Postscript on U2

Recently, I wrote about going to a U2 concert at the United Center in Chicago on September 21. Some music I was listening to tonight reminded me of one interesting facet from the concert. At most rock shows, there is music playing at a soft level on the sound system before the concert begins. It’s usually a fun thing to hear what songs the band or their roadie chose to play. I am curious who in the U2 organization picked the music that played before their show in Chicago. It was uncanny the number of songs that were played that night that also appeared on my recent Mailing List Mix. Songs like Float On by Modest Mouse and Pull Up the People by M.I.A. that I put on the mix were played before the concert began.

I knew most all of the music being played, “Name That Tune” being one of my favorite games to play. There was one song that I didn’t know that night that really stood out. I wondered what it was but had no way of finding out at the time. Tonight, I was listening to the debut album from The Arcade Fire and realized that Wake Up was the track that was played at the U2 show. So I’m pondering the fact that I share a lot common musical interest with U2 or the person who picks their pre-show music.

Any of you U2 aficionados out there know who picks their music? Obviously, I had a great time at the concert, and the pre-show music was just one little plus to add to the big pile of great experiences from that night.