I have been to a couple of festivals. Not my cup of Earl Grey. For me concerts aren't really worth it, except for a couple of bands, like Kiss, Iron Maiden and Dire Straits. The two first because I like the stage show, the last because they usually had good sound (which is extremely rare on concerts) and they performed extreme versions of their songs. But all in all I don't go to concerts of the same reason that I don't go to the movies (exeptions here as well - Lord of the Rings and Star Wars - I just couldn't wait!): In my own home theater I get better sound, better audio and the ability to pause what I'm watching when I have to leave the premises so the beer can come out! Believe me, even if I don't play that loud, Kiss with the Aussie philharmonics sound a lot better in my basement than Kiss ever did in any of the concerts where I have seen them!
Oh, after a lot of nagging from a friend I watched a bit more of the concert yesterday. The Who? Well, they once said "hope I die before I get old", and unfortunately that didn't come true... Lacklustre, tired. Floyd? Better than expected, especially Wish You Were Here. Paul McCartney? Well, if you pull George Michael out of his closet you're really desperate!
Beatles never was my band, but he's not that much different from back then. But the Hey Jude ending realy reminded me more about Heal the World and Michael "I'm not wacko" Jackson than anything else. It's just like trying to recreate Mona Lisa: It may look like the original, but it doesn't feel like it! What impressed me, though, was Stevie Wonder. Tight band, funky, cool. Nuff said.