RE: U2 concert-Sharon

[Guest guest]

Hi Sharon,

I went to see Bruce Springsteen in concert over 2 years ago. The arena had

special handicapped areas and that's where I was. I had plenty of room to

move around and stretch out my legs without having to worry about bumping

into somebody. It was the best concert I've ever been too because nobody

was pushing me around like other concerts. My suggestion is contact the

arena and see if they can accommodate you.

Love ya,

Jen from upstate NY

U2 concert

I have been a fan of theirs for a long time...and now I have an

opporunity to see them in concert in June...I avoided seeing them

live for years cos they always had these huge shows with lights and

stage props and crowds of peple...it was waaay tooo much sensory

overload for me...

But now they aren't playing stadiums...they are doing stripped down

indoor arena shows and I have a chance for discounted reserved

tickets...and wouldn't you know...the cheapest seats are closest to

the stage...which is nice if you want to see the band up close and if

you are in good health...but they are general admission...which means

no seats...standing around for hours in a crowd (although U2

audiences don't go into crowd surfing and mosh pits...they are

usually pretty nice) but still...standing for 2+ hours..getting

bumped around by people (even if they are nice people) is giving me

second thoughts...but when I think about...sitting around for two

hours would be just as painful as standing around for two hours...

My sister-in-law is encouraging me to go...she always thougth she

would get a chance to see Elvis perform and messed around and never

got around to it...then he died...so she thinks it would be worth it

if I went to see them at least once...and since I'm getting this deal

on the tickets I should go for it...some other friends with fibro are

encouraging me to do the same...

I did go see R.E.M. in concert about two years ago...and everything

went fine but I had paid for an actual seat so I could sit down when

things got to be too much. I was expecting to go into a pain flare

the next day but nothing happened (part of that is I took pain pills

before and during the concert ...that seemed to have helped...and I

will do the same this time around)

Should I stay or should I go? Should I shell out the extra money for

an actual seat...I don't do things like this every often...and it

would be a treat...and right now I'm feeling ok..but the concert

isn't until June so who knows how I'll feel then....too bad we can't

see into the future...

Sharon