We are going at the end of June. Staying at an Air B n B just outside of town. Was going to Uber to and from the show? Or should we just get there early and park?

My recommendation would be to head towards The Walker Course, park on the side of the road (free) and walk to the stadium (its about a mile and a half or so. Not bad). We parked at around 5:30 and both sides were pretty full at that point. Fortunately we drove the Prius (gas sucks right now) so we were able to squeeze in pretty easily. As stated in another one of my comments, my buddy had a parking pass right in front of Gate 11. He left in time to arrive by 5:30 (gave himself an hour and a half to make the 30 minute drive) and still didn't get into the stadium until midway through the Cody Johnson set (maybe 7:30 or so). The traffic around town and around the stadium will be absurd. I don't think you want to mess with it even if you have a pass. Finally, we left just before the final song, hustled to the car and pulled out with zero issues. The traffic was a little thick leaving, but moving. We made it back over to Seneca in 30 minutes. Just note... you WILL get towed if your tires are touching that white line. ** Edited by BuffaloTraceHokie at 5/6/2026, 12:20:38 PM

is more of a postage stamp than Blacksburg. More populated places in closer proximity, but a tiny college town.

I didn't eat at the bar beforehand because it was impossible to get a table. So I stood in line for about 45 minutes to get food in the stadium...and they promptly ran out of burgers and hotdogs and everything but fries right before I got to the front of the line. Figured I'd try again about halfway through George Strait, but by then they had stopped serving completely. So I ended up going the entire day without eating. A nice, unplanned fast, haha. Got home about 4am, and the only reason we got home that early is... 1) We got the number of our Uber driver from the night before, and she sent her BF to pick us up. 2) We cheated and packed more people into the car than is legal. Otherwise, goodness knows when we would have gotten home. 5am or 6am probably. The Uber thing can be explained by Clemson's remoteness. Once, over the summer, I had to pay over $50 for an Uber in Blacksburg just because there were hardly any cars running that night. That's just the price you pay for living in a remote area. But the other stuff, from my understanding, is the fault of the concert promoter. They assumed all control over things like traffic control, parking, and all event planning. And they botched it, of course, because they don't know jack crap about putting on an event at that specific venue.

that doesn't mean you'll actually get one. We decided, after waiting for 30 minutes past our pickup time (we stayed down in Seneca) that we would drive in. We headed towards the Walker Course, as my buddy told me that would be the place to park, and hit some heavy traffic. Finally, we decided to park on the side of the road about half a mile from the course. We walked much faster than the traffic. Ironically, my buddy had a parking pass right in front of Gate 11... He was in traffic for 3 hours and didn't get into the stadium until Cody Johnson was about halfway through his set. Again, the traffic thing I get. a town of 18K people trying to accommodate 90K will cause problems. But everything inside the stadium was awful. We did create a nice trick though... My GF filled up some breast milk bags (about 3oz in each) with "drinks" and shoved them down insider her boots. That proved to be the hack of the night!

to load up for a long night!

for a concert they've had. Floor seats and a single porta-potty in each corner. 90 minute wait.