The traffic direction into the lot was fine. The parking lot itself is awful and stretches the limits of what can be called a gravel lot, because these stones were enormous, and actually ended up causing some damage to my wheel and tire, which I am sure would not be compensated for at all. We ran into someone else on the way in with a similar experience. A buddy of mine had warnings of his transmission overheating several times going up the hill, and someone two cars ahead of me had to pull over because his clutch began smoking. Be prepared to come incredibly early for large concerts, as the steep uphill climb of poorly managed traffic that will go no faster than 5mph at best will be torture on your clutch or transmission. I saw a concert here recently and from the beginning things were pretty terrible. Healthy police presence after the concert which was helpful because we went out a different way than we went in and they steered us in the right direction to our parking lot.So make sure you leave the same way you come in or you are in for a walk to your parking lot. We did see a couple people jump the barrier and get into the pit while the usher was distracted. I was sitting in the section right behind the pit and the ushers were doing a good job checking tickets and making sure people were not seat jumping. As far as security goes, I would say it was adequate compared to other venues. My wife and I have been to about 20 Metal concerts in the last 3 years without seeing any fights or people so drunk they couldn't function. Some of the other reviews mentioned severely drunk people. Again, get there early and plan on hanging out for an hour after the concert and you shouldn't have any issues. We knew leaving would be tough so we broke out the grill and cooked a late dinner in the parking lot. So if possible get there when the parking lots open. We tailgated until 430 and walked right in and through security with no issues. The lot opened at 1:50 and we drove right in and parked right next to the VIP parking. After reading about the parking nightmares, I was in line to park at 130. The show started at 530 and parking lots opened at 2. I will probably never go to another event here again based on this experience.Īfter reading the recent reviews I expected the worst. Well, another hour and a half later, we finally reached the exit. When the show was over, we walked back to the lot and decided for our own safety we would wait to leave until a bulk of the lot emptied out. Only one fight while in the pit, thankfully it was far behind us and I will say the staff was very quick to jump in and handle it to keep people safe. I was quite honestly terrified of what would encounter on the road after the event. What made it worse was that the "beer server" came around and kept serving them. The crowd was a mess, beer cups everywhere on the floor. You are so close to the artists, it makes for an awesome experience. We finally got the the pit area, and I will say, if you can afford the tickets, do it. We had pit tickets, so we then had to wait in yet another line to get a bracelet to wear into the pit. Once we were in, I was surprised that some of these highly drunk people were being served drinks. This didn't take long, but mostly because it took so long to get in the lot, that we had already missed the first two opening acts. Once you finally climb half a mountain through a very badly lit woodsy area surrounded by stumbling drunks, you reach the security gate. Granted, they made their choices, but there was no security in the parking lot, and I'm sure the police on site were overwhelmed to say the least. They couldn't walk, couldn't stand up, it was like we were in the Twilight Zone. Tents, RV's, grills, coolers, and left a mess everywhere. Once we got in, I thought we entered woodstock-there were drunk, sloppy people everywhere. It took us 2 hours to even access the parking lot from the road to the venue. I assumed this meant quick/easy access to the show (Jason Aldean/Kane Brown). I paid $50 for VIP parking for the event. With that said, there is a lot of negative that unfortunately doesn't make up for it. Right smack in the middle of the woods, and all you will hear is the music. Let me start by saying that the venue itself is beautiful.
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