Last friday night (4/15) we were able to go see U2′s Vertigo 2005 Tour at the Glendale Arena. The show was simply wow. I always wanted to see U2 live, not only for their songs but for the quality of the show they put together. This one was not a disappointment, I feel they don’t give you a concert, instead you get an experience that is hard to describe.

I guess other big-time bands can also offer the high caliber of concert but there was something about U2 that truly makes it an experience. For some it may be the social message behind their music or the use of visual technology throughout the stage, for me it was all of it. I was truly a great show and should they come anywhere near your town, I would highly recommend it.

I have posted a few photos that I was able to take and while not the best images you have ever seen, I hope you can get an idea of the energy in the place.

For posterity, the concert’s full set list was as following:

• City Of Blinding Lights
• Beautiful Day / In God’s Country (snippet)
• Vertigo / Stories For Boys (snippet)
• Elevation
• Gloria
• The Ocean
• New Year’s Day
• Miracle Drug
• Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own
• Love And Peace Or Else
• Sunday Bloody Sunday
• Bullet The Blue Sky
• Running To Stand Still
• Bad
• Pride (In The Name Of Love)
• Where The Streets Have No Name
• One
• Encore(s):
• The Fly
• Mysterious Ways
• All Because Of You
• Yahweh
• 40