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My sister went to the restroom about 4 songs into U2 saying she wasn't feeling well. She came back during COBL to tell me that she was going to wait outside in the hall because it was too hot. One started playing, and the paramedics came to get me because she was dehydrated.
She's okay now and we didn't have to go to the hospital. We did get to see one of the busy medical room at RJ stadium where there were about 5 other people in the same or worse shape she was in and they were bringing in two more when we were leaving. Thanks to the paramedic guy who drove us to the car, you were great even though you had trouble starting the golf cart
On the plus side, it was probably the best show I've been to for the 360 tour and we didn't have to fight any traffic getting home.
On the other hand . . .
My review can be found here...Random Thoughts - You've got a pirate ship, we have a spaceship.
Be warned, it's very Adam-centric.
Nice! Although copy and paste is a nifty feature of keyboards you should consider using
Does your hubbie never get jealous of your Adam love?
I was the sweaty Irish eejit standing just behind youse when the band entered, pity they couldn't come out for a mo, even though the sound check was actually about half an hour after they went in.
My review can be found here...Random Thoughts - You've got a pirate ship, we have a spaceship.
Be warned, it's very Adam-centric.
Did you see Adam take his shirt off the first time they left the stage? We were on opposite side of the stadium, but we saw it.
I don't know how people didn't die in that GA line around 4 pm. My friends and I drank about a gallon of water each, and by the time U2 got on stage we were alreary dehydrated again.
I'm not even one to complain about heat. I live in Miami and I've traveled around in the middle of humid summer in a car without a/c. I went to the Everglades in jeans in September, and it was still nowhere near as hot as it was. Security made a HUGE mistake in cramming us together so early on. Two people around us fainted, and that was before the lie that we would be getting inside at 5 pm. More like 5:30 pm.
It got very hot for me about ten minutes into U2's set where I kept forcin myself to breathe in deep. The biggest disadvantage to being short is that there is no fresh air at my nose level.
complaning aside, it was an AMAZING show, but I wouldn't want to do GA next year.
I don't know how people didn't die in that GA line around 4 pm. My friends and I drank about a gallon of water each, and by the time U2 got on stage we were alreary dehydrated again.
I'm not even one to complain about heat. I live in Miami and I've traveled around in the middle of humid summer in a car without a/c. I went to the Everglades in jeans in September, and it was still nowhere near as hot as it was. Security made a HUGE mistake in cramming us together so early on. Two people around us fainted, and that was before the lie that we would be getting inside at 5 pm. More like 5:30 pm.
It got very hot for me about ten minutes into U2's set where I kept forcin myself to breathe in deep. The biggest disadvantage to being short is that there is no fresh air at my nose level.
complaning aside, it was an AMAZING show, but I wouldn't want to do GA next year.
We heard them soundchecking Elevation while we were waiting to get in while standing in the area with no shade that we were moved to back from the gates and told to stay there for 45 minutes even though the gates were supposed to open at 5 p.m. (not that I'm bitter or anything ).
The upside is that I decided to go to Oklahoma next weekend
Yay, for non sold out shows and credit cards
I don't know how ANYBODY lived through GA. My wife and I got to RayJay Stadium at around 4:30 p.m. (we had lower-level seats but wanted to get there as early as possible). At Gate A, security took everybody out of the shade and told us to stand by the bag-check tables "for a few minutes" until they opened the gates. FORTY FIVE MINUTES LATER they opened the gates...the entire time, we were in direct sunlight while the staff and the police officers were sitting on stools under an awning drinking water (we were under the awning before they made us move). Everybody was sweat-soaked by the time they let us in...I can't imagine how people were feeling in GA. We did notice a woman on the floor collapsing (she had a crowd around her with paramedics...probably heat stroke...I guess three people went to the hospital due to heat-related illness). If there's one thing the stadium did wrong it was in their handling of the early crowd. They should have had the GA people on the East side of the stadium protected from the afternoon sun, with plenty of water and sunscreen and umbrellas. And they shouldn't have made the seated crowd move out of the shade to wait in line until, like, five minutes before opening the gates. I'm glad U2 has such patient and good-natured fans.
Yeah, that was ridiculous (we were also in the crowd waiting by Gate A). There was one older woman who almost collapsed and they did bring her under the awning, thank goodness. What section were you in ndmaxfield? My sister and I were in 108.
Thanks sdunn . I've been to some other shows already, but last night was so great and then it just . . . stopped, so I don't want to end this way .
I'm very fortunate I am able to go to another one and very thankful.
Cool. We in row H seats 10 & 11.
My review can be found here...Random Thoughts - You've got a pirate ship, we have a spaceship.
Be warned, it's very Adam-centric.
My sister said your post made her feel "like less of a wimp" and that it also made her feel better