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Well the U2 behemoth rolled into town last night and I was looking forward to seeing a proper mega show. I’m a big concert goer but stay well clear of stadium gigs and last night did nothing to change my opinion.

The biggest problem was the appalling sound. From a good central location on the pitch the sound swirled about aimlessly, vocals were muted and the whole mix lack lustre.

You then couple this with the crap views, herds of neds, drunks and worst of all a complete lack of beer and the band would frankly have to put in a blinding performance to compensate. Well they fell woefully short. Struggling against the terrible sound, the band probably only hit the mark 50% of the time. This was shocking considering the quality of U2’s songs in general and a major disappointment to me.

There was of course some great moments sonically and performance wise (New Years Day, Vertigo and a few more) but not enough to save the day.

I’m never going to a stadium gig again – much much rather spend £10 each on 5 bands!

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Didn’t see brmc as the traffic was a total nightmare. Interpol were ok but totally swamped by the whole thing. A few of their songs sounded good but I don’t think the crowd was really into them.

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