The weather was amazing, the show was in Raleigh, we had great seats and both bands were awesome.

Muse opened up with a 45 minute set that was really good. Muse, by nature is a perfect stadium band, the funny thing is, I plan almost EVERY sermon while listening to Muse.

After a thirty minute intercession U2 hit the stage, the crowd of 70,000 was electric, U2 was high energy and fully into the moment. The one downside to the evening was the sound, it was hard to hear Bono talk in-between songs!

U2 played 23 songs, I think my favorite moment was Bono singing Amazing Grace, pretty epic. I snapped some pics from the iPhone. I think last night was by far my favorite music experience, like I said above, it was really perfect.

U2 has announced the date of it’s latest album:

No Line On The Horizon, the new studio album from U2, will be released on Monday 2nd March 2009.

Written and recorded in various locations, No Line On The Horizon is the group’s 12th studio album and is their first release since the 9 million selling album How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, released in late 2004. 

Sessions for No Line On The Horizon began last year in Fez, Morocco, continued in the band’s own studio in Dublin, before moving to New York’s Platinum Sound Recording Studios, and finally being completed at Olympic Studios in London.

The album calls on the production talents of long-time collaborators Brian Eno and Danny Lanois, with additional production by Steve Lillywhite.

They will also be touring in 2009. Definitely have to go since I’ve never seen them live.

The only drawback was the fact that they did not place “I still haven’t found what I’ve looking for.” How could they not include this song? So depressing. But other then that the show rocked, I did not have to wait in line or stand for hours so that is pretty cool.

Now I’m home watching the Laker game. Later tonight I will be heading downtown to catch the U2 3D show. Can’t wait.

U2 3D is playing here starting this week. Necole and I are going this Sunday (Jan 27th) to the 6PM show. If you want to go let me know. I have a feeling this is going to rock!

This is Bailey reading a book about U2

I do my best to make sure my girls have good taste. Although when I was showing her pics of U2 she was like, “hey those cats are old,” and “what’s up with their hair.”

While she was looking at the concert photos she was amazed with how many people were in the crowd. Then she asked me why that many people did not come to hear me preach