{"id":119,"date":"2005-11-20T12:30:39","date_gmt":"2005-11-20T16:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedirtroad.net\/jeff\/journal\/2005\/11\/20\/u2-at-philips-arena\/"},"modified":"2005-11-20T12:38:36","modified_gmt":"2005-11-20T16:38:36","slug":"u2-at-philips-arena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedirtroad.net\/jeff\/journal\/2005\/11\/20\/u2-at-philips-arena\/","title":{"rendered":"U2 at Philips Arena"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Setlist:
\nCity of Blinding Lights
\nVertigo
\nElevation
\nI Will Follow
\nStill Haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Found
\nBeautiful Day
\nOriginal of the Species
\nSometimes you Can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Make it On Your Own
\nLove and Peace or Else
\nSunday Bloody Sunday
\nBullet The Blue Sky
\nMiss Sarajevo
\nPride in the Name of Love
\nWhere the Streets Have no Name
\nOne\/MLK<\/p>\n

Until the End of the World
\nMysterious Ways
\nWith or Without You<\/p>\n

First Time
\nStuck in a Moment
\nBad<\/p>\n

This show was amazing. This was the second show that Adriene and I have seen on the Vertigo tour and while it was amazing to be on the floor in Chicago, (I can’t wait to buy the DVD and see if I can find myself in the crowd!) we were in an ideal location at this show as we were able to see everything going on and see the impressive light display. The consensus has been that this show was the more lively of the two shows in Atlanta this weekend and based on the crowd noise and the performance of the band, I would not be suprised if that were true. <\/p>\n

“Until The End of the World” was one of the highlights of the concert and I particularly enjoyed “Miss Sarajevo.” I thought it was poignant and I was surprised at Bono’s ability to imitate Luciano Pavaratti’s part in the song. Bono sang Happy Birthday to local Atlanta mogul Ted Turner and praised his philantropic efforts. He also specifically mentioned local Atlanta band Third Day when talking about the One Campaign. He also decided on the spot to play “MLK” as the King family was in attendance at the show.<\/p>\n

When we got in the car at the end of the night, we turned on the radio and switched it from Dave FM (which played exclusively U2 all weekend, including b-sides and live stuff… two thumbs way up to Dave FM) to the sports station to hear that Georgia Tech had upset Miami in the Orange Bowl 14-10. That was the icing on the cake for the evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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