U2 loves Barcelona

That was a week to remember. Having U2 in Barcelona was for me the best reason to make a break at work and be part of history. It is the first time since 1988 that U2 is starting a world tour in Europe with two dates in Barcelona, which for my surprise has become the favourite city for the irish band. It was not easy to find tickets for the first show, but more difficult is to manage to be in the very front as we did. We queued outside the premises of Camp Nou on a place normally occupied by some prostutes, but fortunately they were forced to leave the aera due to the large presence of fans of all ages and places. We had organized reesebands with numbers to control fans positions, we all wanted to be at the front area of the new U2's Space Station. We met new friends, shared stories and laughts, sending back the "clever" guys who didn't want to respect the line, sleeping with blanquets under the Barcelona sky, listening to the rehearsal concert the night before, we all wanted to see the best band in the world. U2 is more than a rock band, like Barça is more than a Club, it's a feeling, a message of hope in the middle of this world finance crisis, a world which needs justice and freedom, that needs to stop war and all kind of dictators, that need to stop AIDS and poverty, that needs to be protected against global warming , because future needs a kiss. I've been one of the privilege guys to hear live Bono talking with the Space Station crew, what a feeling.

Is not easy to describe what I felt when the stadion lights turned off , the camera flashes took over and the crowd shouts when Larry Mullen took his seat on the drums, Adam entered with his bass, Edge appeared like magic playing the guitar , then Bono with his elegant leather jacket and the shades holding the mike and giving the kick off of the world tour. Breathe.

Unforgettable Fire sound incredible like in the old days, and also Ultraviolet was a great surprise, specially with that 22nd century jacket, and all the songs set was like a present to our souls.

Song after song all is passing like a movie in front of my eyes, and I still have the that music in my head. All these years waiting for this moment, and the band talks with the ISS crew, Bono wears a Barça top with the UNICEF logo. We made it, we had the band with us. We have been the world capital of rock for a couple of days. Unfortunately I have read that the city council could probably suit U2 managers after the complaints of Les Corts neighbourhood for the noise due the music checks during the previous days to the concerts. Isn't strange that these neighbours don't make efforts to remove the prostitutes and drug dealers around the Camp Nou ? And the city council should clean the shitty people and dark business in La Rambla, don't let down thousands of people without public transportation after the concerts. We have to say that U2 had put the name of Barcelona on the top of the world. Barcelona loves U2 , that's what Bono say to the fans on both concerts, and we also love U2. Me too :)