A few weeks ago, my mom was planning on taking my dad to date night to see U2 live at the Rose Bowl. U2 is my dad’s all-time favorite band, and I’m sure my mom needs a break us every now and then. However, when she brought up the idea with my dad, he was initially hesitant to go because the tickets were rather pricey and they were a bit far.
On Friday night, my mom was browsing through the tickets and saw they had released closer seats to the side of the stage and bought them on a whim – this time taking my brothers, my aunt and myself with them.
We got to the Rose Bowl at 4:00PM and it was already packed! We waited an hour in the California heat for the gates to open – it’s only May but the weather’s going up as high as 85 degrees. Not cool. When we got inside, we bought drinks and food.
The Lumineers opened for U2 and it was amaaaazing. BUT U2 WAS EVEN MORE AMAZING. I’m not the biggest U2 fan but I found myself singing along to most songs. Words honestly can’t really describe the euphoria I felt during the concert. We left before it finished because the Rose Bowl holds approximately 60,000 people, and since it was packed that night, the traffic would’ve been really intense.
It was such a great experience. Thank you U2 and the Lumineers for the best concert of my life; to my parents for making date night to family night; to my aunt for my stadium hot dog dinner ♥
12 Comments
yuki motokane
May 22, 2017 at 10:56 PMGlad you and your family had loads of fun!
Kasi Kelley
May 23, 2017 at 3:41 AMSounds like you guys had an awesome time! I'm glad that your dad got to see his favorite band! I went to see The Lumineers here in NYC and their concert was great, they are very good live. I'm sure U2 is also! I've never been much of a concert goer but I'm slowly converting 🙂
Rachel
May 23, 2017 at 7:20 AMI am not a fan of U2 at all but that venue looks like a really fun place! I definitely know the feeling of 85 in May, having just moved from Arizona!
-Rachel @ Backcountry Petite
Nancy
May 23, 2017 at 8:31 AMI heard Pasadena was pretty packed last weekend with U2 going on! Glad you and your family had a great time watching U2 and The Lumineers. It was pretty hot last weekend and good thing you got some drinks ASAP! Your dad looks extremely happy there :). Thanks for sharing your experience!~
Audrey Lin
May 23, 2017 at 11:06 AMI don't listen to U2 or The Lumineers that much, but I do like The Lumineers! I've never been to a concert on such a big scale before. It must have been a crazy experience! -Audrey | Brunch at Audrey's
Kim
May 23, 2017 at 2:49 PMAw I love that you experienced this with your family! My parents would never agree to go to a concert with me, haha. Your dad is adorable! I'm actually OBSESSED with The Lumineers! I haven't heard many songs by U2 but I bet I'd recognize some!
Kim
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Tannya Aditya
May 23, 2017 at 7:19 PMIM HIGHLY JELLY OMG LET ME BE YOU. me and my dad love U2 too. what an amazing family date night! you guys looking precious! x
Ankita Bardhan
May 24, 2017 at 7:45 AMOMG U2 is my fav band! Glad to learn you guys had an awesome time and the pictures look so fantastically amazing! 🙂
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Angie Sievert
May 25, 2017 at 3:16 PMOMG EEN love the photos! Still choked for missing them when they were here 🙁 but the tickets were definitely pricey, so you're super lucky for finding some with good seats too!
nana
May 26, 2017 at 4:30 AM<3
Jae x SCATTERBRAIN
May 26, 2017 at 5:23 AMWe were at our friends' son's baptism this day. Towards the end of the reception, my friend's sisters went to see this show! I've seen photos and some videos from the concert, and I can tell that everyone had a great time! Isn't it amazing to see your favorite artists perform live??
Kandice
May 26, 2017 at 6:50 AMFamily concert night wooo! haha! sounds fun! I am not familiar with U2 (sorry!) although I was even more excited to read The Lumineers opened for U2! Ahhhhhh!!!
With Love, KANDICE