We saw U2 last night and the show was awesome. It was a blend of the 'Pop' tour and the 'Elevation' tour as far as the visuals and lighting went and the whole place was amped. There, of course, was not one person sitting down in the arena and to hear that many people sing in one voice was impressive and inspiring.
What started off this grand experience was being in the right place at the right time... a fluke, if you will. So Rachel and I are buying our insanely exspensive U2 swag a couple of hours before the doors open near the outside corner of the Staples Center when I glance over and see a group of 30 or so people huddled around some barricades as if they are trying to see something. I tell Rachel to go check it out as I finish paying for the U2 'gold'.
It's freakin' Bono!
And then The Edge walks over too!
I run back to the car (we parked close for $20... I think between merch and parking I got raped) to get one of our ever present U2 cds and run back to give it to Rachel to get autographed. We were literally... 2 feet from both of them! And we got The Edge's 'john hancock'. Couldn't get Bono's because they said they had to go do soundcheck... but it was still pretty exhilarating. The cool thing about the whole deal was that no one was freaking out or shouting their names, so in a way it didn't really attract alot of attention. It seemed like a more 'intimate' experience than being smashed in between people in the hopes to catch a glimpse of them.
It made the seats we had (remember, not my first pick) more enjoyable knowing that before these icons of rock and roll sang to thousands that night.... they talked to us.
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That is so stinking cool. I had friends go to that concert too and they said they nearly wet themselves. Sounds like a rad deal.
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