Uno... dos... tres... catorce!!! Bono and his friends came to our hometown and showed us and 75,000 others a great time. The concert took place on October 19 at Reliant Stadium. Muse opened the show, and U2 followed with more than two hours of great music.
Our friends Miguel Angel Avendano (Lagar) and his wife Veronica Rossiter (Vero) came from Guatemala and stayed with us for a week. We enjoyed their company every day of their stay, and we even got to catch up with other friends from Guatemala City.
On the day of the show, we went to pick up Gerardo from work in Downtown Houston. We visited the underground side of the city, and had lunch there. Later on we moved to the Galleria for some shopping, and we had dessert at the Luxor.
In what can be described only as Guatemala-style driving, Gerardo managed to get us to Reliant Stadium on time and in one piece. We found out Wendy was going to the concert too, and we met for a few minutes outside of the stadium. .
None of us had heard about Muse before, but we surely enjoyed their performance. U2 started their show at around 9:00 P.M. They began by playing a few songs from their latest album "No Line on the Horizon."
Then, they moved back to the 90's Achtung Baby... "it's alright... it's alright, alright... she moves in mysterious ways!" ... "One Love, one live... [te traigo pasta] into the night..." :-)
We then heard some of "All That You Can't Leave Behind..." Elevation, Stuck in a Moment, Beautiful Day...
...moving on to The Unforgettable Fire... With or Wihout You... Sunday Bloody Sunday... but... I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For...
Changing the tempo, they proceeded to Vertigo and City of Blinding Lights... We must have driven the people behind us absolutely nuts with our dancing and jumping...
... more of "No Line in the Horizon"... "you know I'm going crazy if I don't go crazy tonight"... in techno version... sounded great...
They left the stage and performed two or three encores... it was crazy. One of the last songs played was "Where the Streets Have No Name"... we didn't know how they could come back on stage after that...
...but they kept coming back... it seemed like nobody wanted to go back home that night... until they played "Moment of Surrender" ... I think... because either the band or the fans would give up at some point... but U2 had the last word...
They finally came off the stage once and for all. Bono tripped as he was going down the stairs... fortunately for him, his skills to keep his balance are much greater than his dancing skills... he managed to stay up, 'Alive and Kicking.' An unforgettable night, a show to remember. Lagar and Vero: We loved going to the concert with you. Kelly - we wish you had been there too.
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WOW WOW WOW....great recap Ingrid! I felt like I was dancing along with you! Glad you had such a great time! We have been to 2 U2 Concerts and they are by far our favorite!! So jealous! They arent coming anywhere near Calgary this tour.....darn!!
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