I havent watched, yet. I still REALLY want to see them again, and I'm sure they are still good live, but I have to say I am glad I saw them in 2010. Their energy was still close to the old days and that USA theater tour was fantastic. No weird videos, Sugizo was coming into his own and playing way more live, the setlist was really good with almost no extended breaks or interuptions...
The "We are..." chants, Endless Rain crowd participation, etc are trademark parts of X shows, now, but they have always struggled with excess junk during their sets... Theatrics in an X show are a must, but it's always important to have good balance. The fashion shows, indulgent solo portions, speeches and intermissions at inappropriate times, etc
could be way overbored at times. Even in the old days. They were always one of the best live bands imo, and they were at their best when they just played ferociously combined with some theatrics that fed of their energy (crazy costumes, a Yoshiki solo or two, some stage diving, lights and pyro, and some of the audience call and response stuff like in Endless Rain, IV, Orgasm) its just important to keep momentum going imo. I loved the theatrics during the 2010-2011 tours because they weren't over done and added to the shows.
Having some weird wheelchair video (come on, Yoshiki...) as part of a short, USA festival set sounds like a terrible idea. Kiss The Sky also seems like a wasted section of the set. It isnt even a song, right now.
Sound issues suck, and there is no way around that. I feel bad they had technical issues. Ill try and watch and actually judge, later.