Photos: U2 plays the Forum

U2 lead singer Bono, greeting the audience at the opening of the Forum show, looks none the worse for wear after a 2014 bicycle accident in which he suffered broken bones.

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May 27, 2015 4:49 PM PT

The Edge, left, Bono and the rest of U2 perform Tuesday in the first in a series of shows at the Forum, as drops of water rain onto the crowd.

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U2 makes great use of the space at the Forum, making the arena seem something close to an intimate setting.

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Bono sings “The Miracle (of Joey Ramone),” about his first exposure to the New York band the Ramones and rock ‘n’ roll rebirth.

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A large, bare lightbulb provides most of the lighting during the opening song for a set in which U2 revisited its roots.

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Guitarist the Edge finishes up a solo during “The Electric Co.,” from U2‘s first album.

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Bono salutes the audience in a show that expended so much energy, The Times’ Randall Roberts writes, “that at times the sold-out arena could barely contain itself.”

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The band’s use of video screens enhanced the show, The Times’ Randall Roberts says.

(Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)