U2 at Wembley!
But the incredible stageshow compensated: the amazing claw-shaped 360 degree set incorporates a huge video screen with masses of speakers, lights and two rotating bridges, and the whole thing looks like a giant green and orange spacecraft. Elbow, the support band, provided a great warm up and I really enjoyed their performance – they are from Manchester and their music is definitely worth checking out. The staging came to life as the U2 concert began. Space Oddity by David Bowie boomed out “Ground Control to
U2 were brilliant, opening with “Breathe” and performing songs from their latest album as well as lots of old favourites, like “Pride”, “Where the Streets Have No Name”, my personal favourite “One”,” Mysterious Ways”, and “With or Without You”. The stage was incredible throughout, changing from blinding white light to darkness to amazing colours in fractions of a second, with constantly manipulated and distorted live video projections.
It wouldn’t be a U2 concert without a political statement or two, and the politics were not forgotten last night – there was a video interview with Desmond Tutu and the band dedicated the song “Walk on” in a moving tribute to Aung San Suu Kyi, the democratically elected leader of Burma, who has spent most of the last 20 years under house arrest.
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I'm so jealous! I LOVE U2! Thanks for posting pics & details of the concert! :)
ReplyDeleteReally cool that you were able to go to their concert.
ReplyDeleteI love U2 too.
ReplyDeletethat's amazing that you got to go, and it sounds like a true spectical. thanks for sharing it too!
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