Okay, so here's the lowdown!
The first person I saw at the Roger's Centre was the Ticketmaster/Box office lady and she said she *thought* we had to do two separate lines, according to the gate numbers on our ticket but that I should speak to security at Gate #3.
Instead of going there, I managed to sneak in to the restaurant (not the Hard Rock but the other, fancier one) and take a few pics of the stage and speak to the stagehands. They were in the process of putting drapes over the hotel rooms so they couldn't see in. I told them too late - there are already pics of it on Twitter, they found that funny!
One of the guys building the stage said 'the roof might be open BECAUSE U2 HAS REQUESTED IT BE OPEN'; he said this would improve the acoustics/sound.
I then proceeded to Gate #3 where the Security guy was and he was as helpfu as the TM lady
He said he was unsure whether camping was allowed on the property so I told him to tell his sups to be prepared for that.
As for respecting the gate # on our tickets, he, too, thinks there will be two separate lines. I said 'oh, so you guys aren't prepared?' to which he said 'no, we are, and I'm pretty sure there will be 2 separate lines for crowd control purposes'.
I noticed that both the first 100-200 people for each of the gates will be in the shade as it's under the concrete structure.
Another head of security guy for Rogers (who also happens to do security in my building) said the band arrived last night and is staying at a private house, and not at a hotel. He also said it wasn't in Yorkville (they're probably all taken up by the celebrities in town for the Film Festival). This also makes sense since I've heard they stayed in a private house last time - I didn't probe for further information because none of us are interested in going there.
But I'm sure those of you those who thought of going to their hotel appreciate knowing this in advance.
I think that's it - I'm typing this v. quickly b/c I'm at work!