U2 360° Tour hits London (Wembley) - All Discussion here - SPOILER

Originally posted by Kernel:[..]

What is Ali Baba? A reference to his wife Ali?

Originally posted by AllBeacauseOfZoo:[..]

I went to Dublin one (in the pit), Wembley one (seated behind red zone) and Wembley 2 in the pit......I have to say..........Dublin 1 was the best concert I had ever been to and I thought I would ever go to.....................

......until last night...........it really was an unbeatable concert...the crowd and band were just amazing......I was just gutted when moment of surrender ended...the energy in the pit was abosolutely crazy!

And vertigo.......i never listen to this song ever on my ipod......but that performance yesterday was the best performance of any song...ever.....maybe it was just where I was standing...but everyone around me totally lost it!

Originally posted by iTim:Well, as stated earlier, my review of the first night (14/08/2009).

Before the show came around, I'd already downloaded 7 or 8 of the shows from the tour and all seem to have a slightly different quality about them but the setlist similarity in them makes them a bit boring after a while, I'll find myself going back and just picking out highlights. I was hoping that the Wembley show would be different and just be first class from start to finish, which as we all know is Breathe to Moment of Surrender.

I've also spent a few night on here and on tweeter following the shows as the occur live and thinking "Jeez, it's the same as last night". This was my first U2 show and to be quite honest I wasn't as excited as I thought I'd be. Pride, with Or Without You, One, possibilty of Stuck In A Moment and so forth. Songs I wasn't looking forward to. Walking up to the stadium we heard Breathe (either over the stadium speakers of soundcheck) then some guy was blasting Stand Up Comedy out from his car as he went to park. I still wasn't excited enough, probably because I knew there were still 4 hours to go. The support acts I was pleasently surprised by, even if the sound was a bit shit up the top. Even up to Space Oddity I wasn't overly excited (probably be a different matter if I was standing, but finance doesn't shine on us all).

But then Larry walked on over that little bridge and I was awash with excitement. Unfortunately though, nobody was interacting where I was sitting, they were just, well sitting. Then the first notes of Beautiful Day came out and rang around the stadium and the entire stand I was in, along with the stand opposite the stage were on their feet singing and cheering (I can't speak for the stand opposite us, but I'm sure they were up).

It was something that would last for pretty much the rest of the show, we were singing our hearts out and having the time of our lives. In fact the only songs where the fans around us were having a rest/didn't know what was going on were Unforgettable Fire, Unknown Caller, Crazy Tonight, Ultra Violet and MoS. But it was just a select few that were sitting down, the rest of us were on our feet belting them out.

I enjoyed each and every song, even those I wasn't looking forward too. I just didn't care and was singing along to them! From where I was situated, there was a bit of echo and distortion, but nothing that actually bothered me. It was just a fantastic night. One I'll never ever forget.

Even on the way out, heading down the many flights of stairs, we could hear fans from the top tier singing moment of surrender in the corridors at a considerable volume. Guess none of us wanted it to end.

You can listen to all the bootlegs you like and sit at home judging the show, but nothing can prepare you for the real thing. Nothing can take any of the specialness out of that show in my opinion. Just unbelievable. Fantastic day out and an even more fantastic night.

Roll on sheffield.

Originally posted by Hans23:i may just add that, after a fair bit of critisism Elevation was a real rocking performance, a real stand out

Originally posted by iTim:On paper i wouldn't have enjoyed that show I don't think, but my god it was just a blast. Even the songs that are criticised, like you said with Elevation, they just were brilliant.

Yeah, you do wonder why they play these songs endlessly, songs such as Pride, but I think I found the reason at Wembley. New fan or old fan, you just get lost in the songs regardless, they're guaranteed to get you going mad.

Some photos being uploaded as we speak.

Originally posted by WojBhoy:[..]
Completely agree - bootlegs can be so misleading, the only real way to enjoy a show is to be there, but that's not to say that I'll never listen to another bootleg now lol. You can get a pretty good idea, but being there is something special that I appreciate all too well now. I've got not one bad thing to say about the gig, it was mindblowing, and I know I've probably mentioned it before but during ISHFWILF, when the entire stadium sang as one, and then where the lights lit up the stadium and Bono started singing "look around" and I just took a moment to gaze, I'll never forget those moments. Simply astounding.

Originally posted by iTim:Well you get the audio with a bootleg. The audio and visuals with a DVD. But all of them lack the most important thing about a U2 gig - the special individual atmosphere. I enjoy listening to bootlegs and watching DVD's but they just do not compare to the real thing. I've being watching videos of Wembley I on Youtube and I just go back to the night, I can hear everyone singing around me.

It's like when people experience something horrific and you hear them say that they can't forget the smell, the voices, screaming etc. Well it's the same, only this time it was a great experience.

I still hear those fans on the floor above us after the show had finished singing Moment of Surrender, it's these little things that make it special. Same goes for ISHFWILF, the band have heard it all before, but still they're amazed at the crowd singing their songs in unison. I shalln't forget Bono just standing there, then looking around the full circumference of the stadium to take it all in. I wish we could've carried the whole song on our own mind you

Originally posted by iTim:Haha lol, we live it all over again in 4 days! Got some photos uploaded, just waiting on approval. Got a brilliant shot during Streets.