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| - First the good: this is a small venue, not a bad seat in the place, & who doesn't enjoy listening to great music while laying in grass outside under the stars when it's 75 degrees in AZ? Chris Stapleton was amazing & from the center of the stage the sound was great. Off to the sides, not so great but still good.
So the not so good: Really long lines for everything!! Waited 15 minutes for a VERY thorough pat down & purse raid, then another line to scan your tickets. Ticket gal tells me "you'll have to wander around to find someone in a red shirt to get wristbands to buy a drink if you're over 21." Huh - ok....well everyone working there has on a red shirt! But apparently there's only five red shirts in the whole place with wristbands. Why wouldn't you just put the wristbands right next to security, or have them stand next to the end of the concession line? It's just seems logical, but no - we wander...
So after wandering for about 10 minutes, we track down Wristband Waldo only to then spend 45 minutes in the beer line. Thankfully we were in between acts but it was still ridiculous. And I'm not exaggerating, it was truly 45 long minutes. We finally make it the front of the line - woohoo! - and the beer selection was down to draft Bud Light only (ugh). But after waiting 45 minutes I'm thirsty so I pay the $7 for it, only to realize it wasn't even cold! Huge disappointment. There was plenty of space available to add a few more concession stands to accommodate everyone. FYI also, concessions end 1 hour before closing, which is 10pm on the dot.
And ladies, should you actually get a cold beer and then need to use the restroom expect a 20 minute line for that. Again, just poor planning imo. Perhaps if they ever redo the bathrooms (since they really should fix the ceiling that looks like it's going to fall down in there) maybe they'll add a few more stalls and hire someone to clean them periodically through out the event. I think I've actually used cleaner port-a-potties.
All in all we had a good time, just wish Mesa Amp would fix some things so it could've been a great time.
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