So I was at the Cleveland show the other night, with 3 friends. We were on the floor, not far from the b-stage. Anyway, during RHMT I could feel the urge to use the restroom come along, but I ignored it because we were just starting to get to the songs I'd never seen live before. But once they started playing OTH, it became apparent to me that I was not going to make it until the end of the concert, or even the end of the Joshua Tree portion! So I bolted to the back of the floor area, to the port-a-jons. Sitting in a port-a-jon while U2 blasts "Exit", with all the strobes going, was a rather unique experience, and I'm still pissed that I missed it.
I then realized that there was NO WAY IN HELL I was going to try to fight my way through the crowd back to my original spot, where my friends were. So I texted them that I was just gonna hang back for the rest of the show. So there I was, at a U2 concert, all on my own. It was great! I just kinda hung out at the back of the floor, had plenty of space. I even bought a much needed bottle of water, and found myself a nice rail to lean on. I walked to a few different spots during the encore just to take in different views, it was such a surreal experience. Eventually my friends found me, and I was kind of annoyed that my moment of blissful solitude was over. I am going to that Indy concert by myself, and I am LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!
My wife will probably think I'm a weirdo, but we've been together 11 years, she should know that already! I'm trying to work out a scenario where she and the kids come with me, we get a hotel and she and the kids can do whatever while I go to the concert. Then the next day we can take our kids to the big children's museum in Indy. Thus making the trip more justifiable by making it a "family trip"... I AM GONNA THINK ABOUT THIS!!