05-23-2007, 12:25 PM
Last year was a drunken mess. Yes I tailgated like everybody else, which makes it extremely fun, and they actually have real bathrooms, not port-a-potties, outside in the parking lot but the lines were long, so bring a beer with you in line.
And inside as well too. Last year I didn't use the girls' room once (meaning was ushered in the guys' room by a guy, with a handful of other girls doing the same thing) bc the girls' line was so frickin' long. But then I heard girls were getting kicked out bc they were using the guys' room! (almost got kicked out at Darien Lake's VIP area for that too, and same prob at Stratford's show -- even in the VIP section!)
The whole night was a drunken sloppy sweaty mess, and the guy sitting in front of me was pissing in an empty beer bottle during the first song. Gross! Sorry to say but I got him kicked out.
So, all that said, I'm assuming Artpark, which used to be a really nice family venue which has turned into a ghettoish place, is trying to prevent that from happening again, which might help a little, but I would recommend tailgating in the former Jubilee parking lot (think there's a CVS or other drug store in there now), and either stay parked there and it's a nice walk up the hill and through some fields to the theater, and you might even have an easier time getting out of there, or even hanging out longer without Artpark security kicking you out. Just a suggestion (or just tailgate there and then head over to the Artpark parking lot when it opens at 7. I might do that.)
OK, see you all then!
PS. On hotel/motels. There's a motel across the street from the Water Street Landing bar/restaurant, just a five-min walk to theater. Don't know the name of it, but you could call that restaurant and ask. <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.waterstreetlanding.com">www.waterstreetlanding.com</a><!-- w -->
And inside as well too. Last year I didn't use the girls' room once (meaning was ushered in the guys' room by a guy, with a handful of other girls doing the same thing) bc the girls' line was so frickin' long. But then I heard girls were getting kicked out bc they were using the guys' room! (almost got kicked out at Darien Lake's VIP area for that too, and same prob at Stratford's show -- even in the VIP section!)
The whole night was a drunken sloppy sweaty mess, and the guy sitting in front of me was pissing in an empty beer bottle during the first song. Gross! Sorry to say but I got him kicked out.
So, all that said, I'm assuming Artpark, which used to be a really nice family venue which has turned into a ghettoish place, is trying to prevent that from happening again, which might help a little, but I would recommend tailgating in the former Jubilee parking lot (think there's a CVS or other drug store in there now), and either stay parked there and it's a nice walk up the hill and through some fields to the theater, and you might even have an easier time getting out of there, or even hanging out longer without Artpark security kicking you out. Just a suggestion (or just tailgate there and then head over to the Artpark parking lot when it opens at 7. I might do that.)
OK, see you all then!
PS. On hotel/motels. There's a motel across the street from the Water Street Landing bar/restaurant, just a five-min walk to theater. Don't know the name of it, but you could call that restaurant and ask. <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.waterstreetlanding.com">www.waterstreetlanding.com</a><!-- w -->