I have been avoiding posting in this thread because of the (occasionally) toxic atmosphere, but I am amused by the frequent references to Moncton over the last 3-4 pages.....
Regarding the U2 concert. The venue is great. It is a natural amphitheatre. Granted, it is on the edge of town and transit to and from the site can be problematic,
but there are virtues to this type of location as well. For one thing, the field was destroyed by 75,000 pairs of feet within 90 minutes of the start of the concert. Can you imagine the howls of outrage from the "Friends of the Commons" if this had happened in Halifax!
(BTW, Halifax had twice as much rain on the date of the concert as Moncton did).
The concert site will need to be reseeded and will not recover until the fall or next spring. This would
not be tolerated on the Commons, but it matters less in a field on the edge of town.