Dancing with Bono

I got to be on stage with Bono.

I'm from Costa Rica. So, the odds of U2 coming to my country are zero. So I had to travel to Miami to see them. I'm a huge U2 fan! I've been a fan of U2 for about 13 years now! In all those years my dream was to go to a U2 concert. Finally on November 13 of 2005 I got to go to a U2 concert in Miami in the Vertigo Tour.

I spend most of 2004 and 2005 saving money to go to the US for the concert. I even bought the ticket 10 months in advance at the U2.com pre-sale.

I went with a friend of mine. We were both wearing green t-shirt! My t-shirts said "I love Irish Boys"

So the day finally came... We were in the American Airlines Arena in Miami for a U2 concert! The concert doors were going to open at 6:00 pm or 7 (I don't remember) ... and we were doing the line at 6:00 am! I wanted to be the first one to go in! But there were people already doing the line. I was number 12. So 12 hours to go... it was so much fun. There were a lot of people from Miami, but also from Spain and a lot of latinos! People have radios and we would sing U2 songs all day!

I didn't got to be inside the circle. You all guys know the vertigo stage right? I soooo wanted to get inside the circle. But when it was my turn to see if I would go inside or not... my ticket didn't work. I had to wait for about 5 minutes to see why my ticket wasn't working... I was going to cry.. but then they told me it was Ok.. that i could enter the arena. So.. neither of us got inside the circle.. but thankfully my friend got a great spot. We were outside the circle... it was a great spot.

So finally I was there... so, dream can come true! The lights were on.. and then OFF... and you listen to the intro of a song by Arcade Fire called "Wake Up" and then you listen to The Edge guitar.... they are on the main stage... BUT where the hell is Bono!???? AND HE POPS RIGHT IN FRONT OF US!

I completely lost it... I WAS IN A U2 CONCERT! And BONO was in front of me!!!! Once he was up on the stage.. he put his hands up and conffetti came right out and then "City Of Blinding Lights" started.. Amazing. I'm not going to bored you with how I remember every song. U2 songs are increible... and to listen to them live is the best. Specially "Where the streets have no name"... "Running to stand still" was amazing too!

By this point I was please. Visually is the best... the LED screens, the lights, the music.. If you watch the U2 Vertigo Tour live from Chicago.. you know what i mean.

So it was time for one of the best song of U2. As I'm writing this my hands are shaking, and my heart is going fast. As I said before I was wearing a t-shirt that says "I love Irish boys". Bono notice it.. and he reach his hand to the crowd, where I was!!!! The first thing I did was point to my t-shirt.. I wanted him to see it! And he did... he was trying to reach my hand. (I forgot to mention that everytime Bono or any of the guys pass infront of me I had a HUGE smile on my face... actually I had a HUGE smile on my face throughout all the concert). Anyway.. he was trying to reach my hand. And then Bono said it " I WANT THE IRISH GIRL".. He said it to the security guy... I WAS THE IRISH GIRL and the security guy said to me: Ok, relax your going up. ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I threw myself at Bono... OH MY GOD... this is BONO! I stated to mumble thank you, thank you, gracias, gracias.. and he stared to sing "With or without you"... words can't express how I felt.

I almost faint.. He even kiss my hand... And he hold me so tight. Waiting 10 years to go to a U2 concert.... and on my first U2 concert I got to be on stage with Bono. Me. A girl from Costa Rica. I often get asked what i said to Bono that day. I told him that my name was Silvia, and that I was from Costa Rica. And i just said, thank you, thank you, gracias, gracias... so this is me dancing with Bono... altough we didn't "dance" i just threw myself at him like a monkey.. hahaha!

I sent the picture to an Irish magazine "Hot Press" and they were going to make an article about U2 and wanted pictures from the fans and I send mine, and they choose my picture!!! I bought the magazine, and there was my picture, it's a little picture, but still I'm in an article about U2!

I'm just very thankfull. Being a U2 fan is the best! I've have met so many great people because of U2! And their music is the best!