Is VIP parking still worth it? I don’t think I have been to Noblesville since 2010, but the last couple times in that era it was worth it. I drove straight out of the parking lot with no wait. I don’t remember all the commercial stuff across the street before though.
yes...they might force you to go north though as the Uber pickup is right by the VIP exit
Is VIP parking still worth it? I don’t think I have been to Noblesville since 2010, but the last couple times in that era it was worth it. I drove straight out of the parking lot with no wait. I don’t remember all the commercial stuff across the street before though.
yes...they might force you to go north though as the Uber pickup is right by the VIP exit
Not that that is a huge deal
How much is VIP parking?
Typically $50 for "Premier Parking". You essentially get your own exit but there's still a lot of cars parked there. The walk to the gate is potentially a little shorter than if you are in the main lots. The VIP parking is for season ticket holders for all intents and purposes.
Coming from NZ & Australia for this show, assuming we get tickets.
Seems like limited hotel options near the venue, any locals able to give some suggestions with regards to public transport, where to stay? TIA
I'm a local. Get a rental car. Uber/Taxi will not be viable due to traffic. There won't be any buses or anything either. Traffic will be insanely bad after the show. It's one of the worst venues I have ever been to in terms of traffic. There's an Embassy Suites near there, those are pretty nice. You also have Wyndham and Holiday Inn Express which aren't bad either.
Pack yourself a cooler to leave in the car with some drinks/food if you want to because I usually hangout in the parking lot for a good hour/hour and a half before I attempt to leave. It makes the traffic much easier to deal with if you aren't dehydrated and hungry waiting to get out, lol.
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Noblesville 6/22/2003 St. Louis 5/4/2010 East Troy 9/4/2011
Cleveland 5/20/2006 Columbus 5/6/2010 Chicago 7/19/2013
Cincinnatti 6/24/2006 Noblesville 5/7/2010. Buffalo 10/12/2013
Lollapalooza 8/5/2007 Mountain View 10/23/2010 Cincinnatti 10/1/2014
Washington D.C. 6/22/2008 Mountain View 10/24/2010 St. Louis 10/3/2014
Chicago 8/22/2008(EV Solo) St. Louis 7/1/2011 (EV Solo) St. Paul 10/19/2014
Kansas City 5/3/2010 East Troy 9/3/2011 Milwaukee 10/20/2014
Hampton 4/18/2016 Columbia 4/21/2016 Lexington 4/26/2016
NYC 5/2/2016
I was thinking of parking at Sleepybear Campground. You can pay $25 and walk over. It looks like a fun place to hang and tailgate. I also thought it said it had food trucks.
1995 - Auckland, New Zealand
1998 - Wellington + Auckland, New Zealand
2000 - London, UK x 2
2006 - Melbourne, Australia x 3
2009 - Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland
2010 - Newark, MSG x 2
2011 - PJ20 & EV Brisbane 2, Canberra, Melbourne x 2, Adelaide 1, Perth 2
2013 - San Diego, Los Angeles, Oakland, Portland, Vancouver, Seattle
2014 - Auckland, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Sydney & EV - Sydney x 2
2015 - Mexico City
2016 - Miami, Tampa, Jacksonville, Greenville, Hampton, Fenway x 2 2023 - Fort Worth x 2, Austin x 2 2024 - Indy, Wrigley Field x 2, Auckland x 2, Gold Coast, Melbourne x 2 & Sydney x 2
Any suggestions on good places to stay (don’t need to be super close to the venue) or things to see and do on the off days between Chicago and Indy? Similarly any parts of town that should be avoided? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Any suggestions on good places to stay (don’t need to be super close to the venue) or things to see and do on the off days between Chicago and Indy? Similarly any parts of town that should be avoided? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Local here (born and raised), the good restaurants (livery, vida, milktooth, Bluebeard) are downtownish. Mass ave and fountain square are where the bars are and those are also downtownish. I think the Inferno Room is an incredible bar if you’re into tiki. It’s in fountain square. The suburbs (carmel and fishers especially) are also trying to develop their own “downtown” areas which are surprisingly better than you would think. But the only thing we have that really sets us apart from every other midsized city in America is the motor speedway, it’s the oldest and most famous race track in the world and dates back basically to the invention of the car. It holds 250,000 people. You can’t imagine the size of it until you see it. I would take a tour around that if I had a day in Indy. Otherwise we have some nice museums, but not an amazing cultural scene.
I should add- st Elmo downtown is our most famous restaurant and the shrimp cocktail is mind blowing (literally). But I would grab a drink or two and shrimp cocktail there and then head out.
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Pack yourself a cooler to leave in the car with some drinks/food if you want to because I usually hangout in the parking lot for a good hour/hour and a half before I attempt to leave. It makes the traffic much easier to deal with if you aren't dehydrated and hungry waiting to get out, lol.
Cleveland 5/20/2006 Columbus 5/6/2010 Chicago 7/19/2013
Cincinnatti 6/24/2006 Noblesville 5/7/2010. Buffalo 10/12/2013
Lollapalooza 8/5/2007 Mountain View 10/23/2010 Cincinnatti 10/1/2014
Washington D.C. 6/22/2008 Mountain View 10/24/2010 St. Louis 10/3/2014
Chicago 8/22/2008(EV Solo) St. Louis 7/1/2011 (EV Solo) St. Paul 10/19/2014
Kansas City 5/3/2010 East Troy 9/3/2011 Milwaukee 10/20/2014
Hampton 4/18/2016 Columbia 4/21/2016 Lexington 4/26/2016
NYC 5/2/2016
Just fyi
Has anyone used Top Shelf Tours Ruoff Music Centre event shuttle?
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1998 - Wellington + Auckland, New Zealand
2000 - London, UK x 2
2006 - Melbourne, Australia x 3
2009 - Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland
2010 - Newark, MSG x 2
2011 - PJ20 & EV Brisbane 2, Canberra, Melbourne x 2, Adelaide 1, Perth 2
2013 - San Diego, Los Angeles, Oakland, Portland, Vancouver, Seattle
2014 - Auckland, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Sydney & EV - Sydney x 2
2015 - Mexico City
2016 - Miami, Tampa, Jacksonville, Greenville, Hampton, Fenway x 2
2023 - Fort Worth x 2, Austin x 2
2024 - Indy, Wrigley Field x 2, Auckland x 2, Gold Coast, Melbourne x 2 & Sydney x 2