This was the most relaxed I had ever been the day of a U2 show. After touring the Country Music Hall of Fame and RCA Studio B and eating lunch in Nashville, Sharon and I were back in our room by 1pm to rest up before the U2 show. It started pouring rain and when it died down, Sharon decided to walk [continue reading]
I felt this way once before. Back in 2005 during the Vertigo Tour. Not being a fan of HTDAAB, I was kind of over it and sold eight of my sixteen shows. But I bounced back hard on 360 going to 24 shows. Not being a fan of SOE, I am only going to THREE concerts on this upcoming eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE [continue reading]
Happy Birthday Larry Mullen Jr! 16 years ago today we celebrated your 40th birthday at my 40th U2 show, my favorite concert ever – the Elevation Tour Providence2 October 31, 2001. Thanks for the drink! Immediately following the first concert in Providence on October 30th, Paola and I got in [continue reading]
Everyone keeps asking me how this 30th Anniversary Joshua Tree Tour ranks among other tours. Well for me nothing will ever top the great Elevation Tour of 2001, but this Joshua Tree Tour has my favorite set list as The Joshua Tree is and always has been and always will be my favorite album. So [continue reading]
My 100th U2 show (that’s in 25 years since the ZooTv tour in 1992) was also the last US show on the first leg of this 30th Anniversary Joshua Tree tour. It was significant to me that my 100th show was a Joshua Tree show since it is my favorite album and I missed the original Joshua Tree tour [continue reading]
To be honest I expected more from the second show in New Jersey, as historically the second show in the same city has been much better than the first. Case in point, Chicago2 was worlds better than Chicago1. But it is a U2 show, so of course it was great, but I was really hoping for “A Sort [continue reading]
Larry loves New York (and New Jersey)! He and the rest of U2 seemed to be having a lot of fun last night at MetLife Stadium. It was a great show with the same set list as the previous show in Boston. This was the start of my five day, 1000 mile, six state, 4 concert road trip to end this first US [continue reading]
There was a really great energy at the U2 30th Anniversary Joshua Tree show in Washington DC last night. Bono seemed especially pumped. It was cooler than the previous shows I had been to in Miami, Louisville and Philadelphia. And the GA was not as crowded, even though it was sold out. I started my [continue reading]
The show in Philly was hot! It was as hot as Louisville, which is crazy for a show in the Northeast. But it was a great show with two firsts: the tour debut of “Mysterious Ways” and the first proper band introductions of the tour. I was particularly exhausted on this day of the show as [continue reading]
The show in Louisville was my halfway point of this leg of the tour, my 5th show of this 30th Anniversary Joshua Tree tour and my 95th U2 show overall. It was a great show, but not my favorite of the tour that I had predicted back in May. Even though it was the 16th of June and the lyrics to [continue reading]
“Miami hot as hell tonight! Miami hot as hell tonight!” Bono sang at the end of “Beautiful Day” in Miami June 11 on the 30th Anniversary of The Joshua Tree Tour. And it was HOT. The heat index during the day was 101. Even at night it was hot because inside the stadium there [continue reading]
I really enjoyed my 28 1/2 hour runner in Pittsburgh. There was no traffic driving to and from Pittsburgh, I had a great hotel, enjoyed some of the sites, hung out with old friends and of course got to see/hear a great U2 show! I left my house at 6am Wednesday morning the day of the show and was [continue reading]
While the first Joshua Tree show in Chicago was intense and exciting as it was my first of the tour, the second show was more relaxed and fun. The audience was more into it and the band as a whole was more into it. Bono seemed to be having much more fun the second night. On this my 92nd U2 show, I [continue reading]
OMG! That was amazing! Nothing will ever beat the Elevation Tour for me, but this Joshua Tree 30th Anniversary Tour has my favorite set list with the exception of one. I was excited for every song except “Miss Sarajevo.” Each of U2’s first five albums were represented except [continue reading]
On May 3rd, one month before my first U2 Joshua Tree Tour 2017 show in Chicago on June 3rd, I decided since I was not following any of the rehearsal or tour updates (I want to be as surprised as possible for my first show) I would play my U2 records – one every day (with some skipped days) [continue reading]
If you don’t see me online until June 3rd, don’t be alarmed. With rehearsals about to begin and the tour starting in May, I am going to be hiding from anything U2. This Joshua Tree tour means the world to me, so I am going to try my best to be surprised in Chicago June 3rd for my first [continue reading]
As I have stated over and over, The Joshua Tree means the world to me. It is the album that got me into U2 in 1987 and is still my favorite 30 years later. Below are 17 reasons why I love The Joshua Tree. In order from favorite to least favorite, here is how I rank the songs (including b sides) [continue reading]
It was 30 years ago today, March 9, 1987, U2 released my favorite, and in my opinion, their best album THE JOSHUA TREE. It is truly a part of me. It is ingrained in me. Its songs are second nature to me. The Joshua Tree is like being home. The Joshua Tree is the album that got me into U2 at age [continue reading]
I wasn’t allowed to go to concerts until I graduated high school, so I missed U2’s Joshua Tree Tour in 1987 (coincidentally or as a result of The Joshua Tree is my favorite album). I had to wait five years to see U2 in concert. So my musical journey on the road with U2 started on the [continue reading]
I can’t believe I just wrote that title, “U2 The Joshua Tree Tour 2017.” I mean I’ve known for weeks and I’ve bought all the tickets, but wow this is really happening. After 30 years and missing it the first time around (because I wasn’t allowed to go, not [continue reading]
On the Road With U2 