June 22, 2001 – East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA – Continental Airlines Arena
U2 Radio Opening Act(s): PJ Harvey Setlist: Elevation, Beautiful Day, Until The End Of The World, New Year’s Day, Kite, New York, I Will Follow, Sunday Bloody Sunday, In My Life-Stuck In A Moment You...
View ArticleU2 101 – Staring at the Sun
U2 Radio Of course, like all U2 fans, my mind is on the ongoing saga concerning the long-awaited 13th album. Is it delayed, or isn’t it? What if it never comes out – does that mean the band will never...
View ArticleU2′s Elevation Tour begins in Florida March 24, 2001
U2 Radio 2001 was one of the best years of my life, but it started just over two months prior with the release of All That You Can’t Leave Behind in October 2000. That album was an instant favorite. I...
View ArticleU2 Elevation Charlotte 3.29.01 – my 1st GA show
U2 Radio A few days after the opening shows in Florida, I flew to Charlotte on March 29, 2001 for the third show on U2′s Elevation Tour. It was on my way home to Baltimore. This show was my first U2 GA...
View ArticleU2 Elevation Tacoma 4.12.01
U2 Radio The U2 show in Tacoma on April 12, 2001 marked a lot of firsts for me. It was my first time visiting Seattle, my first real GA experience and my first time seeing P.J. Harvey open (I would see...
View ArticleU2 Elevation Lexington, May 4 2001
U2 Radio Less than a month after the U2 Elevation show in Tacoma, I found myself in Lexington, Kentucky. I was going to make a weekend of U2 and the Kentucky Derby. At the time, I thought this U2 show...
View ArticleElevation Pittsburgh 5.6.01 – where it all began
U2 Radio Even though it was my sixth show on the Elevation tour, that show in Pittsburgh was what really started the magical experience for me that was the Elevation tour. It was the first time I...
View ArticleU2 Elevation Columbus 5.7.01
U2 Radio The morning after the U2 Elevation show in Pittsburgh, I flew to Columbus, OH for the show at Nationwide Arena that night. My head still hurt from where I hit it in the GA line in Pittsburgh....
View ArticleU2 Elevation Albany and Hartford June 2-3, 2001
U2 Radio Almost a month after the U2 Elevation show in Columbus, Ohio, I flew up to Albany, New York on June 2nd for the U2 Elevation show at the Pepsi Arena. Although this is one of the few shows I...
View ArticleHappy 53rd Birthday Edge!
U2 Radio Today I am taking a break from my Elevation Tour recap to celebrate the 53rd birthday of U2′s guitarist (and musical genius/scientist), The Edge! True, Larry is my favorite member of U2, but I...
View ArticleThe Great Boston Elevation Shows June 8-9, 2001
U2 Radio Any U2 fan will tell you that ‘Boston4′ was one of the best shows they have ever seen. And what they mean by ‘Boston4′ is the fourth show U2 played in Boston on the Elevation Tour in 2001. U2...
View ArticleU2 Elevation Philly June 11-12, 2001
U2 Radio Fresh from the fantastic shows in Boston, the U2 Elevation shows in Philadelphia on June 11 and 12 of 2001 did not disappoint. I got up at 5:30 Monday morning, June 11, in Baltimore, drove up...
View Article“What do they sing in DC?”– Bono asks on the Elevation Tour June 14 – 15, 2001
U2 Radio “What do they sing in DC?” I will never forget when Bono looked down at me at the tip of the heart at the first Elevation show in DC and asked me that after “Desire.” I just froze. I was still...
View ArticleEnd of Elevation (1st leg) – Jersey June 21-22, 2001
U2 Radio The last two shows of the first leg of U2’s Elevation Tour on June 21 and 22 were simply magnificent. I couldn’t have asked for a better ending. Little did I know the third leg would get even...
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