The most memorable night I’ve had in 5 weeks was on Friday night. Jacki, Matt, and I made a spur of the moment purchase and went to see U2 in concert.
It was a perfect day, really. We slept in way too late (like 3:30 in the afternoon). It was necessary, though, and after a quick shower, the three of us went out for a really nice and AMAZING italian dinner. Then it was off to Croake Park. We had already been there once for a hurling match, so we were excited to see how it would look different set up for a concert.
When we got there we went in and listened to the opening act….the stage was absolutely amazing. The only thing that was odd was that it was still really light outside, seeing as it doesn’t get dark until 10ish here. But we went outside and drank a few beers (Budweiser-which tasted very odd after having Guinness all the time) and bought t-shirts. Finally it was time for the show to start. We had general admission tickets so we stood on the ground and got as close to the stage as we could. The only thing that was unfortunate was I’m a little short, but Matt is tall, and a guy, so he lifted me up a few times so I could better check out the stage…what a nice guy!
The concert was outdoors and the weather was absolutely gorgeous. Everyone was so into the concert and U2 being from Dublin made it that much cooler….they did a few tribute songs to help raise money for various causes and talked about their experiences in Dublin. It is now my new favorite concert–the music was good (even though I’m not a huge U2 fan), the venue was amazing, and the people I went with were cool.
After we were all exhausted so we went and had one drink at a pub and then headed home….it was a nice break from the large group outings that get difficult to go places when you have 12 people. I know Matt and Jacki had just as much fun and it was one of their favorite nights so far as well….and we have some awesome videos, pictures, and t-shirts to remember it by!
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