What an amazing show! To echo what a few others have said: I was really impressed with the sound.
I had never been to a game/concert at The Pete, but have heard from friends the sound wasn't impressive.
It was a welcome relief to have things sound good!

Great write up on the show!

I just wanted to add some local knowledge background on "Built upon a 90-foot sloped site (which once deterred pedestrian traffic through the heart of campus)."
There used to be a football stadium at that exact location. The Pittsburgh Steelers played there until 1969 and The Pittsburgh Panthers played there until 1999.
Same view in 1999 and now:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/PittStadiumWalk.jpg
https://www.google.com/maps @40.4433929,-79.9602395,3a,75y,303.46h,100.75t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sGmmDYCKAb9I6Mnq9CQ0v6Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
While yes, the hill is steep, many Pitt students now complain that they have to take a buss out to the North Shore instead of just walking to see games. The Greek Housing and some dorms are just to the northeast of the arena/previous stadium, and it was very accessible to a good number of students. The pain in the ass was if you lived in the lower-campus or even farther in South Oakland. Then it's a hike.