I need to keep up!
Last night, Derek and I got to see U2, one of the bands on my (bucket) list! This was a picture I snapped of the opening band The Fray. the guy was reaaly good and even hit all the high notes.His outfit reminded me a little of the guy from Coldplay!
Can I just tell you, they put on one heck of a show. They had this huge stage with supports that was 162 feet high! All of the lights and the big screen were attached to the structure.
It had these really cool, small, hexagonal squares(hundreds of them)that made up a huge screen. At one point in the concert, the hexagons separated and came all the way down to touch the stage floor. It surrounded the band, and they used the backdrop as a really cool screen to show images and lights on.
U2 didn't take the stage until 9:30, but it was totally worth it. They played a lot of the oldies: Where the street has no name, Pride, Sunday Bloody Sunday, a few from the Zooropa album, Mysterious Ways, Stay, Vertigo, and quite a few from the newer album, like Evolution.
We have some video, but blogger is having trouble recognizing it, so that will have to wait for another day. Maybe Facebook?
The Edge can really play that guitar, and I was totally mesmerized by Larry Mullins' drum playing. You could tell they were still a tight band, and that they cared about each other. Bono would talk between songs, and talk about what kind of projects they were all doing. He said the Edge is the constant in the band. It was nice to go to a stadium where there wasn't drugs and booze everywhere, and I noticed there were lots of families there. U2 is one of those few cross-generation bands that is still making the best music around.
It was exciting, as this was Derek's first real concert. It was a perfect birthday gift, for his 41st birthday. We picked up a couple of t-shirts to remember the night
