So...After letting it sink in for a day or so, here's my 2 cents (I was at the show on the 24th):
Let me just start off by saying the show was INCREDIBLE! by far the best concert I've been to in terms of the overall show.
My seat was pretty close to the stage (row 11), but unfortunately, in the seat in front of me sat a tall guy, which meant I had to keep moving my head left (if in a particular moment i wanted to watch JR and JM) and right (If I wanted to see JLB, MM and JP rockin'). It didn't take away from my overall experience, but it was just one of those time when I wish i was a bit taller
The sound was amazing from where I was sitting. All the people saying that the sound was bad, must have gone to different show, or sat a different place. I enjoyed the sound very very much.
The video show was very immersive, it really seems like they put a lot of thought in to it, and it made the show very engaging and entertaining.
I also really liked that JP seemed to be a bit nervous (but not too much), as if it was one of his first concerts ever, I think it shows how important this tour is for him, and I loved that I was able to witness that.
On to the Performance itself:
MM is a BEAST! drums have always been the less attractive part in DT for me (not because they're not great, I just don't care THAT much if they played that fill or that fill), but for some reason I couldn't take my eyes off of him for a long portion of the show. Even though that's not the first time I saw him play, I was struck at how amazing he played.
JM and JR have been solid as always, although I do feel (as someone already pointed out in this thread or the London one) that JR could've relied less on playback, and play more live.
And that leads me to the most (possibly only) disappointing part of the evening - JLB.
being a singer myself, it makes sense that i would pay more attention to the vocals. before I get into that, I want to clarify that I love JLB, and that the thing i loved the most about TA is that finally, for the first time since IAW, JLB is again the star of the show.
Unfortunately, on this particular night (and all the previous ones, apparently) he was really struggling. At times it seemed like there must be something wrong with his monitors, since he was completely off key in many spots, and even whole passages. He did nail a couple of the really tough notes in Act 2 (nice surprise, maybe he saved his strength?), but overall his performance was a bit underwhelming, and it kinda detracted from my experience.
The crowd was a bit reserved, to say the least. There was a moment in ONW where JLB literally begged the crowd to stand up and start moving, but it was very awkward because nobody really knew what is "right" to do in that situation. I wanted to stand up at that moment so bad, but nobody seemed to share my urge so I stayed put
Overall it was an amazing show, and I am sad that I won't be able to watch it again towards the end of the tour.
Hopefully a DVD will come out and I'll be able to watch it in all its glory.
Oh and one funny/weird thing about the videos - In Ravenskill, when Faythe asks "Where can I find this man?", on the screen appeared the picture of Gabriel.
that was hilarious to me, since even on the track description website it says that she was looking for Arhys, not Gabriel. I have no idea how JP didn't spot that before they approved the videos.
Really makes you wonder how was the approval process like for these videos.