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Not that I was supposed to officially be there, but my friend and I managed to sneak down to front and center between Bryan Adams/Robin Williams and U2, after leaving our seats which were MUCH farther away from the stage. Bono pulled me on to the stage ( the most memorable moment aside from when the band first came out ), which was unspeakably fun but rather overwhelming for one who doesn't like facing more than a dozen people at a time....Strangely, I vividly recall noticing that when Larry came out from behind his drums that he seemed to have HUGE feet, but I liked his shoes...drummers don't get to reveal their feet very often I suppose! All of the songs were fabulous, particularly New Year's Day, which was a favorite of mine at that time and still is. I was kind of having an out-of-body experience during Bad, since I was on stage....but definitely a night to remember, and a story my kids ask for many times, my husband... never!

Myself, Jane, and her sister Maria went to this show. There were many acts on the bill, but the only reason we went was to see U2. This was just prior to Joshua Tree, so U2 was just about to explode, and you could feel it at this show. The arena exploded as U2 stole the show. "Pride" and "Bad" stick out in my mind all these years later. The disappointment is U2 only could play several songs and it was not enough. But we were thrilled when The Police were playing "Invisible Sun" and Bono came out and sang with Sting. We've been fans all these years, and have now introduced our daughters (Ana (17) and Isabella (11)) to U2 taking them across the country (we live near Chicago) to see U2 live at the Rose Bowl 360 Tour. Now they are big fans.