No umbrellas or 'signs on sticks' at U2 show, M&T Bank Stadium says
Forecasters are predicting a 60 percent chance of rain tonight after 4 p.m., but M&T Bank Stadium says U2 fans are not allowed to bring umbrellas with them to the band's concert.
Fans are also not allowed to bring "signs on sticks," wrote M&T Stadium spokeswoman Megan Collins.
The show will not be exempt from the stadium's usual rules, which also bans "fireworks, laser pointers, banners, flashlights, glow sticks, inflatable balloons, beach balls, etc."
Also prohibited: cameras with anything larger than a 3-inch lens; video cameras and audio recording equipment.
Not that you'd want to have any of that with all the lightning that's expected.
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Comments
C'mon. Its a concert. The coverage this show is getting in the local news outlets makes Baltimore look insanely second-rate. Concerts come to cities. If Baltimore doesn't want the stigma of being "little brother" to DC, Philly, NYC, then maybe we shouldn't act like this is the biggest thing in the history of M&T.
Posted by: Anonymous | June 22, 2011 1:34 PM
What are they going to do with the tens of thousands of umbrellas they confiscate?
Posted by: Thom | June 22, 2011 1:36 PM
When did Dan Snyder buy M&T Bank Stadium?
Posted by: Rusty Shackleford | June 22, 2011 1:53 PM
I wrote all kinds of clever stuff on the top of my umbrella, which I then attached to a stick...
Goddam liberals.
And until the Ravens can manage to host an AFC Championship game, it IS the biggest thing in the history of M&T. Even then, U2 would probably edge it out.
Posted by: Anonymous | June 22, 2011 2:16 PM
lightning, not lightening (I know, I should "lighten" up).
Let's hope for a safe concert.
Posted by: Ponchos permitted? | June 22, 2011 2:25 PM
I got sick of hearing about it. I am glad it is over. Still, it is nice to see the stadium used for something since the likelihood of us having a football season is nil. I wish they would bring more concerts here.
Posted by: Gina | June 23, 2011 7:02 AM