Our goal was to be in line by 2 o'clock. We were actually in line closer to three. It was hot. It was humid. We brought chairs and water. We were set for the duration. When we got in line, a Sharpie was passed to us to put our place in line on our arms in case we had to leave the line. I was number 575. Greg, Sarah, and Randy were the three numbers around me. We anxiously waited for 5 o'clock so we would be moving into the stadium. When it finally got here, we were excited to see the first people literally running after their ticket was scanned. It was agreed Greg and Sarah would run on ahead once scanned to start holding a place for the older and slower.
When the first ticket was scanned, the lady said it had been refunded. We were shocked. She did it again and said the same thing. People are waiting behind us to scan theirs and people were getting theirs scanned in other lines and running on in. We were directed to a ticket window outside the gate and around the stadium. There we were told that the tickets had been reported lost. Sarah had purchased the tickets. She explain to the lady that she had not reported them lost or stolen. The lady said the problem was with Ticket Master. After about 20 minutes we go the problem straightened out. In the mean time, many more people had streamed in to the stadium. We were disheartened by this for we knew our front and center position was gone.
Although our front and center position was gone, we were still within the inner circle. We were actually closer than I thought we were going to be. I still had to strain and crane my neck at times, and my neck was sore for several days afterward. The concert was great with a mixture of old and new U2 songs. Bono even sang Amazing Grace. It was priceless. I urge all who do not know U2 very well to give them a listen or read their lyrics. I love them! I hope it is not 4 more years before they come around again.
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