Comments on: U2′s Next Brush with the NFL will be Spendy

By: TexCalhoun

TexCalhoun — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:21:31 +0000

What are you basing the “worst sound” opinion on?

The first concert was pretty rough, but they specifically had acoustical experts at the show to monitor and record the acoustics so they could make major adjustments to improve the sound. An empty stadium has a very different sound than a full stadium because of all of the “soft” bodies interfering with the sound waves that would ordinarily bounce off of hard surfaces. Since it is hard to get 75,000-80,000 people to fill a stadium simply to do acoustical tests, the first concert or two is going to be rough until they finalize the acoustical signature of the place.

They’ve had about three or four shows there so far (the inaugural concert, the Jonas Brothers, and Paul McCartney), and I’ve heard the that the sound has improved each time. Moreover, U2 has one of the best sound teams out there and they’ve previously been able to get pretty good sound even in horrible venues, such as the Astrodome, using lower tech equipment than they have now.

I’m not too worried.

By: u2forever

u2forever — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:30:36 +0000

and the really awful thing is, the new stadium has the WORST sound for concerts that you could imagine. it is possibly the worst sound in any indoor stadium. it’s so bad that i’m going to bail on the dallas show. just see them in dc, nyc, boston, and rose bowl.

By: TexCalhoun

TexCalhoun — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:12:34 +0000

This story is incorrect.

The cost to raise the screen for the U2 concert is $40,000.

The changes made to the screen set-up immediately after the punting incident had to do with installing winches to raise the screen for the U2 show (and any other events like it). When raised, the screen will be disconnected and inoperable.

The much ballyhooed price of $2 million to raise the screen involves major modifications that would allow the screen to operate at a higher altitude. Presumably, that would involve major rerouting of data/video/electrical cabling or the addition of some sort of movable harness that can adjust to a variety of screen positions.

By: Vince22

Vince22 — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:22:38 +0000

Ya’ll (that means, “you guys”, for those that don’t understand Texan) know everything is better and bigger in TEXAS!!!! U2 is going to have that place ROCKIN’!!!! I can’t wait.

By: paganfarmhouse

paganfarmhouse — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:11:04 +0000

The screen is 5ft HIGHER than the NFL requires, so don’t go blaming the Cowboys.

By: rager1969

rager1969 — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:00:26 +0000

Why bother with the claw in this stadium? They already have the huge screen for everyone to look at that’s out of the way (there are no support legs to block the view). Couldn’t they build a stage without the claw and plug their video feed into the stadium’s screen?

By: bicyclejoe

bicyclejoe — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:47:24 +0000

Another reason to hate pro sports. Greed.

By: pearls

pearls — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:58:49 +0000

When I first read this I couldn’t believe what I was reading! The more I thought about it the more irritated I became. If the Dallas Cowboys could afford to build a stadium at the cost of 1.2 billion dollars then they should pay for the cost of adjusting the video screen to fit it’s purpose of “regulation” football stadium – and if they booked a U2 concert – then in my mind – that means it is a multi-purpose stadium for concerts too. Why should U2 have to pay for their designer’s huge error? I respectfully submit that the Dallas Cowboys turn the 2 million dollars over to the African Well fund to build wells in Africa. The Cowboys can afford it!

By: R

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:00:15 +0000

There’s another video on there that shows them already raising it because of the punting incident. I can’t believe that they didn’t think of this before.

By: David Wallace

David Wallace — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:08:06 +0000

The Cowboys are stupid for building such a large screen in the first place. As I watched the game the other night and listening to the announcers ooh and aah about this $40 million dollar high def screen and then seeing the punters hitting the bottom of it, I had to laugh.

It’s too bad U2 has to foot the bill for something that stadium designers should have seen in the first place.