The whole show was awesome!
by VickyB17 on 5/9/11Metrolina Expo - CharlotteWould love for this event to continue every year. Attended from out of state. Had a blast; however, local restaurants seemed to be unprepared for the crowd after the show.
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Would love for this event to continue every year. Attended from out of state. Had a blast; however, local restaurants seemed to be unprepared for the crowd after the show.
The food vendor situation was horrendous. 32k people and way too gew food vendors. Awesome stage setup, bands and a quick transistion amoung them.
The music and bands were amazing! The parking sucked, they were not prepared for over 30,000 people. Additionally, the food vendors were not prepared to serve food quickly for that amount of people. Waiting in line 3 hours for food is ridiculous.
Drove from Atlanta to charlotte to see this concert. Day of the concert the concert traffic had us in gridlock for 3 hours. When we got to the venue we paid 30 to park in gravel and grass. To see a concert in the middle of a field with no seating except in the dirt and so many People you couldn't get close enough to the stage to see anything. The sound was terrible and even bands I know sound good live sounded terrible. The only good thing was the lineup of bands.
All the bands where awsome. They all sounded gReat and would love to see them all again!
The bands were awesome but the venue sucked. Over priced beer and food. No re-entry even though it was a 12 hours event. You were forced to buy over priced food and the food line wait was 3 hours. There was not enough trash cans. Trash was everywhere and you could not sit down on the grass. 3 hour wait to get into the concert missing the first few bands. Very disorganized
A beautiful day in the south for its first mega rock concert. The dual stages with the 3 large screens were an awesome setup. One suggestion, leave more room between the stages, light/sound towers & handicap seating - everyone ended up funneling in between all these. Sound and lighting were great, time per band was just about right. Logistically, there were enough portapotties but not enough food vendors (if you waited for food, you likely missed at least 3 bands). Also, how can you run out of concert shirts!? One more downer - the gates opened only 30 minutes before the first band went on. This produced a 2 mile line up. As such, we didn't get in until 90 minutes after it started and that was with a bribe to cut in line! All-in-all though a great show. I hope they do this every year and I am sure they will work the kicks out. Rock on, Charlotte!
LOVED the show--favorite band was Skillet!! The line up was great--the stages were awesome-the only bad thing was the food and drink prices. I bought nothing but soda. Not waiting in line 2 hours for food. (didn't appreciate all the pot that got snuck in--I can't bring in food but people can smoke whatever they want)
Awesome Show...Great Crowd..Traffic getting in was a Bear!
Avenged Sevenfold headlining was absolutely amazing. Three Days Grace did quite well also as did Bullet for My Valentine. I hope it returns next year I will definitely be in attendance. I just wish A7X would have had time for an encore
The line up was fantastic. I thought all of the bands did a great job. The few things that made this experience not so great were the fact that you could not bring in chairs or blankets. The food lines were terribly long and the food way overpriced. A lot of the ground was red dirt, so my clothes were disgusting by the time we left. Security did not even check purses, so I would recommend bringing in your own food next time! And a blanket! :)
Most outstanding concert I have EVER been too!! Ready to go again. The bands were rocking, the crowd was great! Made some NEW favorite bands that night. Got lots of CDs to buy. I hope The End does this again and again and again. I WILL be there!!!
need to move merchandise and food tents back towards the entrance to help with easier access but other than that it was great
The lineup was incredible and the show rocked it all day! With 18 bands, I thought for sure it would get off schedule, but it stayed right on track. The venue wasn't big enough and it seems they were not quite prepared for the amount of people. Food and cash took over an hour in line, traffic getting in was 2 hours. So it could have been organzied better, and I hope they figure that out for next year. But I give it 5 stars because the music was AMAZING and that's what we were there for.
Saving Abel was good Hinders sound was off pretty bad Theory of a Deadman, Three Days Grace and Godsmack were awesome Prices for Drinks and Food were ridiculous Lines for food and beer were in the way of viewing the stage
Music was great, you could not book a better lineup. The event itself was HORRIBLE. 32,000 people on about 20 acres of land is about 12,000 too many. It was standing room only for much of the concert. You could not take in chairs/blankets/towels to sit on so you had to sit on ground. The place reminded you of a landfill with all of the trash on the ground, you could not sit without sitting on trash/vomit/spilled beer. Everything was overpriced. Bottle water =$4, small cheeseburger =$10, Beer=$9 per can. Lines for food was 2-3 hours long. Only redeeming quality about entire event was the music.
The concert itself was terrific. However, we spent 3 hours in traffic and missed the first several hours of the concert. The parking cost $30.00, which was ridiculous. I would highly recommend this concert at a different venue, but I will never go to Metrolina Expo again!
Like any inagural event there are always things to be improved. The bands & line up were AMAZING
First music festival i have been to and I was blown away. All the bands were awesome! The only complaint I can come up with is there wasnt enough food tents to feed 30,000 people in a timely manner. Overall I hope this will be an annual event.
This was by far the best show i have seen in years of attending concerts! So many AWESOME bands for a full day of ROCK!! was absolutely worth every penny!!!