U2

Were you to be whisked back to summer in 1988, you could lose yourself in the hysteria of a stadium gig from Madonna, Prince or Michael Jackson. Today pickings are slimmer, so credit to U2; stadium giants who are not only still standing, but still making records that millions of people wish to actually buy (such as their latest, No Line on the Horizon). Whether you dig what Bono does or not, he sings new U2 songs such as “Moment of Surrender” like he really means it, and the stage setup for this current tour is magnificent.