The first time I visited Chicago was for the U.S. opener of the 360 Tour in September of 2009. U2 played two back-to-back shows at Soldier Field. The first show was my favorite because it was opening night and everything was new to me. More importantly, that 360 Tour Opener in Chicago on September 12th […]
Read MoreEnd of Elevation (1st leg) – Jersey June 21-22, 2001
The last two shows of the first leg of U2’s Elevation Tour on June 21 and 22 were simply magnificent. I couldn’t have asked for a better ending. Little did I know the third leg would get even better. Stay tuned. For the first show, we’ll call it Jersey1, I drove up to New Jersey […]
Read More“What do they sing in DC?” – Bono asks on the Elevation Tour June 14 – 15, 2001
“What do they sing in DC?” I will never forget when Bono looked down at me at the tip of the heart at the first Elevation show in DC and asked me that after “Desire.” I just froze. I was still in awe of being THAT close to Larry. Then Bono sang “Ground Beneath Her […]
Read MoreU2 Elevation Philly June 11-12, 2001
Fresh from the fantastic shows in Boston, the U2 Elevation shows in Philadelphia on June 11 and 12 of 2001 did not disappoint. I got up at 5:30 Monday morning, June 11, in Baltimore, drove up to Philadelphia, and was in the GA line at First Union Center by 8:10am. It was a long, hot […]
Read MoreThe Great Boston Elevation Shows June 8-9, 2001
Any U2 fan will tell you that ‘Boston4’ was one of the best shows they have ever seen. And what they mean by ‘Boston4’ is the fourth show U2 played in Boston on the Elevation Tour in 2001. U2 played four shows in Boston on the Elevation Tour (June 5, 6, 8, 9), and I […]
Read MoreHappy 53rd Birthday Edge!
Today I am taking a break from my Elevation Tour recap to celebrate the 53rd birthday of U2’s guitarist (and musical genius/scientist), The Edge! True, Larry is my favorite member of U2, but I have always said Edge is the most talented of the group. He can play, he can sing, he can write – […]
Read MoreU2 Elevation Albany and Hartford June 2-3, 2001
Almost a month after the U2 Elevation show in Columbus, Ohio, I flew up to Albany, New York on June 2nd for the U2 Elevation show at the Pepsi Arena. Although this is one of the few shows I had actual seats for, I hung out outside with folks in the GA line. I saw […]
Read MoreU2 Elevation Columbus 5.7.01
The morning after the U2 Elevation show in Pittsburgh, I flew to Columbus, OH for the show at Nationwide Arena that night. My head still hurt from where I hit it in the GA line in Pittsburgh. Even though I enjoyed my first time inside the heart in Pittsburgh, being that close to the stage, […]
Read MoreElevation Pittsburgh 5.6.01 – where it all began
Even though it was my sixth show on the Elevation tour, that show in Pittsburgh was what really started the magical experience for me that was the Elevation tour. It was the first time I waited in the GA line all day, my first real GA experience. It was the first time I made friends that […]
Read MoreU2 Elevation Lexington, May 4 2001
Less than a month after the U2 Elevation show in Tacoma, I found myself in Lexington, Kentucky. I was going to make a weekend of U2 and the Kentucky Derby. At the time, I thought this U2 show was the best I had ever seen – as I would write after every Elevation show because […]
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