Despite his day job in the corporate world, my husband Rick’s passion is music and it’s a love we share. You might recall we made a trek to Cincinnati last winter to see one of our favorite bands, Over the Rhine. Last week, along with some friends, we indulged in a mini U2 tour, seeing the band in concert on Monday in Dallas and in Houston on Wednesday.
Rick has a funny story about his first U2 concert. It was the long awaited teenage rite-of-passage, his first live concert and his friend’s brother was taking him and his friend to see the J. Geils Band. They arrived late and only caught the last couple songs of the opening act – the Irish foursome, U2. He was hooked and I think he’s seen every tour since!
The concerts were simply awesome. In Dallas we had special tickets and got rail side floor spots, without the all-day wait in line. In my opinion, Houston was a better show. You could tell they were having a lot of fun and just jamming on stage which made for a really cool show.
Take a peek at some photos I snapped.
Dallas
Rick and me before the Dallas show. I won’t show the Houston before photos. We look a little scary after waiting all day in the sun.
Houston. I include this because of all the media photographers shooting Bono. I was able to shoot the whole show and still party while they only got a couple songs and then were kicked out. I love relaxed camera restrictions!
The Edge in Houston. If you like music or storytelling you must see It Might Get Loud – a great documentary featuring The Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White.
Adam Clayton in Houston.
Houston. I loved the Second encore when Bono came out in a LED jacket and swung around on a microphone hanging from the center of the stage. Oh how I was longing for my long lens!
Until next Tour!
Wendi
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