Taken for U2start.com, this full set and thousands of other amazing U2 photos can be found on U2start.com/photos/, the biggest structured collection of high-res and high quality U2 photos online.

U2..The early years

U2 360º no Estádio do Morumbi, em São Paulo, no dia 09 de Abril de 2011.

Fotos: Fábio Yamaji flickr.com/stopmotion@Yamaggio

U2, Brussels, "The Joshua Tree Tour", 01 August 2017.

Taken for U2start.com, this full set and thousands of other amazing U2 photos can be found on U2start.com/photos/, the biggest structured collection of high-res and high quality U2 photos online.

Taken on Dec 6, 2015 at the U2 concert in the AccorHotel Arena in Paris, France. Taken for U2start.com, this full set and thousands of other amazing U2 photos can be found on U2start.com/photos/, the biggest structured collection of high-res and high quality U2 photos online.

U2 in my music room

Taken on Dec 6, 2015 at the U2 concert in the AccorHotel Arena in Paris, France. Taken for U2start.com, this full set and thousands of other amazing U2 photos can be found on U2start.com/photos/, the biggest structured collection of high-res and high quality U2 photos online.

Taken on Nov 19, 2015 at the U2 concert in the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Taken for U2start.com, this full set and thousands of other amazing U2 photos can be found on U2start.com/photos/, the biggest structured collection of high-res and high quality U2 photos online.

U2 @ AAMI Stadium Adelaide Nov 16 2006

I was there :o)

Reporting live from influenza ground zero, may 2, 2009, U2 add in Centro Comercial Santa Fe (Western Mexico City). WE'RE STILL ALIVE.

Taken on Oct 18, 2015 at the U2 concert in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany. Taken for U2start.com, this full set and thousands of other amazing U2 photos can be found on U2start.com/photos/, the biggest structured collection of high-res and high quality U2 photos online.

U2

Last night two of pop music's superpowers came together for a pulsating night at Docklands.

Just over 60,000 fans crammed into an expanded-capacity Etihad Stadium to witness U2 360, the Irish superstar band's bold achievement in stadium rock.

But before Bono and co landed, the American hip-hop superstar Jay-Z was entrusted with opening the monster double-bill.

He provided U2 with a winning mix of pop-cultural prestige and commercial supremacy few acts could, and he undoubtedly widened the night's demographic. His wife, singer-actress Beyonce, however, was not to be seen.

Jay-Z also delivered pop hits, none better than last year's epic Empire State of Mind, which drew the night's first big singalong.

Still, much of his set was a little jarring for this rock-loving crowd and last night was unequivocally about U2.

It's not difficult to get caught up in the logistics of the U2 production - the ''claw'' is 50 metres high and carries 590 tonnes of equipment. But the stage, while vast, feels uncluttered and gives the band access to the crowd on all sides.

Almost miraculously, U2 delivers a sense of intimacy.

The sight of the four mates from Dublin, who have endured for more than 30 years together, entering the packed stadium by walking through the crowd as David Bowie's Space Oddity blasts out is genuinely thrilling. It's a nod of gratitude to fans, an acknowledgment that the quartet and their followers have stuck tight for so long.

Yet Bono was the irrepressible star last night. He used the elongated catwalks to strut, shadow box and spider dance through early parts of the set.

The U2 classics - With or Without You, I Will Follow, Where the Streets Have No Name, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Beautiful Day and One - were delivered in elaborate fashion.

Recent tracks Get On Your Boots and Magnificent were helped in part by Bono namechecking in the intro St Kilda, Richmond and Fitzroy. The gesture to Melbourne was lapped up.

City of Blinding Lights and Vertigo were also given fresh energy.

Songs regularly segued into others in almost mash-up style. Bad borrowed from All I Want Is You. And even the rain held off despite dire forecasts.

As for the sound, it was excellent to fair depending on where you were in the stadium.

''We've been doing this a while,'' Bono said. ''But we're still figuring out so much about music … Keep coming to see us, we're still pilgrims.''

He then spoke of a strong connection the band has with Melbourne and launched into I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For.

The band also played two new, unreleased tracks.

Both were strident efforts demonstrating that these rock veterans retain their hunger.

As if anyone at Docklands needed to be reminded last night.

Review from The Age

www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/u2-live-in-melbourn...

Taken on Nov 19, 2015 at the U2 concert in the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Taken for U2start.com, this full set and thousands of other amazing U2 photos can be found on U2start.com/photos/, the biggest structured collection of high-res and high quality U2 photos online.

Taken on Oct 6, 2015 at the U2 concert in the Palau St Jordi in Barcelona, Spain. Taken for U2start.com, this full set and thousands of other amazing U2 photos can be found on U2start.com/photos/, the biggest structured collection of high-res and high quality U2 photos online.

Die U2 Richtung Ruhleben bei der Einfahrt in den Bahnhof Gleisdreieck.

Man sieht es kaum, aber bis auf den Zug (und das Signal) ist alles Schwarz/Weiß.

Taken on Oct 25, 2015 at the U2 concert in the O2 Arena in London, England. Taken for U2start.com, this full set and thousands of other amazing U2 photos can be found on U2start.com/photos/, the biggest structured collection of high-res and high quality U2 photos online.

U2 @ AAMI Stadium Adelaide Nov 16 2006

Taken for U2start.com, this full set and thousands of other amazing U2 photos can be found on U2start.com/photos/, the biggest structured collection of high-res and high quality U2 photos online.

Taken on Nov 7, 2015 at the U2 concert in the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. Taken for U2start.com, this full set and thousands of other amazing U2 photos can be found on U2start.com/photos/, the biggest structured collection of high-res and high quality U2 photos online.

U2 @ AAMI Stadium Adelaide Nov 16 2006

I like this one, it kind of captures the movement of the crowd

Taken on Sep 24, 2015 at the U2 concert in the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany. Taken for U2start.com, this full set and thousands of other amazing U2 photos can be found on U2start.com/photos/, the biggest structured collection of high-res and high quality U2 photos online.

Taken for U2start.com, this full set and thousands of other amazing U2 photos can be found on U2start.com/photos/, the biggest structured collection of high-res and high quality U2 photos online.

U2

Taken on Nov 27, 2015 at the U2 concert in the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Taken for U2start.com, this full set and thousands of other amazing U2 photos can be found on U2start.com/photos/, the biggest structured collection of high-res and high quality U2 photos online.

U2 performs at FedEx Field on June 20, 2017 Photo: Andy Jones

U2 performing Even Better Than the Real Thing at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville TN.

U2

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Capital One Arena, Washington, DC, June 17, 2018

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Easily the biggest show I photographed this year was night one of U2’s Songs of eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE 2018 tour stop at DC’s Capital One Arena. Although through a twist of fate and friend’s generosity, I received a last-minute photo pass to shoot the performance, I’m fairly certain I would not do it again. There was nothing wrong with the experience, or the show itself, or the thrill of shooting this particular band, but this year I came to a better understanding of my own motivation for photographing live music. Experiencing, documenting and sharing images of musicians whose performances capture a moment is what I crave. Perhaps LA Times music critic David Ackert put it best: “musicians and singers are willing to give their entire lives to a moment - to that melody, that lyric, that chord, or that interpretation that will stir the audience's soul.” That moment could possibly come in the cavernous enormity of Capital One Arena, but I’d rather find it during a house concert in a friend’s basement, or on open fields during a warm summer evening, or in the sweaty confines of a darkened club. That’s the beauty and thrill of live music, one never knows when the musician “will pour out their creative spirit and touch another's heart… to dedicate oneself to that moment [both listener and singer] is worth a thousand lifetimes.”

My profound thanks to the musicians I experienced this year, and who allowed me to photograph them. And I am extremely grateful to the community of friends, colleagues and family whose support has allowed this little hobby of mine to become a lifelong passion.

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Peace on ya…

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Mark

Taken on Sep 24, 2015 at the U2 concert in the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany. Taken for U2start.com, this full set and thousands of other amazing U2 photos can be found on U2start.com/photos/, the biggest structured collection of high-res and high quality U2 photos online.

Taken on Nov 7, 2015 at the U2 concert in the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. Taken for U2start.com, this full set and thousands of other amazing U2 photos can be found on U2start.com/photos/, the biggest structured collection of high-res and high quality U2 photos online.

Taken on Nov 27, 2015 at the U2 concert in the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Taken for U2start.com, this full set and thousands of other amazing U2 photos can be found on U2start.com/photos/, the biggest structured collection of high-res and high quality U2 photos online.

Marcopolo Gran Viale

Volvo B7R-LE

N° Interno: {C} 7260

Patente del Bus: BJFJ-11

211c: Metro La Cisterna - San Bernardo

Fecha: 30 de Agosto de 2016

Saludos y Gracias Por Sus Visitas.

Taken on Sep 24, 2015 at the U2 concert in the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany. Taken for U2start.com, this full set and thousands of other amazing U2 photos can be found on U2start.com/photos/, the biggest structured collection of high-res and high quality U2 photos online.

Taken on Sep 25, 2015 at the U2 concert in the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany. Taken for U2start.com, this full set and thousands of other amazing U2 photos can be found on U2start.com/photos/, the biggest structured collection of high-res and high quality U2 photos online.

The Edge

ESA Hubble Pop Culture Contest. Hubble within popular culture. I have assembled some stills of U2's Get On Your Boots video, which shows The Edge in front of V838 Monocerotis expanding nebula.

MCAS Miramar Airshow 2018

Taken on Dec 6, 2015 at the U2 concert in the AccorHotel Arena in Paris, France. Taken for U2start.com, this full set and thousands of other amazing U2 photos can be found on U2start.com/photos/, the biggest structured collection of high-res and high quality U2 photos online.

U2, London Twickenham Stadium, Soundcheck/Rehearsal, 07 July 2017

Taken on Sep 8, 2015 at the U2 concert in the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Taken for U2start.com, this full set and thousands of other amazing U2 photos can be found on U2start.com/photos/, the biggest structured collection of high-res and high quality U2 photos online.

Senior Spur fitted Lockheed U2 at Fairford , engaged on operational missions from there

Before the concert