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4 minutes ago, aquinteru said:

Comments on with or without you at Santa Clara? Was it Adam starting late or Bono letting people sing. It was not clear from afar. Those of you (GA) nearby, what did you see/hear?

I think Bono didn't come in at the right time, but maybe Adam tripped him up a little? Or maybe he forgot the words? The audience seemed to know when to start.

Wow, what an incredible show! They came roaring out of the gate with Larry's pounding drums, and kept ratcheting up the intensity through the first 9 songs. It's the next morning and I'm still coming down.

Obviously great to hear Joshua Tree played front to back, but then it does give you appreciation for the difference in flow between an album and a concert. But of course it was majestic, and would have been even without the incredible visuals we were treated to on that big, beautiful screen. From up near the B stage the sound was also fantastic, the best I've ever heard in a stadium.

Yeah, maybe the encore could be tweaked a bit. But whatever—this may be the best U2 show I've ever been to.

I took someone's suggestion of getting a spot to the right of the B stage, and I think they were spot on. You get to see the band up close during the non-JT segments, and get a great center view of the screen the rest of the time, which you wouldn't have all the way up in front. I think the only spot that may have been better would be right in front of the B stage.

One downside: Levi's Stadium is a terrible venue. The GA line was well-organized, but very slow. (The GA line was 700 people long by 2:15pm). The rules about when you could be there and the restrictions on what you can bring in are extremely onerous. Getting in and out is likewise terrible. I don't think I'll be heading back there any time soon, but of course I'm happy to suffer for U2.

1 hour ago, wahine said:

I get disgusted when I see all those phones...Put the phone down and MAKE GREAT MEMORIES!

Agreed. Whenever the band gets close everyone holds up their phones to take pictures and videos, blocking the views of people who want to watch with…you know…their eyes. Hundreds of people taking the exact same video. Can't we elect one person to film and post it on YouTube for the rest of us? If I wanted to watch the show through a screen, I would have bought nosebleeds. Even if you don't care about the people behind you, do yourself a favor and live in the moment.

Unfortunately, this phenomenon is hardly unique to U2. This is all concerts now. Remember when people used to take "no recording allowed" seriously?