U2 has been making their Innocence and Experience Tour one to remember. They have been bringing up fans to join the band, featured a U2 cover band and now the band is playing hits that haven't been heard in 25 years. Last night, which marked the start of an eight-night run at Madison Square Garden, U2 played "October."
"October" was the opening track on U2's 1981 LP October. The band had last performed the song back in November of 1989 during their New Zealand leg of the Lovetown Tour, Rolling Stone reported.
Bono and the Edge were the only two on stage during this performance. "October" was written about the state of the world back in the early 80s. The band has described this time as a colder and depressing time in history.
Playing at the world famous Madison Square Garden brought about some nostalgic feelings for Bono. He told the audience about the first time that the band played in New York and how things have changed up to this tour. "Welcome to innocence and experience. When we first played a club called the Ritz in this great city, we thought of ourselves as a great punk band. We still do. A band of equals with an audience of equals," said Bono.
This tour stop featured as many celebrities as a Taylor Swift concert. In attendance was Salman Rushdie, Jon Bon Jovi, Harry Belafonte, Christy Turlington, Spike Jonze, Mario Batali and Chris Christie, @U2 reported.
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