95 US dollars for nosebleed seats on the opposite side of the arena when i saw u2. probably while i'm still sore about it, since i don't ordinarily like to drop more than 30 bucks (excluding internet service rape-age charges) on concert tickets. completely possible, since i very rarely go see bands that do arena-sized shows and are likely to charge more than the 20-35 range.
my generalized feelings toward hip hop/rap being pretty well-known, i think, now, not going to bore you with that preface. saul williams tore the place up when i saw him open for nine inch nails, and while his set didn't come anywhere close to the awesomeness that was nin, he was impressive enough that i bought his self-titled album afterwards. i unfortunatly was witness to nas and fabulous live at a university free spring concert one year (i was only there because the dropkick murphys were playing, and unwittingly secured myself a comfortable spot along the barricade early, assuming they'd put them on first and save the rappers that the bulk of the students were there to see for later. they didn't. they put them on last, and standing in front of the giant-ass bass boost speaker things in front of the stage made me vibrate to the point where i thought i was going to puke at one point). nas was incredibly forgettable, and all i can recall was being mildly amused by the fact that he was wearing a belt, but still couldn't keep his pants above his ass. fabulous was downright ridiculous. 6 guys on stage, each of them came out individually, did some bit and then yelled "give it up for fabulous!" another guy would come on stage, do the same, another "give it up for fabulous!" then another would come out...until there were 6 guys on stage jumping around and shit. after the 6th said "give it up for fabulous," no more guys came out, and i never was quite sure which one was fabulous. i thought it was one dude. i was never compelled to actually look into it, so unless one of you tells me that it's 6 guys and not one guy, then for the last 6 years i've had this story incredibly misunderstood. the entire set was one continuous thing, mostly divided up around "when i say [insert word here], you say [insert second half of phrase here]!" "[first]!" "[crowd yells second]" back and forth throughout unimaginative bitches and hoes lyrics. can't remember what the first two exchanges were, but i laughed pretty hard at the "when i say real, you say tall!" "real!" "tall!" one.