Your most exciting tour moments - Page 3

ruffian · 03-11-2006, 05:36 PM

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Originally posted by nurse chrissi
loads of great moments but one of my favorites thus far would have to be standing in the ellipse at the rail with 4 other very cool members of interference (you all know who you are). Being able to experience the show so close to the band with people who are just as big of fans as you are is one of the best experiences of the tour

a close second - at a the night before a show with a bunch of interference people - some of the crew are there as well - the video for Sunday Bloody Sunday come on the screens and the whole place goes just a little bit quite - then you start hearing some snickering and one of the crew members (in an Irish accent) saying quite loudly "what a bunch of bloody idiots" -with love of course

ruffian · 03-11-2006, 05:39 PM

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Originally posted by bonoishot
So many good things about the tour

*seeing my 1st U2 show at Manchester and being front rail, then getting front rail again the 2nd night

*Meeting some of my friends off here and meeting more interferencers along the way

*Travelling to Toronto and Chicago in September to see the band (and my friends)

*Meeting Edge on the day of my 22nd birthday in Chicago (21st September)

*Seeing The Electric Co, Whos Gonna Ride YOur Wild Horses, Fast Cars, 40, Bad and Discotheque the 2 times they played it

*Being stood feet away from Bono and Larry (though sadly not meeting them properly)

*Getting in the ellipse 4 out of 5 times for the Toronto, Chicago and Boston shows and being front rail on the outside rail of the ellipse the time i didnt scan in

*Going to Boston in December to see them (and friends) and all the meals out/drinks i had with friends on tour

So much fun, thanks to U2 and all the people who helped make my 2005 so great

Jemma, you and all the other Plebans are all part of my incredible memories of 2005 (along with about 3/4 of the people posting in this thread!). So great to hear everyone recounting these favorite moments. What an uplifting thread

bonoishot · 03-11-2006, 07:34 PM

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Originally posted by ruffian

Jemma, you and all the other Plebans are all part of my incredible memories of 2005 (along with about 3/4 of the people posting in this thread!). So great to hear everyone recounting these favorite moments. What an uplifting thread

Ruff

you're part of mine aswell with the pleban gang

hopefully see you in June

and you're right its an uplifting thread

aislinn · 03-11-2006, 07:42 PM

Great thread! I've really enjoyed reading everyone's posts.

Here are my happy tour memories:

--flying out to Phoenix, a place I'd never visited before, and falling in love with the desert

--while in Phoenix, getting to meet a U2 online friend in person for the first time

--also in Phoenix, getting to see/hear Bad and a snippet of In God's Country

--My first GA experience ever in Chicago; got to meet some really great people while in line

--Getting Bono's autograph and seeing him up close on his birthday

--Traveling to Vegas for the first time in my life; seeing In a Little While with Brandon Flowers and One with Mary J. Blige was amazing.

--GA again in St. Louis; getting to meet another online U2 friend in person for the first time; waiting outside in the rain and then cool weather all day--so worth it! And getting a reaction from both Bono and Adam for our sign--and then meeting Joe O'Herlihy after the show.

Such happy memories. What a great year this has been for U2 fans!

clifedge · 03-20-2006, 10:20 PM

Meeting Bono before soundcheck in Atlanta on 11.19

Chrisedge · 06-12-2006, 05:51 PM

Waiting all day outside the Los Angeles Sports Arena on the chance we might get in to the final dress rehearsal....

Getting in

Seeing the "official" opening night 2 nights later.

cdparky · 06-13-2006, 06:58 AM

- queueing all day for London in searing heat and then being within a few rows of the stage. Never been so close before.
- 2 nights in Dublin
- travelling to the US, meeting some great people
- getting in to the ellipse in Boston & MSG
- getting utterly wasted in a bar playing nothing but U2 in NY after the Saturday MSG show

Generally just the whole excitement of following the tour all over the place, roll on the next chance to do this.

YBORCITYOBL · 06-13-2006, 07:19 AM

By the looks of the posts this thread is just about Vertigo Tour...

- seeing the Band arrive in December in Boston

- getting into the ellipse at the last show I attended (Hartford)

- hearing Arcade Fire's Wake Up before every show

- Boston's third encore

- actually hearing the Band play An Cat Dubh/Into the Heart again after so many years

- seeing Edge rip a massive solo in Pride in Hartford and seeing the reactions of Bono and Adam to it.

- seeing Edge go off in his solo during Electric Co.

- Bono chasing Edge around the Ellipse

There were so many more - meeting a bunch of great people at the shows. This gets me so excited for the next tour and i hope to meet some Interlanders.

**Bonochick** · 06-13-2006, 10:19 AM

When Bono launched into "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"...my favorite song of all-time...while standing less than 10 feet from me. That was just so incredibly wonderful.

the edges plec · 06-23-2006, 07:21 AM

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Originally posted by lisa2004
1 - Hearing them soundcheck "I Will Follow" outside Manc 1.

2 - When the music to WOWY kicked in at Manc 1

3 - Meeting Bono in London

4 - Meeting Adam in Manchester

And just the whole GA experience in Manc - everyone at the front of gate Y were so so nice and I think loved the fact that 3 U2 tour virgins were going crazy and getting more and more excited as time wore on!!!!!!

Agree to all of that except 3+4 you where lucky there,i would also like to add getting the wrist bands when at times we thought every other entrance was getting let in and we where going to miss out.
Roll on the next tour!!!!!!

Dismantled · 08-06-2006, 01:48 PM

Meeting Bono last May
Being lucky enough to stand in front of Adam and meet in the ellipse, Montreal

My first show in 2001 in Albany

Streets was on fire

so exciting!

dsmith2904 · 08-07-2006, 04:25 PM

Opening night, the whole thing.

Seeing the first Anaheim show when U2 totally changed the opening and turning to my friend and saying, "Oh my God" a few thousand times at how gutsy and awesome U2 is.

Meeting Edge and Adam in Los Angeles and getting to tell both of them how blown away I was by the show.

Meeting Steve Lillywhite and developing a total crush on him (he's adorably fab).

Getting a set list on Nov. 1 in LA. That whole show was tops--great seats, great performances, singing "Happy Birthday" to Larry, etc.

Being totally giddy passing the binoculars between my friends from our rear-view seats in Vegas.

Finally hearing "Original of the Species" in New York in November and being brought nearly to tears by how much more beautiful that song is live. And "Instant Karma" featuring Patti Smith closing off the show, that rocked.

4U2Play · 08-11-2006, 08:05 PM

What a great thread.

1. Mexico City 1 - As "Wake Up" played over the PA, the guys came down this big ramp behind the stage... the 75,000 fanatical U2 fans in the crowd could see them, and erupted into this huge, loud roar that caused the guys to stop dead in their tracks, startled at the noise, and wave to us before continuing down to the stage.... absolutely electric.

2. Getting scanned into the Ellipse for the first time at San Jose 1. I jumped up and down like a psycho, shouting, "YEAH!!" like I'd just won the real lottery. I think winning the real lottery would be less exciting, actually.

3. Travelling to Las Vegas and witnessing the best show of Leg 3, Vegas 2 with Flowers and Blige. It was the only non-GA show I saw, but we sat only 8 rows from Adam and got to see the amazing light show in its full glory for the first time.

4. Being the numbers man at the Portland GA and meeting so many cool U2 fans from all over the world. It was so damned cold and miserable that day that most of us were as happy to get inside to warm up as we were to see the final gig of the year. The ordeal only served to create a massive bonding experience for everyone who was inside the Ellipse and near the rail of the GA that night, making the show feel like a family gathering.

5. Edge's solo at the end of LAPOE, the musical highlight of the tour for me. Combine that with Bono's manic drumming at the end, then Larry kicking in with the start of SBS, and we had one of the great rock 'n roll moments of the past 50 years.

6. Watching Bono dance with Alli and Iris at the two San Jose shows during MY. Iris especially brought the house down... I've never seen anyone dance as good as her at a U2 show, not even Edge's wife.

7. Oakland 2's great setlist, with IWF and Gloria back-to-back, then an enthusiastic version of Fast Cars (with Courtney on tambourine) and Bad at the end. Very underrated show.

8. The "Thank You" sign fan-action at Portland (thank you Miroslava and Miriam!), then the Thank You t-shirt action by U2's crew, standing around the Ellipse. It was great to see the show come to a halt for awhile, the guys were truly pleased.

9. Bono emerging onto the tip of the Ellipse, as COBL opens, confetti rains down on us, and the fans go wild. After waiting in line all day to get in, the feeling I had during those moments made everything worth it.

10. Hearing OOTS for the first time at San Jose 2. They hadn't practiced it very much, you could tell, but it was so unexpected and heartfelt. I'll never forget Adam's look of happiness and surprise when they finished, he looked at Edge and said, "Wow!".

11. Meeting Bono before the San Jose 1 show. He was so cool and friendly, he stayed for 20 minutes and signed autographs for everyone, chatting away and posing for photos. I don't think Jagger or McCartney or anyone else that big does things like that.

Thank God I'm a U2 fan.

shaynar · 08-31-2006, 09:02 PM

-seeing an opening show in San Diego and not knowing what was gonna happen.

-Sleeping in GA line, meeting amazing people and getting into the ellipse with them!

-getting pulled up on stage to dance with Bono

-getting Edge's pick

-Arcade Fire on stage with U2

-seeing the shopping carts instead of the achtung baby ... DISCOTHEQUE!!!!!!

-meeting amazing people along the way!

pepokiss · 09-02-2006, 04:22 PM

- seeing U2 in MY COUNTRY LIVE again,, after 8 f***ing years...

- practicaly not sleeping and get ona bus to go to Argentina, ALONE, and even there, not sleeping on a bed until wednesday since sunday

- spending almost 3/4 over of the real price ona ticket that got me to: watch Bono sneaking for COBL, AND touch his shoulder; stare and stare and stare a beautiful girl that I had no chances fo meeting (but we talk on MSN now

); and SEE LIVE FAST CARS AND LOVE IS BLINDNESS

- having THE BEST week of my life

- making me spend money on loterry to go to hawaii

06-13-2006, 07:19 AM	#38
YBORCITYOBL New Yorker Premium Gold Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: on a crowded island in a busy intersection Posts: 2,654 Local Time: 06:39 AM	By the looks of the posts this thread is just about Vertigo Tour... - seeing the Band arrive in December in Boston - getting into the ellipse at the last show I attended (Hartford) - hearing Arcade Fire's Wake Up before every show - Boston's third encore - actually hearing the Band play An Cat Dubh/Into the Heart again after so many years - seeing Edge rip a massive solo in Pride in Hartford and seeing the reactions of Bono and Adam to it. - seeing Edge go off in his solo during Electric Co. - Bono chasing Edge around the Ellipse There were so many more - meeting a bunch of great people at the shows. This gets me so excited for the next tour and i hope to meet some Interlanders. __________________ *1/20/2009* The End of an ERROR!

06-13-2006, 10:19 AM	#39
Bonochick Halloweenhead Forum Moderator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Cherry Lane Posts: 39,891 Local Time: 06:39 AM	When Bono launched into "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"...my favorite song of all-time...while standing less than 10 feet from me. That was just so incredibly wonderful. __________________ "Will he jump out of the internet and punch her face?" Bonochick [at] interference.com

08-07-2006, 04:25 PM	#42
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: 03:39 AM	Opening night, the whole thing. Seeing the first Anaheim show when U2 totally changed the opening and turning to my friend and saying, "Oh my God" a few thousand times at how gutsy and awesome U2 is. Meeting Edge and Adam in Los Angeles and getting to tell both of them how blown away I was by the show. Meeting Steve Lillywhite and developing a total crush on him (he's adorably fab). Getting a set list on Nov. 1 in LA. That whole show was tops--great seats, great performances, singing "Happy Birthday" to Larry, etc. Being totally giddy passing the binoculars between my friends from our rear-view seats in Vegas. Finally hearing "Original of the Species" in New York in November and being brought nearly to tears by how much more beautiful that song is live. And "Instant Karma" featuring Patti Smith closing off the show, that rocked. __________________ Don't you know it's gonna be alright?

08-11-2006, 08:05 PM	#43
4U2Play War Child Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: California Posts: 769 Local Time: 03:39 AM	What a great thread. 1. Mexico City 1 - As "Wake Up" played over the PA, the guys came down this big ramp behind the stage... the 75,000 fanatical U2 fans in the crowd could see them, and erupted into this huge, loud roar that caused the guys to stop dead in their tracks, startled at the noise, and wave to us before continuing down to the stage.... absolutely electric. 2. Getting scanned into the Ellipse for the first time at San Jose 1. I jumped up and down like a psycho, shouting, "YEAH!!" like I'd just won the real lottery. I think winning the real lottery would be less exciting, actually. 3. Travelling to Las Vegas and witnessing the best show of Leg 3, Vegas 2 with Flowers and Blige. It was the only non-GA show I saw, but we sat only 8 rows from Adam and got to see the amazing light show in its full glory for the first time. 4. Being the numbers man at the Portland GA and meeting so many cool U2 fans from all over the world. It was so damned cold and miserable that day that most of us were as happy to get inside to warm up as we were to see the final gig of the year. The ordeal only served to create a massive bonding experience for everyone who was inside the Ellipse and near the rail of the GA that night, making the show feel like a family gathering. 5. Edge's solo at the end of LAPOE, the musical highlight of the tour for me. Combine that with Bono's manic drumming at the end, then Larry kicking in with the start of SBS, and we had one of the great rock 'n roll moments of the past 50 years. 6. Watching Bono dance with Alli and Iris at the two San Jose shows during MY. Iris especially brought the house down... I've never seen anyone dance as good as her at a U2 show, not even Edge's wife. 7. Oakland 2's great setlist, with IWF and Gloria back-to-back, then an enthusiastic version of Fast Cars (with Courtney on tambourine) and Bad at the end. Very underrated show. 8. The "Thank You" sign fan-action at Portland (thank you Miroslava and Miriam!), then the Thank You t-shirt action by U2's crew, standing around the Ellipse. It was great to see the show come to a halt for awhile, the guys were truly pleased. 9. Bono emerging onto the tip of the Ellipse, as COBL opens, confetti rains down on us, and the fans go wild. After waiting in line all day to get in, the feeling I had during those moments made everything worth it. 10. Hearing OOTS for the first time at San Jose 2. They hadn't practiced it very much, you could tell, but it was so unexpected and heartfelt. I'll never forget Adam's look of happiness and surprise when they finished, he looked at Edge and said, "Wow!". 11. Meeting Bono before the San Jose 1 show. He was so cool and friendly, he stayed for 20 minutes and signed autographs for everyone, chatting away and posing for photos. I don't think Jagger or McCartney or anyone else that big does things like that. Thank God I'm a U2 fan. Last edited by 4U2Play; 08-11-2006 at 08:13 PM..

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03-11-2006, 07:42 PM	#34
aislinn Acrobat Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 328 Local Time: 06:39 AM	Great thread! I've really enjoyed reading everyone's posts. Here are my happy tour memories: --flying out to Phoenix, a place I'd never visited before, and falling in love with the desert --while in Phoenix, getting to meet a U2 online friend in person for the first time --also in Phoenix, getting to see/hear Bad and a snippet of In God's Country --My first GA experience ever in Chicago; got to meet some really great people while in line --Getting Bono's autograph and seeing him up close on his birthday --Traveling to Vegas for the first time in my life; seeing In a Little While with Brandon Flowers and One with Mary J. Blige was amazing. --GA again in St. Louis; getting to meet another online U2 friend in person for the first time; waiting outside in the rain and then cool weather all day--so worth it! And getting a reaction from both Bono and Adam for our sign--and then meeting Joe O'Herlihy after the show. Such happy memories. What a great year this has been for U2 fans!

03-20-2006, 10:20 PM	#35
clifedge War Child Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 862 Local Time: 06:39 AM	Meeting Bono before soundcheck in Atlanta on 11.19

06-12-2006, 05:51 PM	#36
Chrisedge Fan & Taper Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,241 Local Time: 03:39 AM Images: 5	Waiting all day outside the Los Angeles Sports Arena on the chance we might get in to the final dress rehearsal.... Getting in Seeing the "official" opening night 2 nights later.

06-13-2006, 06:58 AM	#37
cdparky The Fly Premium Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 235 Local Time: 11:39 AM	- queueing all day for London in searing heat and then being within a few rows of the stage. Never been so close before. - 2 nights in Dublin - travelling to the US, meeting some great people - getting in to the ellipse in Boston & MSG - getting utterly wasted in a bar playing nothing but U2 in NY after the Saturday MSG show Generally just the whole excitement of following the tour all over the place, roll on the next chance to do this.

08-06-2006, 01:48 PM	#41
Dismantled Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Vermont Posts: 21,310 Local Time: 06:39 AM	Meeting Bono last May Being lucky enough to stand in front of Adam and meet in the ellipse, Montreal My first show in 2001 in Albany Streets was on fire so exciting!

08-31-2006, 09:02 PM	#44
shaynar Acrobat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: taking a walk with my sister the moon Posts: 479 Local Time: 07:39 AM Images: 1	-seeing an opening show in San Diego and not knowing what was gonna happen. -Sleeping in GA line, meeting amazing people and getting into the ellipse with them! -getting pulled up on stage to dance with Bono -getting Edge's pick -Arcade Fire on stage with U2 -seeing the shopping carts instead of the achtung baby ... DISCOTHEQUE!!!!!! -meeting amazing people along the way!

09-02-2006, 04:22 PM	#45
pepokiss Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chile Posts: 5,981 Local Time: 08:39 AM	- seeing U2 in MY COUNTRY LIVE again,, after 8 f***ing years... - practicaly not sleeping and get ona bus to go to Argentina, ALONE, and even there, not sleeping on a bed until wednesday since sunday - spending almost 3/4 over of the real price ona ticket that got me to: watch Bono sneaking for COBL, AND touch his shoulder; stare and stare and stare a beautiful girl that I had no chances fo meeting (but we talk on MSN now ); and SEE LIVE FAST CARS AND LOVE IS BLINDNESS - having THE BEST week of my life - making me spend money on loterry to go to hawaii