Picture the scene; thousands of ecstatic, perspiring, adoring fans crammed into the SECC in Glasgow. Tickets sold out within minutes, the anticipation building for weeks. The crowd hanging on the lead singer's every word as he sings;
'Johnny take a dive with your sister in the rain,
Let her talk about the things you can't explain.
To touch is to heal,
To hurt is to steal.
If you want to kiss the sky,
Better learn how to kneel.'
The lead singer requests quiet as the band play an instrumental interlude, the crowd obey. The lead singer begins a long and powerful diatribe aimed at world leaders, tears roll down the faces of crowd members as he continues, raising his hands aloft.
'Everytime I clap my hands, a child in Africa dies'. He informs mournfully. The lead singer manages to clap slowly three times before an audience member breaks the silence,
'Well stop bloody clapping then'.
I remember going to see U2 in 1987. It was Wembley Stadium and the whole thing was one megacrush with people screaming out in pain as various bones were broken. One bloke near me passed out and another was carted off to hospital.
Hewson pipes up: "Come on everybody. No one gets hurt at U2 concerts!"
Brilliant!!! I love this image. I have reposted it over on my digital art blog (see above link). I hope this is okay. I will take it down if it at all infringes on your sense of ownership.
All the best,
Phylis Johnson