First the good: in my decades plus of U2 concerts, this has to be one of their tightest, most technically spot-on shows. They sounded great and were never out of sync.
The bad: the playlist leanded heavy on ALL THAT YOU CAN’T LEAVE BEHIND, HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB and NO LINE ON THE HORIZON and while I find the first “not bad”, the second of those “okay” and the third “eh”, the songs sound much better live than on the albums. Still, where was “Bad”, “Two Hearts Beat as One” or “Pride”? Yeah, that’s right, they didn’t play “Pride”. This was the first time I’ve seen them when they didn’t play anything from THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE (I also think they skipped POP but can’t be certain). Okay, there was one verse of MLK but it was only a preamble to a newer song.
That said, would I see them again when they roll into town next summer? You better believe it.
The ugly: I’ve missed lots of great openers for U2 (Public Enemy, No Doubt, etc.) but this was the first time I caught the opener. Um, let me just say this: I hate the Black Eyed Peas.
One more thought: the stage was supposed to be the largest stage ever built, okay, sure, but am I the only one that thought it looked like one of the creatures from STARSHIP TROOPERS?
PS, that show was broadcast on YouTube (not sure if they will rebroadcast).