by Andrew A!

"What a night, what a show, Zooropa!"

It all started before the show waiting outside the U.C. I got there at 3pm but the boys didn't show up until 4! The bodyguard said they have to soundcheck and wouldn't be signing but they did anyway. The Edge came over and signed my poster (some guys iPod and laughingly said "it is already signed") and I asked if they would play Crumbs. He said "we'll see..."

Bono then came by and I told him that The Edge said that they would be playing Crumbs tonight. He said "really?" Then myself and another guy asked Bono "why are you ignoring the Zooropa album on this tour?" and. "Hey what about Zooropa!?!" Bono said, "you know we've been working on Dirty Day and ...uh...what's that other song?" I said "Some Days are better than others?" he said, "no", then the other guy said "Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car?" Bono said, "yeah, there's an idea! We're gonna play that tonight!" I then told Bono that "no one else does this, you're the best" Bono smacked a high five on the fence between us and told the crowd that he had a something to tell us. After the dramatic pause he said, "Chicago has the handsomest fans!"

Larry and Adam just drove in.

Luckily my friend got his ticket scanned "Vertigo" and we got to go into the bomb shelter! (his second time the lucky bastard.) Inside we got a free drink and the best view.

With the boys playing an acoustic "Walk On" early on (which Bono annouced as "a song we haven't played on this tour", I thought/hoped it'd be "Crumbs") it still sounded good and was really and truly hilarious when Bono couldn't remember the words at the end "All that you..." and asked for the lyrics, got the lyrics sheet, then asked for "the lyrics for THIS song" and shrugged. After what seemed like an eternity and the song being completely dead, Bono got another couple of pages of lyric sheets, and sang off the sheets but didn't sing the exact right words and said, "those aren't the right words, who wrote those words?!? oh it was probably me!" Then he said to us all, "hey it's alright if we play something new right" and we all cheered yes!

An early appearance of Yahweh made us realize something special was in store for us.

Discotheque was really grungier and rocking. I liked it.

"All Because of you" rocked too and during the line "people got high rises on their backs" I put my hands in the air and pointed down to my back. Bono saw me and pointed right at me.

At the very end of "the Fly" (what a rocking song!) Bono motioned to Larry to keep hitting the cymbal crashes and sang a few lines from "Daddy's Gonna Pay for your Crashed Car" promised kept sorta.

Then the biggest surpise was when Bono mentioned my conversation with him to everyone saying, "I was talking to some guys outside before the show about this album, Zooropa" (we all cheer!) And then Bono & The Edge proceeded to play an acoustic version of "The First Time" in its ENTIRETY!

Amazing. And I got a guitar pick from Dallas after the show.

Does it get any better than this?

I hope U2 keeps "trying new songs" Varying their setlist!!! They have sooooooo many hits. They should keep changing it up, mixing it up. People like it.

I loved it.

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