REVIEW: U2 lives up to the hype
DENVER – When U2 first took the alien stage perched atop Invesco Field’s grass at 8:45 p.m. Saturday, the packed crowd of 70,000-plus fans welcomed the Irish band with the kind of reception normally reserved for the venue’s regular tenants: the Denver Broncos.
Synchronized foot-stomps and “the wave” and all-day tailgating led to that climactic moment, and for the next two hours, Bono, The Edge, Clayton and Mullen were more important names than Tebow, Moreno, Bailey and Dumervil.
And in Colorado, that’s saying something.
U2 performs on their first stop of their North American Tour in Denver at Invesco Field at Mile High May 21, 2011 to a packed house. John Leyba, The Denver Post Photo by STAFF
The Fray performs at Invesco Field at Mile High May 21, 2011 as the opener for U2 who kick off their North American Tour 360 with their first stop in Denver. John Leyba, The Denver Post Photo by STAFF