reason?
Although I loved the show, my boyfriend was somewhat disappointed to not hear "Pride", even though I showed him the anticipated set list beforehand.
I do have to say they could have ended the show on a better note, one of their classics. "Moment of Surrender" is a good song, but it's not exactly a song that lends itself to pumping up a crowd.
I've chosen to concentrate on the parts of the show I did like, because overall it was still a wonderful experience. Other concert-goers are more negative; they like to focus on whatever didn't work for them. And of course, there are always the people who will complain no matter what!
Also, I made sure to do my "homework" before the show. I had listened to the songs I knew we'd hear from "No Line...", and I already loved and was looking forward to "Magnificent". I like to be able to sing or at least hum along! I'm sure that improved my experience as well.
The throngs of people made logistics difficult (trying to find something to eat or a porta-potty without a long line!), but those same throngs made it a thrilling, unforgettable night for me. I'm not sure what most people were expecting from a stadium show, but U2 delivered it as far as I'm concerned!
Ethan...I you. Like. A lot.
I think that's me.
And Fitz, I made it into your sig!!!!! *blush*
You're famous!
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Definitely my daughter!
That being said, I think Vegas was the better U2 show - but that the Rose Bowl was the better U2 experience. Does that make sense?
I was texting with Outsider earlier and I told her: "Honestly, the awesome Interferencers made the shows about 1000 x more fantastic. I told Carlos that part of why I think Vegas was better for me than Rose Bowl is because for Rose Bowl, I was in the inner circle all by myself (well, figuratively, not literally), whereas in Vegas, Carlos was right next to me . . . and having a great friend right next to me made all the difference in the world."
I did Vertigo tour Vegas show at the MGM by myself, and it was a great show . . . but it PALED in comparison to these shows where I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by such warm, caring, funny, good people. I thank all of you (you know who you are) for making my experience exponentially better.
Makes sense to me. If you were to take the crowd, setting, environment and "big eventness" out of the equation, the Vegas show might come out on top, as the band itself seemed looser, more playful, simply "more fun" - but all of those elements added something very, very special to the Rose Bowl experience.
By the way, Kinsa, sounds like you might have been one of my neighbors on the rail in RZ2? I was in a hot pink shirt (and with my husband). I don't think I could be described as having red hair, so hopefully I'm not the "obnoxious red-headed woman" to which you refer - now that would be embarrasing.
Add me to that list please. You can PM it here, or if you need an email, let me know. I'd actually like all the pics Are they on any site like Snapfish or Photobucket or something where I can order them & have them printed/mailed to me? Same for the others, like bonocomet's daughter's pics. Just want to have an album of photos from my show. I'm sentimental like that
i can't add much to all of the pictures that have been posted over the last few days, but i don't remember seeing any of the wristbands.
i posted a quick description on sunday, here's what they looked like:
tomorrow will be a good youtube day
-dan
me too?
Oh, this one is just Yum!
Makes sense to me. If you were to take the crowd, setting, environment and "big eventness" out of the equation, the Vegas show might come out on top, as the band itself seemed looser, more playful, simply "more fun" - but all of those elements added something very, very special to the Rose Bowl experience.