So, where to start? we just got home (like an hour or so ago) and after a big cuddle with my babies (aka the cats) here i am ready to share the U2 experience! firstly the show was awesome. Before and after the show i was on some U2 fan forums and have read some criticisms and opinions both good and bad about the show but, for me it was just awesome and super-duper!
the opening band was snow patrol. they were ok. here in quebec i suspect that they've passed more on the radio than in toronto and i found i knew more of their repetoir than many others around me, excluding the few quebecois we encountered not far away. below, see a pic of 2 members of the band 'having a moment'. in general, the skydome stayed about half full until after they finished and then people began to stream in to get ready to welcome U2 for the 2nd performance.
Another fun thing about the evening was the fact that the skydome - ahem, sorry, i mean rogers centre, was open. it's apparently the 2nd time in history that it has been open for a concert. (bruce springsteen being the first...) 
an open roof permitted us to watch the cn tower as the sun set and then as it lit up. i read the next day that 'the edge' (guitarist U2) reportedly asked who was playing the cn tower on the same night as them since the colours often fit with their own lighting/effects scheme and songs. truly it was awesome and there are a few pics of that peppered amongst the others from the show here. enjoy!
this is a pic of me, waiting - PATIENTLY- for the show to begin. to pass the time after this was taken, i went 'shopping' for t-shirts and found 2 we liked!
before we descended the steps/levels to the GA (general admission) area where the (red)zone and we were located was, we got to see the set and 'claw' stage design from afar. while it's been dubbed 'the claw' it's actually supposed to resemble the bottom of a space ship with it's supports/feet out.
this was the line to get in on our special entrance side. not bad eh?
Bono during the first song.
bono again
one of the effects just before the band took the stage.
cn tower, pretty!
the happy couple during snow patrol. I must say, we met some fun people where we were standing and it made the show that much better for the atmosphere was jovial and there were no 'crazies' or angry people as i hear there were in other places. it appears to be some question as to the etiquette of cameras at shows. typically now, we can take non-professional cameras into shows but people tend to always have them up in the air obstructing other people's views or shots. personally i found it annoying that the taller guy in front of us was always taking video and shots of the same things i was and wished he'd give his cam. a break every so often like i did. but some people get a little crazy about it and complain and make issue with it it seems.i got lucky with were we were able to stand for the show. one of the benefits of the type of tickets we had was that there was a special section for us reserved at the catwalk of the stage, but we were also permitted to enter the 'inner circle' or 'golden circle' where the die hard fans try to be and where there is the most possible interaction with the band and show. when we arrived, there was tons of space in the inner circle so we advanced there and got oh so close! yes, it was awesome. maybe Bono saw me?!?!?!?
more pics later but there's a start on the night!
