by Jeff

First of all - INCREDIBLE. Wow. Fantastic time. Audio and video are both top-notch. Liked that they mixed up the first few songs. And stop complaining about Breathe - it's an excellent opener. Let it go. Yes! Bono flubbed up Stay, but it was only because he had just finished running a full lap completely around the outside circle, and he was clearly out of breath. He even layed on the stage for a minute or two while Edge played the intro. Bono was sweaty and confused, and he sang the chorus instead of the 2nd verse. So yeah, he screwed that up - but we ended up getting like an 8-minute version of Stay, which was OK. And he messed up the lyrics in Streets - for like the first time ever. Again, he went to the chorus before the 2nd verse. Not a huge deal; he caught himself quickly. Still say (as a gigantic fan who was at his 20th show Thursday) that the I'll Go Crazy remix version is a total joke. Worst live moment at a U2 show ever. I'm not kidding. All the newbies seem to like it, but I think it's rotten. Only thing saving it is the video presentation. But that remix/dance track music playing is just awful. Take away those 6 minutes, and you have pretty darn close to a perfect U2 show. Just outstanding. Sorry to report that this was my only show of the tour to date. Hope to catch them multiple times next year. Lastly, thought the Pop sound system was the best yet; this blew that away. (p.s. Muse was way too loud).

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