Yesterday I was talking about the first
record I bought and my early dealings with music. I mentioned how I felt older
brothers and sisters could be an influence on your tastes, which is something
that I didn’t have, being the eldest sibling. One of my school friends did have
the influence of an older brother though. He was a massive U2 fan, so after being
introduced to the early albums, I too became a U2 obsessive. Then, The Joshua Tree came out, which was a huge album at the time and the offer of a ticket to
see the band live, with my friend and his brother came about. On August 4th
1987, four days before my 14th birthday, I saw U2 at the NEC Arena
in Birmingham. The atmosphere was a living wave of human emotion, as ten
thousand people jumped in unison, belted out the lyrics and punched the air as
one. It was the first time I had felt music as a shared experience and it left
me wanting more. That night was a defining moment and set me on a path
of gigs and clubs, with a love of sharing live musical experiences. I moved on from
U2 as my major musical driving force pretty quickly but that night at the NEC
has always lived on…
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