Elevation Lexington 5.4.01 Rupp Arena
Friday May 4, 2001 Lexington, KY
Best U2 concert ever!! I know I write that after each concert, but they get better every time I see them! Vicki and I flew into Lexington around 11am, went to lunch, shopped a little, then I got in the GA line at Rupp Arena around 2pm – Vicki had a seat. Bono came out around 4pm and thanked us. He was only out there for a few minutes, but I got a few pictures. I hung out with a bunch of nice people in the GA line, including Brad, who I met in Charlotte.
Even though I was within the first 150 people in line, I still stood at the tip of the heart. The best place to stand – you can’t convince me otherwise. PJ Harvey opened again. I heard Kite and Stay for the first time. U2 also played an acoustic version of Desire, but they did not play Gone, Staring at the Sun, Discotheque or Ground Beneath Her Feet. I touched Bono’s hand once – the first time he leaned into the crowd. And then I patted his shoulder as he ran between the catwalk and us (where security is) – first time for that. I think Pride may have been my favorite this time. Bono was much more talkative tonight and much more political. I took my camera in this time and got some nice shots. What a night! Best U2 show!
Tomorrow on to Louisville for the Kentucky Derby!
U2 Elevation Lexington 5.4.01
Edge and Bono in Kentucky
Elevation Lexington 5.4.01 Set List: Elevation, Beautiful Day, Until the End of the World, New Year’s Day, Kite, New York, I Will Follow, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Stuck In a Moment, In A Little While, Desire, Stay, Bad/40, Where the Streets Have No Name, Mysterious Ways, The Fly, Bullet the Blue Sky, With or Without You, Pride, One, Walk On.
On the Road With U2 
I was there. I noticed that the base was unusually dialed all the way up just before they walked out. It was so loud that my ears rang for 4 days after. Saturday May 5, derby day, I woke up, and I could not hear do to the intense ringing. There is one video on YouTube from that concert. Way before the days of the iPhone where everyone films the concert, this guy snuck in a Biden camera, and filmed the entire concert. He did a lousy job, but there again right before the concert started, you could hear that bass so loud it’s noticeably loud watch every U2 concert from that tour and it’s never as loud prior to them walking out as it was in Lexington. The base was just dialed up great concert I loved it.