Thanks! Great pics yourself... the main stage was absolutely great, no question. I had a similar spot a little further to the left for Chicago 1, but that experience was enough to make me aim for the same spot this time around! Being 5-10 feet away from them is always fun, but being around people who I knew from other shows before and Chicago 1 definitely made the night a bit better as well.
During Vertigo, the dream for me was the rail at the main stage or failing that, outer rail. I only did 3 shows for 360 with 2 of them being GA and only lining up early enough for the front rail for 1 show. I loved it. For the four shows I did this tour, I never really was in contention for the front due to not lining up for hours, but I am not sure I would have gone for it. I am of course happy to hear you loved it. I am sure I would have felt the same way had I had the opportunity to be there.
But, the fact that I didn't fee the NEED to be there is the GREAT thing about this tour. There is no magic perfect spot. There are so many cool, though not perfect spots from a being able to see EVERYTHING standpoint that it allows so many of us to get spots that we are thrilled with.
Miroslava. Can you see anything at all on the screen from the position on the rail you were at?
If you are on the North Side (Adam's) you can barely see anything. I ended up there 1 out of 4 times. The other times I was given a South Side wristband. Since the gap between the catwalk and the rail is wider there due to the camera track, your view of the screen itself is better but you can barely see the band members themselves when they are inside the screen. I never felt cheated since as I mentioned above, all spots have some cons and some pros. So you win in certain aspects and lose in others.
I totally had the intention to roam the back for Phoenix 2 but that didn't happen since the venue was issuing wristbands and you had the opportunity to get to the rail for very minimal effort. Then, I meant to roam the back for Chicago 3 so I could see the screens. But then we got those Ride passes and the rail was there and being a true rail skank, I ended up going for it for both of my Chicago shows. I figure I can watch the screens on YouTube or when the DVD comes out, but the DVD cannot give me Bono and Edge right in front of me during RBW, or Larry just pounding that drum during SBS, or Adam laughing with/at me while I danced during MW etc. etc. So for me, it was awesome, but your mileage may of course vary.
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