Before the Show

Front of the Stage, from the back of BC Place

Sing it

So, after watching the YouTube broadcast of the U2 show on Sunday night, I was of the opinion that there was no reason to go see U2 at BC Place Stadium on Wednesday, when they played in Vancouver.

Ha !

The Temptation was too great.

I had to see if I could get a reasonable ticket (Sold Out), reasonable meaning, up close and personal - BC Place is the last venue where you want to be far away...So, onto TicketMonster and would you believe, I could get into the building and be a hundred feet away from the stage, in the third row...right then, done. (closer than the first picture.)

Out in the rain to get there, the zoo to get in and check out the seat.

Amazing.

The Black Eyed Peas are on stage, Fergie.

Ok, Fergie. Will.i.am and the rest of the funky bunch. not so bad.

2 beer for 15 bucks, a program for 25 and the show is ready to launch.

Launch is the right term...look at that thing.

4 days to set up and take down, 750k a day to run...

And there they are, LIVE, again, in person.

the 7th time I have witnessed the spectacle that is U2.

They show up and play, the building plays a part, and the crowd is in

Loud, bright and precise.

The temperature goes up,the old songs get played

The crowd sings along

A new type of karaoke

Pop songs as historical hymns

It sells, it works and U2 are right there to give it to us all

go,

shout it out,

rise up

escape yourself,

and gravity

forced quit,

and move to trash

its all over...

so here i am, watching U2, live across the world

a new and exciting feature of a new machine...live adventure

without getting out of my chair

heres the worlds, biggest, rockband, live at Pasadena, the Rose Bowl

playing music their music and eating their words

the crowd at the show is there, but not

this is hollywood

look at their stage

?

thats a huge monstrosity to make the show

wow

ok,

spend the money to bing in the show, but hey,

give it a groove, to be produced and rehearsed

phreek out your own crowd, make them wrk to make you great

touche