20th September Chicago - United Center

dsmith2904 · 09-09-2005, 12:40 PM

Please post all reviews of the September 20th show here.

cleazer · 09-21-2005, 06:16 AM

A fantastic show, as usual. There were more surprises tonight than you can shake a stick at.

At first I was pleasantly surprised by the openers, Dashboard Confessional. They seemed far easier to listen to than KOL, as they seem to have a friendlier sound. Unfortunately, I got pretty tired of them by the end, but hey, who cares.

You know, I've been to tons of U2 concerts, and I love the variety we got tonight, but their best songs are still, simply, the best.

Songs like Streets and Bad just take me to another planet, no matter how many times I've heard them. I know folks complain about the same songs night after night, but there's a darn good reason that U2 plays some of those same songs night after night.

Regarding the "new" songs I heard tonight, here are my comments:

Walk On: obviously, far from the best version I've ever heard of this song. Hopefully they'll try it again tomorrow night, and we'll see if it turns out better. The "lyrics search" was comedy genious. Is there a video of the lyric search on the web yet? Imagine some comedy routine where a guy keeps looking at papers and tossing them on the floor. That was Bono tonight. Hilarious.

Miss Sarajevo: Wow, that was awesome! The ending was incredible. Beautiful stuff. I've avoided all the Euro bootlegs so far, so tonight was the first time I heard it. Just wonderful.

Old Man River snippet: not terribly exciting, sorry to say. Also, that Dakota Hills or whatever snippet was kind of surprising too. What the heck was that?

Discotheque: It didn't seem quite as exciting as it did on previous tours. The entire crowd seemed quite uninterested in it too. I'd vote to drop it and bring back one of the far superior Achtung Baby songs (either Zoo Station, Mysterious Ways, or UTEOTW).

The First Time: Holy Flapjacks, this sounded awesome! When Yahweh was mysteriously played during the main set, I just figured we'd get Fast Cars or OOTS. Boy was I surprised when they went into this. Its one of my two favorite songs off of Zooropa, so I was just in Heaven! A great song, and Bono was actually working on some audience participation during it, so I have a feeling they'll be playing it again on this tour.

As for the rest...

-been to 5 concerts this year, and I'm still not very impressed with ABOY. I love all of U2's songs, but I really wouldn't mind if they dropped this one.

-never been a big fan of Yahweh either, but it really seemed good tonight. I was impressed with the light show that accompanied it, and I think it worked really well as part of the main set. I think I'd like to see U2 keep this in the main set instead of during the encore.

Why the heck am I still awake? The next show starts in just over 14 hours. I gotta get some sleep.

suz4u2 · 09-21-2005, 11:10 AM

Great show! My 2nd show this tour and going tonight as well! Had a blast and took a few great pics! Happily, I was able to sneak my camera in! Sitting behind the stage tonight in the 200s, but still can't wait to be there again even thought my whole body is sore from standing over 4 hours last night! I enjoyed Discoteque and all of the selections that they played! Great night!!!

swandiver · 09-21-2005, 11:27 AM

Reports this morning from my two sisters said it was a much better concert than the 5/9 -- said Bono's voice was better and he hit every note. Took two "non-believers" with them, one sister's SO, the other sister's son .. and they walked out a member of the U2 army.

I gave up my seat for this concert, but will be going to the Tampa one with my daughter. Got bad-daddy seats right next to the stage. Can NOT wait!

suz4u2 · 09-21-2005, 12:15 PM

Hope this works!!! A few pics from the Chicago show!

http://photobucket.com/albums/b206/suz4u2/

tom mcguire · 09-21-2005, 12:46 PM

Bono's voice was indeed in fine fettle.

Carek1230 · 09-22-2005, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by suz4u2
Hope this works!!! A few pics from the Chicago show!
http://photobucket.com/albums/b206/suz4u2/

The link worked, thanks for sharing. Great pics!

clarityat3am · 09-22-2005, 12:18 PM

I had a great time on both nights and since I really suck at reviews even when the shows kicks ass, I'll leave it with some pics I took! Most of them are so-so but a couple of them turned out well! Anyone know how to link Snapfish pics here?

Catlady · 09-22-2005, 01:57 PM

After these two shows, all I have to say is I can die now. Unbelievable. I was so happy I was practically catatonic when I came out of the UC last night...

princessducky · 09-22-2005, 04:32 PM

This show was by far the best one that I went too. I also went to the May 12th and the Sept 21st one. Love the energy as I had GA tickets and the setlist was great.

Actually by the encore time it kinda lost the energy to me.

Still, great show!

I would post my pics, but I can't!

Chizip · 09-22-2005, 08:57 PM

incredible show

msmarylynne · 09-22-2005, 09:18 PM

I went to the May 10th show and 9/20. I sat behind the stage on 9/20. What was the deal with the telepromter? Just about all the people in my group were baffled by it. This is just my opinion, so dont jump all over me, but I thought the forgeting the lyrics and singing off the paper was lame.
There were also a lot of bored people in the entire section where we sat.

**bonosloveslave** · 09-23-2005, 02:57 AM

I have no complaints about being front row center in the ellipse

See my journal for all the gory boring details...

KUEFC09U2 · 09-23-2005, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by msmarylynne
I went to the May 10th show and 9/20. I sat behind the stage on 9/20. What was the deal with the telepromter? Just about all the people in my group were baffled by it. This is just my opinion, so dont jump all over me, but I thought the forgeting the lyrics and singing off the paper was lame.
There were also a lot of bored people in the entire section where we sat.

yep because you were in all of there minds and knew they were bored, unless of course they just enjoy there music in a different way to you? people also classes the reading the lyrics of the paper as one of the funniest U2 moments of all time

kakvox · 09-24-2005, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by msmarylynne
I went to the May 10th show and 9/20. I sat behind the stage on 9/20. What was the deal with the telepromter? Just about all the people in my group were baffled by it. This is just my opinion, so dont jump all over me, but I thought the forgeting the lyrics and singing off the paper was lame.
There were also a lot of bored people in the entire section where we sat.

Sucks that you had to sit by such easily bored people. Maybe they should have been home watching tv or something?

09-09-2005, 12:40 PM	#1
dsmith2904 Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Premium Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Tempted to keep the car in drive Posts: 9,156 Local Time: 01:22 AM	20th September Chicago - United Center Please post all reviews of the September 20th show here. __________________ Don't you know it's gonna be alright?

09-21-2005, 12:15 PM	#5
suz4u2 The Fly Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 126 Local Time: 03:22 AM	Hope this works!!! A few pics from the Chicago show! http://photobucket.com/albums/b206/suz4u2/ Last edited by suz4u2; 09-21-2005 at 12:18 PM..

09-22-2005, 12:18 PM	#8
clarityat3am I Serve Larry's Stick Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: near Chicago Posts: 2,863 Local Time: 03:22 AM	I had a great time on both nights and since I really suck at reviews even when the shows kicks ass, I'll leave it with some pics I took! Most of them are so-so but a couple of them turned out well! Anyone know how to link Snapfish pics here? Last edited by clarityat3am; 09-22-2005 at 12:22 PM..

09-22-2005, 01:57 PM	#9
Catlady War Child Premium Gold Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 547 Local Time: 03:22 AM	After these two shows, all I have to say is I can die now. Unbelievable. I was so happy I was practically catatonic when I came out of the UC last night... __________________ 9.15.92; 9.18.92; 6.27.97; 5.12.01, 10.16.01; 5.7.05; 5.9.05; 5.10.05; 5.12.05; 9.20.05; 9.21.05; 9.25.05;12.10.05;12.9.06

09-23-2005, 02:57 AM	#13
bonosloveslave Offishul Kitteh Doctor Forum Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Taking care of kitties Posts: 9,563 Local Time: 04:22 AM	I have no complaints about being front row center in the ellipse See my journal for all the gory boring details... __________________ bonosloveslave [at] interference.com

09-21-2005, 06:16 AM	#2
cleazer New Yorker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,922 Local Time: 04:22 AM	A fantastic show, as usual. There were more surprises tonight than you can shake a stick at. At first I was pleasantly surprised by the openers, Dashboard Confessional. They seemed far easier to listen to than KOL, as they seem to have a friendlier sound. Unfortunately, I got pretty tired of them by the end, but hey, who cares. You know, I've been to tons of U2 concerts, and I love the variety we got tonight, but their best songs are still, simply, the best. Songs like Streets and Bad just take me to another planet, no matter how many times I've heard them. I know folks complain about the same songs night after night, but there's a darn good reason that U2 plays some of those same songs night after night. Regarding the "new" songs I heard tonight, here are my comments: Walk On: obviously, far from the best version I've ever heard of this song. Hopefully they'll try it again tomorrow night, and we'll see if it turns out better. The "lyrics search" was comedy genious. Is there a video of the lyric search on the web yet? Imagine some comedy routine where a guy keeps looking at papers and tossing them on the floor. That was Bono tonight. Hilarious. Miss Sarajevo: Wow, that was awesome! The ending was incredible. Beautiful stuff. I've avoided all the Euro bootlegs so far, so tonight was the first time I heard it. Just wonderful. Old Man River snippet: not terribly exciting, sorry to say. Also, that Dakota Hills or whatever snippet was kind of surprising too. What the heck was that? Discotheque: It didn't seem quite as exciting as it did on previous tours. The entire crowd seemed quite uninterested in it too. I'd vote to drop it and bring back one of the far superior Achtung Baby songs (either Zoo Station, Mysterious Ways, or UTEOTW). The First Time: Holy Flapjacks, this sounded awesome! When Yahweh was mysteriously played during the main set, I just figured we'd get Fast Cars or OOTS. Boy was I surprised when they went into this. Its one of my two favorite songs off of Zooropa, so I was just in Heaven! A great song, and Bono was actually working on some audience participation during it, so I have a feeling they'll be playing it again on this tour. As for the rest... -been to 5 concerts this year, and I'm still not very impressed with ABOY. I love all of U2's songs, but I really wouldn't mind if they dropped this one. -never been a big fan of Yahweh either, but it really seemed good tonight. I was impressed with the light show that accompanied it, and I think it worked really well as part of the main set. I think I'd like to see U2 keep this in the main set instead of during the encore. Why the heck am I still awake? The next show starts in just over 14 hours. I gotta get some sleep.

09-21-2005, 11:10 AM	#3
suz4u2 The Fly Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 126 Local Time: 03:22 AM	Great show! My 2nd show this tour and going tonight as well! Had a blast and took a few great pics! Happily, I was able to sneak my camera in! Sitting behind the stage tonight in the 200s, but still can't wait to be there again even thought my whole body is sore from standing over 4 hours last night! I enjoyed Discoteque and all of the selections that they played! Great night!!!

09-21-2005, 11:27 AM	#4
swandiver War Child Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Dude Abides Posts: 843 Local Time: 04:22 AM Images: 11	Reports this morning from my two sisters said it was a much better concert than the 5/9 -- said Bono's voice was better and he hit every note. Took two "non-believers" with them, one sister's SO, the other sister's son .. and they walked out a member of the U2 army. I gave up my seat for this concert, but will be going to the Tampa one with my daughter. Got bad-daddy seats right next to the stage. Can NOT wait!

09-21-2005, 12:46 PM	#6
tom mcguire Babyface Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2 Local Time: 09:22 AM	Bono's voice was indeed in fine fettle.

09-22-2005, 04:32 PM	#10
princessducky The Fly Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 39 Local Time: 03:22 AM	This show was by far the best one that I went too. I also went to the May 12th and the Sept 21st one. Love the energy as I had GA tickets and the setlist was great. Actually by the encore time it kinda lost the energy to me. Still, great show! I would post my pics, but I can't!

09-22-2005, 08:57 PM	#11
Chizip Blue Crack Addict Join Date: May 2001 Location: love not hate Posts: 17,471 Local Time: 01:22 AM Images: 47	incredible show

09-22-2005, 09:18 PM	#12
msmarylynne The Fly Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 109 Local Time: 09:22 AM	I went to the May 10th show and 9/20. I sat behind the stage on 9/20. What was the deal with the telepromter? Just about all the people in my group were baffled by it. This is just my opinion, so dont jump all over me, but I thought the forgeting the lyrics and singing off the paper was lame. There were also a lot of bored people in the entire section where we sat.

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