I'm looking forward to this.
I'm going RED. I dont want to queue in lines for 3 hours minimum (this part always sucks). I want accessible refreshments and merchandise (another dreadful memory). I want to see a good show in comfort.
In 2001 I stood outside Tampa from 4am (after a 3 hour drive). By the time the show started I wasn't feeling "great". By the end I was exhausted. All my concert experiences have been grueling experiences.
I want this memory to be perfect for myself and the woman who will be my wife at that point. It has to be perfect (and that includes a limo so I will not have to deal with the insane traffic before or afterwards).
A U2 tour is a special expense and for me an extravagance. I have around 6 months to plan for it. Through sensible planning and budgetting I will do it first class. Extravagances and entertainment cost money. Much like the L'Oreal bitches on the American commercials: I'm worth it!
Any of us lucky enough to be blessed in the higher percentile of earnings in this economy can all tell you: We work our asses off for it. Like slaves. Finding the time off for this event is stressful. Fun like this is few and far between. Time is expensive to many of us and to be enjoyed to the fullest.
However anyone chooses to plan and enjoy this even is completely in their own hands. It's not U2 or LiveNation's fault. It's not Bill Gates or the Bourgeious. It's what each of us decides to make it.
If you prefer the smelly deadhead concert experience, U2 has planned for you in the pricing scheme. I'm just glad that they also considered myself who hates that whole fucking scene.
If I didn't have this RED option, I wouldn't go at all.
Thanks U2!!!
(I hope everyone is having a good Sunday!)