Fans miss Daughtry, thanks to no parking
My husband and I had been looking forward to March 16: We attended the Daughtry/Bon Jovi concert at the Greensboro Coliseum.
On our way, we hit concert traffic on Freeman Mill Road at 7:20 p.m. The concert began at 8, so we were unconcerned. Unfortunately, 7:20 became 8:30, but we were nearing the main parking lot. Then we were told the main lot was full and were re-routed to the overflow lot. Soon we discovered even that lot was full. There was no more parking for hundreds of cars! Parking attendants told us to go home.
The Greensboro Coliseum should not be allowed to get away with this practice and should be reprimanded. To not provide places to park for that many paying customers is ridiculous and unacceptable. We missed all of Daughtry and saw some of Bon Jovi only by having relatives come pick up our car so we wouldn't get towed.
We should get our money back, but what I really hope is that the people in charge of the coliseum are held responsible for such poor planning and that this is prevented in the future.
Megan Conrad
Winston-Salem
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"Parking attendants told us to go home."
I always do what parking lot attendants tell me.
Posted on March 23, 2008 11:11 AM
Who'd have ever thought that a government-owned and subsidized entertainment venue would provide poor service?
Posted on March 23, 2008 2:27 PM
We didn't do what the parking attendants told us to do, either. We found a way to see the remaining part of the concert. You would have known that had you read the rest of the article and gotten the real point out of what I was saying.
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I am not surprised in the least that a government-subsidized venue provided poor service. However, I think they should be held accountable for it. Unfortunately, they won't be.
Posted on March 23, 2008 2:59 PM
Megan, I do agree that adequate parking should be provided, but suggest next time you arrive more than 40 minutes prior to the event. We go to Panthers games and always arrive at least an hour early. Besides if you get there early, there's time to tail gate!
Posted on March 23, 2008 4:43 PM
You're lucky to have missed Daughtry. If you were really lucky, you would have missed Bon Jovi, too. If you were fantastically lucky like me, you never would have considered buying tickets.
Posted on March 23, 2008 11:55 PM
In all seriousness, next time, look at a map of the area before driving in. A couple of turns at the right places could have put you at the venue parking with no traffic.
Posted on March 24, 2008 1:13 AM