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I like Pearl Jam. I just don't like Pearl Jam so much I need to go into a thread about another band and talk about how much more Pearl Jam cares about the music and how their ticket prices are so much better and how it's just the polar opposite of that band because Pearl Jam is so amazing.
Some tickets available for slightly below face value on StubHub for STL on Saturday. If the Cardinals were at home I'd probably make a weekend out of it.
Comes down to schedule and sleep. I considered this multiple times for way too long, including changing flights and airports.
Almost every sweet is better than a snickers bar. I would rather eat a lentil brownie. If you said twix, reeses, kitkat, you would be correct. Snickers?? Come on. That is what you buy when you get to a crappy gas station on a road trip through louisiana on your way to florida because it is either that or andy capps hot cheese fries and you just dont want the heartburn.Henry Ford said:
Yep. I was able to get last-minute tickets from a friend and made the trip, so glad I did. Cannot believe how great they were or that I used to like Pearl Jam. I have no voice left from screaming along to every song.
Nope.
Did not. The Minneapolis show had snippets of Prince lyrics occasionally worked into songs (and Beck surprised his band and tech crew by inserting a solo acoustic version of "Raspberry Beret" into his set). KC was the tour debut of "You're The Best Thing About Me", and a couple Bowie snippets into the encore: a tease of Starman in "Beautiful Day" and some Rebel Rebel lyrics added to "Vertigo".
It was so fun hearing the crowd pop at three different spots just a few seconds apart: Larry starts the show with the drum beat, then Edge comes in as only he can sound, then Bono with the vocals.
Yeah, it really is a three-act show.
Yeah, when they did that I couldn't stop grinning because I knew exactly what they were doing. Pretty cool.
That one got reinserted into the set list last night. It was part of the third act earlier in the tour but got dropped.
Oh? Well, then ChiefD and I may be talking about different songs.
Deleted my follow up post. They didn't end on the same song in KC. My bad. They ended on One in KC.
Yeah, I was hoping for that one, too, and it was great to hear. I guess since it's changing regularly it isn't a spoiler (looks like they've ended on 5-6 different songs). I Will Follow was awesome.
I Will Follow ended the Seattle show as well. One is a tough song to end on - I'd rather go out with a bigger bang.
Last time I saw them in concert - 25 years ago not counting the Dome reopening halftime - they played a lot from Joshua Tree along with Sunday, Pride, and most of Achtung Baby. Incredible how great they still sound on some of those songs that really wail.
Earlier in the thread I posted about how I wasn't prepared for what an emotional reaction I had to the concert. I've played WTSHNN thousands of times on my home and car music devices, and seen the song performed several times in concert. But seeing it on this tour as they played it... well, it was weird how someone was chopping several pounds of onions and someone else threw cat fur on me, or whatever other bull#### excuse I want to give for tearing up when that one started playing.
The idea of touring on The Joshua Tree this year came from the band's belief that the themes of the album still resonate today.
Yeah, I remember Zoo TV had a huge screen with GHWB's face on it for a big portion of the show.
Just wanted to mention I really appreciated you saying this, and had a lot of fun last night talking to friends about their various "soundtrack of my life" albums. Might start a thread about it. It was so fun seeing how specific to a time and place music can be.
The arena leg of that tour opened with eight straight from Achtung Baby, a bold and defiant move. Unplugged was on trend, so the mini-stage was for acoustic instruments. They played a rousing acoustic version of Angel Of Harlem.
He reigned this in pretty well until the very end in Minneapolis, which was good. Echoing Bruce's sentiment, it's an incredible show from start to finish. The nostalgia of the set list and stunning visuals made for a great evening. Not quite as epic (hate that word) as Bono not missing a beat in the pouring rain at TCF Bank Stadium back in 2011, but still amazing. The only detraction IMO at US Bank Stadium was the acoustics. Thought they sucked, but not enough to ruin the show. Would definitely recommend catching them in concert next time an opportunity presents itself.
I'll second that emotion. I've seen Beck several times over the last two decades, and caught his headlining theater show in Vancouver about two weeks before the U2 concert in Indy. But hearing Lost Cause float through Lucas Oil Stadium was as haunting and beautiful as nearly anything I've ever heard by anyone.
Extra hoops to jump through to link your TM account to get Verified. You also need to renew your U2.com membership, even if not expired, in order to get new codes for IETour presale.Kumerica said:
