snow patrol & u2

sunday, sept 13th at soldier field.

kyle and i were supposed to go to the concert together. however, things came up and she had to be in louisville instead so she found alice to come with me instead. alice and i met up with mark and a bunch of his friends prior to the concert at his place which is not far from the stadium. we had a helluva time trying to find his place b/c his actual address is not the driving address. grrrr. so needless to say we walked around a lOT looking for his place and all the while i hauled my boot around. we finally got there and enjoyed some pizza and beer and then it was time to head on over to the stadium.





snow patrol opened for u2 and they were so good. alice and i had floor seats while the rest of them all had seats elsewhere. our tickets were the middle tier in terms of price, but it turns out that ours were way better than theirs and they paid almost twice as much!! b/c we were on the floor we were able to maneuver around and find a good spot to settle in: right up against the fence separating the super pricey floor seats and the cheapies that were us. the whole show was such a blast!!

trying to leave the stadium left something to be desired... first it was like squeezing a blimp through a hole the size of a watermelon. herds of people trying to move and being directed by fences out of the stadium. then just trying to get around the museum, figure out where the heck we were supposed to all be going and then finally going thru the tunnel, over the bridge, and pretty much thru the woods... i mean it took me literally more than an hour and a half to get home. it should have been 30 mins tops. so that... that needs much improvement. and it's not just during concerts this happens - i went to a bears game last year and it was just as bad!