Traffic, traffic, looking for my chapstick.

Damn, I thought this was about the band.

the worst things about the horrible wait last year were:
1. I missed many of the Thursday acts I wanted to see
2. going for that many hours without peeing made me worry that I was going to get a UTI. They really need some facilities along the traffic route. I'm too old to be running off and squatting in a cornfield.

I got there at 6 am last year and got to my camp site at 12. Would you suggest going slightly later or earlier this year?

I feel really lucky... last year I got in line at 5:30 in the morning at the back entrance, and was parked and set up in camp at 7:00....

We need to put some good traffic in this thread!

Where did they end up putting you? Do you know how the camping only area looked?

hey guys im going to be taking the shuttle from BNA, that means i will be in the "tent only" zone correct?? and say i was i got put at its furthis point, how long would my walk to centeroo be???

I am a firm believer in arriving early, but mostly because I get too jittery waiting around to leave. It really is a crap shoot. I have some close friends who get there at midnight Thurs night every year (well, 4 years I think). They miss all the Thurs bands, but they've never waited more than an hour, usually drive right up to the gates, and they've always had a super close spot.

I have heard great things about the "back entrance", can somebody explain exactly where this is? Is this the entrance near the grizwald camps?

In 2008, I stayed in a hotel south of manchester. We got in line around 7:30am Thursday Morning (I24 North), we got to camp around 1pm I think.

In 2010, I left Memphis area at approx 1:30am Thursday Morning, stopped for gas, and ate at a waffle house at approx 5:15am (I24 Southbound), got in line at approx 6:15am, didn't get to camp until almost 3pm.

Last year sucked because they were redirecting all southbound traffic way the hell down the highway, and through the back roads.

This year: I haven't decided if I am gonna get a hotel in Murpheesboro or not, but I do intend to pile into the line at approx 4am.

This is one reason why I really wanted to do VIP. Little to no wait in line + a campsite that isn't a 30 minute walk from centeroo + toliets that flush + air conditions lounges = worth every penny that I didn't have.

^^ No, you'll have a quick & easy in, on the shuttle! Lucky.

thats when im getting there, good news indeed.

Nice. I like that they are finally advertising this. Hopefully this will mean a steady pace instead of stand still for hours.


Also if I remember correctly isn't this how the Thursday night entertainment started?

VIP is nothing like GA when trying to get in. We have our own entrance. To give you some idea, last year we drove right to the gate around 9:30-10 am and not a single car was ahead of us in line. 12 or so tollbooths were set up, zero car wait, that's a perk of VIP.

So effing sweet! We usually come in Thurs morning around 5-6am and only wait and hour or so.. this year we want to come in wed evening so we can recharge and get a good nights rest! This is AWESOME!