by Kurt

So, that night was the first time I saw U2 live. It was an AWESOME experience. I have very few critiques of it, but none of them are about the performance itself. We were almost in the very last row, but I bet the energy I felt was just the same as if I was on the floor. Right from the intro to City of Blinding Lights to the chanting of "40", it was pure euphoria. My friend and I were screaming the lyrics to almost every song played. The lighting and stage effects were way more than spectacular, and the band performed absolutely flawlessly. I didn't cry, being the stoic that I am, but I did get choked up during the reading of the Declaration. Also, I can't even put into words the feeling I experienced when I was chanting "No more!" during Sunday Bloody Sunday and "How long to sing this song?" during "40". I've heard those chants every time I watched a U2 concert on TV, but I never thought I would be chanting them myself. The best part (that wasn't a song) was when Bono was recalling the first time U2 performed in Tampa. It was 1981, on the Boy tour, and they performed at a club called The End Zone. I thought it was cool that he remembered that (or at least, looked it up before the concert).

I only had five hours sleep that night, and I had a test in AP Biology the next day, that I couldn't study for as much as I wanted to, because of the concert. But it was way more than worth it. I'm definitely seeing them again, in the future.

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