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Originally posted by MattG:So I had my audition last night...

Rolled in, and the drummer set up his gear for about a half hour while I soundchecked through my board and set levels on my amp. When all was said and done, we were still waiting on the other band members, so he suggested we goof around on the intro of Streets, just to make it go as smoothly as possible when the other guys got there.

Ended up ripping through the entire song, pretty much flawless on the first time through. We were honestly both shocked!

So the other guys show up - their Bono is HILARIOUS (named John, so everyone at rehearsal jokingly calls him Johno) and a lot of fun to be around. We go through the setlist and gelled so well. Everything was just falling perfectly into place, to the point where I was even calling out random songs from behind my board and we would launch right into them. Here's the setlist we ended up playing:

Until the End of the World
Mysterious Ways
Stuck in a Moment
Vertigo
Where the Streets Have No Name
Desire
Angel of Harlem
Elevation

By the end of Elevation, Johno and I were playing off each other, very similar to how Bono and Edge have chemistry on stage. Smiles all around, LOT of fun was had.

Got a call about an hour later, and I'm in Gotta learn something like 35 songs over the next several weeks, as my first gig will be August 8 (coincidentally the real Edge's birthday). Can't wait to be keeping you guys posted on everything!!

Originally posted by MattG:So I had my audition last night...

Rolled in, and the drummer set up his gear for about a half hour while I soundchecked through my board and set levels on my amp. When all was said and done, we were still waiting on the other band members, so he suggested we goof around on the intro of Streets, just to make it go as smoothly as possible when the other guys got there.

Ended up ripping through the entire song, pretty much flawless on the first time through. We were honestly both shocked!

So the other guys show up - their Bono is HILARIOUS (named John, so everyone at rehearsal jokingly calls him Johno) and a lot of fun to be around. We go through the setlist and gelled so well. Everything was just falling perfectly into place, to the point where I was even calling out random songs from behind my board and we would launch right into them. Here's the setlist we ended up playing:

Until the End of the World
Mysterious Ways
Stuck in a Moment
Vertigo
Where the Streets Have No Name
Desire
Angel of Harlem
Elevation

By the end of Elevation, Johno and I were playing off each other, very similar to how Bono and Edge have chemistry on stage. Smiles all around, LOT of fun was had.

Got a call about an hour later, and I'm in Gotta learn something like 35 songs over the next several weeks, as my first gig will be August 8 (coincidentally the real Edge's birthday). Can't wait to be keeping you guys posted on everything!!

Originally posted by cesar_garza01:[..]
Great! Congratulations Matt! If you ever play in Indianapolis, let me know.

Originally posted by MattG:So I had my audition last night...

Rolled in, and the drummer set up his gear for about a half hour while I soundchecked through my board and set levels on my amp. When all was said and done, we were still waiting on the other band members, so he suggested we goof around on the intro of Streets, just to make it go as smoothly as possible when the other guys got there.

Ended up ripping through the entire song, pretty much flawless on the first time through. We were honestly both shocked!

So the other guys show up - their Bono is HILARIOUS (named John, so everyone at rehearsal jokingly calls him Johno) and a lot of fun to be around. We go through the setlist and gelled so well. Everything was just falling perfectly into place, to the point where I was even calling out random songs from behind my board and we would launch right into them. Here's the setlist we ended up playing:

Until the End of the World
Mysterious Ways
Stuck in a Moment
Vertigo
Where the Streets Have No Name
Desire
Angel of Harlem
Elevation

By the end of Elevation, Johno and I were playing off each other, very similar to how Bono and Edge have chemistry on stage. Smiles all around, LOT of fun was had.

Got a call about an hour later, and I'm in Gotta learn something like 35 songs over the next several weeks, as my first gig will be August 8 (coincidentally the real Edge's birthday). Can't wait to be keeping you guys posted on everything!!