RUSH - London Wembly Arena - 1993. Finally saw my favorite band.
U2 - London Wembly Stadium - 1993. Best concert I've ever seen. Bono even dragged Salman Rushdie on stage. I told a couple of friends I was with to get ready to duck. Really great show. Say what you want about Bono, but he (and U2) know how to put on a show.
RUSH - St. Petersburgh, Fl. - 1996 - They are on this list again because at this concert they played side one of 2112, The Analog Kid, and Xanadu from the "A Farewell to Kings" album. Three of my favorite obscure Rush tunes.
I can dig the Rush experiences. I saw U2 twice & they stunk! But they may have had "off" nights.
I saw U2 around that time as well. And the show was great. As you said, Bono does know how to entertain a crowd.
I would have loved to have seen Rush, but the opportunity never presented itself.
You got your Rush shows mixed up.1996 was the Test For Echo tour and Analog Kid was played on the Counterparts tour which played in St.Pete in 1994. The Test For Echo tour had the 2112 suite,but no Xanadu. Xanadu was played on the Roll The Bones tour however in 1991 and the R:30 Tour in Tampa in 2004.