What do you love about Vertigo 2005?

[innominata8]

hi. i'm sick of all of the bitch threads out there, so here's one where we can all talk about what we love about the tour.

what i love is that i've only got to wait 9 more days until boston 1!!!

 

[martha]

Gloria

 

[kakvox]

That I attended all 4 chicago shows. I feel very lucky and blessed to witness my favorite band on tour, and to hear my favorite U2 song end their 4 night stand in chicago.

 

[innominata8]

wow....i'm very jealous.

i've been praying for months that they will play bad when i see them...seeing it live is a truely spiritual experience.

 

[neutral]

Adam walking around the ellipse so much and smiling so much, I swear he was grinning through the whole show in Chicago.

The awesomeness of the COBL opener w/ the confetti dropping.

The return of 40

The Boy set, never thought I'd be hearing Electric Co played in 2005.

All of the lighting, kind of excited to see the show from seats in the fall.

Love and Peace live, which I absolutely hated on the record.

Ack how could I forget the Love and Peace opener with the flashlights especially when you're at the tip of the rail.

 

[Sken]

I'm impressed with a lot of things about this tour.

Firstly the early songs. I really am happy with the way Electric Co, ACD and Gloria have turned out.

Secondly, I love the AB set.

Thirdly, I love the way some of the new songs have been presented, LAPOE, Vertigo/Stories for Boys and COBL.

Fourthly, am glad its not a greatest hits tour, making it even more special when we hear Bad, UTEOTW, WOWY etc.

And last but not least, the band is playing well and Bono is sounding good.

 

[Chizip]

good thread

i love the COBL into Veritgo opening

i really like the curtain of lights, they are doing some really cool stuff with it these days

i love how all the new songs sound live

i love being along the rail at the tip

and i also love how lively adam has become

 

[cleazer]

I can't believe how good Electric Co sounds on this tour!! Just wonderful!

Plus, they busted out An Cat Dubh and Into The Heart.

Plus, the fan involvement in Elevation is a real treat.

Plus, they're playing a super version of Mysterious Ways.

Plus, Adam seems to be as involved as he's ever been.

There's a billion things to love about this tour!

 

[cleazer]

Also, its fun to look around the crowd and try to spot people wearing those $90 t-shirts!!

 

[kellyahern]

- LAPOE (Larry singing, Bono banging away on the drums )

- Gloria Zoostation

- Adam having a great time (and when he gets to be the "Mysterious Ways girl" )

- The light curtains

- Seeing "the edge stomp" live

- When Bono brings a kid onstage

- and I love that I was lucky enough to be at Seattle 2

plus a lot more things . . .

 

[miss becky]

1. That Bono smiled at me during Yahweh

2. Zoo Station!!!

3. The Fly

4. Until the End of the World

5. Bad

6. The curtain of lights is awesome

7. Adam is having fun, and I love seeing him smile.

8. The Bono/Larry interaction on LAPOE, and the drums at the end.

9. Hearing City of Blinding Lights live, and having it be everything I had ever hoped it would be.

10. That I have two more shows to attend.

 

[kawai17]

1. City of Blinding Lights - Beautiful visuals, perfect opener, the new Streets!

2. Gloria/Electric Co./An Cat Dubh/Into the Heart (who would've thought before the tour these would ever be played again??)

3. Running to Stand Still - amazing

4. Bono's drumming in LAPOE

5. That they're on tour again is enough for me

 

[nurse chrissi]

great thread guys

0.5. The great music played prior to the concert
1. Arcade Fire's "Wake Up"and how everyone starts getting so excited
2. The fashlight opener to Love and Peace or Else
3. The opener with City of Blinding Lights
4. the complete goodness of Vertigo as an opener and then All Because of You
5. BAD Gloria
6. "Sexy" Adam
7. Interactive Larry - who sometimes - gasp smiles
8. The absolute mind numbing guinus that is the edge
9. When Edge nails the solo in "Miracle Drug"
10. 40 at the end of the show
11. Party Girl
12. Bono in a short sleave shirt
13. Orginal of the Species - and all of the new songs
14. How many really cool fans u2 has
15. Bad on May12 - needed another mention
16. The stage and lighting the overall coolness that is Willie Williams

 

[beegee]

i love that this tour has made me love an album i would have otherwise stashed in a desk drawer (especially city of blinding lights)

i love that i was able to experience the wonderful weirdness that is a ga line (and will again in LV)

i love that i was at phoenix two by the most incredible turn of luck and generosity

i love that they added vegas, and that i will be there both nights

i love that it is bringing so many interferencers together

 

[beegee]

i also love that phoenix two was my daughter's first concert

 

[*Ally*]

1. Love and Peace or Else- love that song live!

2. Bono crawling/hissing during "an cat dubh"

3. Larry singing

4. Adam smiling, and partaking in some 'walkabouts' around the ellipse

5. Edge dancing during 'mysterious ways'

6. the lighting

7. the hot bass player from the Kings of Leon

8. GA lineup- yeah, the lottery might not be that great, but it's still cool to meet fans from all over the place in line!

9. Getting sprayed w/ champagne during 'party girl'

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

- I love that they're playing Electric Co., An Cat Dubh combust: ) and Gloria

- I love Adam looking as if he's having the time of his life

- I love the curtain of lights

- I love Bono's voice, it really does sound great this time around

- I love that Larry is coming to the front, singing and having fun

- I loved seeing Edge do the Miracle Drug solo right in front of me in San Jose

- I love all the fun all of us are having following the boys on tour, and seeing how awesome most U2 fans really are

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

1. Adam walking and smiling

 

[popacrobat]

everything

 

[corianderstem]

Threads like this.

 

[angel_28]

-LAPOE...Bono and Larry singing together.

-Electric Co..wow great song!

-An Cat Dubh ...another great one!

- Bono,Adam,Larry, Edge.

-Zoo Station..so glad they brought this song back

- 40 ..

- I'm going to the concert in November!

-So many other things too make this tour special us the fans, of course and all the great people i'm gonna meet before during and after the concert!

 

[discothequeLP]

It's everything we asked for in the tour.


The return of Zoo Station! Seriously, a few months ago we were laughing at the idea of Zoo Station coming back, but here it is!

The return of 40! (See above)

The return of the old old songs like An Cat Dubh/Into the Heart, Gloria, ELECTRIC CO.

Amazing stage and lighting effects

The classic, stripped-down feel of the Elevation tour mixed in with the spectacle of ZooTV

Incredible setlist changes

and finally. . . Great bootlegs!

 

[djerdap]

- performances of The Fly
- return of THE ELECTRIC CO., An Cat Dubh/Into the Heart, Gloria, RUNNING TO STAND STILL!!!(about time), Zoo Station
- Larry drumming better than ever(listen to the Chicago 4 bootleg)
- return of With or Without You(we haven't had a decent version since 1993)
- Adam going out on the ellipse
- performances of new songs; Love and Peace, Sometimes, City and Vertigo are plain amazing
- Bono's voice best since ZooTV
- use of backing tracks reduced to a minimum
- setlist changes(compare Anaheim 1, Chicago 3 and Chicago 4)
...and many more

 

[bono_man2002]

Seing them for the first time and4 guys from Dublin on a Stage , where the belong.

 

[God Part III]

1. The light curtains. They're fecking awesome.
2. The whole stage. The intimacy of Elevation but much grander. It may be lost in Europe though.
3. Zoo Station. Worst part about this is I'd also love to hear Until The End Of The World, I'd actually rather hear that, but they only play one of the two.
4. The Electric Co. With The Cry. Fecking amazing. That point of the show will see me jumping and screaming and going berserk the most.
5. The Love And Peace Or Else/Sunday Bloody Sunday/Bullet The Blue Sky combo. Rock on.
6. Running To Stand Still. My personal Joshua Tree favourite.
7. Mysterious Ways EACH night. Great.
8. The Fly, and the idea of an Achtung-encore.
9. That confetti sounds awesome.
10. Stories For Boys in Vertigo.
11. The return of "40".
12. Dropping With Or Without You from the set. Nice decision.
13. That I'm attending 4 concerts.

 

[Val]

The boys are enjoying playing the songs!

 

[BonoIsMyMuse]

The fact that I'm finally getting to go this weekend! And then three times in the fall.

That they've been playing Bad (my all-time favorite), The Electric Co, Gloria, and other older tunes

That Adam is stepping out on the catwalk and getting the attention he deserves.

That folks on here have been great about helping to circulate recordings of the show.

More to come after I actually see the show for myself...

 

[knox]

The City Of Blinding Lights, with Bono appearing in the middle of the arena with all the confetti.

Stories For Boys snippet in Vertigo.

The "false start" in Elevation.

Hearing The Electric Co. and Gloria.

ADAM CLAYTON.

Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own.

LOVE AND PEACE OR ELSE.

The drum at the tip of the ellipse.

Sunday Bloody Sunday being sung like it matters again.

The backdrop for Bullet The Blue Sky.

The Zoo slots during the first break.

Zoo Station, The Fly, and Mysterious Ways.

The stage and curtains during Zoo Station.

In fact, the stage and curtains in general.

Original Of The Species.

"How long, to sing this song?"

 

[matt_tx00]

There are so many shows! "Let's see...i think i'll take a vacation to New York and go to 3 shows there, then Philly, then ...."

getting to hear SYCMOYO and COBL

the new songs sound better live then on the CD

getting to hear stuff from '80-'83 period

the ellipse

they play for 2 hours

yahweh when they all 4 come out on the ellipse

 

[xellente]

The lighting for Vertigo, and Zoo Station...

Will never leave my memory...