In a word, awesome. For more words, let me point you to this review from the Strib. Of interest is that this concert produced an arena record large crowd. And they could have sold twice as many tickets. About the only empty spot was a section of seats behind us and over about three where a patron barfed about half an hour before the concert started. Cleaning crew came and wiped it all up. My lack of smell worked in my favor. The FP Gal tells me that it lingered.
Despite that, it was still a wonderful concert. We had upper deck seats. We could still see and hear without problem. The stage was at the other end of the basketball court with a long looping runway forming a ring out into the crowd. Their previous concert had a similar runway in the shape of a heart, while this one was smoothed into a ring. The inside and outside of the ring was lighted, sometimes solidly, sometimes chasing. The lighting colors changed from song to song. A bank of monitors hung above the main stage, usually split into four screens with a camera on each band member. Set list and reviews can be found here.
The played a good mix of old and new songs. My personal favorites were 'Electric Co.' (complete with 'Send in the Clowns') and 'With or Without You'. The only one that underwhelmed me was 'Elevation'. At one point, they dedicated a song to the Mayo Clinic and all that it does. Bono joked that they had taken the Edge there for study and had been told his brain is 'impossible'. He also proclaimed that Edge was from the future. (Which would explain the guitar playing...)
Loved it.
Update: Here's another review with some pictures of the concert.
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