Pasadena, California, October 25, 2009
U2 decided to broadcast their concert at the Rose Bowl last year on on YouTube, live as it happened. Since it was the largest gathering of people that had ever assembled in that venue, it made for a massive operation of camera crews and equipment, which were amazingly non-intrusive throughout the show.
It was a solid concert, but I’ll admit to being a bit disappointed in the frat party atmosphere. You could tell that some folks bought tickets purely because they wanted to appear on camera. Couple that with the fact that the venue ran out of floor access wristbands and our entry to the stadium was delayed as a result, it wasn’t the greatest show experience.
On the flip side, every time we turned around there were celebrities passing through. We saw Colin Farrell, Demi Moore, Paris Hilton, Shirley Manson, Glen Hansard, Pierce Brosnan, and many more (I got photos of some of them). Plus, the stage looked amazing.
With only one more 360 show to go in 2009, I was getting sad, but also looking forward to sleeping in my own bed the following week.