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JU JU MAN JU JU MAN~
Oct. 1st, 2009 06:25 pmMy sister (aka Valerie aka ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
zoopiglet) was in town from Sunday until yesterday morning. It was kind of to visit me and Mom, but mostly cause U2 was in town. XD
SO YEAH, Tuesday night her and I went to the Fedex Field to see U2 (with Muse opening). That concert was pretty fucking epic. U2 is Valerie's favorite band in the whole wide universe so I have seen them a few (okay like six) times before and every time has been awesome. But last night was super awesome. We had general admission tickets and didn't get inside the stadium until about an hour before Muse was scheduled to come on and we got in the front row of the circular stage -- on Edge's side, cause I love me some Edge. Seriously. <3
Cameras. Fedex Field was kicking them out and telling people to put them back in their cars -- even though U2 loves/encourages fans to have cameras. People somehow managed to sneak some in, which is how I will show you awesome shots later. But I had my phone, meaning there will also be some halfass camera phone pictures. XD
Muse was really good, the sound in the pit where we were was sort of distorted and there was a bunch of equipment boxes in my way half the time, so this is the only picture I got. OF THE BOXES IN MY WAY. Also, one of their roadies looked like Bret from Flight of the Conchords, so Valerie and I were giggling the whole time. Bono also thanked Muse while U2 was on stage and said, "There's only three guys in that band and they make all that amazing noise." XD
In between the opening band (it has previously been Black Eyed Peas and Snow Patrol on this tour -- Muse is on this leg of the tour) and U2, they'll play a certain setlist of songs over the speakers and Valerie told me to listen for Space Oddity by David Bowie -- cause that's the song that plays when U2 comes on stage. Of course, once the song came on, her and I started singing BOWIES IN SPACCEEEEEEEE~ BOWIES IN SPAYEEEACEEEEE!
Now the stage. It's amazing. Let me show you it. There is a giant circular stage under this huge 360 screen and there's a big ramp around the outside. Valerie and I were able to get a spot in front of the stage inside the big ramp around the outside. Another awesome thing that's not in that diagram -- there are two bridges that lead from the stage straight to the outer ramp. These bridges move and where we were, they moved over our heads. You can see the bridges here. That picture is from the back of the stage. Valerie and I were a little past the bridge on the right. And that screen separates and comes down. It's seriously a piece of work. <3
Anyways, the music was all awesome of course. They played a good mix of old and new stuff and of course all the ones the casual, drunk d-bag fans wanted to hear. You know, the ones that were on repeat out in the parking lot with the super-drunk tailgaters (Where the Streets Have No Name, With Or Without You, etc.). There were some cool tailgaters too. But they weren't the annoying super-drunk super-casual fan ones.
Bono pulled a kid up on stage during The Unfortgettable Fire -- this was while the bridge on our side was over our heads and here is a blurry picture of Bono right above me and Valerie pointing to this kid he wants up on stage with him. XD
Bono walked the kid around the ramp with him and all that jazz and then he let him try on his sunglasses -- and then he let the kid KEEP the sunglasses, which was really cool and the kid was wearing them the rest of the night and it was adorable. He also pulled up another guy on stage later during Sunday Bloody Sunday who had an American Flag and they were singing it together and the guy was so excited and it was pretty darling. XD HERE IS THE MUSIC.
SETLIST:
Breathe, Magnificent, Get On Your Boots, Mysterious Ways, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Bono and Edge inserted part of the song "Stand By Me" at the end of this and I was like :OOOO <3333333), Elevation, Your Blue Room, Beautiful Day, New Year's Day (SO HAPPY THIS WAS PLAYED <3), Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of, The Unforgettable Fire (JFKJKJDSKAJDKSJ YESSSSSSSS ONE OF MY FAVORITE U2 SONGS EVER), City Of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight - Remix (Bono inserted some of Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" in this song, which was awesome), Sunday Bloody Sunday (This song has been pretty overplayed over the years, but it's still effing amazing), MLK, Walk On
ENCORE:
One, Where The Streets Have No Name, Ultraviolet (Light My Way) <3333333333333333, With Or Without You, Moment of Surrender
Ultraviolet is one of my favorite U2 songs and the setup here was awesome (you kind of saw it if you saw them on Saturday Night live last week). Bono wears this jacket with red lasers all over it and sings into this crazy-ass red light up circular microphone that he swings around stage on. It's flipping magnificent (like the song, which is also an awesome song, lol).
Now, in closing, I usually avoid concerts cause I hate people/crowds. But this was definitely worth it. It was some crazy number like 90,000 in attendance which is a giant crowd. But it was amazing. A+ WOULD DO IT AGAIN.
zoopiglet) was in town from Sunday until yesterday morning. It was kind of to visit me and Mom, but mostly cause U2 was in town. XDSO YEAH, Tuesday night her and I went to the Fedex Field to see U2 (with Muse opening). That concert was pretty fucking epic. U2 is Valerie's favorite band in the whole wide universe so I have seen them a few (okay like six) times before and every time has been awesome. But last night was super awesome. We had general admission tickets and didn't get inside the stadium until about an hour before Muse was scheduled to come on and we got in the front row of the circular stage -- on Edge's side, cause I love me some Edge. Seriously. <3
Cameras. Fedex Field was kicking them out and telling people to put them back in their cars -- even though U2 loves/encourages fans to have cameras. People somehow managed to sneak some in, which is how I will show you awesome shots later. But I had my phone, meaning there will also be some halfass camera phone pictures. XD
Muse was really good, the sound in the pit where we were was sort of distorted and there was a bunch of equipment boxes in my way half the time, so this is the only picture I got. OF THE BOXES IN MY WAY. Also, one of their roadies looked like Bret from Flight of the Conchords, so Valerie and I were giggling the whole time. Bono also thanked Muse while U2 was on stage and said, "There's only three guys in that band and they make all that amazing noise." XD
In between the opening band (it has previously been Black Eyed Peas and Snow Patrol on this tour -- Muse is on this leg of the tour) and U2, they'll play a certain setlist of songs over the speakers and Valerie told me to listen for Space Oddity by David Bowie -- cause that's the song that plays when U2 comes on stage. Of course, once the song came on, her and I started singing BOWIES IN SPACCEEEEEEEE~ BOWIES IN SPAYEEEACEEEEE!
Now the stage. It's amazing. Let me show you it. There is a giant circular stage under this huge 360 screen and there's a big ramp around the outside. Valerie and I were able to get a spot in front of the stage inside the big ramp around the outside. Another awesome thing that's not in that diagram -- there are two bridges that lead from the stage straight to the outer ramp. These bridges move and where we were, they moved over our heads. You can see the bridges here. That picture is from the back of the stage. Valerie and I were a little past the bridge on the right. And that screen separates and comes down. It's seriously a piece of work. <3
Anyways, the music was all awesome of course. They played a good mix of old and new stuff and of course all the ones the casual, drunk d-bag fans wanted to hear. You know, the ones that were on repeat out in the parking lot with the super-drunk tailgaters (Where the Streets Have No Name, With Or Without You, etc.). There were some cool tailgaters too. But they weren't the annoying super-drunk super-casual fan ones.
Bono pulled a kid up on stage during The Unfortgettable Fire -- this was while the bridge on our side was over our heads and here is a blurry picture of Bono right above me and Valerie pointing to this kid he wants up on stage with him. XD
Bono walked the kid around the ramp with him and all that jazz and then he let him try on his sunglasses -- and then he let the kid KEEP the sunglasses, which was really cool and the kid was wearing them the rest of the night and it was adorable. He also pulled up another guy on stage later during Sunday Bloody Sunday who had an American Flag and they were singing it together and the guy was so excited and it was pretty darling. XD HERE IS THE MUSIC.
SETLIST:
Breathe, Magnificent, Get On Your Boots, Mysterious Ways, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Bono and Edge inserted part of the song "Stand By Me" at the end of this and I was like :OOOO <3333333), Elevation, Your Blue Room, Beautiful Day, New Year's Day (SO HAPPY THIS WAS PLAYED <3), Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of, The Unforgettable Fire (JFKJKJDSKAJDKSJ YESSSSSSSS ONE OF MY FAVORITE U2 SONGS EVER), City Of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight - Remix (Bono inserted some of Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" in this song, which was awesome), Sunday Bloody Sunday (This song has been pretty overplayed over the years, but it's still effing amazing), MLK, Walk On
ENCORE:
One, Where The Streets Have No Name, Ultraviolet (Light My Way) <3333333333333333, With Or Without You, Moment of Surrender
Ultraviolet is one of my favorite U2 songs and the setup here was awesome (you kind of saw it if you saw them on Saturday Night live last week). Bono wears this jacket with red lasers all over it and sings into this crazy-ass red light up circular microphone that he swings around stage on. It's flipping magnificent (like the song, which is also an awesome song, lol).
Now, in closing, I usually avoid concerts cause I hate people/crowds. But this was definitely worth it. It was some crazy number like 90,000 in attendance which is a giant crowd. But it was amazing. A+ WOULD DO IT AGAIN.
