by yesyew

The musicianship, the showmanship, the sincerity and the idealism-- all still intact since I first saw U2 14 years ago. I really was at the Cow Palace in'87. Now the guy next to me claimed to be at Red Rocks in '83, but he also saw Salman Rushdie, Ali, and Paul McGuinness in the audience this night, so I don't know if I believe him.

U2 played in blaring light for the first few songs, until Bono gave a nod to Radiohead by chanting "I'm a Creep" and then the floor lights dimmed, leaving the band silhoutted in an orange glow.

Edge managed to somehow exceed Rattle and Hum's hushed-echo prelude of "Where the Streets Have No Name" to open the most powerful performance of the main set. Bono chanted a prayer over Edge's playing. It ended with "How can you repay God?"

The strongest political statement was the video montage of the NRA president. The band played most of the new album, much of Acthung Baby, as well as Bad, I Will Follow, October and others. U2 concluded their victorious set with the most potent title on the new album, and with their most powerful song ever: One and Walk On.

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