U2, Rose Bowl?
Irish supergroup U2 will bring its powerful and sometimes beautiful anguish to the Rose Bowl Oct. 25, the band said today.
Remember when the Rolling Stones played the Pasadena stadium in 1994 -- geez, was it really 15 years ago? -- and one Linda Vista neighbor told the paper that the opening number, and I'm forgetting what it was, but let's just say "You Start Me Up" -- made it sound as if an atom bomb had gone off over the Arroyo Seco?
Good stuff, that. The Rose Bowl needs more rock 'n' roll, not less. The followers of the nice Christian boys from Dublin trump, well, Raiders fans, wouldn't you say?
The rock critic in me has mixed emotions about U2. I'm more of a Roxy Music/Americana/punk guy myself. But their performance at the concert the day before the Obama inaugural was sublime. And may their Pasadena concert be that, too.
Comments
I was at the Rolling Stones concert in 1994, in one of the luxury boxes. There's a great story there but I'll have to tell you about it off-line over a cocktail!
I've never been a big U2 fan but I'm glad the concert will make a lot of people happy!
Posted by: Ann Erdman | March 30, 2009 8:36 PM
I will second Ann's comment. I was also at the concert, perhaps a floor or two above Ann's location. The entire press box was swinging back and forth to the music and there was this strange smoke wafting up from the stadium. It was almost as good as a Jimmy Buffet concert.
Posted by: Tom | April 10, 2009 11:07 PM