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| - Blossom is a great music venue besides one thing that could honestly keep me from ever returning again.
And what is that thing? Exiting traffic that literally makes you want to rip your eyes out, punch the person sitting next to you, throw huge boulder at the flailing idiots in the cars in front of you and drop-kick babies all at the same time.
Picture this, you just saw a great show, had about 3-4 tall boy beers at $10 a pop (holy wallet rape), you're exhausted and it's about midnight. Once you've waited for your entire group and DD to meet up at the car, you're finally ready to get on the road.
Access Denied.
Instead, you'll sit at a complete stand still while hoards of drunken idiots ride on top of their cars around you, almost falling off. And you'll sit there for at least an hour. Not. Moving. At. Effing. All.
But, other than being trapped in your car in the middle of Cuyahoga Falls at midnight for 2 hours, it's pretty great, hah! The venue is perfect for seeing shows and I love the freedom of sitting on the lawn! You can rent chairs, but a blanket and/or tarp will do you just fine for sitting. You can also bring in a gallon size zip lock baggie full of snacks if you're not down for spending $10-$14 a drink. Honestly, I've sat in the pavilion and on the lawn numerous times and I'd still rather save my money and spring for lawn tickets. I'm not a big acoustics buff, but the Radiohead show sounded awesome and the light show could've been seen from outer space.
I did notice that the crowd tends to be on the younger-side, even for bands who've been around since the 90's. My guess is that the older fans are too smart and easily annoyed to deal with the tragic exiting traffic at Blossom--and I'm starting to think I might need to know better myself.
As a venue, it's gorgeous with plentiful bathroom options around. This past visit was unique because it was the men's bathrooms that had the long lines. Hell, I can't complain about that! There are also lots of food vendors to choose from, but it's your typical carnival foods--don't think you're getting something gourmet. And get some cash out beforehand, unless you want to pay a $4 fee at their ATMs.
Overall, I like Blossom, a lot. I just hate (to the core of my being) the exiting traffic build up. I'm thinking it's probably best to invest in a parking pass next time to skip all the hassle. Maybe then we'll go for 4 stars!
P.S. The Radiohead show was totally worth the frustration!
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