U2 and Muse Live - 6th Oct., 2009

God has indeed been generous to me in this Fall break. Right after the Metallica show, it was time to pump up the reverb, mellow down the distortion, and crank up the awe and fascination with an amazing show by U2 and Muse.

U2, I have been listening to since my 8th grade. Their music is as awesome as it is popular, a rare combination in the day where, the more degenerate the music, the more popular it is. To top it off, U2 were started off by an amazing contemporary British band, Muse. (one of the recent worth listening to bands that I added to my lists in all the digital media players that I possess or have installed)

Specs: Venue - Georgia Dome (the largest arena in Atlanta by far...), with crowds easily exceeding 30k. A stage shaped like a spaceship with 4 spider legs, and a spike running through its body, with a huge 360 degrees screen. The whole thing was riddled with lights. Bono was all over the place, with rotating bridges running over the people in the inner circle (incl. me), Edge was using his processor to the fullest advantage (as usual)..... the crowd was a mottled mix of women, and a few lucky guys like me :)..... It was quite sensational...

But through it all, something was missing..... I didn't feel the intensity when I was clapping, or jumping or hooting etc. that I did during Metallica. Something stole the thunder away. It might be the maturity of hearing the same music for years on end, or simply that all the rock-esterone was exhausted during Metallica's show 2 days earlier.

Nevertheless, I was thorougly content with the show. They did a good solid number of the old ones, some of which I am very fond of.

Muse, did not disappoint either. In fact, some of their songs stuck with me, despite having never heard them before. They are worth following from now on.

The setlists:
MUSE

• 1. Uprising
  2. Map of the Problematique
  3. Supermassive Black Hole
  4. Interlude
  5. Hysteria
  6. Undisclosed Desires
  7. Unnatural Selection
  8. Starlight
  9. Time Is Running Out

U2

• 1. Breathe
  2. Get On Your Boots
  3. Mysterious Ways
  4. Beautiful Day"Blackbird" snippet
  5. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"Stand By Me" snippet
  6. Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of
  7. No Line on the Horizon
  8. Magnificent
  9. Elevation
  10. Until The End Of The World
  11. The Unforgettable Fire
  12. City Of Blinding Lights
  13. Vertigo
  14. I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy TonightRemix version; "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again)" snippet
  15. Sunday Bloody Sunday"Rock the Casbah" snippet
  16. MLK
  17. Walk On
      
• Encore:
  1. One"Amazing Grace" snippet
  2. Where The Streets Have No Name
     
• Encore 2:
  
  1. Ultraviolet (Light My Way)
     
  2. With Or Without YouMoment of Surrender