Last night was the long awaited U2 concert at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. The concert was originally scheduled for June of last year but Bono had surgery in Europe and the band had to postpone their American tour until this year. I wasn't sure I even wanted to go. The timing wasn't great - it was a school night, the weather was predicted to be stormy and we live over an hour away from the venue. We debated about going off and on in the week leading up to the concert and eventually just decided to do it. The kids had a sleepover at Nana's house (as did we, although we didn't roll in from the concert until well after midnight) so that problem was solved. The weather looked promising and turned out to be lovely, if a bit chilly. The fact that we are old and grumpy gave us pause - did we really want to lose out on sleep for this? Would it be worth it?
The answer was a resounding YES! It was a fantastic concert. They played a nice mix of newer music, lesser known songs and the classics. The only song that they didn't play that I missed was Desire, but they played the heck out of everything else that I really wanted to hear. The show was a nice mix of entertainment and social awareness. We had a wonderful time. We even managed dinner out with Andrew and Melisa, which was a nice way to start the evening.
Here are a few pictures:
So hooray! Jay and I had a grown-up night out. We stayed out late. We splurged.
Just don't call us tonight after 9 pm, because something tells me that these 40-somethings will be asleep. Gotta pay the piper after all.
2 comments:
Rock On! Did you get choked up when they came out? That is Rad date night for you guy! Rad- As the geezer's say - right?
So glad that you guys had a nice night out! What beautiful pictures :)
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