***Friendly PSA: FENWAY SHOWS EARLY START TIME and STRICT CURFEW***
wobbler_kitty
Millbury, MA Posts: 161
I keep seeing people asking about the Fenway shows start time and/or have no idea about the very strict early curfew they have. So let me help you out here:
- Fenway has a STRICT 10:30 curfew.
This doesn’t mean bands don’t suck up the fines and go past it. But it’s a residential neighborhood and I’m guessing that pissing off the city officials isn’t in their best interest.
- Doors are at 5:00 and the band is scheduled to go on at 6:30.
Will they go on later than that? Probably. But I doubt by much this time around. Last time they had to wait as people didn’t bother to read the times on their tickets, assumed it would be a ‘normal’ show time, and kept hanging around at the bars. The longer the majority of you take to get in your seats the longer they wait. Do you really want a shorter show because you wanted to drink a couple more $12 PBA’s at Cask’n Flagon?
- It takes a lot longer to park, get inside and get to your seats than you think.
Ever play Frogger? Yeah, it’s like that but with 30+k half drunk assholes meandering around. Don’t worry, it gets even better post-show.
- It’s Move In weekend for all the city colleges.
If you’re not from the area then you have no idea of the level of fun we have planned for you. Street closings, parents dropping off their precious-wescious poopsies that are leaving home for the first time, and those same little pumpkins trying to navigate and park moving vans throughout the city.
10x the traffic? Check.
Double parked vans and cars everywhere? Check.
At least one idiot Storrowing? Probably.
(It’s a thing, look it up.)
Do the rest of us a favor. Plan ahead, take public transport or use ride services if you can, and get to your seats EARLY. I’d at least like the possibility of a couple 3+ hour shows, I’m sure most others would too.
- Fenway has a STRICT 10:30 curfew.
This doesn’t mean bands don’t suck up the fines and go past it. But it’s a residential neighborhood and I’m guessing that pissing off the city officials isn’t in their best interest.
- Doors are at 5:00 and the band is scheduled to go on at 6:30.
Will they go on later than that? Probably. But I doubt by much this time around. Last time they had to wait as people didn’t bother to read the times on their tickets, assumed it would be a ‘normal’ show time, and kept hanging around at the bars. The longer the majority of you take to get in your seats the longer they wait. Do you really want a shorter show because you wanted to drink a couple more $12 PBA’s at Cask’n Flagon?
- It takes a lot longer to park, get inside and get to your seats than you think.
Ever play Frogger? Yeah, it’s like that but with 30+k half drunk assholes meandering around. Don’t worry, it gets even better post-show.
- It’s Move In weekend for all the city colleges.
If you’re not from the area then you have no idea of the level of fun we have planned for you. Street closings, parents dropping off their precious-wescious poopsies that are leaving home for the first time, and those same little pumpkins trying to navigate and park moving vans throughout the city.
10x the traffic? Check.
Double parked vans and cars everywhere? Check.
At least one idiot Storrowing? Probably.
(It’s a thing, look it up.)
Do the rest of us a favor. Plan ahead, take public transport or use ride services if you can, and get to your seats EARLY. I’d at least like the possibility of a couple 3+ hour shows, I’m sure most others would too.
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"At least one idiot Storrowing? Probably.
(It’s a thing, look it up.)"
I looked it up, it really is a thing.
Wasn't sure what the search results were going be, since I am at work on a work computer.
Glad that we will be walking to Fenway
Wrigley 8/20/18
Fenway 9/2/2018
Fenway 9/4/2018
EV needs to go back to doing preshows to get some asses in the seats.
Yeeeaahhh SD, it really, truly is. Pinky swear.
And yes, they finished about 17 minutes late N2, not exactly pushing it and not both nights. And Fenway’s dropping the curfew hammer even more this year.
Like it’s been said, the earlier they see the place filling up, the earlier they can go on. Why do you think they started a rumor about an early acoustic set last time N1? It was to get people to move their asses inside so they could go on.
Not sure why people keep saying ‘“well in ‘16 they went on at...”
So it can’t change this time?
Did it occur to (general) you that maybe they’re trying to go on earlier in order to play a killer 3+ hour show instead of 2 1/2ish hours?
That maybe Fenway is really on their ass this year?
I dunno man, doesn’t seem like anyone’s being put out by getting inside a bit earlier than normal...
Pre-purchasing parking will be a bit cheaper, so there’s that.
It’ll take you a while to get out of there if you plan on heading home right after. But the bars and merch stands will be open, so killing time there won’t be all that boring. Plus even more drunk Frogger. And who doesn’t love to watch some douchebros get in a pissing match and get hauled off by BPD while murdering Even Flow lyrics?
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Who is wrong and who’s right
Fenway Park > The Bar
Preeeeetty sure concerts are far more of a nuisance than sporting events. The noise, more people with thousands of extra seats on the field, the production before and after...
They only started allowing concerts about 15 years ago. It was a reeeally big deal with the city to come to an agreement on that and they typically only allow a few-ish shows each year to appease the city and residents. Fenway is pushing it this year by hosting more shows than ever. It’s only logical that they make a bigger deal out of the curfew for fear of the city telling them to piss off altogether.
Our normal state sound ordinance curfew is 11:00. Indoor and outdoor shows. Yeah, we kinda suck like that.
I know, right? So lame.