It was an incredible night. My wife and I were seated 11 rows from the ellipse facing The Edge. The crowd was incredible, I have read some negative reviews about the sound, or the fans but from where I was sitting - literally and figuratively - this just wasn't the case. People were singing, jumping, crying and smiling at the same time. When Bono pulled the two young girls up on the Elipse and walked them around the end of it and then introduced himself - "My name is Paul, but I call myself Bono..." was touching. When Bono sang "Sometimes..." you could feel the heaviness in his heart and it pulled at you. The Edge was incredible, his riffs and cuts were as hard and crushing and as smooth and liquid as they needed to be. Seeing him in front of us on the ellipse was awesome as he stood there just
folding his melodies into the fabric that are U2. Then there were Adam and Larry magically pounding out the heartbeat of the music. And then as the night closed on "40" you could not help but feel moved as each member of the band left the stage with a smile and a wave - leaving only Larry with the singing audience. It was a magical night. It is so hard to verbalize an experience but I will try.....

"Philadelphia, was for that night, the City of Blinding Lights, I was standing and cheering when I felt the Vertigo kick in. I felt like I was at an Elevation that even The Electic Co
couldn't reach. It was then that I watched An Cat Dubh go Straight Into the Heart of the person swaying next to me. My mind floating, my heart pumping reflecting on the Beautiful Day we were given for this night. It was as if I had taken a Miracle Drug suddenly I felt I could do it all. It was then that I realized that Sometimes You can't Make It On Your Own and hugged my wife next to me. I contemplated my world and yelled "Love and Peace or Else" at the top of my lungs to no one in general as we all looked back at a Sunday Bloody Sunday. It was then that I saw the fighter plane, a Bullet the Blue Sky above was torn by its screaming, I felt like I was Running to Stand Still. Then we could see that the crowd was filled with Pride and together we Walked Where the Streets Have No Name and asked everyone to unite as One. As Bono led us to the Zoo Station we saw The Fly and he moved in Mysterious Ways. It was All Because of You, Yahweh that I sat there realizing that my life, though I am only 40 has just begun, and all of our voices when added together can be heard ringing in the air long after we are gone."

I think they missed the sound check after rushing in from Chicago. The first 15 mnustes or so were rough. But they worked it out and all ended up well. Lower key show than Elevation - before and after 9/11, but they are still awesome to see live!!
Overall - very good show!

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