Saw U2 In Concert Last Night

[guitarsingerguy]

Title pretty much says it all. My fiancee won tickets, and I'm not gonna lie...I haven't been a U2 fan in years. I pretty much feel like their music has become stagnant, radio friendly, and boring, but this tour is in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Joshua Tree which, to this day, is still an amazing album, and they played it in it's entirety. THAT was definitely worth seeing. It's just funny. It's been forever since I've been to a concert, and I played music for money for years. So much has changed. There wasn't a single amplifier on stage. Everything these days is essentially being run through emulators that can simulate pretty much any amp/can combo you want (quite convincingly I might add. Line 6 garbage this is not) and then being run straight into the board. Hell, even the drummer was in on it. The only real pair of cymbals he had were his hi hats. The rest were all trigger pads. Oh, and Beck was the opening act which was quite awesome. We got there kinda late, so I only caught half his set. Anyway, if you're a Joshua Tree fan and U2 comes through, it's worth checking out. Just try to win the tickets like we did cause they aren't cheap. I think face value was $80 before fees.

 

[extra skater]

Oh, and Beck was the opening act which was quite awesome. We got there kinda late, so I only caught half his set.

Well, to me it would be better than the main attraction then. I don't like U2 except for one or another song, none of them from The Joshua Tree — although I recognize this is a very important album. But Beck is really good to me and I bet half of his show was "even better than the real thing" t:

 

[guitarsingerguy]

Well, to me it would be better than the main attraction then. I don't like U2 except for one or another song, none of them from The Joshua Tree — although I recognize this is a very important album. But Beck is really good to me and I bet half of his show was "even better than the real thing" t:

Beck was extremely impressive. It was very stripped down (basically some multi color can lights and that's all) which I really really liked. With Beck, it was about the music, not to mention he had some AMAZING studio cats acting as his band. Yeah, if you're a Beck fan, you would have enjoyed it. He sounded great. As far as U2, pretty much everything I like is off the Joshua Tree with the exception of one or two songs, but even they're from that old time period. We got the tickets free thankfully because I wouldn't have paid the $150 to go. My fiancee is a much bigger U2 fan than I am. She likes their entire catalog. And they took the opportunity on several occasions to get political which I CAN'T ****ING STAND.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

That's a hell of a show. Beck and U2. Pretty sweet.

 

[guitarsingerguy]

That's a hell of a show. Beck and U2. Pretty sweet.

It's been a LONG time since I've been to a concert, so it was fun. Like I said though...I must be getting old because it was SOOOO loud. Plus since I used to play music, the set up is SO different than it used to be. We used to expect that giant wall of anps even though that was for show as well, but now everything is so minimal. It's crazy.

 

[Iceman]

I'd love to see U2 if they tour here soon. Never seen Beck.

 

[guitarsingerguy]

I'd love to see U2 if they tour here soon. Never seen Beck.

They aren't coming near you on this Joshua Tree tour?

 

[Iceman]

They aren't coming near you on this Joshua Tree tour?

I was out of the country when they came here (London).

 

[extra skater]

My wife likes U2 but I don't know if she would pay for it because she's a hell of a penny pincher. I think the only person she would spend a dime to see is already deceased, Bob Marley (which I don't like the music either). But if she wanted, I would go with her, as long as she accepted so sit somewhere calm and enjoy the music at the distance. On the other hand, she would never make company to me if I'd like to see some of the acts I like.

Besides the full The Joshua Tree performance, did the act include other hits? Like for instance "One" or "Pride"?

Also, how many guys on the stage, only the four of them or did they have companion of additional musicians and all? I've seen (on TV) some U2 concerts where they didn't seem to hire anyone else and I think it's pretty cool, like, you've got probably the biggest band in the world together with the Stones, they're aging and they do all the job while some so much smaller bands get one or two hits and already set up an entourage with a dozen of musicians.

I once saw Paul McCartney some blocks from home and that creepy old man played for like 3 hours and he didn't even take a break. Sometimes his back band took a rest and he alone took a guitar or sat by the piano to move along by himself. I was sitting the whole time and got tired by the end of the concert while he seemed to be fine and easy.

 

[Darepool]

The Joshua Tree is timeless. A beautiful, soulful album. Sounds like you an amazing musical experience.

 

[guitarsingerguy]

My wife likes U2 but I don't know if she would pay for it because she's a hell of a penny pincher. I think the only person she would spend a dime to see is already deceased, Bob Marley (which I don't like the music either). But if she wanted, I would go with her, as long as she accepted so sit somewhere calm and enjoy the music at the distance. On the other hand, she would never make company to me if I'd like to see some of the acts I like.

Besides the full The Joshua Tree performance, did the act include other hits? Like for instance "One" or "Pride"?

Also, how many guys on the stage, only the four of them or did they have companion of additional musicians and all? I've seen (on TV) some U2 concerts where they didn't seem to hire anyone else and I think it's pretty cool, like, you've got probably the biggest band in the world together with the Stones, they're aging and they do all the job while some so much smaller bands get one or two hits and already set up an entourage with a dozen of musicians.

I once saw Paul McCartney some blocks from home and that creepy old man played for like 3 hours and he didn't even take a break. Sometimes his back band took a rest and he alone took a guitar or sat by the piano to move along by himself. I was sitting the whole time and got tired by the end of the concert while he seemed to be fine and easy.

Yeah, they played their other hits as well. They played the two you mentioned in particular. They played I think 3 songs pre Joshua Tree, then they played the Joshua Tree album, and finally they played several post JT hits. They came back and performed a pretty extensive encore. I think they played 7 or 8 songs, including a brand new one that you could tell they had barely played together yet. They had to gather in the center of the platform and go over it together beforehand. As far as backup session musicians, no. It was just the four of them. The Edge just ran alot of stuff on loops and let the sound guy drop him in and out. They played for a pretty good chunk of time. I think it was a solid 2...2 1/2 hours. My fiancee said she thinks it was closer to 3, but that doesn't add up time wise.

 

[guitarsingerguy]

The Joshua Tree is timeless. A beautiful, soulful album. Sounds like you an amazing musical experience.

Yeah...I don't think I would have gone had it not been the JT anniversary. I've gotten very lucky catching event shows. Several years ago I got to see The Flaming Lips in their home town on New Year's Eve which is apparently a HUGE show for those guys.