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| - If I could give a negative number of stars, I would. This place is the absolute worst concert venue I have ever been to. My family and I drove 8 hours from Richmond, VA to see the Hank Jr/Chris Stapleton show (looked forward to it for MONTHS). Gates opened around 7 - we left our hotel (5 miles away) around 6 and ended up getting stuck in traffic for over an hour when we were 2 miles from the entrance. I kept wondering why traffic was at a standstill, but upon entering the gates I figured out why. The pedestrian crosswalk is on the same side of the road as the flow of traffic, therefore cars were constantly stopped to let people cross.
Once we turned past the gate, we were sent down a road - 2 lanes of traffic going the same direction - which forked - either stay straight or go left. I am almost 5 months pregnant and upon pulling up to the parking attendant, my brother rolled down the window to ask which available lot would be closest to park in for a pregnant woman, but the attendant cut him off before he could finish and said, "i don't do pregnant parking" and then proceeded to send us to the left, which upon turning the corner we found actually sent us to the lot furthest away from the venue. He deliberately sent me to the lot that required the most walking. If he had pointed me straight (where half of all cars were going) I would have been in the lot closest to the venue gate. So, I then walked a mile to the gate and proceeded to stand in line for another 40 minutes trying to get in. At this point, we can hear Chris Stapleton playing. The line NEVER MOVES and I see ahead, that no one is getting past the gate. Finally, a staff member directs everyone to a different gate, the current one it seemed was having "security issues". Once we finally get in, we get to our seats (we purchased lawn seats) only to see that whoever BRILLIANTLY designed this amphitheater failed to keep in mind that people sitting in the back, who also paid for tickets, may have a crazy desire to SEE THE STAGE! That's right, the ceiling (a.k.a. "tent) over the stage came down so low that anyone sitting in the back of the lawn or on the sides couldn't see it. So, that 8 hour drive was a complete WASTE of time, money, and excitement. I never once saw any artist and the sound was drowned out by the setup as well. I could have had the same experience sitting in my car listening to the radio and saved myself the ticket, the trip, the hotel, the stress, the anger, you get the picture. NEVER AGAIN! I wouldn't recommend this venue to my worst enemy. And - i won't even get into the drunks and overcrowded bathrooms or the people who decide to butt in line and/or pass you in stopped traffic because obviously their time is more precious than mine... Awful, horrible experience.
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