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  1. That post could have been written by Gerard, Alvin. Exact same experience

    I couldn't make a U2 concert seated, no no way.


  2. I'm with you there. GA and nothing else. But for once I took a seat to experience the whole Claw miracle in its entirety, I had a seat at the Dublin 2 show and was waaaaay up high. The sound was brilliant. But definitely always depends on the venue itself.

    oh and.... not one person was sitting up there, we danced and even jumped all the time. It was almost like GA... just that it was way more dangerous, because if one had stumbled, all of us would have fallen down


  3. I was down the canal end for Croke 3, directly facing the stage. I loved it there. The sound was around 7/10 (with GA being 9 or 10). Croke 2 was down at the end of the Cusack stand. Sound there was poor as we had no direct line to a speaker stack.

    I will always do GA now and again but seat can be great. Beer, ignore the crap songs, no black eyes, show up when you want, have a beer and generally just take in the whole thing a bit more.


  4. I had almost exactly the same view when I had my one and only seated show of the tour, in New Jersey (2009). FWIW I found it really annoying and when it was clear which seats weren't taken, I helped myself to a better one.

    But it's almost impossible to know what your view is going to be from the seating maps. They're often fairly approximate.
  5. Originally posted by MacStripey:[..]

    I'm with you there. GA and nothing else. But for once I took a seat to experience the whole Claw miracle in its entirety, I had a seat at the Dublin 2 show and was waaaaay up high. The sound was brilliant. But definitely always depends on the venue itself.

    oh and.... not one person was sitting up there, we danced and even jumped all the time. It was almost like GA... just that it was way more dangerous, because if one had stumbled, all of us would have fallen down


    I am not all that impressed with the GA for U2 this tour. From what I saw on the U2.COM Auckland One Tree Hill Video, it looks like the stage is way too low which is strange because it's way too high in the front rows. The whole stage show would be difficult to watch at the same time as watching them on the stage (this is what I do). This was not a problem when I saw Powderfinger (Australian rock band) in the GA The screens on both sides of the stage were only really visible (mostly, I could see them if I turned my head) to the people in the seats and at the back of the GA because the footage on those screens was filmed by someone who didn't know how to use a video camera. The main visuals screen (which was pretty much a midget sized version of the PopMart screen) was in clear view, though.

    The cheap seats are best for the 360 Tour, you get to see the whole stage show properly and a lot closer than the rest of the people in seats.
  6. Originally posted by bobplaysthedrums:[..]

    I am not all that impressed with the GA for U2 this tour. From what I saw on the U2.COM Auckland One Tree Hill Video, it looks like the stage is way too low which is strange because it's way too high in the front rows. The whole stage show would be difficult to watch at the same time as watching them on the stage (this is what I do). This was not a problem when I saw Powderfinger (Australian rock band) in the GA The screens on both sides of the stage were only really visible (mostly, I could see them if I turned my head) to the people in the seats and at the back of the GA because the footage on those screens was filmed by someone who didn't know how to use a video camera. The main visuals screen (which was pretty much a midget sized version of the PopMart screen) was in clear view, though.

    The cheap seats are best for the 360 Tour, you get to see the whole stage show properly and a lot closer than the rest of the people in seats.


    There's nothing wrong with GA on the current tour. The 360 playing area where the band are is fine for height. If you go front row at any stadium gig then you are going to get a sore neck. Get there early and pick your spot.

    The cheap seats are good value for money but the audio isn't always going to be great and you are likely to be quite a distance from the band. The cheap tickets are mainly there to subsidies the top dollar seats though (some of which should only really be mid level priced).
  7. Originally posted by bobplaysthedrums:[..]

    I am not all that impressed with the GA for U2 this tour. From what I saw on the U2.COM Auckland One Tree Hill Video, it looks like the stage is way too low which is strange because it's way too high in the front rows. The whole stage show would be difficult to watch at the same time as watching them on the stage (this is what I do). This was not a problem when I saw Powderfinger (Australian rock band) in the GA The screens on both sides of the stage were only really visible (mostly, I could see them if I turned my head) to the people in the seats and at the back of the GA because the footage on those screens was filmed by someone who didn't know how to use a video camera. The main visuals screen (which was pretty much a midget sized version of the PopMart screen) was in clear view, though.

    The cheap seats are best for the 360 Tour, you get to see the whole stage show properly and a lot closer than the rest of the people in seats.


    You really can't judge the GA experience from a video. If you're keen to see the vid screens as well as the stage, the outside rail is perfect for that. If you're less worried about seeing the screens and want that close-up stage view, then the pit is fantastic..

    I think it's a show that lends itself to being seen more than once. You really do get a different show depending on where you sit or stand.
  8. Originally posted by sonia_lastrega:[..]
    I think it's a show that lends itself to being seen more than once. You really do get a different show depending on where you sit or stand.


    That's true. And different levels of sound quality, too.
  9. 1st Melbourne show me and my dad had one leg of the claw slightly in the way, but as soon as Stingray started i completly forgot about it.

    on the cheap seat idea, my dad sat in one of the $40 seat for the 2nd show and said they were better then the $230 seat we had for show 1
  10. Originally posted by germcevoy:[..]

    There's nothing wrong with GA on the current tour. The 360 playing area where the band are is fine for height. If you go front row at any stadium gig then you are going to get a sore neck. Get there early and pick your spot.

    The cheap seats are good value for money but the audio isn't always going to be great and you are likely to be quite a distance from the band. The cheap tickets are mainly there to subsidies the top dollar seats though (some of which should only really be mid level priced).


    At the 360 Gig I went to, I was in the cheap seats. I think they are the best seats (including GA) in the house for these reasons. 1 - Sound is excellent. Apparently it's a lot worse and echoey in other sections of the stadium. 2 - You get a close view of the stage and see the whole stage show 3 - You get to see the band walk on and off stage. 4 - You get a better view of the red-zone than the red-zone has of the stage.

    One bad thing about the cheap seats is that the drum / keyboard / horn riser things on Jay-Z's support stops you from seeing anything, though many here would say that's a good thing.
  11. Originally posted by Andrew_C:
    on the cheap seat idea, my dad sat in one of the $40 seat for the 2nd show and said they were better then the $230 seat we had for show 1


    That's because they are. Red Zone is worse than the $230 seats though.
  12. Depends on what you want from the show. Seeing the band, seeing the band on the screens, seeing the whole light show, seeing the backs of the band etc...

    Sometimes the difference between the cheap and the high priced tix is ridiculous, sometimes it isn't.
    Best seats for me (money value wise) were the cheap seats in Amsterdam behind the stage.
    Red Zone was absolutely worth the money (60€ on auction), too, though.

    Getting back on topic: If you notice that your view is restricted before the show, talk to the stewards and be annoying enough to get better seats. Shouldn't be a problem from what I saw and experienced this tour.
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