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  1. Glad you had a good time Nick. I've never seen more smilie faces in a post though! Haha!! What time did you get in line in order to get GA?


  2. It turns out that my History teacher is going to see them tonight, very very cool. He's not a big fan though, when I told him about the Claw, he was clueless.

    Originally posted by molang7:Glad you had a good time Nick. I've never seen more smilie faces in a post though! Haha!! What time did you get in line in order to get GA?


    Thanks Maura! lol We were in line around 5:10, then we waited until six to be let in.
  3. Originally posted by djrlewis:[..]

    Glad you had a good time Nick. Mistakes make each show unique. Not a problem

    You just need to have a word with your new best buddy to get Mofo back in the set....


    Exactly, thanks Dan!
    Oh my God, yes! I'll see what I can do.



    Thanks Sergio!
  4. How close did you get to the stage, Nick? I'm just curious to see other people's experiences. It seemed whether I get there at 10am or 3pm I would have had the same spot in Chicago.
  6. Bootleg of the first show up on our bootleg pages.
  7. Originally posted by molang7:How close did you get to the stage, Nick? I'm just curious to see other people's experiences. It seemed whether I get there at 10am or 3pm I would have had the same spot in Chicago.


    I was closer to the ellipse than the stage, but very very close still.


    And Remy, thank you!!!!
  8. 2nd best spot of the GA. Center of the inner circle, where you can still see the stage very close, you're near to the catwalk action and you don't miss the lot of the light and screen effects. Congrats.
  9. Originally posted by U2Nick:[..]

    Can change the world

    Thanks Mark!
    Highlights for me were Breathe, No Line, Boots, Elevation, Crazy, Sunday, Streets, and UV. The whole show was very memorable for their own reasons though.

    It was the second verse of Get On Your Boots. Everybody was jumping like mad during the riff parts though!


    Glad you had such a great time Nick ....i also thought they played the No Line songs very well in Toronto. Crowd went nuts for Magnificent
  10. Well, here it is, my review. When the tour started in Europe, U2 were great. They had a good idea going, and then I thought maybe I could hold off and be surprised when I went. Well, I was surprised, but not to an extent those would have expected. U2 tripped and fell at their September 20th standoff at the faulty Gillete Stadium, which left me wondering why I like the band at all.

    I entered Gillete Stadium thinking that the Claw would dwarf the home of the New England Patriots, but I was surprised it didn’t. No big deal, maybe it wasn’t as big as people made it out to be. I saw vendors selling official U2 merchandise, and the fun began. Although as ridiculous as this may seem, I did not return with a shirt from this show, which is a first because I usually buy a shirt with any concert I go to. I figured such a great concept would have a great shirt to go along with it. Zoo TV, PopMart, Elevation and Vertigo (much to my dislike of the Vertigo tour) did, right? Do I regret not buying a shirt? Not in the least as I’m enjoying a nice breakfast at my university from the money that would have gone, to what to I thought, was wasted fabric. But enough about the sillyness, let’s get down to the nitty gritty here.

    So I found my seat pretty quick, which was nothing to complain about. An aisle seat, again, no problem here. The folks sitting next to me were a nice couple, with the wife expecting soon. I ended up talking with the guy about various U2 stuff, and so on. Turns out the guy went to the 2nd Boston show in ’01, which was taped as many of us know. I told him about U2start, and he seemed pretty excited about what amazing content I thought this site had. The lights went out after Space Oddity, and I expected the show of my life.

    Breathe opened, a decent rendition, but nothing special. The impact I immediately got came from seeing Bono’s face on the screens: egomaniac fully equipped with sunglasses singing a song that I thought was just okay. But then again, who doesn’t think that? No Line made up for that, probably one of the few enjoyable songs of the evening. Get On Your Boots is something I just can’t dig anymore, especially live. If you’re going to f*ck over the best part of the song, that being the “sexy boots” chorus, then just drop it. I didn’t want a part of that sound afterwards. Same goes for Magnificent. It’s a song that never grew on me, so it was sort of a sleeper. Mysterious Ways woke me up though. However the intro was cut, butchering the song possibly as bad as its Elevation style counterpart on a decent night.

    Beautiful Day was ok, except for the newfound drunks behind me. Somehow two lowlifes decided to plant themselves behind me and sing loud. At first I thought, hey, no big deal, they’re just enjoying themselves. They just better shut up so I can record Still Haven’t Found and have a nice listen later at home. Well, I’m not sure if their singing is present in the recording of Still Haven’t Found (which I enjoyed, a rarity as far as you might note), but for the rest of the show I noticed these drunken pieces of shit were fucking with me. I didn’t record Unknown Caller, which was another decently performed song, but I noticed they didn’t sing. As for UC, Bono’s little end thing just killed it. We know we’re in Massachusetts, Bono, I’m just not sure if you are. New Year’s Day started, and I thought “oh wow, what a nice surprise,” and started recording. Good rendition of a song I’m not a fan of, but hey, at least they played something old. All of a sudden I hear the loudest and most annoying singing I’ve heard in my life. I turned around just a bit, not making it obvious I was staring at them, but one the blokes gave me a look. I could read his face. It screamed that he was being a douchebag. Unfortunately there’s nothing you can do about these cockroaches of society, so I had to deal with it.

    Stuck in a Moment was a sleeper, since the last time it probably gave anyone chills was back in ’01. TUF and COBL were good, but just didn’t have enough “umph” to be called a highlight. Vertigo rocked the house, and I thought they might save the show. Crazy Tonight helped, and I thought, perhaps, the show wouldn’t turn out so bad. Sunday Bloody Sunday was a disappointment, though, since I consider the “no more” crowd interaction snippet a must have within the song. It certainly would have added to the atmosphere to the least.
    My expectations for the ending of the regular set were dashed. Bono was doing a great version of MLK (although sadly ruined to my personal experience by drunken morons), which then led into Walk On. Now, Walk On was a great song, it really was. But Bono, cut the shit, enough with the politics. I don’t care if you’re in a rock and roll band and including politics is your thing. Thanks to you I now have the image of masks burned into my retinas whenever I hear the song, albeit my boredom of the song was before this train wreck anyway. The people beside me left early, so I got to move away from the drunks and possibly enjoy what was left of the show. They then played One, basically one of the songs that they have to play even though it bores people like me into a coma. All was not lost though. Amazing Grace into Streets was fantastic, and the Edge is right, it IS the defining moment at a U2 concert. I caught Streets on tape too, probably one of the few moments I was glad to witness that night.

    The new guy next to me (because I moved over a few seats) asked if the show was over. I told him to stay for a huge surprise. He gave me a puzzled look. When B-Man started singing the opening lines to UV, the guys face lit up. He knew I had my cam going, so he gave me two thumbs up. This is one of the moments I liked the best, because there’s nothing better than helping out others. After that ended, I left. It was funny though, because I looked like Bono, black hoodie and all, leaving during WOWY. I missed MOS, which I heard had a mess up.

    It took me an hour to get home, due to traffic. Why on earth would U2 play at Gillete when Fenway Park was open for them to play? You figure it would U2’s time to play there too. Just because Bob Kraft donates to Bono’s charities shouldn’t mean that U2 had to pick a terrible venue. The sound at Gillete with the traffic just makes it a fans nightmare. I guess that’s why some of my experience was hampered.

    So what did the concert mean to me? Well, going in, I was kind of getting bored with U2. Afterwards, I didn’t know what to think of the band. I never actually figured that Bono would be THIS egotistical, but then again I should’ve expected it. Edge was on fire, rarely making any errors. Adam and Larry were great, too. The set was alright, but as my friend told me, “wow dude, your set sucked”. I did like some songs though. No Line, Still Haven’t Found, Unknown Caller, COBL, Vertigo, Crazy, Streets, and UV were my personal highlights. Exceptional songs in particular were No Line, COBL, Vertigo, Crazy, and Streets.
    U2 are still a band in one of the top 10 for me, but maybe they reached their prime. I'll give a listen to the booteg and see if it changes how I feel about the show.
  11. Originally posted by stj0691:Well, here it is, my review. When the tour started in Europe, U2 were great. They had a good idea going, and then I thought maybe I could hold off and be surprised when I went. Well, I was surprised, but not to an extent those would have expected. U2 tripped and fell at their September 20th standoff at the faulty Gillete Stadium, which left me wondering why I like the band at all.

    I entered Gillete Stadium thinking that the Claw would dwarf the home of the New England Patriots, but I was surprised it didn’t. No big deal, maybe it wasn’t as big as people made it out to be. I saw vendors selling official U2 merchandise, and the fun began. Although as ridiculous as this may seem, I did not return with a shirt from this show, which is a first because I usually buy a shirt with any concert I go to. I figured such a great concept would have a great shirt to go along with it. Zoo TV, PopMart, Elevation and Vertigo (much to my dislike of the Vertigo tour) did, right? Do I regret not buying a shirt? Not in the least as I’m enjoying a nice breakfast at my university from the money that would have gone, to what to I thought, was wasted fabric. But enough about the sillyness, let’s get down to the nitty gritty here.

    So I found my seat pretty quick, which was nothing to complain about. An aisle seat, again, no problem here. The folks sitting next to me were a nice couple, with the wife expecting soon. I ended up talking with the guy about various U2 stuff, and so on. Turns out the guy went to the 2nd Boston show in ’01, which was taped as many of us know. I told him about U2start, and he seemed pretty excited about what amazing content I thought this site had. The lights went out after Space Oddity, and I expected the show of my life.

    Breathe opened, a decent rendition, but nothing special. The impact I immediately got came from seeing Bono’s face on the screens: egomaniac fully equipped with sunglasses singing a song that I thought was just okay. But then again, who doesn’t think that? No Line made up for that, probably one of the few enjoyable songs of the evening. Get On Your Boots is something I just can’t dig anymore, especially live. If you’re going to f*ck over the best part of the song, that being the “sexy boots” chorus, then just drop it. I didn’t want a part of that sound afterwards. Same goes for Magnificent. It’s a song that never grew on me, so it was sort of a sleeper. Mysterious Ways woke me up though. However the intro was cut, butchering the song possibly as bad as its Elevation style counterpart on a decent night.

    Beautiful Day was ok, except for the newfound drunks behind me. Somehow two lowlifes decided to plant themselves behind me and sing loud. At first I thought, hey, no big deal, they’re just enjoying themselves. They just better shut up so I can record Still Haven’t Found and have a nice listen later at home. Well, I’m not sure if their singing is present in the recording of Still Haven’t Found (which I enjoyed, a rarity as far as you might note), but for the rest of the show I noticed these drunken pieces of shit were fucking with me. I didn’t record Unknown Caller, which was another decently performed song, but I noticed they didn’t sing. As for UC, Bono’s little end thing just killed it. We know we’re in Massachusetts, Bono, I’m just not sure if you are. New Year’s Day started, and I thought “oh wow, what a nice surprise,” and started recording. Good rendition of a song I’m not a fan of, but hey, at least they played something old. All of a sudden I hear the loudest and most annoying singing I’ve heard in my life. I turned around just a bit, not making it obvious I was staring at them, but one the blokes gave me a look. I could read his face. It screamed that he was being a douchebag. Unfortunately there’s nothing you can do about these cockroaches of society, so I had to deal with it.

    Stuck in a Moment was a sleeper, since the last time it probably gave anyone chills was back in ’01. TUF and COBL were good, but just didn’t have enough “umph” to be called a highlight. Vertigo rocked the house, and I thought they might save the show. Crazy Tonight helped, and I thought, perhaps, the show wouldn’t turn out so bad. Sunday Bloody Sunday was a disappointment, though, since I consider the “no more” crowd interaction snippet a must have within the song. It certainly would have added to the atmosphere to the least.
    My expectations for the ending of the regular set were dashed. Bono was doing a great version of MLK (although sadly ruined to my personal experience by drunken morons), which then led into Walk On. Now, Walk On was a great song, it really was. But Bono, cut the shit, enough with the politics. I don’t care if you’re in a rock and roll band and including politics is your thing. Thanks to you I now have the image of masks burned into my retinas whenever I hear the song, albeit my boredom of the song was before this train wreck anyway. The people beside me left early, so I got to move away from the drunks and possibly enjoy what was left of the show. They then played One, basically one of the songs that they have to play even though it bores people like me into a coma. All was not lost though. Amazing Grace into Streets was fantastic, and the Edge is right, it IS the defining moment at a U2 concert. I caught Streets on tape too, probably one of the few moments I was glad to witness that night.

    The new guy next to me (because I moved over a few seats) asked if the show was over. I told him to stay for a huge surprise. He gave me a puzzled look. When B-Man started singing the opening lines to UV, the guys face lit up. He knew I had my cam going, so he gave me two thumbs up. This is one of the moments I liked the best, because there’s nothing better than helping out others. After that ended, I left. It was funny though, because I looked like Bono, black hoodie and all, leaving during WOWY. I missed MOS, which I heard had a mess up.

    It took me an hour to get home, due to traffic. Why on earth would U2 play at Gillete when Fenway Park was open for them to play? You figure it would U2’s time to play there too. Just because Bob Kraft donates to Bono’s charities shouldn’t mean that U2 had to pick a terrible venue. The sound at Gillete with the traffic just makes it a fans nightmare. I guess that’s why some of my experience was hampered.

    So what did the concert mean to me? Well, going in, I was kind of getting bored with U2. Afterwards, I didn’t know what to think of the band. I never actually figured that Bono would be THIS egotistical, but then again I should’ve expected it. Edge was on fire, rarely making any errors. Adam and Larry were great, too. The set was alright, but as my friend told me, “wow dude, your set sucked”. I did like some songs though. No Line, Still Haven’t Found, Unknown Caller, COBL, Vertigo, Crazy, Streets, and UV were my personal highlights. Exceptional songs in particular were No Line, COBL, Vertigo, Crazy, and Streets.
    U2 are still a band in one of the top 10 for me, but maybe they reached their prime. I'll give a listen to the booteg and see if it changes how I feel about the show.


    Sorry to hear your experience was tarnished by a couple of idiots behind you...sadly there's not much that can be done about that...

    With regards to your comment on the venue...there was no way they were going to play Fenway Park on this tour. First of all why would they play to 40,000 at Fenway when they can play to almost twice that amount at Gillete? Second they said they were only doing big football and soccer stadiums to get the full effect of the stage setup. U2 probably had no idea that traffic at the razor was so bad. I doubt they considered that when they planned the concert. Probably thinking more about the 30000 more people they can play to...and get to pay
  12. go GA next time Steve. Get close and be part of the gig. When seated you tend to 'observe' more than join in. I had hugely different experiences between GA and seats.
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