U2 Concertgoers Blast Long Lines, Lack Of Food At Levi's Stadium
SANTA CLARA (KCBS) -- U2 fans at Levi's Stadium Wednesday night were excited to see the band perform "The Joshua Tree" album in its entirety. But many were not happy about the venue.
Fans took to social media, livid about long food lines, after waiting for up to an hour only to be told the stand had run out of food.
.@LevisStadium - great U2 concert except for the food poisoning my husband came home with from one of your cheeseburgers near sec116
— Colleen McCreary (@Chiefpplofficer) May 18, 2017
I don't think I will ever go back to @LevisStadium. we missed opening band. security lines 30 min + 40 min to get a beer & hotdog ????#U2
— ThisTwilightGarden (@suze_twilight) May 18, 2017
@LevisStadium Did you lose the memo that you were hosting #U2TheJoshuaTree2017? Unprepared for crowds for food drink swag & exiting #fail
— ☔️????Colorado Woman in Ohio????☔️ (@ColoradoOhio) May 18, 2017
Others complained the signs weren't very helpful, staffers not knowing what they were talking about and there were long, long lines just to get in. There were also complains about floodlights fans say blocked their view of the stage.
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#U2 delivered. #levistadium fell down as a venue. Completely disorganized!
— Eden (@tinyeden) May 18, 2017
Some fans didn't even get the merchandise they were planning to buy after the @U2 show as security staff demanded they leave @LevisStadium. pic.twitter.com/5tdgJPBrf8
— Dan Reynish (@DanReynish) May 18, 2017
KPIX 5 reporter and U2 fan Wilson Walker also described his experience.
U2? Great. @LevisStadium? Pitiful. General concessions a total joke while you can see suite guests picking at buffet tables. Never again.
— Wilson Walker (@WilsonKPIX) May 18, 2017
In some corners of the venue, it was like they weren't expecting people.
— Wilson Walker (@WilsonKPIX) May 18, 2017
Eating/drinking was a non-starter where I was. It was like they had no idea one of the biggest bands in the known universe was coming.
— Wilson Walker (@WilsonKPIX) May 18, 2017
Managed to find someone in a suit and asked them what was going on. He said they were "having problems." No excuses. It was bush league.
— Wilson Walker (@WilsonKPIX) May 18, 2017
One Twitter user referenced the recent Fyre Festival in the Bahamas, which was canceled amid chaos.
Surprised #fyrefestival wasn't held @LevisStadium
— Meghan Arnold (@MeghanCArnold) May 18, 2017
There are also questions about the show breaking the city's 10 p.m. curfew for weekday events at the stadium. The show went well past that.
Hear that? U2 is still playing past the 10pm Santa Clara curfew. Question is: will the city fine them? Story on @NightBeatTV pic.twitter.com/1VgxTMvNT6
— Maria Cid Medina (@Maria_MedinaTV) May 18, 2017
The San Francisco 49ers Vice President of Communication Bob Lange said he didn't think the social media complaints were representative of the experience of most concertgoers.
In a prepared statement, he said because most fans hit the concession stand either before the opening act or during intermission, "It is not uncommon to see an increase in foot traffic and wait times like we saw Wednesday night."
U2's performance also blew past the city's 10 P.M. curfew, which did little to ease the discord between the 49ers and the city council, which is considering both fines and legal actions.
"We said no and they did it anyway. They deliberately and willfully violated the law," said Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor.