U2 REHEARSALS

Just got back from the Coliseum. Went down there with a friend and we were lucky enough to hear some songs. We were there for about 45 minutes before they ended. The one thing that shocked me a bit was how loud and how clear it was. We stood outside the front doors but were asked to leave a few times by security. Of course we didn’t, we just walked a little further on down.

Here are the songs we heard.

One Step Closer – We got there pretty close to the end but it did sound really good.

City of Blinding Lights – Nothing really seemed to change, but Bono did speak some of the lyrics instead of sing. Maybe he was just saving his voice.

Where the Streets Have No Name – Sounded awesome. Bono was saying some sort of hymn at the beginning which gave me chills. Through the curtains we could see the arena was lit red. Bono didn’t sing the full song. The second verse was just the music. Probably saving his voice again.

Ordinary Love – Not a fan of the song and it was at this point security was asking us to leave so not much to report on this one. We just walked further on down and they didn’t keep bugging us.

The Troubles – I was very excited to hear this one. The Lykke Li part sounded like the album version and seemed to be recorded. I could make out through the curtain the video screen was lit up and you could see a woman’s face and also Bono singing on the screen. Maybe this will be like Lou Reed on the Zoo TV tour for Satellite of Love.

With Or Without You – no big changes. Bono sang the Love Will Tear Us Apart line to end the song.

Really cool to be there and to hear them. The band sounded great and Bono seemed to be in pretty good form. I’m gonna try to get down there again a few more times in the next week.