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Anyone else spend 2-1/2 hours getting out of the parking lot?
That place is crazy to leave after a show!
And the trash..........holy litterbugs, Batman.
I am still in awe of how much garbage people left behind. I had to dodge beer bottles driving out so I wouldn't get a flat tire.
Come on people........whatever shit you bring to a concert, throw it away or take it home with you.
What's so hard about that?
That place is crazy to leave after a show!
And the trash..........holy litterbugs, Batman.
I am still in awe of how much garbage people left behind. I had to dodge beer bottles driving out so I wouldn't get a flat tire.
Come on people........whatever shit you bring to a concert, throw it away or take it home with you.
What's so hard about that?
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Lollapalooza 8/5/07
Madison Square Garden 6/24/08 and 6/25/08
Mansfield 6/30/08
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The answers are fatal......
Lollapalooza 8/5/07
Madison Square Garden 6/24/08 and 6/25/08
Mansfield 6/30/08
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The answers are fatal......
2006: Boston 1 and 2
2008: MSG 1 and 2, Mansfield 1 and 2
2010: Boston
2012: Made in America Philly
4/5,6/9/2003, 9/1/05, 12/7/2005, 7/15,16,18/2006, 8/5/2007
6/24,25/08,6/27/08,6/28/08,6/30/08
9/21,22/2009, 10/4/2009
5/6,7,9/2010, 9/3/2011 9/4/2011, 11/15/2013,
11/16/2013, 12/8/2013, 10/5/2014, 10/12/2014,
4/23, 5/10, 5/12, 8/20, 8/22 2016,
8/8, 8/10, 8/18, 8/20 2018, 5/12, 5/13, 9/20 2022
If I ever have the choice again, I will always go to the hartford venue over mansfield. Even with the cops and their pepper spray, its a much better environment.
Meatheads are native to the Boston area. They go to every show there. Nothing can be done about them.
Got there around 2:30 for both shows.
Section 5 Saturday...was out of the lot in 10-15 minutes
Last night was in lot 2-3 I believe and it was even quicker. I was out in 10 minutes.
I have had some really bad experiences in the free lots, but not this time!
What bugged me, though, was how freaking crowded the venue was before, during, and after the show. Took forever to get a beer, use the bathroom, and exit at the end.
Seemed way smaller than the Camden venue, which is weird.
made him ... want to be everywhere
there's a ... lot to be said for nowhere."
And when you leave, DON'T head back to Mansfield. Head south through Norton on 140 then take a left onto 123 which brings right onto the interstate a couple miles down from the Mansfield exit. You can be flying doing 75mph and passing eveyone else merging onto the highway at 25mph in a 2 mile backup. Take my advice. It took me a bunch of concerts at the Woods but I finally figured it out.
Either that or don't make that left onto 495 and drive through downtown Mansfield and pick up I-95 bypassing 495 altogether.
I wasn't harassed by the cops last night, but I did notice that while they were all over before the show, afterwards they were all standing around. You'd think they would have to direct traffic and/or crowd control as 1000s of people walk through a parking lot with 1000s of cars trying to leave.
Yes, I am from MA and we do have more than our fair share of meatheads around here. Just ignore them and they go away. Its when they provoke you and you respond that they get all fired up.
Meatheads - just ignore em'. Yelling at them to put their fucking shirts on is not the answer.
I was shocked how much more laid back it was last night. I don't even think we were talked to at all, as opposed to Saturday when we were one step away from a body cavity search.
Not sure why the difference, but thank god for it (Although, I still did see a few people who had their tickets taken away and told to leave or go to jail).
Show was on a Monday instead of a Saturday. Showed up at a side lot same time both nights - Saturday was almost full - Monday - one of the first ones there. People tailgated for a long time on Satuday.
SHOW COUNT: (149) 1990's=3, 2000's=53, 2010/20's=89, US=109, CAN=15, Europe=19 ,New Zealand=2, Australia=2
Mexico=1, Colombia=1
Upcoming: Sacramento, Vegas x2, Manchester, London, Chicago x2, NYC x2, Fenway x2, Aucklandx2, Gold Coast, Melbournex2
Double Post.
SHOW COUNT: (149) 1990's=3, 2000's=53, 2010/20's=89, US=109, CAN=15, Europe=19 ,New Zealand=2, Australia=2
Mexico=1, Colombia=1
Upcoming: Sacramento, Vegas x2, Manchester, London, Chicago x2, NYC x2, Fenway x2, Aucklandx2, Gold Coast, Melbournex2
Some of them were being douche bags. I walked into the premium lot to meet up with a few of my buddies that I went to college with. As soon as I got there the cops were all over a bunch of guys about 5 cars down. We were playing it pretty cool and we were finishing up our beers, just about to go in, when they rode by and saw a guy we were with take a sip of his beer and then they started giving us shit. I think the phrase from one of them was, "Either you stay here and finish your beers and we'll arrest you or you can go into the show." Mind you, we're not college kids, we're all 30 and over and being respectfull while we were there. They made the guys we were with get rid of all their beers. We didn't let it ruin our experience though.
Even a close friend of mine, who is a cop, said they were being assholes.
EDIT: Quoted the wrong poster. Whoops.
If they don't want people drinking in the lots, don't open the lots until an hour before showtime. It's simple as that.
Now that would be interesting with the traffic jams and getting your 10c tickets!
SHOW COUNT: (149) 1990's=3, 2000's=53, 2010/20's=89, US=109, CAN=15, Europe=19 ,New Zealand=2, Australia=2
Mexico=1, Colombia=1
Upcoming: Sacramento, Vegas x2, Manchester, London, Chicago x2, NYC x2, Fenway x2, Aucklandx2, Gold Coast, Melbournex2
Not in the 10c (sadly I missed out, feel like it's useless to join at this point) so I didn't think of that.
The thing to do is grab 4 friends (if possible) and park in the pay lot that is on the right just before the main entrance. I did that both nights & my friends and I didn't get hassled once. The cops made the rounds on Saturday but it was to talk to people who had open flames.
It's also key to get in there when the doors open if you want any chance of getting a beer.
Next time I hope they play the Garden. I'd rather fight the meatheads at the Harp than deal with law enforcement. And not watch the houselights come on at 10:59.
took 15 minutes to get from the venue gates to the car after picking up the poster each night, we were driving on I-495 no later than 11:45pm after each show. there was NO way i was going to pay $40 for VIP parking each night, so the free parking was worth the walk
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that lot is probably one of the worst on the planet though. What a disaster.