hatrickpatrick
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The red zones are the two reserved areas on the outside of the walkway ring. They are more or less level with the walkways and have a number of seats attached to the railings as well.
The pit is on the other side of the wall - inside the ring. If you're in the pit, you're underneath the bridges, between the main stage and the walkway.
If anyone's been in both, which did you prefer?
I was in the red zone at Croke Park (27th) during the support acts, I was in the Cusack Stand for the main set and in the pit during the encore. Missed a bit of Ultraviolent while running down 5 flights of stairs at Croker but it was well worth it
I found that in terms of viewing angles the red zone was better in that it's level with the walkway, while in the pit you feel as if you're "underneath" the band, so you see much more from the red zone. Also, you're not too close to the lighting effects so you get the full blast of them (whereas in the pit you can lose the effect since you're *inside* the circle of lights).
On the other hand, being in the pit was definitely a closer and more 'intimate' experience - you're literally right next to the band, and they occasionally wave at you and stuff . Also in terms of getting photos and camera clips the pit was much better. The downside of the pit, as I said above, is that the extending screen, the lights in the legs of the claw, and Moment of surrender's "disco ball" effect are lost somewhat. I imagine they would have looked better from the stands.
Did anyone here experience both and do you have any opinions? I was just curious as to what people preferred. All in all I found that the pit was more exciting, but obviously the band consider the red zone to be the best spot or they wouldn't have chosen it as the reserved area - am I an odd one out or does anyone agree?
PHotos of the view from the pit:
Imageshack - image087x
That's when the band are walking off at the end. I got a photo during With or without You as well but the amount of lighting ruined the pic:
Imageshack - image023g.jpg
Again that's inside the ring. I didn't get any pics in the red zone unfortunately as I was saving all my phone's memory for U2!
The pit is on the other side of the wall - inside the ring. If you're in the pit, you're underneath the bridges, between the main stage and the walkway.
If anyone's been in both, which did you prefer?
I was in the red zone at Croke Park (27th) during the support acts, I was in the Cusack Stand for the main set and in the pit during the encore. Missed a bit of Ultraviolent while running down 5 flights of stairs at Croker but it was well worth it
I found that in terms of viewing angles the red zone was better in that it's level with the walkway, while in the pit you feel as if you're "underneath" the band, so you see much more from the red zone. Also, you're not too close to the lighting effects so you get the full blast of them (whereas in the pit you can lose the effect since you're *inside* the circle of lights).
On the other hand, being in the pit was definitely a closer and more 'intimate' experience - you're literally right next to the band, and they occasionally wave at you and stuff . Also in terms of getting photos and camera clips the pit was much better. The downside of the pit, as I said above, is that the extending screen, the lights in the legs of the claw, and Moment of surrender's "disco ball" effect are lost somewhat. I imagine they would have looked better from the stands.
Did anyone here experience both and do you have any opinions? I was just curious as to what people preferred. All in all I found that the pit was more exciting, but obviously the band consider the red zone to be the best spot or they wouldn't have chosen it as the reserved area - am I an odd one out or does anyone agree?
PHotos of the view from the pit:
Imageshack - image087x
That's when the band are walking off at the end. I got a photo during With or without You as well but the amount of lighting ruined the pic:
Imageshack - image023g.jpg
Again that's inside the ring. I didn't get any pics in the red zone unfortunately as I was saving all my phone's memory for U2!