U2 x 2

December 6, 2005 by Dennis Baker 

Back in April when I went to the U2 concert with Greg the people in line with us said after you see U2 once you will want to go back as many times as possible. They were back in November and I wanted to be there. At first Greg and I were trying to get four GA tickets for Karen, myself, Greg and his girlfriend. He had found a site and ordered two tickets. The plan was for me to order two more. The week I was going to do that, Greg called up saying that something went wrong and he was getting his money back. I knew if I was going to get tickets it would be the weekend before at the last minute.

The week before the concert my neighbor said he might be able to score some tickets through connections at work. This would be too good to be true. That was on a Monday and I had not heard from him all week. That weekend we spent in Palm Springs and had about 3 different bids going on ebay and continuously checking craigslist. The eBay prices were out of my price range, but Sunday morning before we left I saw and older craigslist add and emailed the gal, she had one GA ticket left for Tuesday, Nov. 1st. It was not the ideal as I wanted to get two tickets to bring a friend along, and I still did not know if my neighbor had gotten tickets. I could not pass it up and told her we would be home in the evening and I would pick up the ticket. When we got home, the neighbor said he had good news, he had gotten two tickets. My only thought was “Not on Tuesday, Not on Tuesday”. He said he got two suite tickets for Wednesday. YES!!! I was able to go to both nights and see the concert from two very different locations.

I got in line at 2pm on Tuesday and quickly made friends with the people around me. The two guys behind me each came alone, one all the way from Central America. The U2 fans are pretty great. All were friendly in line and willing to chat and keep good company. None of our group made into the ellipse that evening, but we were three deep in front of the outer stage. We were in perfect position for all the events on the outer stage. The one bummer was that the first show in April Staples did not allow cameras, so I did not bring mine this time. U2 heard and said that fans could bring cameras. I was bummed as I would have had some perfect shots. While inside I was standing net to a couple who recently got engaged. It made me fill a little lonely wishing Karen was able to be there with me, especially when they played songs like “With or Without You” and “Miss Sarajevo”.

The second night was different but great. It was great to go with Mike, my neighbor. He is a great guy and always fun to be around. The suite was just behind the Edge and the lowest of the three levels. What was really nice was there was food and drinks. A very much different feel from standing a total of nine hours the night before. They closed with “Bad” the second night which was my favorite U2 song and one I wanted to hear, but 40 is a better closer (which they did in April and the night previous). Nothing can beat the ground chanting “How Long Shall We Sing This Song” as each member takes a bow to leave Larry alone beating on the drums. I was a fan before these concerts and now I am a follower. All I can say is go. Make it happen, pay the scalp price if you have to, but go.

More Photos from LA Concerts:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/atu2/pool/tags/losangeles/

All the live songs from the Nov. 2nd concert:: http://savefile.com/projects.php?pid=145500

Video From LA and Oakland: http://mysite.verizon.net/ooyayootay/swagbag.htm

Websites for the U2 Fan:
http://u2sermons.blogspot.com/
http://atu2.blogspot.com/
http://www.u2tours.com/

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4 Responses to “U2 x 2”

  1. Trevor on December 8th, 2005 9:58 am

    Hey Dennis,
    I was surfing around and came across your spot on the web. It’s a really nice site — well designed and organized. I am also enjoying your blog postings and am looking forward to reading more.
    Take care and break a leg!
    TK

  2. arnold on December 8th, 2005 10:00 am

    Not a big U2 fan here but I thoroughly enjoyed reading your review. I don’t know anyone (except my friend Curtis with Wilco) who is this passionate about a band.

    Maybe people are generally more blase twoards music… who knows? In any case, it’s refreshing to see someone love a band.

  3. dennis on December 8th, 2005 10:54 am

    Thanks Trevor. I checked your website as well, very nice. I bookmared it and will check back often. I am reorganzing my links and will get you on there…

  4. dennis on December 8th, 2005 10:56 am

    Thanks Arnold. How can you not love U2? :) Just joking, Karen is the same way. Funny you mentioned Wilco, I have been hearing alot about them recently and I need to listen to them and see what they are all about. Glad you enjoyed the post, and got something out of it. It one of those things that you can try to describe in words, but know it will come up really short.

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