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The Charles River Inn is two miles away (so decent walk or cheap uber) and $102 a night on both booking.com and hotels.com
It's also no prepayment and free cancellation, fyi
FYI-This place is mad sketchy used to live by there. I think at one point it was a borderline homeless shelter. There's a reason it's so cheap. I wouldn't stay there honestly.
Even though I've liked previous lineups and I'm not really feeling 2 out of 3 of the headers, I'm super proud of what BC has become. I've been to every edition except the first and its crazy seeing it actually (in my opinion) beat out second-tier fests like Gov Ball and Shaky Knees. Really excited to see the new festival ground too.
I think it definitely beat out SK. It's better than Gov Ball for my taste this year, but didn't outright beat it, especially when it comes to hip-hop (although I was thinking earlier how happy I am we got Chance, RTJ, Flatbush Zombies, and Danny Brown when we could have gotten people like Cudi, Rae Sremmurd, Mac Miller, etc.)
But I'm also very proud of this festival. Personal preference aside, this is a homerun for them and we can only hope they keep it up.
This is going to sound random, but for you out of towners, if you're looking for something nice to do while in town, check out the Brunch Buffet at the Four Seasons on either Saturday or Sunday morning. You have to make reservations and it's like $50 a person or something, but it's the absolute most amazing breakfast experience I've ever had. You will feel like royalty.
Even though I've liked previous lineups and I'm not really feeling 2 out of 3 of the headers, I'm super proud of what BC has become. I've been to every edition except the first and its crazy seeing it actually (in my opinion) beat out second-tier fests like Gov Ball and Shaky Knees. Really excited to see the new festival ground too.
I think it definitely beat out SK. It's better than Gov Ball for my taste this year, but didn't outright beat it, especially when it comes to hip-hop (although I was thinking earlier how happy I am we got Chance, RTJ, Flatbush Zombies, and Danny Brown when we could have gotten people like Cudi, Rae Sremmurd, Mac Miller, etc.)
But I'm also very proud of this festival. Personal preference aside, this is a homerun for them and we can only hope they keep it up.
Just the fact that BC expanded, grabbed two of their headliners, and put on an undercard that is comparable if not arguably better is enough for me to say it beat it. Different expectations mind, but an impressive showing from BC.
The one act I was hoping for off of Bottlerock was Hiss Golden Messenger and that's the one we got. I believe they're friends with Aaron Dessner, so it makes sense.
EDIT: There were actually 2. Frightened Rabbit's doing both. Look more carefully southstreetjams
Also, as far as scheduling: There are 45 artists total My guess is they bump up to 6 acts on each stage for Saturday and Sunday Leaves 9 for Friday, I could see them not using the third stage and and doing 5 and 4
If you're driving to Boston rather than flying, look into hotels around Framingham and Natick. They're about 10 miles west of the venue.
There are only going to be 200-300 parking spaces for attendees, and those are reserved for the new "beyond VIP" levels they're offering. You'll probably need to drive to an MBTA station and park there, taking the subway into town. A lot of people will be doing this and I'd expect the Alewife station parking garage (the only one on the "north of the Charles" segment of the Red Line) to be the first to fill up.
You might want to think about finding unmetered on-street parking where allowed within a 5-10 min walk of a Red Line station (in or near Davis, Porter, or Central Squares).
The parking option people probably won't think of is Kendall Square. It's the high tech/biotech heart of east Cambridge, bordering MIT. There are a handful of parking garages in that area and they won't be nearly as popular as the MBTA garages. They're also likely to be a lot more expensive than the other parking options, however.
If you're driving to Boston rather than flying, look into hotels around Framingham and Natick. They're about 10 miles west of the venue.
There are only going to be 200-300 parking spaces for attendees, and those are reserved for the new "beyond VIP" levels they're offering. You'll probably need to drive to an MBTA station and park there, taking the subway into town. A lot of people will be doing this and I'd expect the Alewife station parking garage (the only one on the "north of the Charles" segment of the Red Line) to be the first to fill up.
You might want to think about finding unmetered on-street parking where allowed within a 5-10 min walk of a Red Line station (in or near Davis, Porter, or Central Squares).
The parking option people probably won't think of is Kendall Square. It's the high tech/biotech heart of east Cambridge, bordering MIT. There are a handful of parking garages in that area and they won't be nearly as popular as the MBTA garages. They're also likely to be a lot more expensive than the other parking options, however.
I parked at Alewife on 4th of July a couple years ago and it wasn't close to full, and you know as well as I do how many people go into the city then.
If you're driving to Boston rather than flying, look into hotels around Framingham and Natick. They're about 10 miles west of the venue.
There are only going to be 200-300 parking spaces for attendees, and those are reserved for the new "beyond VIP" levels they're offering. You'll probably need to drive to an MBTA station and park there, taking the subway into town. A lot of people will be doing this and I'd expect the Alewife station parking garage (the only one on the "north of the Charles" segment of the Red Line) to be the first to fill up.
You might want to think about finding unmetered on-street parking where allowed within a 5-10 min walk of a Red Line station (in or near Davis, Porter, or Central Squares).
The parking option people probably won't think of is Kendall Square. It's the high tech/biotech heart of east Cambridge, bordering MIT. There are a handful of parking garages in that area and they won't be nearly as popular as the MBTA garages. They're also likely to be a lot more expensive than the other parking options, however.
Since I'm coming from RI, how ridiculous would it be to go up from Quincy Adams?
Even though I've liked previous lineups and I'm not really feeling 2 out of 3 of the headers, I'm super proud of what BC has become. I've been to every edition except the first and its crazy seeing it actually (in my opinion) beat out second-tier fests like Gov Ball and Shaky Knees. Really excited to see the new festival ground too.
I think it definitely beat out SK. It's better than Gov Ball for my taste this year, but didn't outright beat it, especially when it comes to hip-hop (although I was thinking earlier how happy I am we got Chance, RTJ, Flatbush Zombies, and Danny Brown when we could have gotten people like Cudi, Rae Sremmurd, Mac Miller, etc.)
But I'm also very proud of this festival. Personal preference aside, this is a homerun for them and we can only hope they keep it up.
Based on this lineup, I'd say that the only bands out of the running for future headlining spots are acts that headline NFL stadiums. I could see almost any other headliner appearing, including (ahem) future reunions by Oasis and The Smiths.
There are only going to be 200-300 parking spaces for attendees, and those are reserved for the new "beyond VIP" levels they're offering. You'll probably need to drive to an MBTA station and park there, taking the subway into town. A lot of people will be doing this and I'd expect the Alewife station parking garage (the only one on the "north of the Charles" segment of the Red Line) to be the first to fill up.
You might want to think about finding unmetered on-street parking where allowed within a 5-10 min walk of a Red Line station (in or near Davis, Porter, or Central Squares).
The parking option people probably won't think of is Kendall Square. It's the high tech/biotech heart of east Cambridge, bordering MIT. There are a handful of parking garages in that area and they won't be nearly as popular as the MBTA garages. They're also likely to be a lot more expensive than the other parking options, however.
Since I'm coming from RI, how ridiculous would it be to go up from Quincy Adams?
Much less ridiculous than going from anywhere else I'd say...that's likely what I'll be doing.
There are only going to be 200-300 parking spaces for attendees, and those are reserved for the new "beyond VIP" levels they're offering. You'll probably need to drive to an MBTA station and park there, taking the subway into town. A lot of people will be doing this and I'd expect the Alewife station parking garage (the only one on the "north of the Charles" segment of the Red Line) to be the first to fill up.
You might want to think about finding unmetered on-street parking where allowed within a 5-10 min walk of a Red Line station (in or near Davis, Porter, or Central Squares).
The parking option people probably won't think of is Kendall Square. It's the high tech/biotech heart of east Cambridge, bordering MIT. There are a handful of parking garages in that area and they won't be nearly as popular as the MBTA garages. They're also likely to be a lot more expensive than the other parking options, however.
Since I'm coming from RI, how ridiculous would it be to go up from Quincy Adams?
Not ridiculous at all. Once you're on the Red Line, it's a straight shot up to Harvard Square without having to change trains.
A WORD OF WARNING, HOWEVER...
For the last six months, the MBTA has been shutting down a portion of the Red Line on most weekends. Sometimes it's Alewife to Harvard, other times Harvard to Kendall, also Kendall to Park, and JFK to Quincy and/or Ashmont. When a portion of the Red Line is shut down, they run shuttle buses which take a slow, circuitous route.
They've been tone deaf as far as skipping weekends where things were going on around town. They shut down a portion of the Red Line during a summer weekend which saw the Outside The Box Boston festival do big free shows on Boston Common, along with Paul McCartney at Fenway that weekend.
They actually shut down a portion of the Red Line during Sat & Sun of last November's Black Friday weekend.
I'd like to think that they'll be savvy enough to keep the entire Red Line running on Memorial Day weekend, but their track record would indicate otherwise.
