by Robert

We got there at 4pm for GA, and no one that worked there seemed to know where the line was. We finally found it and I was a bit worried as there were several hundred people ahead of us. Maybe a thousand, I don't know. We made it inside by 5:30 and we actually got right up front on the rail, not in the inner circle, but behind it, which actually turned out to be much better since the stage was like 12 feet high. Those in the innner circle couldn't see much.

In response to the DMN article, the sound was incredible down front. My dad sat in the very top (which is so high, it makes you dizzy to look up at) and he said the sound was great there too. Clearly the author doesn't understand that Muse sounds garbled on purpose, and that everyone who left early was a Muse fan. There were a bunch of teenagers down front with us that we're only there to see Muse. They left when Muse was done. The stadium was only half-full when Muse was on, and by the time the lights came on at the end of U2's set, the place was completely full. It was a different crowd.

I'll post more about the experience when I have a chance to go over the setlist. I remember most of what was played, but I'm still too excited to nail it down. Highlights included Bono letting the crowd sing the first verse of "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For." Chilling, never experienced anything like it. And I'll admit I cried when he pulled the 14-year-old boy onstage as City of Blinding Lights started and said something like "I wanted to see what I used to be." Brutal. I also appreciate them playing "The Unforgettable Fire" for the diehards.

Met some really cool U2 fans from Chicago. Also some from Dallas that had been to several U2 shows, so they were able to advise me. There were some problems as people tried to push their way to the front. Some yelling and name-calling, and a couple of guys almost got into a fight. Dallas is full of a certain social crowd that goes to all the events (concerts, basketball games) simply to get dressed up and be seen. Unfortunately there were a lot of those types at the U2 show. They cared more about getting drunk and taking pictures of themselves than actually watching the show. But we didn't let them ruin it for us.

Overall, the sound and visuals were incredible. And the boys were full of energy, running around the stage with their instruments. It was my first U2 show, and definitely the best concert I've ever been to. Now I'm addicted, I want to follow them to Houston and Oklahoma. I was told by another concert-goer that the stadium in Oklahoma was really small and cramped so it might make for a different experience.

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