10-year-old Livermore boy joins U2 on stage in Paris

A 10-year old Livermore boy has quite the show-and-tell story for school after returning from Paris. Jacob Garcia just returned from abroad where he was flown by the band U2 to see their poignant rescheduled Paris concerts in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks.

"It felt like my mind was blown," said Garcia. "The most awesome-ist!" Garcia was one of winners of a fan contest to send someone who's been on stage before with U2 to go see the band in Paris.

Yes, at the age of 10, Garcia's shared a mic with front-man Bono twice! "It was simply amazing," said Jacob's father, Alfredo Garcia. "We couldn't believe we were there."

Jacob’s really had no choice in being a U2 fan. His dad wanted to name him "Bono" after U2's lead singer. That didn't happen.

"But we compromised," Garcia laughed. "His middle name is Paul, which is Bono's real name." The elder Garcia has been to 22 of the band's concerts since 2001, but that doesn't count the times he's gone to a concert just to get a glimpse of Bono and The Edge outside of venues.

That's how Jacob got noticed. Bono saw him in the crowd outside their San Jose concert in May, and then pulled him onstage to sing what was the first U2 song Jacob ever heard on the way home from the hospital after he was born. "First song that came on was ‘City of Blinding Lights’," said Jacob. "That was my first U2 song."

That moment center stage in San Jose put Jacob Garcia in the running to win that fan contest to go to Paris. They left Friday, November 13th.

"Little did we know what was going to take place that day," Garcia said. The Paris terror attacks brought the city to a standstill and U2 canceled its Paris concerts. After 11 hours on a plane, the Garcia’s went home. They didn't have time to put their passports away.

The band arranged for them to fly to Paris again for the rescheduled concerts last weekend. Jacob and the other contest winners were front and center for an on-stage dance party during "Elevation". Bono handed Jacob the mic before the last note for the rock star “Thank you!"

"Yeah, it's still amazing," Alfredo Garcia said with wonder. "I think it's going to be amazing for the rest of our lives."

Jacob can't wipe the smile off his face. "It was fun," he said nodding as if to make the understatement of a lifetime.