Countdown in Photos #8: U2
Over the month of December I am planning to delight you with tales of my adventures as a concert photographer in 2011. They may be the best shots I took, or the best moments I experienced. Either way, it would be a shame for those to fall by the wayside and be left sitting dormant in my feeble mind. Keep coming back, there'll be a new one each day.
Check out yesterday's post with Little Dragon.
U2 at Qwest Stadium
What can I say about shooting U2? It was an experience that I will probably never forget. I witnessed experienced concert photographers giddy with excitement taking photos of themselves with the massive spider-like stage towering over them in the background.
I honestly couldn't remember, two minutes after I walked out of the stadium with camera in hand, what songs I had just heard. It went by in a flurry of excitement and showcasing so massive that I was dazed and hyper for at least the next hour.
Just like so many fans across the city, I didn't have a ticket to the show and so drove to the side of the stadium and just hung out listening to the rest of the concert from the parking lot. It didn't matter, the euphoria from such an experience had me smiling throughout the rest of the night and on into the rest of the week. They played a few of my favorites, but that didn't matter. Being a part of that moment in time will be a highlight I brag about for the rest of my life.
