Oh such horrible reviews...I guess I got lucky. I went for the first time this past weekend to see DMB. I had read the bad reviews about parking, so we decided to arrive late to avoid traffic and we got right in. No traffic what-so-ever (concert started at 7pm, got there at 7:30pm, Dave went on at 9pm). Yes, there is a nice little walk to get to the venue, but it was beautiful out, and what's better than walking with thousands of other Dave lovers on a sunny summer night?
I didn't have high expectations for this venue (based on reviews), but I personally thought it was beautiful. The grounds were clean and well-kept.. People were friendly! We sat on the lawn for awhile waiting for the show to start and thought it was a nice atmosphere as people were not sitting on top of each other.
Concert was amazing - had great seats in the pavilion. The night was topped off as we were walking out to our car, and heard a police car/SUV honking incessantly. We turned around to see them escorting six busses, the first of which was carrying the one and only Dave - - - front and center in the passenger seat grinning ear to ear. It was awesome. Since our car was near the entrace, we followed the busses out and did not sit in traffic at all.