October 26th, 2009 by soullldiva

It’s officially a record, I’ve been to TWO live music shows in the past two weeks. That’s more live shows that I’ve been to than in the last ten years combined!! And I’m now officially HOOKED.  My husband and I were invited to U2 with the Black Eyed Peas at the Rose Bowl by some very generous friends. This was a special show, because not only has there not been a live concert at the Rose Bowl in years, the U2 portion of the show was going to be simulcast LIVE on YouTube across the globe (in fact, if you log on later today, you should be able to see a full version of the concert).

There is nothing like a live concert to get your blood pumping (right along with the bass) and inspire you to move and hopefully dance.  If you have enough room, that is.  If you don’t then you just save it for later–either at home in the living room or on the dance floor.

I knew this was going to be a good show at the start–come on, U2??  They’ve put on some of the most outrageous shows in history.  Not bad for 4 Irish guys.

But what I didn’t expect AT ALL was to be completely blown out of the Bowl–by the Black Eyed Peas.  Their set was about an hour.  And I wanted more.  I would have given up seeing U2 for seeing more of this electrifying group.

There is a great dynamic to them that you don’t have with a “normal” band, as there’s four people up front all sharing the “lead vocals”.  Some would say the star is Fergie, but I disagree.  They really share the stage together and put on one hell of a show.  These are hot, hip, eclectic, slightly bohemian, talented people and I was set on fire.

They opened with “Let’s Get It Started”, which was a logical choice. Started, indeed.

Next video is “Boom Boom Pow”, where you could feel the bass literally in your bones.  You moved whether you wanted to or not!

They saved the best for last.  My friend said “this is LA, they usually have a special guest because so many musicians live here…” And damn if he wasn’t right. Check out Fergie doing “Sweet Child of Mine”  by Guns and Roses with none other than Slash.

A hugely satisfying show, and one that turned me into a big fan (where I wasn’t so much before).  These people know how to dish it out (in family portions) and give you seconds and thirds.  Well done to them!