There were so many unforgettable moments from U2′s 360 tour but this one more than most, lives long in the memory.
It concerns U2 fan Adam Bevell and his time to truly shine came when Bono plucked from the sold out crowd of 45,000 at the U2 concert in Nashville. Adam was in the front of GA and was holding up a sign which read ‘blind guitar player – bring me up!!’ and the rest they say is history.
Adam’s story travelled all over the world almost instantly with hundreds of websites and newspapers running with his story. Even U2.com, the band’s official website thought it too good a moment to let pass and the following is from it -
But this show had one last surprise and a moment one fan will never surrender. With the band about to walk off stage, Bono started talking to someone on the front row: ‘You want to play what?’
Before you know it, this dude was up on stage, holding Bono’s Irish Falcon guitar and being introduced to Music City.
‘My wife’s name is Andrea,’ he explained. ‘I’m kinda nervous man!’
But as he started playing, the band backing him, Bono started singing, ‘All I Want Is You’ and the nerves disappeared.‘You say you want diamonds on a ring of gold
You say you want your story to remain untold….’A spine-tingling moment and when it was over Bono hugged him and gave him his guitar – something to pinch when he wakes up from his dream. (We caught Andrea’s husband (don’t know his name yet!) before his big moment, holding the sign in our photo above).
Here’s a video of the moment Bono brought Adam up and joining the band playing ‘All I want is You’.
And here’s a pic of both Adam and Bono that I have a funny feeling may be wallpapering the Bevell household at present.
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