Rock shows

Munson · September 04, 2009, 11:44:56 AM

Yeah, that's what I heard (I was still underage obviously) about the noise violations. The deck outside + the live bands = getting shut down.

They've put a couple smaller places in on the ground floors of the new condos they just built there, but they're not going to turn it into what they want it to be until they get a "fun" bar down there. Timothy's/Iron Hill aint cuttin it. Though I admittedly have never been to Timothy's.

Rome · October 10, 2009, 02:24:31 AM

Saw U2 tonight in Tampa.

Their performance was outstanding. The setlist had songs from every era of the group and they even played The Unforgettable Fire which I haven't heard them play live in about 2 decades. They had a strange satellite hookup/interview with the guy who created Cirque Du Soleil who is currently on board the ISS. Weird and completely unnecessary but still interesting. With Or Without You was amazing. Bono can still frigging bring it.

The stage is grotesque and incredibly distracting, though. Hated that part of it, but then again, I've hated almost every stadium show I've ever been to, so...

I have a ton of photos taken from all over the stadium, but mostly from my vantage point stage left to the rear. Not bad seats but not great either.

Oh, and Tampa, Florida is officially the worst farging place on Earth. The stadium is a total shteinhole and the only thing worse than the stadium are the douchebag corksuckers who live there. I've literally been to probably 1,000 sporting events and concerts combined and I've never seen a more farged up place from top to bottom than Tampa. Just horrible. Took me 4 hours to get there (traffic horrors) but only 2 1/2 to get back home. Yay.

Munson · October 10, 2009, 05:58:02 AM

I bet you had your ponytail pulled back just like Bonos. Fag.

Rome · October 10, 2009, 08:33:17 AM

nm

Rome · October 10, 2009, 10:58:45 AM

View from second level:

View from where I sat:

Diomedes · October 10, 2009, 11:50:29 AM

that is some bizarre looking shtein

reese125 · October 10, 2009, 05:28:34 PM

its a shame nobody goes to their concerts

General_Failure · October 10, 2009, 05:32:06 PM

Nobody with hair, apparently.

Rome · October 10, 2009, 06:28:08 PM

I still have my hair. It's getting grayer by the minute but it's still there.

So yay me I guess.

rjs246 · October 12, 2009, 08:55:09 AM

That looks like a nightmare. Stadium concerts are the farging worst.

smeags · October 12, 2009, 09:27:48 AM

i saw U2 at franklin field a few years ago. flat out one of the best concerts i have ever seen.

going to see tesla on 11/2 at the TLA. can't wait.

Munson · October 23, 2009, 02:53:55 PM

Went and saw Dan Andriano of Alkaline Trio in The Balcony Bar at the Troc last night in Philly. His solo stuff is folksy and acoustic mostly, but I still dig it. He's one of my favorite song writers, even for the amount of cheese he writes.

I forgot the Troc was in ChinaTown....smelled lovely out there.

BigEd76 · October 23, 2009, 03:34:56 PM

I'll be at the Pearl Jam concert at the Spectrum next Friday. You care...

MDS · October 23, 2009, 04:12:02 PM

easy in philly. this calls for a celebration.

BigEd76 · October 31, 2009, 01:24:49 AM

PJ f'ing rocked again. Ibanez and Eyre were backstage and there were a few LETS GO PHILLIES and F*** THE YANKEES chants between songs. It was nice to visit the Spectrum one last time but it's time to go. Too cramped...