Your most exciting tour moments - Page 4

Carek1230 · 09-03-2006, 02:49 AM

Wow! I just stumbled upon this thread. I have SO many memories.....

~Opening show SD1, my 1st U2 show Live shared in great seats near the floor with my sister (also HER 1st U2 live show)

~All the great Interferencers I've met and come to know online

and the fun setlist parties!

~Scanning into the elipse in Vegas & catching confetti as it fell during COBL, that song takes me right back to the moment of each show I saw this tour, I LOVE that song!

~Watching each of the members of U2 right in front of us on the ramp from inside the elipse...we could reach out and almost touch them!

~Bono singing SYCMIOYO in front of us which brought tears to our eyes (my sister's and mine).

~Seats behind the stage at Vegas2 really weren't bad at all!

~Everything about the last show in Portland, but especially the reaction from the band, especially Bono at the Thank You signs. It was worth all the photocopying, hauling them in my luggage and passing them out!

And now.....I am anticipating Hawaii's show which I know will hold many more very dear memories. Again GA.

It's all been worth the time I've taken off work, the money I've run up on credit cards, emptied savings account and loans to have seen the shows I was lucky enough to see this tour!

It's not over.

U2 Rocks

dandan87 · 11-12-2006, 08:15 PM

-Seeing the stage thru the stadium entrances and dying of excitement
-Seeing U2 for the first time in SYDNEY AUSTRALIA from shitty nosebleed seats but time of my life anyways!
-Lining up for 15 hours outside telstra stadium making friends with the fellow obsessed u2 maniacs!
-Front row spot in the ellipse to make up for my shitty seats the nite before!!!!!
-bono blowing a kiss in my direction
-screaming "we love you bono" wen he was doing his dramatic blindfolded scene and having him TURN TOWARDS MY DIRECTION WOOOO HOOOOOO

$200....15 HOURS IN THE SUN....front row at u2....WORTH IT!

hewey · 11-13-2006, 01:34 AM

* Entire first concert the other night. Nothing else like it in the world.
* Making Larry smile within the first song! For ages!
* Having Bono stick out his chest toward me and my friends in a "hero" pose on the walkway.
* Playing poker and soccer, having geography and history lessons in the world of U2, and joining in on massive sing-a-longs with my fellow U2-obssessees for over a day in the sun. Not fun losing $15 in blackjack, but hey, the things you endure to see the boys...
* Kind of heartwrenching, but the guy next to me crying while he sang during Sunday Bloody Sunday. His best mate died in the Bali Bombings (Bono dedicated the song to the victims) and the mate's favourite song was Bloody Sunday.

Hokusai · 11-14-2006, 09:02 PM

playing pool at the Brisbane PopMart aftershow party with the drummer from Sidewinder against........
Larry Mullen Jr!

It is two all and I want a final decider!

I'll be hunting Larry down for one last game!

Outsider · 11-15-2006, 02:36 AM

- Actually getting the November tickets for my FIRST U2 show after all 4 LA shows in the spring sold out and missing the elevation tour due to MONEY

-Getting to my "row 11" side view seat and FREAKING out when I discovered it was actually row 3 ...right by Adam and Larry at the Staples center in LA last November

- Adam smiling and nodding at me when most around me were sitting down (briefly)

- my jaw hanging open and unable to sing along for like 30 minutes. I was in awe and shock

I can't wait for Honolulu! my first GA. I can't afford it but hell, we only live once :-D

muneno kodoo · 11-15-2006, 08:09 AM

The first time I got Bono eye contact

I was terrified, in lust, and most of all spellbound in a way I can only hope someone else will some day match.

The man just looks straight into your soul...

Another U2 nut! · 11-24-2006, 10:09 PM

-Being right down the front for Brisbane Vertigo-waited 8 hours in the Aussie sun, but it was so worth it!

-And then...during SYCMIOYO Bono stopped on the runway and stared straight into my eyes, this drawn out, intense look full of pathos and thought...we locked eyes, and I saw him not at that moment as a rock star, but as a deep man who was hurting for a lost loved one. I smiled at him encouragingly, thinking of how I felt when my late uncle shuffled off the mortal coil...then Bono moved on, and all the girls around me started screaming to me, OMG HE STARED RIGHT AT YOU FOR AGES! HE SO LOOKED AT YOU!

-After the show my friend saying, "That was so weird the way Bono looked at you..."

-Getting dragged into my boss's office that Friday with him accusing me of fraud (for getting 2 days' sick pay) and going AWOL for the concert, and shirking my responsibilities (even though I had that 2 days' worth of work done before I left) and telling him I didn't ask for sick pay, his admin just gave it to me when I said I wouldn't be in for two days. What I didn't tell him was that I regretted nothing, and I'd do it again in a flash!

-Getting blistering sunburn that I'm still peeling from, and tan lines all for the cause of BONO!

Another U2 nut! · 11-24-2006, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by muneno kodoo
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The man just looks straight into your soul...

Yes, that's how I felt too. It's like a mental/emotional connection, those keen blue eyes burned into my mind forever!

phil campbell · 11-26-2006, 02:46 PM

meeting bono outside the pepsi center in denver on 4/21/05.another fan caught my handshake w/bono,took a pic and posted it on this web site (as well as others).now i am frozen in cyberspace w/ the b-man

neilm · 11-28-2006, 07:15 PM

Lots of things, but definately meeting all four members of the band, shaking hands, having a few words and possessing the autographs in my U2 by U2 book, lots of pics and video footage to keep from that particular day.

They say you should never meet your idols because you might end up disappointed. That statement couldn't be any further from the truth on this occasion.

Thanks U2.

phil campbell · 11-29-2006, 02:23 AM

neilm, you hit it right on the head!!!!

Effanbee · 11-29-2006, 10:53 PM

neilm, you're so right when it comes to U2!

I love this thread. So many of us from all over the world sharing our thoughts.

Making new friends from different countries in the queues and at the second Auckland concert.

Bono, right in front of us after singing Sometimes, I cried for him.

Edge, Mysterious Ways, again right in front of us and winking and smiling at my daughter.

One Tree Hill, so very special for us in New Zealand, thank you so much U2.

Spending time with Larry on an Auckland street at 1.00 am. Finding out he has a wicked sense of humour!

The whole band giving us autographs the day after the last show, when we thought they'd already left for Japan. Bono's soft, musical voice. Edge blushing when my daughter kissed him (she's only 15!). Adam the gentleman, taking his time to talk to everyone. Larry remembering us, smiling and laughing!

The best of times.

mandy1973 · 12-01-2006, 07:16 AM

Oh gosh...what beautiful posts all of you!! Unfortunately i've never had the fortune of meeting any of U2...never in the right place at the right time (story of my life LOL). Neither have i had that front row eye contact with a band member which must just be SO special. But anyhow...my most exciting moments...

1. The MASSIVE adrenaline rush as COBL started, and the huge rush of emotion as I (and everyone around me) screamed out 'OH YOU LOOK SO BEAUTIFUL!!!' It was exactly 13 years to the day since I'd seen U2, and I swear 13 years worth of anticipation, longing and dreaming came pouting out of me at that moment!!

2. Being only a couple of feet from Bono as he sang Miss Sarajevo, a song I was certain i would never hear live. Trying to take in every moment, every emotion etched on Bonos face, and completely losing my mind as he sang the opera part...just beautiful.

3. Crying like a baby during Kite. I knew the setlist...I knew what was coming...yet the sheer beauty of that song (always my fav off ATYCLB) just blew me away. Again only feet away from Bono, but knowing somewhere in the back of my mind that I may never ever again have the chance to be so close to the man who i have idolised for the past 18 years of my life.

I always felt an amazing emotional connection listening to U2's music, and had gotten emotional at both the shows I'd seen previously, but this time round something was different, perhaps being older, and reflecting on life, seeing paralells between the songs and my life...I don't know...but I doubt if I'll ever feel as connected as I did that night.

sorry for the rambling....

Cassandra · 12-06-2006, 09:25 PM

-MSG 5/21 seeing the band in concert for the 1st time

-MSG 10/14 shaking Edge's hand and giving him the 1st caption book

-MSG 11/22 seeing U2 play with one of their musical idols Patti Smith on stage

BonosLil'Pal94 · 12-11-2006, 09:10 PM

- My first U2 show in LA in November, being front row Adam's side in GA...amazing

-Getting on stage for SBS in Hawaii

09-03-2006, 02:49 AM	#46
Carek1230 Playing Grandma with Noah Premium Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The best vitamin for making friends...B1 Posts: 50,633 Local Time: 02:42 AM	Wow! I just stumbled upon this thread. I have SO many memories..... ~Opening show SD1, my 1st U2 show Live shared in great seats near the floor with my sister (also HER 1st U2 live show) ~All the great Interferencers I've met and come to know online and the fun setlist parties! ~Scanning into the elipse in Vegas & catching confetti as it fell during COBL, that song takes me right back to the moment of each show I saw this tour, I LOVE that song! ~Watching each of the members of U2 right in front of us on the ramp from inside the elipse...we could reach out and almost touch them! ~Bono singing SYCMIOYO in front of us which brought tears to our eyes (my sister's and mine). ~Seats behind the stage at Vegas2 really weren't bad at all! ~Everything about the last show in Portland, but especially the reaction from the band, especially Bono at the Thank You signs. It was worth all the photocopying, hauling them in my luggage and passing them out! And now.....I am anticipating Hawaii's show which I know will hold many more very dear memories. Again GA. It's all been worth the time I've taken off work, the money I've run up on credit cards, emptied savings account and loans to have seen the shows I was lucky enough to see this tour! It's not over. U2 Rocks __________________

11-13-2006, 01:34 AM	#48
hewey Babyface Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Newcastle, Australia Posts: 9 Local Time: 08:42 PM	* Entire first concert the other night. Nothing else like it in the world. * Making Larry smile within the first song! For ages! * Having Bono stick out his chest toward me and my friends in a "hero" pose on the walkway. * Playing poker and soccer, having geography and history lessons in the world of U2, and joining in on massive sing-a-longs with my fellow U2-obssessees for over a day in the sun. Not fun losing $15 in blackjack, but hey, the things you endure to see the boys... * Kind of heartwrenching, but the guy next to me crying while he sang during Sunday Bloody Sunday. His best mate died in the Bali Bombings (Bono dedicated the song to the victims) and the mate's favourite song was Bloody Sunday. Last edited by hewey; 11-13-2006 at 01:45 AM..

12-01-2006, 07:16 AM	#58
mandy1973 Feeling Good... Premium Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Far away...this ship is taking me far away Posts: 2,422 Local Time: 09:12 PM	Oh gosh...what beautiful posts all of you!! Unfortunately i've never had the fortune of meeting any of U2...never in the right place at the right time (story of my life LOL). Neither have i had that front row eye contact with a band member which must just be SO special. But anyhow...my most exciting moments... 1. The MASSIVE adrenaline rush as COBL started, and the huge rush of emotion as I (and everyone around me) screamed out 'OH YOU LOOK SO BEAUTIFUL!!!' It was exactly 13 years to the day since I'd seen U2, and I swear 13 years worth of anticipation, longing and dreaming came pouting out of me at that moment!! 2. Being only a couple of feet from Bono as he sang Miss Sarajevo, a song I was certain i would never hear live. Trying to take in every moment, every emotion etched on Bonos face, and completely losing my mind as he sang the opera part...just beautiful. 3. Crying like a baby during Kite. I knew the setlist...I knew what was coming...yet the sheer beauty of that song (always my fav off ATYCLB) just blew me away. Again only feet away from Bono, but knowing somewhere in the back of my mind that I may never ever again have the chance to be so close to the man who i have idolised for the past 18 years of my life. I always felt an amazing emotional connection listening to U2's music, and had gotten emotional at both the shows I'd seen previously, but this time round something was different, perhaps being older, and reflecting on life, seeing paralells between the songs and my life...I don't know...but I doubt if I'll ever feel as connected as I did that night. sorry for the rambling.... __________________

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11-12-2006, 08:15 PM	#47
dandan87 Babyface Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 3 Local Time: 08:42 PM	-Seeing the stage thru the stadium entrances and dying of excitement -Seeing U2 for the first time in SYDNEY AUSTRALIA from shitty nosebleed seats but time of my life anyways! -Lining up for 15 hours outside telstra stadium making friends with the fellow obsessed u2 maniacs! -Front row spot in the ellipse to make up for my shitty seats the nite before!!!!! -bono blowing a kiss in my direction -screaming "we love you bono" wen he was doing his dramatic blindfolded scene and having him TURN TOWARDS MY DIRECTION WOOOO HOOOOOO $200....15 HOURS IN THE SUN....front row at u2....WORTH IT!

11-14-2006, 09:02 PM	#49
Hokusai Babyface Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 15 Local Time: 08:42 PM	playing pool at the Brisbane PopMart aftershow party with the drummer from Sidewinder against........ Larry Mullen Jr! It is two all and I want a final decider! I'll be hunting Larry down for one last game!

11-15-2006, 02:36 AM	#50
Outsider The Fly Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: City of Angels, California Posts: 48 Local Time: 02:42 AM	- Actually getting the November tickets for my FIRST U2 show after all 4 LA shows in the spring sold out and missing the elevation tour due to MONEY -Getting to my "row 11" side view seat and FREAKING out when I discovered it was actually row 3 ...right by Adam and Larry at the Staples center in LA last November - Adam smiling and nodding at me when most around me were sitting down (briefly) - my jaw hanging open and unable to sing along for like 30 minutes. I was in awe and shock I can't wait for Honolulu! my first GA. I can't afford it but hell, we only live once :-D

11-15-2006, 08:09 AM	#51
muneno kodoo The Fly Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 68 Local Time: 10:42 AM	The first time I got Bono eye contact I was terrified, in lust, and most of all spellbound in a way I can only hope someone else will some day match. The man just looks straight into your soul...

11-24-2006, 10:09 PM	#52
Another U2 nut! Acrobat Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 308 Local Time: 08:42 PM	-Being right down the front for Brisbane Vertigo-waited 8 hours in the Aussie sun, but it was so worth it! -And then...during SYCMIOYO Bono stopped on the runway and stared straight into my eyes, this drawn out, intense look full of pathos and thought...we locked eyes, and I saw him not at that moment as a rock star, but as a deep man who was hurting for a lost loved one. I smiled at him encouragingly, thinking of how I felt when my late uncle shuffled off the mortal coil...then Bono moved on, and all the girls around me started screaming to me, OMG HE STARED RIGHT AT YOU FOR AGES! HE SO LOOKED AT YOU! -After the show my friend saying, "That was so weird the way Bono looked at you..." -Getting dragged into my boss's office that Friday with him accusing me of fraud (for getting 2 days' sick pay) and going AWOL for the concert, and shirking my responsibilities (even though I had that 2 days' worth of work done before I left) and telling him I didn't ask for sick pay, his admin just gave it to me when I said I wouldn't be in for two days. What I didn't tell him was that I regretted nothing, and I'd do it again in a flash! -Getting blistering sunburn that I'm still peeling from, and tan lines all for the cause of BONO!

11-26-2006, 02:46 PM	#54
phil campbell Babyface Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 48th floor Posts: 18 Local Time: 03:42 AM	meeting bono outside the pepsi center in denver on 4/21/05.another fan caught my handshake w/bono,took a pic and posted it on this web site (as well as others).now i am frozen in cyberspace w/ the b-man

11-28-2006, 07:15 PM	#55
neilm Acrobat Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Welcome To The Numb Posts: 456 Local Time: 08:42 PM	Lots of things, but definately meeting all four members of the band, shaking hands, having a few words and possessing the autographs in my U2 by U2 book, lots of pics and video footage to keep from that particular day. They say you should never meet your idols because you might end up disappointed. That statement couldn't be any further from the truth on this occasion. Thanks U2.

11-29-2006, 02:23 AM	#56
phil campbell Babyface Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 48th floor Posts: 18 Local Time: 03:42 AM	neilm, you hit it right on the head!!!!

11-29-2006, 10:53 PM	#57
Effanbee The Fly Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NZzzzzzzzzzzz Posts: 263 Local Time: 11:42 PM	neilm, you're so right when it comes to U2! I love this thread. So many of us from all over the world sharing our thoughts. Making new friends from different countries in the queues and at the second Auckland concert. Bono, right in front of us after singing Sometimes, I cried for him. Edge, Mysterious Ways, again right in front of us and winking and smiling at my daughter. One Tree Hill, so very special for us in New Zealand, thank you so much U2. Spending time with Larry on an Auckland street at 1.00 am. Finding out he has a wicked sense of humour! The whole band giving us autographs the day after the last show, when we thought they'd already left for Japan. Bono's soft, musical voice. Edge blushing when my daughter kissed him (she's only 15!). Adam the gentleman, taking his time to talk to everyone. Larry remembering us, smiling and laughing! The best of times.

12-06-2006, 09:25 PM	#59
Cassandra The Fly Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New York, New York Posts: 141 Local Time: 05:42 AM	-MSG 5/21 seeing the band in concert for the 1st time -MSG 10/14 shaking Edge's hand and giving him the 1st caption book -MSG 11/22 seeing U2 play with one of their musical idols Patti Smith on stage

12-11-2006, 09:10 PM	#60
BonosLil'Pal94 Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: gotham city Posts: 6,392 Local Time: 03:42 AM	- My first U2 show in LA in November, being front row Adam's side in GA...amazing -Getting on stage for SBS in Hawaii