yeah for the first few songs I was about 10 feet in front of the speakers...it was so loud that I moved back by the soundboard for the rest of the show (no earplugs for me either - hearing was shot in my right ear after the show for a few hours)
here is a short clip i recorded:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVfTXn0Gqaoedit: looks like BV is using my clip on their page, cool. wish i recorded more and longer - i didn't think it was going to turn out as well as it did