Friday, October 2, 2009

It is a perfect night for a concert. The air is cool and the sky is clear, exposing the full moon. The atmosphere is very energetic after the opening band, and it is noisy with chatter from everyone giving their "professional critique" of the music so far. Suddenly, the lights go out, the speakers stop, and cheers erupt from the crowd at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville. Everyone quiets down, standing and squinting their eyes to see someone emerge to cross the bridge as we wait in anticipation for something to happen. A few spotlights come on from inside the four-legged, spaceship-esque apparatus above the stage, giving us just enough light to see. The wild yelling returns and dies down as a single man crosses the bridge slowly. Then, the cheers rise to the highest level yet as he sits down and begins to drum a familiar beat. Two more band members come onto the stage one by one, building the excitement. Finally, Bono runs out singing and the faces in the crowd light up along with the stage and the entire stadium. The lights are coming from every direction, spinning and flashing. The noise coming from at least two hundred speakers is just a little bit too loud. Everyone is awestruck as U2 lives up to their huge expectations.

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