Extremely cool venue. But U2 would never get another dime of my money...

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after their ~first~ "Achtung Baby" tour in 1991. For the very expensive ticket prices (in 1991 dollars), their sound mix was total ****. Garbage. Muddy industrial mess that way way way overpowered vocals. I've heard amatuer bar bands sound better. Additionally, they refused to hit ~any~ material from anything earlier than "Unforgettable Fire." And that was in flipping 1991. Entire show was from '86 "Fire" (2 whole songs, "Pride" and "Bad"), 87 "Joshua" and "Rattle", and then their industrial mess hour. Just awful. Never again. Now, if someone can convince David Gilmour to do some shows in that joint..... yeah, I'll pay top dollar to experience that. But glad you got to experience that cool place. Modern construction and tech marvel.

Posted: 10/01/2023 at 01:44 PM ET

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Saw U2 last night at the sphere. -- GreenvilleVT Sep 30, 2023 at 02:02 PM ET

GreenvilleVT • 09/30/23 02:02 PM ET

I have tickets for October 14th, can't wait .... -- hokietony Oct 02, 2023 at 12:33 PM ET

hokietony • 10/02/23 12:33 PM ET

Extremely cool venue. But U2 would never get another dime of my money... ◄ -- Strat Man Oct 01, 2023 at 01:44 PM ET

Strat Man • 10/01/23 01:44 PM ET

I saw one review that criticized the substitute drummer for being too hard -- GreenvilleVT Oct 02, 2023 at 01:36 PM ET

GreenvilleVT • 10/02/23 01:36 PM ET

Right, the Russians shot it down years ago.** -- UsherDog2008 Sep 30, 2023 at 07:13 PM ET

UsherDog2008 • 09/30/23 07:13 PM ET

I’ve got tickets for October 25th. Can’t wait!** -- GOHOKEE Sep 30, 2023 at 06:52 PM ET

GOHOKEE • 09/30/23 06:52 PM ET

I read a review that was ecstatic about the production value ** -- Vippie1 Sep 30, 2023 at 04:17 PM ET

Vippie1 • 09/30/23 04:17 PM ET

I’m not even sure what to compare it to. -- GreenvilleVT Sep 30, 2023 at 04:24 PM ET

GreenvilleVT • 09/30/23 04:24 PM ET

Oh nice. Goal of mine to see them. Goal will be achieved in December -- Hurley09 Sep 30, 2023 at 03:38 PM ET

Hurley09 • 09/30/23 03:38 PM ET

I have tickets in December too. Will definitely see it again. ** -- GreenvilleVT Sep 30, 2023 at 03:45 PM ET

GreenvilleVT • 09/30/23 03:45 PM ET

We are going to the Dec 6 show I believe. I'm planning on getting onstage -- Hurley09 Oct 01, 2023 at 10:15 AM ET

Hurley09 • 10/01/23 10:15 AM ET

Is that the same day Vt plays in acc championship?** -- GreenvilleVT Oct 01, 2023 at 01:23 PM ET

GreenvilleVT • 10/01/23 01:23 PM ET

I'll ask Bono to put the game on one of the screens. ** -- Hurley09 Oct 03, 2023 at 11:03 AM ET

Hurley09 • 10/03/23 11:03 AM ET

they are looking at sporting events in the sphere -- GreenvilleVT Oct 03, 2023 at 12:02 PM ET

GreenvilleVT • 10/03/23 12:02 PM ET

How much was your ticket?** -- BobG Sep 30, 2023 at 02:59 PM ET

BobG • 09/30/23 02:59 PM ET

$400. Level 2. ** -- GreenvilleVT Sep 30, 2023 at 03:13 PM ET

GreenvilleVT • 09/30/23 03:13 PM ET

How much was a beer?** -- LaneRat Oct 01, 2023 at 04:30 PM ET

LaneRat • 10/01/23 04:30 PM ET

The big 20 ouncers were $12 I think. ** -- GreenvilleVT Oct 01, 2023 at 05:05 PM ET

GreenvilleVT • 10/01/23 05:05 PM ET

$2.3 Billion dollar venue. Wow ** -- Stork Sep 30, 2023 at 02:40 PM ET

Stork • 09/30/23 02:40 PM ET

A billion here, a billion there and pretty soon you are talking about real -- `lag Sep 30, 2023 at 07:27 PM ET

`lag • 09/30/23 07:27 PM ET

I hear they are building similar facilities in London and Paris. -- GreenvilleVT Sep 30, 2023 at 03:13 PM ET

GreenvilleVT • 09/30/23 03:13 PM ET

Would definitely pay big to see David Gilmour and his band do it there. -- Strat Man Oct 01, 2023 at 01:49 PM ET

Strat Man • 10/01/23 01:49 PM ET

Went to Carrie Underwood Wednesday night @ Resorts World Theater. -- MCL3 Hokie Sep 30, 2023 at 02:29 PM ET

MCL3 Hokie • 09/30/23 02:29 PM ET