U2 CAME &

ROCKED THE WORLD


Below you'll find all 40 something tweets i sent out, yes, to twitter, pre, during and after the show. i had to document it all somehow. they should be read from bottom to top if you care anything about order. and some made it to the web OUT of order, so that further funks things up, but what must be said is. they did it again. blew me away fully.  Italics in parentheses explain all things that might not make sense to someone outside my own head.



show was BRILLIANT. brain is DONE. can't sleep til i figure one song out...1:44 AM Oct 10th from web (was referring to The Unforgettable Fire, lyrics whirling through my brain, couldn't sleep)

tampatacobus.com   1:42 AM Oct 10th from web (we grabbed veggie burritos here post show, YUM)

Shahala has some bad ass sound.11:31 PM Oct 9th from txt (refers to 3 min. electronic brillance at the end of Franz Ferdinand's Lucid Dreams, blared in her car with a killer system)
They look good.10:47 PM Oct 9th from txt (they all came out at the end, and well, looked good!)
Moment of surrender10:45 PM Oct 9th from txt
Like a disco ball10:34 PM Oct 9th from txt (there WAS in fact, a disco ball casting sparkles on us all)
With or without you ... No joke.10:33 PM Oct 9th from txt
Sometimes i feel like i don't know sometimes i feel like checking out10:29 PM Oct 9th from txt (from Ultra Violet)

And when i go there i go there with you its all i can do10:26 PM Oct 9th from txt (from where the streets have no name, obviously)
That is an unbelievable noise you make -BONO10:25 PM Oct 9th from txt (Bono said this in response to our insane applause near the end.)
Where the streets have no name bitches!!!10:21 PM Oct 9th from txt (Someone was a little excited...)
Amazing grace10:18 PM Oct 9th from txt (sang a verse, so did the entire stadium, holy)
ONE10:13 PM Oct 9th from txt (played it, was awesome)
Lift her up10:09 PM Oct 9th from txt (Click here for more info )
Messages. They teach. WALK ON.10:06 PM Oct 9th from txt (U2 shows broaden the mind)

Your love is teaching me how to kneel10:03 PM Oct 9th from txt (Hello, Hello I'm at a place called Vertigo)
So much GLITTER10:02 PM Oct 9th from txt (Visually sparkly and stunning, constantly)
How long must we sing this song? Wipe your tears away... Get up stand up for your rights.10:02 PM Oct 9th from txt (Sunday Bloody Sunday extended with some Marley, cool.)
Sunday bloody effin sunday9:58 PM Oct 9th from txt (excuse my slightly veiled French)
Its not a hill its a mountain as you start the climb.9:57 PM Oct 9th from txt (from song: I'll Go Crazy if I Don't Go Crazy Tonight)

Just give me what i want and no one gets hurt.9:50 PM Oct 9th from txt (from Vertigo.)
VERTIGO9:49 PM Oct 9th from txt

You see the beauty inside of me. What happened to the beauty inside of me?9:45 PM Oct 9th from txt (from City of Blind Lights)
The cure likeness is sick on this song. Always loved.9:44 PM Oct 9th from txt (Referring to music parts of The Unforgettable Fire here)
City of blinding light is always gorgeous9:43 PM Oct 9th from txt
:-) walk on by walk on through9:42 PM Oct 9th from txt (Lyrics FROM The Unforgettable Fire)
Edge is a real bad ass.9:36 PM Oct 9th from txt (He's one hell of a guitarist, goes without saying though, doesn't it?)
Planet earth looks so great but also so fragile. ELEVATION!9:35 PM Oct 9th from txt (as said by Guy Laliberte, orbiting the earth, via satellite, on a mission to teach us about water. madness)

I took your money i spiked your drink...9:34 PM Oct 9th from txt (Lyrics FROM The Unforgettable Fire)
Talking about how precious water is on the planet. Cirque de soliel.9:28 PM Oct 9th from txt (http://www.onedrop.org)
Magnificent9:22 PM Oct 9th from txt (and it truly was!)
Forgive am rusty - no line on the horizon.9:20 PM Oct 9th from txt (meant I was rusty on songs from newest album, No Line on the Horizon, not as familiar)
Stand by me...9:14 PM Oct 9th from txt (Went into singing this post 'Still Haven't Found...')
Still haven't found what i'm looking for!!9:13 PM Oct 9th from txt
You've got to get yourself together you got stuck in a moment.9:12 PM Oct 9th from txt
I love BONO9:03 PM Oct 9th from txt (He should bottle & sell charm and charisma.)
Its a beautiful day...9:00 PM Oct 9th from txt (This song uplifts, even when it's 97 degrees)

Darling take a walk...8:56 PM Oct 9th from txt (The intro to Mysterious Ways caused my heart to erupt)
Welcome to the church of U2. Strange killer vibe in effect.8:54 PM Oct 9th from txt (Their shows, as I've said, are so spiritual & euphoric.)
Edge too. Killer.8:48 PM Oct 9th from txt (Then out came The Edge, then the show exploded!!!!)
And clayton and BONO.8:47 PM Oct 9th from txt (Then bassist and Bono.)
Mullins on stage. Holy sh!t.8:46 PM Oct 9th from txt (Drummer walked out first, onto the stage of all stages.)
p.s. Am a bucs fan now because their pirate sh!t is so cool.8:00 PM Oct 9th from txt (Tampa's football stadium is so killer, with its own gigantic pirate ship & so many skull & crossbones.)
Star light IS bad ass. Holy you know what. #muse7:56 PM Oct 9th from txt (So glad Muse played this.)
Tampa is insane. Thousands converging on this city for the show.4:22 PM Oct 9th from txt (Traffic coming into Tampa alluded to something amazing on the horizon.)


Actual setlist in its correct order:
Breathe
Get on Your Boots
Mysterious Ways
Beautiful Day
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Stuck In A Moment
No Line on the Horizon
Magnificent
Elevation
Until The End of the World
Unforgettable Fire
City of Blinding Lights
Vertigo
I'll Go Crazy - Remix
Sunday Bloody Sunday
MLK
Walk On
One
Where The Streets Have No Name

Ultraviolet
With or Without You
Moment of Surrender


the last photo is of Steph & I just before the show, she and I went to see U2 together back when I'd just turned 16. 17 YEARS AGO!!! sorry if this blog post's too unconventially cluttery for you. welcome to my head. :-)

love,
sunlovey

p.s. we BLOODY FORGOT OUR CANON, thus, no video. woe is me. seriously.  

Once upon a time I had just turned 16, I was stoked. I could DRIVE and mom was letting me drive Steph and I to a show. The first show we didn't have to depend upon someone else to GET TO. It was SO COOL. It was U2. And it was at the teeny little Lakeland Civic Center. The date was February 29th, 1992. The Pixies were opening which we thought was KILLER and U2 was supporting their Achtung Baby album. I was MAD for Mysterious Ways. 

Our seats sucked but in such a small venue, it didn't matter. I don't recall much from that show besides being stoked on The Pixies, Bono & the fact that I DROVE us there...

Fast forward. To basically every subsequent show after. I was there. 

U2 is something like an anomaly in my music canon. They're not dark, they're bright, they're not electronic-y (with the exception of that weird stuff they put out in '95 when I was living in London and STUPIDLY effed up the one chance I had of being in a small English flat with arguably the largest "rock" dude of our time. Yes, Bono was at a party I was invited to and I missed it), they're guitar, bass & drum driven. They're not brooding. They're hopeful. 

And as I said to my mom on the phone earlier today, attending their shows reminds ME of going to church. A CRAZY, LOUD, CHAOS AND FLASHING LIGHTS CHURCH.  If Bono was a preacher, I'd be a member. I love what he stands for, I love what his lyrics teach us and remind us about the world. 

It's because of U2 that I heard of COEXIST and fell hard for its message. Wish wars would stop? Especially those based on and tainting three different thousands of years old faiths? Check out COEXIST.

It's because of U2 that I own my killer pair of Edun skinny jeans. Eco-, world-responsible clothing.

It's because of U2 that I support a darling little girl named Sikita, in Africa through World Vision. 

Truth is, U2 has made me a better person!? 

And if they're playing near me, ever, I'm going. On October 9th, yep, one month from today, Mr. Beyer & I will travel to Tampa for their current tour. And it's the one thing I'm focussing on to get OVER the Depeche Mode show I blogged about last night being over. 

Riding home from Peanut island on Sunday we listened to their latest album No Line On The Horizon, which admittedly I am NOT in love with. But a few of the songs lingered in my consciousness upon that listen. So yesterday when  I ran on the treadmill, I ran to U2. I generally like to do cardio to pulsating, fast, even angry beats. So listening to U2 while running yesterday was an inspiring change of pace.  

Which led to today, when I vowed to make my very, very dear and HIP mom an uplifting, inspirational U2 mix CD. DONE. Will ship out tomorrow. Fingers are crossed she'll dig in and let the music and lyrics fill her with the warmth and hope they fill me with. 

Music IS therapy. Music DOES tap into the soul and psyche. That said, U2 does the brain & body good. Right? Mom if you're reading this, vow to give at least seven listens OK? Let it kick in. 

So while they're most definitely the most mainstream band I adore ,I've got good reason. They touch me spiritually. I'm wide awake. I'm not sleeping. 

love,

sunlovey